Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Daystar University Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Kenya
Samuel M Muriithi
Small business management
cross culture management
leadership and management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,584
982
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Kenya
Michael Bowen
Environment
Economics
Business
Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
372
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Kenya
Geoffrey Kinuthia
Medical parasitology
Herbal medicine
Environmental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
827
773
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Kenya
Peter K Ngure
Parasitology
global health and higher eductaion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
255
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Kenya
Muturi Wachira
Accounting
Finance
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
273
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Kenya
Moni Wekesa
Law
sports
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
76
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Kenya
James Henry Owino Kombo
doctrine
ethics
polemics
apologetics
African independent churches
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
107
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Kenya
Harry Kipkemoi Bett
teachers' professional development
educational leadership
communication
followership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
196
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Kenya
Levi Obonyo
Theory
history
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
92
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Kenya
George Kimathi
Mathematical modelling
mathematical biology
Dynamical Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
180
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Kenya
Evans Amata
Behavioural Finance
Financial Economics
Investment management
Financial management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
84
0.866
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Kenya
Martha W. Kiarie
Control of Disease vectors
repellent development
Malaria control
Leishmanniasis control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
70
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Kenya
Benjamin Muindi
Sociology of media
phenomenology
new media
media and terrorism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
56
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Kenya
Abraham K. Waithima
Economics
Leadership
Corporate Governance
Organizational Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
38
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Kenya
Leah Komen
information communication technologies and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
66
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Kenya
Dancan N. Irungu
Strategic Planning
Management of Change
Project Managemt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
55
0.859
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Kenya
Nguu John
Condensed Matter
Renewable Energy Materials Research
Development of Energy Harnessing Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
33
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Kenya
Naomi James
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
42
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Kenya
Stephen N. Ndegwa
Psychology and related fields
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
44
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Kenya
Caroline Ayuya Muaka
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology and Doctoral studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
27
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Kenya
Kennedy Ongaro
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
25
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Kenya
Scolastica Njeri Kariuki-Githinji|Dr Scolastica Njeri Kariuki-Githinji
Child & Adolescence Development
Learning
Psychopathology
Assessment & Intervention
Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
29
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Kenya
Laban Chesang
Monetary and fiscal policy
Business cycles
Time series analysis
DSGE Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
21
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Kenya
Daniel Robert Aswani
Corporate Communication and Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
25
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Kenya
Evonne Mwangale Kiptinness
Communication
media
development
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,901
Kenya
376
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Samuel M Muriithi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,584
982
0.620
Small business management
cross culture management
leadership and management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,740
Kenya
692
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Bowen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
372
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,260
Kenya
774
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Geoffrey Kinuthia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
827
773
0.935
Medical parasitology
Herbal medicine
Environmental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
868,835
Kenya
1,052
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter K Ngure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555
255
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,086,040
Kenya
1,431
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Muturi Wachira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
273
0.869
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,178,158
Kenya
1,715
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Moni Wekesa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251
76
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,212,771
Kenya
1,847
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James Henry Owino Kombo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
107
0.463
doctrine
ethics
polemics
apologetics
African independent churches
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,226,461
Kenya
1,897
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Harry Kipkemoi Bett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
196
0.879
teachers' professional development
educational leadership
communication
followership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,283,072
Kenya
2,121
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Levi Obonyo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
92
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,284,077
Kenya
2,124
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
George Kimathi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
180
0.928
Mathematical modelling
mathematical biology
Dynamical Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,572,097
Kenya
3,260
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evans Amata
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
84
0.866
Behavioural Finance
Financial Economics
Investment management
Financial management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,619,329
Kenya
3,447
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Martha W. Kiarie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
70
0.814
Control of Disease vectors
repellent development
Malaria control
Leishmanniasis control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,651,860
Kenya
3,577
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Benjamin Muindi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
56
0.709
Sociology of media
phenomenology
new media
media and terrorism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,652,619
Kenya
3,583
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Abraham K. Waithima
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
38
0.481
Economics
Leadership
Corporate Governance
Organizational Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,665,433
Kenya
3,626
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Leah Komen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
66
0.868
information communication technologies and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,726,839
Kenya
3,912
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dancan N. Irungu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
55
0.859
Strategic Planning
Management of Change
Project Managemt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,785,116
Kenya
4,220
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nguu John
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
33
0.611
Condensed Matter
Renewable Energy Materials Research
Development of Energy Harnessing Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,802,387
Kenya
4,294
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Naomi James
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
42
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,827,020
Kenya
4,410
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephen N. Ndegwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
44
0.936
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,863,365
Kenya
4,590
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Caroline Ayuya Muaka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
27
0.643
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology and Doctoral studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,863,580
Kenya
4,593
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kennedy Ongaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
25
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,870,291
Kenya
4,638
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Scolastica Njeri Kariuki-Githinji|Dr Scolastica Njeri Kariuki-Githinji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
29
0.707
Child & Adolescence Development
Learning
Psychopathology
Assessment & Intervention
Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,878,425
Kenya
4,680
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Laban Chesang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
21
0.525
Monetary and fiscal policy
Business cycles
Time series analysis
DSGE Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,885,276
Kenya
4,711
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniel Robert Aswani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
25
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,895,004
Kenya
4,776
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Evonne Mwangale Kiptinness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000