Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 50 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
Climate change
Disaster Risk Resilience
Program Monitoring and Evaluation
Gende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730
548
0.751
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Plant Breeding & Genetics
Biotechnology
Seed Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
701
564
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Public Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
348
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chemical Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
225
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sustainable Tourism
SDGs
Climate Change
Collaborative Resource Management Practicies
Touris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
373
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Crop Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
271
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Food security
land question
gender
climate change
livelihoods diversificatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
264
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mountain Tourism
Community Based Tourism
Ecotourism
Climate Change adaptation and mitigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Language Planning and Policy
Language & Identity
Language and Social Justice
Sociolinguistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
198
0.876
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Strategic Management
Quality Assurance
Leadership
Corporate Finance
Accounting Information System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
161
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Corporate Finance
International Finance and Trade
Political Risk
Corporate social responsibilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
118
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Accountin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
158
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Agricultural Engineering
Water resources management
GIS and remote sensing
Climate forecasting
Modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
150
0.862
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biometry
Botany
Agronomy
Crop ecophysiology
Crop modellin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
131
0.916
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Digital Strategy & Leadership
Strategic Planning & Management
Digitalisation strategy for SMME
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
128
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Climate change
natural resources management
water resources management
resilience buildin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
108
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
spatial geography
climate change
wetland science
ecological resource
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
104
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Employee engagement
inclusive leadership
labour turnover
servant leadershi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
105
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Human Resource Management
Occupational Health and Safety
Labour Relation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
99
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Human Resource Management
Business Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
97
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Molecular Biology and Biotechnolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
92
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Economics
Business Management and Higher Education Qulity Assuranc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
68
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Migrant remitances
health financing
globalisatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
52
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Agriculture economics
economics of the environment
Development economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
61
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
ICT4D
AI
Programming
Applications of ICT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
61
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
815,047
106
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thulani Dube
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730
548
0.751
Climate change
Disaster Risk Resilience
Program Monitoring and Evaluation
Gende
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,001
110
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mcebisi Maphosa
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
701
564
0.805
Plant Breeding & Genetics
Biotechnology
Seed Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952,335
161
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Margaret Macherera
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
348
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,014,049
186
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pardon K Kuipa
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
225
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,073,693
226
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ngoni Courage Shereni
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
373
0.995
Sustainable Tourism
SDGs
Climate Change
Collaborative Resource Management Practicies
Touris
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,104,080
247
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Handsen Tibugari
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
271
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,153,045
286
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Douglas Nyathi
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
264
0.849
Food security
land question
gender
climate change
livelihoods diversificatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,195,240
306
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sarudzai Mutana
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
0
0.000
Mountain Tourism
Community Based Tourism
Ecotourism
Climate Change adaptation and mitigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,302,220
384
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Busani Maseko
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
198
0.876
Language Planning and Policy
Language & Identity
Language and Social Justice
Sociolinguistic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,409,065
459
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Julius Tapera
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
161
0.880
Strategic Management
Quality Assurance
Leadership
Corporate Finance
Accounting Information System
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,427,269
469
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wilford Mawanza
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
118
0.667
Corporate Finance
International Finance and Trade
Political Risk
Corporate social responsibilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,435,267
472
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Banele Dlamini
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
158
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,435,497
474
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bright Chisadza
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
150
0.862
Agricultural Engineering
Water resources management
GIS and remote sensing
Climate forecasting
Modellin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,536,957
537
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elton Ndlovu
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
131
0.916
Biometry
Botany
Agronomy
Crop ecophysiology
Crop modellin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,562,428
558
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Njabulo Ndlovu|Tshwane University of Technology
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
128
0.941
Digital Strategy & Leadership
Strategic Planning & Management
Digitalisation strategy for SMME
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,647,193
610
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wayne Malinga
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
108
0.939
Climate change
natural resources management
water resources management
resilience buildin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,677,822
622
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sethi Sibanda
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
104
0.963
spatial geography
climate change
wetland science
ecological resource
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,686,637
629
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elton Vakira
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
105
0.991
Employee engagement
inclusive leadership
labour turnover
servant leadershi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,719,601
646
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chantelle M Ncube
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
99
1.000
Human Resource Management
Occupational Health and Safety
Labour Relation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,729,493
651
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Felicity Chigeda
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
97
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,744,990
663
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Abigarl Ndudzo
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
92
0.979
Molecular Biology and Biotechnolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,751,992
666
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Shynet Chivasa
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
68
0.731
Economics
Business Management and Higher Education Qulity Assuranc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,784,364
682
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nathan Mugumisi
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
52
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,794,610
690
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nkululeko Mpofu
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
61
0.718
Agriculture economics
economics of the environment
Development economic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,851,362
727
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mavellas Sibanda
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
61
0.813