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Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 77 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
25,411
World Rank
76
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Swarm Intelligence | Evolutionary Computation | Neural Networks | Optimization | Data Analytic
Swarm Intelligence | Evolutionary Computation | Neural Networks | Optimization | Data Analytic
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Total31,199
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Last 5 Years10,736
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Last 5 Years / Total0.344
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,048
World Rank
213
Country Rank
35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
X-ray tomography | Additive Manufacturing | Biomimicr
X-ray tomography | Additive Manufacturing | Biomimicr
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Total16,738
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Last 5 Years15,091
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Last 5 Years / Total0.902
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,197
World Rank
265
Country Rank
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total13,937
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Last 5 Years9,322
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Last 5 Years / Total0.669
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,001
World Rank
1,281
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total3,910
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Last 5 Years3,479
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Last 5 Years / Total0.890
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,889
World Rank
1,595
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Additive and Advanced manufacturing | Design | Product Developmen
Additive and Advanced manufacturing | Design | Product Developmen
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Total3,158
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Last 5 Years1,869
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Last 5 Years / Total0.592
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,998
World Rank
1,765
Country Rank
228
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total2,824
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Last 5 Years1,670
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Last 5 Years / Total0.591
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,686
World Rank
1,957
Country Rank
251
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Structural Integrity | Fatigue and fracture | Additive Manufacturing | Digital Image/Volume Correlatio
Structural Integrity | Fatigue and fracture | Additive Manufacturing | Digital Image/Volume Correlatio
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Total2,544
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Last 5 Years1,981
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Last 5 Years / Total0.779
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,126
World Rank
2,035
Country Rank
260
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Biorefinery | LCA | Direct air Captur
Biorefinery | LCA | Direct air Captur
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Total2,438
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Last 5 Years1,928
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Last 5 Years / Total0.791
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,816
World Rank
2,195
Country Rank
274
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total2,210
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Last 5 Years1,175
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Last 5 Years / Total0.532
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,598
World Rank
2,252
Country Rank
215
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Transport modelling | Operations Research | Optimisation | Simulatio
Transport modelling | Operations Research | Optimisation | Simulatio
Citation Metrics
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Total2,139
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Last 5 Years1,342
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Last 5 Years / Total0.627
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,723
World Rank
2,302
Country Rank
283
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Bioprocessing | biomass processing | food-water-energy nexu
Bioprocessing | biomass processing | food-water-energy nexu
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Total2,088
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Last 5 Years1,211
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Last 5 Years / Total0.580
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,443
World Rank
2,350
Country Rank
288
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Smart Sustainable Manufacturing Technologie
Smart Sustainable Manufacturing Technologie
Citation Metrics
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Total2,034
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Last 5 Years1,408
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Last 5 Years / Total0.692
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,009
World Rank
2,540
Country Rank
308
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total1,843
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Last 5 Years1,619
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Last 5 Years / Total0.878
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
546,613
World Rank
2,668
Country Rank
324
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Sustainable Biorefineries | Biomass processing | Biomaterials | Postharvest Technologies | Wast
Sustainable Biorefineries | Biomass processing | Biomaterials | Postharvest Technologies | Wast
Citation Metrics
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Total1,721
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Last 5 Years1,400
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Last 5 Years / Total0.813
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,680
World Rank
2,689
Country Rank
128
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Industrial Engineering | Fourth Industrial Revolution | Maturity Model
Industrial Engineering | Fourth Industrial Revolution | Maturity Model
Citation Metrics
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Total1,706
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Last 5 Years1,246
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Last 5 Years / Total0.730
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,389
World Rank
3,232
Country Rank
392
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total1,331
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Last 5 Years824
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Last 5 Years / Total0.619
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,866
World Rank
3,271
Country Rank
123
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Heat Transfer | Nano-fluids | Contact Resistance | Energy System
Heat Transfer | Nano-fluids | Contact Resistance | Energy System
Citation Metrics
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Total1,307
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Last 5 Years853
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Last 5 Years / Total0.653
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,911
World Rank
3,346
Country Rank
403
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Manufacturing | Holonic manufacturing Systems | Erlang | Multi-Agent System
Manufacturing | Holonic manufacturing Systems | Erlang | Multi-Agent System
Citation Metrics
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Total1,261
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Last 5 Years1,173
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Last 5 Years / Total0.930
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
765,984
World Rank
3,973
Country Rank
462
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Reliability modeling | simulation | physical asset management | statistical failure analysis | residual life estimatio
Reliability modeling | simulation | physical asset management | statistical failure analysis | residual life estimatio
Citation Metrics
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Total940
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Last 5 Years369
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Last 5 Years / Total0.393
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,274
World Rank
4,470
Country Rank
511
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total770
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Last 5 Years233
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Last 5 Years / Total0.303
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
893,576
World Rank
4,828
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Design of experiments | Optimization | Data science | Statistical learnin
Design of experiments | Optimization | Data science | Statistical learnin
Citation Metrics
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Total667
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Last 5 Years329
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Last 5 Years / Total0.493
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
936,388
World Rank
5,131
Country Rank
591
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total599
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Last 5 Years317
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Last 5 Years / Total0.529
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
941,906
World Rank
5,184
Country Rank
247
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Artificial Intelligence | Structural dynamics | Inverse Modelling | Signal processing | Nonlinear elasticit
Artificial Intelligence | Structural dynamics | Inverse Modelling | Signal processing | Nonlinear elasticit
Citation Metrics
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Total591
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Last 5 Years451
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Last 5 Years / Total0.763
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
957,311
World Rank
5,317
Country Rank
611
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Industrial Engineering | Optimizatio
Industrial Engineering | Optimizatio
Citation Metrics
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Total570
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Last 5 Years347
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Last 5 Years / Total0.609
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
958,501
World Rank
5,327
Country Rank
393
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Industry 4.0 | Energy modelling | Business Process | Business Optimisatio
Industry 4.0 | Energy modelling | Business Process | Business Optimisatio
Citation Metrics
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Total568
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Last 5 Years538
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Last 5 Years / Total0.947
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