Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

South African Reserve Bank Highly Cited Researchers Citation Economics & Econometrics Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
South Africa
Witness Simbanegavi
Industrial economics
microeconomics
international trade
economic development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,539
1,320
0.858
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
South Africa
Konstantin Makrelov
macroeconomics
climate change and central banking
fiscal policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,351
1,081
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
South Africa
Christopher Loewald
Macroeconomics
economic growth
international economics
political economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
139
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
South Africa
Xolani Sibande
Financial Markets
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Public Policy
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
223
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
South Africa
Leroi Raputsoane
Economic research and analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
79
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
South Africa
Byron Botha
artificial intelligence
big data
macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
49
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,631
South Africa
2,495
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Witness Simbanegavi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,539
1,320
0.858
Industrial economics
microeconomics
international trade
economic development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,756
South Africa
2,746
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Konstantin Makrelov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,351
1,081
0.800
macroeconomics
climate change and central banking
fiscal policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,179,483
South Africa
7,130
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christopher Loewald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
139
0.556
Macroeconomics
economic growth
international economics
political economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,195,699
South Africa
7,289
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Xolani Sibande
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
223
0.929
Financial Markets
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
Public Policy
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,307,643
South Africa
8,296
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Leroi Raputsoane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
79
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,789,254
South Africa
12,629
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Byron Botha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
49
0.925
artificial intelligence
big data
macroeconomics