Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
North West University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Pulsars
gamma-ray astronomy
globular clusters
cosmic rays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,385
14,902
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Chemistry
mining an metallurgy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,154
6,975
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,333
11,199
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,091
21,817
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,134
9,730
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,550
6,006
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Environmental
Health
& Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,090
11,538
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Astrophysics
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,894
9,870
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,520
8,019
0.696
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Thermodynamics of solution
DESs
Ionic Liquids
Corrosion
Separation Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,029
8,481
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Geoecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,717
5,426
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,370
4,385
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
membranes
hydrogen
fuel cells
electrolysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,684
7,490
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
gamma-ray energy
blazars
active galaxies
AGN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,554
7,274
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Speech technology
pattern recognition
machine learning
deep neural networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,014
1,712
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Animal models
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Behavior
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,887
3,561
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
positive psychology
meaning
relational well-being
cultures of positivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,574
4,021
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ecotoxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,556
3,997
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Pharmaceutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,460
3,482
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Materials Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Water Treatment
Environmental Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,452
6,483
0.870
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Differential Equations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,285
4,901
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Agricultural Entomology
Environmental Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,193
4,129
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Urban ecology
Vegetation science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,919
4,601
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Parasitology
Herpetology
Batrachology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,822
2,606
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,305
4,686
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,956
42
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christo Venter
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,385
14,902
0.369
Pulsars
gamma-ray astronomy
globular clusters
cosmic rays
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,966
56
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yolindi Van Staden
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,154
6,975
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,576
95
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Markus Boettcher
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,333
11,199
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,042
98
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,091
21,817
0.906
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,871
136
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sebastiaan Rothmann
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,134
9,730
0.509
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,679
144
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Donald Kurtz
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,550
6,006
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,000
200
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
AS Oyekale
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,090
11,538
0.765
Environmental
Health
& Development Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,059
206
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Iurii Sushch
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,894
9,870
0.663
Astrophysics
Astronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,070
294
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paulus Kruger
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,520
8,019
0.696
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,511
312
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Indra Bahadur
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,029
8,481
0.769
Thermodynamics of solution
DESs
Ionic Liquids
Corrosion
Separation Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,556
326
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stefan Siebert
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,717
5,426
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,093
340
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Arvind Kumar Gupta
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,370
4,385
0.423
16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,734
379
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dmitri Bessarabov
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,684
7,490
0.773
membranes
hydrogen
fuel cells
electrolysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,133
448
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Natalia Zywucka
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,554
7,274
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,009
485
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Etienne Barnard
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,014
1,712
0.214
Speech technology
pattern recognition
machine learning
deep neural networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,232
496
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
BH Harvey
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,887
3,561
0.452
Animal models
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Behavior
Psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,037
536
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marie Wissing
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,574
4,021
0.531
positive psychology
meaning
relational well-being
cultures of positivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,357
540
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
H Bouwman
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,556
3,997
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,187
552
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Josias Hamman
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,460
3,482
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,356
553
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Damian C. Onwudiwe
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,452
6,483
0.870
Materials Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Water Treatment
Environmental Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,744
564
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Masood Khalique
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,285
4,901
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,605
576
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Van Den Berg, J. Johnnie
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,193
4,129
0.574
Agricultural Entomology
Environmental Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,586
599
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sarel Cilliers
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,919
4,601
0.665
Urban ecology
Vegetation science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,756
606
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Louis Du Preez
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,822
2,606
0.382
Parasitology
Herpetology
Batrachology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,423
658
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,305
4,686
0.743
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany