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
Drug Discovery
Synthetic Chemistry
Brain Diseases
Drug Resistant Bacteria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,911
10,250
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Physical activity and public health
Non-Communicable Disease
Healthy aging
Exercise physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,824
1,602
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physical Activity and Public Health
Health Behaviour Change
Non-Communicable Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
1,485
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Microbiology
Molecular Microbiology
Antimicrobial resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
770
0.791
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cancer research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
301
0.990
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Nanoparticles synthesis
bioflocculation
wastewater treatment
antibiotic resistant microorganisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
192
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nursing Education. Teaching and Learning
Theory development. Curriculum development.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
95
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Herb-drug interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
84
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Thavendran Govender
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,911
10,250
0.737
Drug Discovery
Synthetic Chemistry
Brain Diseases
Drug Resistant Bacteria
Ina Shaw|Brandon Stuwart Shaw, B S Shaw, B Shaw
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,824
1,602
0.567
Physical activity and public health
Non-Communicable Disease
Healthy aging
Exercise physiology
Ina Shaw|I Shaw
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,458
1,485
0.604
Physical Activity and Public Health
Health Behaviour Change
Non-Communicable Disease
Evelyn Madoroba
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
973
770
0.791
Microbiology
Molecular Microbiology
Antimicrobial resistance
Lloyd Mabonga
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
301
0.990
Nkosinathi Goodman Dlamini
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
192
0.995
Nanoparticles synthesis
bioflocculation
wastewater treatment
antibiotic resistant microorganisms
Ntombizodwa Sb Linda
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
95
0.683
Nursing Education. Teaching and Learning
Theory development. Curriculum development.
Nokulunga Hlengwa
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
84
1.000
Charles Akapo
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000