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Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 29 Scientists Citation in South Africa Rankings - 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,211
World Rank
655
Country Rank
32
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
RF/Microwave | Terahertz Antennas | Nanophotonics | Next Generation Communication Systems | Cognitive Radi
RF/Microwave | Terahertz Antennas | Nanophotonics | Next Generation Communication Systems | Cognitive Radi
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Total7,130
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Last 5 Years4,454
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Last 5 Years / Total0.625
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,158
World Rank
759
Country Rank
92
University
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2
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Bioinformatics | High-performance computing | algorithm
Bioinformatics | High-performance computing | algorithm
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Total6,419
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Last 5 Years4,759
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Last 5 Years / Total0.741
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,477
World Rank
1,587
Country Rank
111
University
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3
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Benefits Realisation | Digitalisation of Project Management | Agile | Scaled Agile | IT Managemen
Benefits Realisation | Digitalisation of Project Management | Agile | Scaled Agile | IT Managemen
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Total3,175
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Last 5 Years2,400
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Last 5 Years / Total0.756
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
355,547
World Rank
1,618
Country Rank
114
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Digital Communications | Information Theory | Power Line Communications | Coding Technique
Digital Communications | Information Theory | Power Line Communications | Coding Technique
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Total3,108
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Last 5 Years2,689
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Last 5 Years / Total0.865
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,284
World Rank
2,120
Country Rank
151
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Digital communications | Forward error control codin
Digital communications | Forward error control codin
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Total2,303
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Last 5 Years1,941
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Last 5 Years / Total0.843
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,909
World Rank
2,246
Country Rank
193
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Microwave Engineering | Telecommunication Networks | Power Line Communicatio
Microwave Engineering | Telecommunication Networks | Power Line Communicatio
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Total2,150
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Last 5 Years1,033
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Last 5 Years / Total0.480
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,458
World Rank
2,447
Country Rank
261
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Wireless Optical Communication | Free-Space Optical Communication | Mode Division Multiplexin
Wireless Optical Communication | Free-Space Optical Communication | Mode Division Multiplexin
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Total1,940
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Last 5 Years1,762
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Last 5 Years / Total0.908
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
601,009
World Rank
3,005
Country Rank
300
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Digital Mining | Mining taxation | Mineral economics | Mineral law and policy | Mine surveyin
Digital Mining | Mining taxation | Mineral economics | Mineral law and policy | Mine surveyin
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Total1,472
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Last 5 Years691
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Last 5 Years / Total0.469
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,147
World Rank
3,502
Country Rank
184
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Digitalisation/digital economy | Telecommunication | ICT and Development Economic
Digitalisation/digital economy | Telecommunication | ICT and Development Economic
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Total1,161
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Last 5 Years1,070
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Last 5 Years / Total0.922
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,778
World Rank
3,617
Country Rank
251
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Molecular Communication | Drug Discovery | Bioinformatics | Artificial Intelligence | & Complex System
Molecular Communication | Drug Discovery | Bioinformatics | Artificial Intelligence | & Complex System
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Total1,104
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Last 5 Years655
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Last 5 Years / Total0.593
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
729,918
World Rank
3,769
Country Rank
270
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
knowledge management | design thinkin
knowledge management | design thinkin
Citation Metrics
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Total1,034
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Last 5 Years577
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Last 5 Years / Total0.558
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
752,985
World Rank
3,904
Country Rank
387
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Wireless communications | 5G | beyond 5G | signal processin
Wireless communications | 5G | beyond 5G | signal processin
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Total971
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Last 5 Years569
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Last 5 Years / Total0.586
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,213
World Rank
4,135
Country Rank
323
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total880
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Last 5 Years468
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Last 5 Years / Total0.532
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857,275
World Rank
4,581
Country Rank
329
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Knowledge management | knowledge sharing | knowledge audit
Knowledge management | knowledge sharing | knowledge audit
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Total732
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Last 5 Years366
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Last 5 Years / Total0.500
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
963,575
World Rank
5,363
Country Rank
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
wireless communication Networks | Biologically inspired computation | Internet of Things and Dat
wireless communication Networks | Biologically inspired computation | Internet of Things and Dat
Citation Metrics
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Total560
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Last 5 Years513
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Last 5 Years / Total0.916
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,048,258
World Rank
6,063
Country Rank
835
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Deep Learning (theory | and application) | Formal Systems | IoT and application
Deep Learning (theory | and application) | Formal Systems | IoT and application
Citation Metrics
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Total461
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Last 5 Years372
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Last 5 Years / Total0.807
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,188,002
World Rank
7,228
Country Rank
114
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Microgrids | Power Electronics | Renewable Energy | Smart Grid | Distributed Generatio
Microgrids | Power Electronics | Renewable Energy | Smart Grid | Distributed Generatio
Citation Metrics
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Total337
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Last 5 Years270
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Last 5 Years / Total0.801
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,381,471
World Rank
8,854
Country Rank
792
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Coding Techniques | Information Theory | Wireless Communication
Coding Techniques | Information Theory | Wireless Communication
Citation Metrics
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Total228
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Last 5 Years140
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Last 5 Years / Total0.614
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,465,275
World Rank
9,567
Country Rank
209
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total195
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Last 5 Years120
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Last 5 Years / Total0.615
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,523,943
World Rank
10,083
Country Rank
1,008
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Internet of Things | Industry 4.0 | Wireless communications | Progressive Web Application
Internet of Things | Industry 4.0 | Wireless communications | Progressive Web Application
Citation Metrics
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Total175
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Last 5 Years119
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Last 5 Years / Total0.680
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,547,341
World Rank
10,250
Country Rank
980
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Artificial Intelligence | Telecommunications | Smart Grids | Software Engineering | Optimizatio
Artificial Intelligence | Telecommunications | Smart Grids | Software Engineering | Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
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Total167
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Last 5 Years167
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Last 5 Years / Total1.000
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,570,549
World Rank
10,435
Country Rank
1,002
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total160
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Last 5 Years158
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Last 5 Years / Total0.988
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,727,204
World Rank
11,616
Country Rank
1,121
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total119
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Last 5 Years82
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Last 5 Years / Total0.689
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,754,890
World Rank
11,832
Country Rank
1,287
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Telecommunications | Next Generation Networks | IPTV | Service Orchestration | SI
Telecommunications | Next Generation Networks | IPTV | Service Orchestration | SI
Citation Metrics
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Total113
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Last 5 Years3
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Last 5 Years / Total0.027
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,870,226
World Rank
12,755
Country Rank
254
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Technology and Innovation Management | Systems Engineering | Telecommunications | ICT in Societ
Technology and Innovation Management | Systems Engineering | Telecommunications | ICT in Societ
Citation Metrics
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Total89
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Last 5 Years53
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Last 5 Years / Total0.596
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