Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Zululand Highly Cited Researchers Citation Engineering & Technology 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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
LIS Education
Information Seeking
Knowledge Management
Applied Bibliometrics&ICT4D
Information Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,809
1,539
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Hydrogeology
groundwater modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,319
2,207
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Materials Chemistry
Thin films
Inorganic materials
Semiconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
1,663
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Software Engineering
Mobile Edge Computing Systems
Web intelligence
ICT4D
Security of Grid/Cloud Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,523
747
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cybersecurity
Machine learning
Cloud Computing
IoT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310
229
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Water resources management
rainwater harvesting
sustainable development
hydrology
semi-arid areas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
222
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Surface Hydrology
Hydrological extremes
Water Resources Management
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
195
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Energy-efficiency of Wireless Ad-hoc Networks
Topology Control
Connectivity Strategies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
118
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Surface hydrology
River impoundments on Social Ecological Systems
Applied Statistics
Hydrological Modelling &
Geomorpholgy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
122
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Nanomaterials
gas sensing
nanotecnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
90
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Network Security
MANETs
SDN
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
84
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Software Defined Networking
Hybrid SDN
Load Balancing
Switch Placement
Techno Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Food science and nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Food security and safety
climate change
Agricultural marketing and rural development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Food security
Rural development & Agribusiness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
IoT security
Networking
and Machine Learning.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,981
1,089
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dennis N Ocholla
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,809
1,539
0.404
LIS Education
Information Seeking
Knowledge Management
Applied Bibliometrics&ICT4D
Information Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,057
1,782
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Elumalai Vetrimurugan
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,319
2,207
0.952
Hydrogeology
groundwater modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,284
2,164
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Malik Dilshad Khan
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
1,663
0.899
Materials Chemistry
Thin films
Inorganic materials
Semiconductors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,308
2,522
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Matthew O. Adigun
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,523
747
0.490
Software Engineering
Mobile Edge Computing Systems
Web intelligence
ICT4D
Security of Grid/Cloud Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,091,298
6,377
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Tarwireyi
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310
229
0.739
Cybersecurity
Machine learning
Cloud Computing
IoT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,125,245
6,671
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Aline Saraiva Okello
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
222
0.779
Water resources management
rainwater harvesting
sustainable development
hydrology
semi-arid areas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,228,331
7,569
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Fhumulani Mathivha
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
195
0.878
Surface Hydrology
Hydrological extremes
Water Resources Management
Climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,230,945
7,593
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pragasen Mudali
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
118
0.534
Energy-efficiency of Wireless Ad-hoc Networks
Topology Control
Connectivity Strategies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,328,243
8,463
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter Omondi Ocholla
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
122
0.697
Surface hydrology
River impoundments on Social Ecological Systems
Applied Statistics
Hydrological Modelling &
Geomorpholgy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,567,758
10,613
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cebo Ndlangamandla
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
90
0.918
Nanomaterials
gas sensing
nanotecnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,625,723
11,127
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Skhumbuzo Zwane
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
84
1.000
Network Security
MANETs
SDN
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,970,055
14,430
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Themba Shozi
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
Software Defined Networking
Hybrid SDN
Load Balancing
Switch Placement
Techno Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,031,762
15,016
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Karina Palmer
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
Food science and nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,113,377
15,882
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yanga Nontu
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Food security and safety
climate change
Agricultural marketing and rural development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,272,213
17,612
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Minentle Lwando Mnukwa
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Food security
Rural development & Agribusiness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,338,560
18,340
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Celimpilo Siphamandla Langa
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
IoT security
Networking
and Machine Learning.