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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 109 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Environmental Science
Remote Sensing
Sustainable Development Goals
Geograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
2,972
0.911
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Climate change
Sustainable development
biodiversity
tourism
environmental polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,258
2,104
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Archaeology and Heritage Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,327
672
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
African philosophy
epistemic (in)justice
knowledge production
Philosophy of liberatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
858
513
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philosophy: Environmental Ethics
African Philosoph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
442
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rural and Urban Livelihoods
Smallholder Irrigation Agriculture
Project Planning and Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
326
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Green Energy
Sustainable Energy
Tourism
Local Livelihoods
Disaster risk reductio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
348
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Trade
Industrialization
Development and Agricultural Economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
249
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Public sector economics
economic growth
macroeconomic polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
405
0.842
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Animal Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
342
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Agriculture
Natural Resources Management
Gende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
176
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
linguistics
onomastics
cultural studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
307
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
rangeland ecology
climate change
dryland agriculture
wildlife or nature conservatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
185
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Accounting
Auditing
Management Accounting
Taxation and Financial Manamen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
343
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
African Literary and cultural studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
264
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
risk management bank regulation derivatives financial econometric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
320
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Social media & Brand personalit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
193
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
electronic and cyber-fraud risk management
corruption
public sector corporate governance
taxatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
292
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sustainable development goals
Population dynamics
Sexual and reproductive healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
179
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
ubuntu in inclusive education
sign languag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
198
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
The HR black box
decent wor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
211
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sociology of Education and Violence against Childre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
121
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gender
Disability
Human Rights and Governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
211
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stochastic modelling
Time Series modelling
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
244
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Spatial Ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
213
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,916
13
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Chikodzi
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
2,972
0.911
Environmental Science
Remote Sensing
Sustainable Development Goals
Geograph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,944
25
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lazarus Chapungu
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,258
2,104
0.932
Climate change
Sustainable development
biodiversity
tourism
environmental polic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,765
50
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Manyanga Munyaradzi
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,327
672
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,369
87
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dennis Masaka
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
858
513
0.598
African philosophy
epistemic (in)justice
knowledge production
Philosophy of liberatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
873,295
134
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Munamato Chemhuru
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
619
442
0.714
Philosophy: Environmental Ethics
African Philosoph
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
882,029
138
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Bernard Chazovachii
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
604
326
0.540
Rural and Urban Livelihoods
Smallholder Irrigation Agriculture
Project Planning and Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
914,915
147
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chirenje Leonard Itayi
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
348
0.629
Green Energy
Sustainable Energy
Tourism
Local Livelihoods
Disaster risk reductio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
941,746
154
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Clainos Chidoko
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
518
249
0.481
Trade
Industrialization
Development and Agricultural Economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
972,334
168
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Talknice Saungweme
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
405
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
998,393
177
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Soul Washaya
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
452
342
0.757
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,006,237
182
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tendayi Maravanyika
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
176
0.396
Agriculture
Natural Resources Management
Gende
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,019,059
189
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sambulo Ndlovu
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
307
0.714
linguistics
onomastics
cultural studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,166
194
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Xavier Poshiwa
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
185
0.445
rangeland ecology
climate change
dryland agriculture
wildlife or nature conservatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057,328
217
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Noah Chivambu
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
343
0.875
Accounting
Auditing
Management Accounting
Taxation and Financial Manamen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,078,123
230
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tendai Mangena
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
264
0.708
African Literary and cultural studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,080,179
232
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tafirei Mashamba
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
320
0.863
risk management bank regulation derivatives financial econometric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,096,825
239
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Munyaradzi Mutsikiwa
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
193
0.541
Social media & Brand personalit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,102,363
244
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Shewangu Dzomira
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
292
0.830
electronic and cyber-fraud risk management
corruption
public sector corporate governance
taxatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,119,828
259
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Oswell Rusinga
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
179
0.530
Sustainable development goals
Population dynamics
Sexual and reproductive healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,121,046
261
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Martin Musengi
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
198
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,201,406
308
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nhamo Mashavira
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
211
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,201,888
310
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Pesanayi Gwirayi
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
121
0.431
Sociology of Education and Violence against Childre
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,206,336
314
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cowen Dziva
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
211
0.759
Gender
Disability
Human Rights and Governanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,221,244
322
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Claris Shoko
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
244
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,221,518
323
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Clarice Princess Mudzengi
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
213
0.792