Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of the Western Cape Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Library and Information Science Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
information science
information literacy
school librarianship
e-learning
Web2.0
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
432
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Library & Information Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
148
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Data Management
Digital Literacies
Library Technologies
Information Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
138
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Digital curation
RDA
Cataloguing
Library philosophy
Knowlege society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
20
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Information literacy
teaching and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
37
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
library leadership
library management
Open Access
open educational resources
digital literacies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
15
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
information systems
e-competencies
business analysis
cybersecurity
work-integrated learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
library and information studies
information and communication technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
855,581
4,626
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sandy Zinn
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
432
0.714
information science
information literacy
school librarianship
e-learning
Web2.0
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,298,315
8,314
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lizette King
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
148
0.755
Library & Information Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,433,695
9,525
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Oghenere Gabriel Salubi
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
138
0.972
Data Management
Digital Literacies
Library Technologies
Information Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,665,207
11,603
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sally Witbooi
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
20
0.250
Digital curation
RDA
Cataloguing
Library philosophy
Knowlege society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,788,232
12,708
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shehaamah Mohamed
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
37
0.661
Information literacy
teaching and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,946,889
14,246
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Shirlene Neerputh
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
15
0.455
library leadership
library management
Open Access
open educational resources
digital literacies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,200,015
16,877
494
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Janusz Skarzynski
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253,529
17,477
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nuraan Davids-Latief
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
information systems
e-competencies
business analysis
cybersecurity
work-integrated learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,294,626
17,916
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gillian Kerchhoff
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
library and information studies
information and communication technology