Login
Pricing & Plans
Citation Rankings
Smart Institutional Excellence Plan
Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Africa Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 31.689 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 5 years Citation Index) - 2026
See how widely and consistently research is cited with real-time citation rankings.
Covering 2.6 million scientists, this list evaluates both total and last 5 years’ citation counts to measure scientific influence and highlight Highly Cited Researchers.
Built on transparency, it also addresses unethical practices and encourages reporting of violations. Compare results across 13 fields and 221 disciplines.
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,086
World Rank
1
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education
Open | distance and elearning | Global Burden of Diseases | Ecology and environmental conservati
Open | distance and elearning | Global Burden of Diseases | Ecology and environmental conservati
Citation Metrics
-
Total120,406
-
Last 5 Years98,035
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.814
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,664
World Rank
3
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Medical and Health Science | Health Economics | Economic Evaluations in Healthcare | Health Polic
Medical and Health Science | Health Economics | Economic Evaluations in Healthcare | Health Polic
Citation Metrics
-
Total52,973
-
Last 5 Years50,402
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.951
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,222
World Rank
17
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
History, Philosophy, Theology / History
African politics | history | colonialism | race | enlightenmen
African politics | history | colonialism | race | enlightenmen
Citation Metrics
-
Total77,041
-
Last 5 Years46,108
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.598
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,261
World Rank
4
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Economics & Econometrics / Banking and Insurance
Public Health | Noncommunicable Diseases | Reproductive Health | Mental Health | HI
Public Health | Noncommunicable Diseases | Reproductive Health | Mental Health | HI
Citation Metrics
-
Total40,271
-
Last 5 Years39,990
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.993
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,804
World Rank
14
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
-
Total46,783
-
Last 5 Years34,159
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.730
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,248
World Rank
30
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
-
Total45,802
-
Last 5 Years32,846
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.717
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,665
World Rank
53
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Social Science
Maternal and child health | nutrition | sexual and reproductive health | women empowerment and gender-based violence | and eHealt
Maternal and child health | nutrition | sexual and reproductive health | women empowerment and gender-based violence | and eHealt
Citation Metrics
-
Total23,375
-
Last 5 Years23,028
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.985
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,477
World Rank
77
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Sociology
Maternal and child health | life course development | child and adolescent development | global mental health | global healt
Maternal and child health | life course development | child and adolescent development | global mental health | global healt
Citation Metrics
-
Total29,889
-
Last 5 Years17,834
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.597
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,549
World Rank
12
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Health Economics | Global Health | Development Economics | Fiscal Policy for Healt
Health Economics | Global Health | Development Economics | Fiscal Policy for Healt
Citation Metrics
-
Total17,946
-
Last 5 Years17,793
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.991
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,358
World Rank
80
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Housing
Building | Construction Digitalisation | Value Management | Quantity Surveying | Construction Industry Developmen
Building | Construction Digitalisation | Value Management | Quantity Surveying | Construction Industry Developmen
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,638
-
Last 5 Years17,286
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.927
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,666
World Rank
2
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Business & Management / Strategic Management
Informetrics | Sociology of knowledge | Statistical modeling | Tourism | Research Methodolog
Informetrics | Sociology of knowledge | Statistical modeling | Tourism | Research Methodolog
Citation Metrics
-
Total20,643
-
Last 5 Years15,568
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.754
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,996
World Rank
51
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
-
Total24,867
-
Last 5 Years15,429
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.620
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,488
World Rank
9
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Applied micro-econometrics | multiple technologica innovaiton bundles adoption and impact assessmen
Applied micro-econometrics | multiple technologica innovaiton bundles adoption and impact assessmen
Citation Metrics
-
Total21,757
-
Last 5 Years14,801
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.680
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,838
World Rank
106
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
-
Total15,469
-
Last 5 Years13,931
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.901
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,364
World Rank
118
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
-
Total18,643
-
Last 5 Years13,439
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.721
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,211
World Rank
64
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
-
Total15,420
-
Last 5 Years12,866
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.834
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,938
World Rank
132
Country Rank
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Sociology
Disability studies | public mental health | cultural aspects of health car
Disability studies | public mental health | cultural aspects of health car
Citation Metrics
-
Total24,444
-
Last 5 Years12,144
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.497
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,162
World Rank
74
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
-
Total15,887
-
Last 5 Years12,086
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.761
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,206
World Rank
6
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
-
Total13,863
-
Last 5 Years12,075
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.871
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,405
World Rank
140
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Environmental | Health | & Development Economics | & Applied Econometric
Environmental | Health | & Development Economics | & Applied Econometric
Citation Metrics
-
Total17,155
-
Last 5 Years11,785
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.687
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,077
World Rank
170
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism and Development | Local Economic Development | Small Enterprise Developmen
Tourism and Development | Local Economic Development | Small Enterprise Developmen
Citation Metrics
-
Total26,726
-
Last 5 Years10,441
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.391
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,903
World Rank
175
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Social Sciences / Psychology
Employability | Capabilities | Flourishing | Well-being | Positive Organisation
Employability | Capabilities | Flourishing | Well-being | Positive Organisation
Citation Metrics
-
Total21,850
-
Last 5 Years10,296
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.471
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,236
World Rank
20
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Economics & Econometrics / Financial Economics
Financial Economics: Banking and finance | development finance | financial market development | monetary policy | corporate financ
Financial Economics: Banking and finance | development finance | financial market development | monetary policy | corporate financ
Citation Metrics
-
Total19,125
-
Last 5 Years10,077
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.527
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,770
World Rank
21
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Business & Management / Decision Science and Operations Management
Digitalization | sustainability | Information Systems | Supply chain management | circular econom
Digitalization | sustainability | Information Systems | Supply chain management | circular econom
Citation Metrics
-
Total9,962
-
Last 5 Years9,832
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.987
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
* Last 5 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,436
World Rank
207
Country Rank
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Law / Law and Legal Studies
General Relativity | Dark Energy | Modified theories of gravity | Cosmology | Integrabilit
General Relativity | Dark Energy | Modified theories of gravity | Cosmology | Integrabilit
Citation Metrics
-
Total10,764
-
Last 5 Years9,027
-
Last 5 Years / Total0.839
Get Full Access to
Premium Data
Unify strategy, analytics, and growth in one powerful platform. Turn academic data into actionable strategy for sustainable excellence.
Track your performance in real time — benchmark, compare, and improve. Stay ahead with instant insights and global peer comparisons.
Attract world-class talent across 211 disciplines. Find, connect, and recruit the brightest minds worldwide.
Unlock researcher and institutional impact with transparent contribution scores. Recognize, measure, and reward academic excellence at every level.
Ensuring quality standards and accreditation compliance in higher education.
Advancing global partnerships, mobility, and international visibility.
🌍 Be Our Partner: Representation & Collaboration
Represent AD Scientific Index in your country or region — and grow with us.
- ✅ Official recognition as a regional partner
- ✅ Visibility partnership with full brand support
- ✅ Help institutions in your region enhance their academic visibility
- ✅ Contribute to value-driven projects with measurable academic impact
Limited Opportunities Available
