Rankings for Scientist

University, Subject, Country, Region, World

South Africa Scientists Rankings in South Africa 2024

Country

Total 11.565 scientist, 1 country, 56 institution

List without CERN, Statistical Data etc.

Sort by last 6 years H Index

Sahal Yacoob ⁱ

Best Scientist in University/Institution

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

High Energy Particle Physics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 1

Region:

# 6

World:

# 288

H-Index

Total:

216

Last 6 Year:

146

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.676

i10 Index

Total:

1,123

Last 6 Year:

847

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.754

Citation

Total:

260,737

Last 6 Year:

112,311

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.431

Dan J Stein ⁱ

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry

Anxiety disorders

Psychiatry in Africa

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 2

Region:

# 9

World:

# 744

H-Index

Total:

184

Last 6 Year:

123

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.668

i10 Index

Total:

1,377

Last 6 Year:

1,040

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.755

Citation

Total:

180,059

Last 6 Year:

101,520

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.564

Loan Truong ⁱ

University of Johannesburg

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

HEP

LHC

ATLAS

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 3

Region:

# 11

World:

# 862

H-Index

Total:

177

Last 6 Year:

141

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.797

i10 Index

Total:

680

Last 6 Year:

671

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.987

Citation

Total:

124,903

Last 6 Year:

83,487

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.668

David M. Richardson

Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

invasion ecology

invasion biology

invasion science

conservation biology

biological invasions

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 4

Region:

# 14

World:

# 1,515

H-Index

Total:

152

Last 6 Year:

101

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.664

i10 Index

Total:

491

Last 6 Year:

410

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.835

Citation

Total:

95,483

Last 6 Year:

39,372

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.412

Bruce Mellado ⁱ

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

Particle Physics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 5

Region:

# 15

World:

# 1,591

H-Index

Total:

150

Last 6 Year:

103

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.687

i10 Index

Total:

694

Last 6 Year:

486

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.700

Citation

Total:

115,108

Last 6 Year:

49,066

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.426

Timothy D Noakes

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa

Others

Running

Nutrition

Exercise Physiology

Insulin Resistance

Diabetes

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 6

Region:

# 16

World:

# 1,993

H-Index

Total:

143

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.406

i10 Index

Total:

542

Last 6 Year:

321

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.592

Citation

Total:

63,477

Last 6 Year:

13,814

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.218

Jean Cleymans ⁱ

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

Physics

Thermal Models

particle Physics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 3

Country:

# 7

Region:

# 19

World:

# 2,575

H-Index

Total:

134

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.739

i10 Index

Total:

471

Last 6 Year:

359

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.762

Citation

Total:

74,608

Last 6 Year:

34,661

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.465

Simon Connell ⁱ

University of Johannesburg

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

Nuclear Physics

Particle Physics

Diamond Physics

Quantum Physics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 8

Region:

# 21

World:

# 3,034

H-Index

Total:

129

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.705

i10 Index

Total:

398

Last 6 Year:

329

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.827

Citation

Total:

72,800

Last 6 Year:

36,732

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.505

Mike Wingfield

University of Pretoria

South Africa

Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry

forest protection

mycology

entomology

biotechnology

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 9

Region:

# 24

World:

# 3,589

H-Index

Total:

124

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.613

i10 Index

Total:

1,014

Last 6 Year:

647

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.638

Citation

Total:

75,811

Last 6 Year:

32,987

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.435

Zeblon Vilakazi ⁱ

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

High Energy physics

Grid Computing

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 10

Region:

# 25

World:

# 3,921

H-Index

Total:

121

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.802

i10 Index

Total:

352

Last 6 Year:

328

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.932

Citation

Total:

65,153

Last 6 Year:

33,548

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.515

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Richard M. Cowling

Nelson Mandela University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Plant diversity and evolution

palaeovegetation science

conservation science

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 11

Region:

# 26

World:

# 4,738

H-Index

Total:

116

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.431

i10 Index

Total:

379

Last 6 Year:

249

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.657

Citation

Total:

44,378

Last 6 Year:

11,248

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.253

William Bond

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Ecology

evolution

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 4

Country:

# 12

Region:

# 27

World:

# 5,345

H-Index

Total:

112

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.661

i10 Index

Total:

304

Last 6 Year:

225

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.740

Citation

Total:

65,290

Last 6 Year:

27,102

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.415

Joyful Mdhluli ⁱ

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

High Energy Physics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 3

Country:

# 13

Region:

# 28

World:

# 5,486

H-Index

Total:

111

Last 6 Year:

110

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.991

i10 Index

Total:

413

Last 6 Year:

412

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.998

Citation

Total:

43,741

Last 6 Year:

41,609

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.951

Shabir A. Madhi

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

First interest

Second interest

Vaccinology

Respiratory pathogens

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 4

Country:

# 14

Region:

# 29

World:

# 6,123

H-Index

Total:

108

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.722

i10 Index

Total:

521

Last 6 Year:

447

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.858

Citation

Total:

59,748

Last 6 Year:

37,773

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.632

Eric Bateman

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases

Respiratory medicine

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 5

Country:

# 15

Region:

# 30

World:

# 6,165

H-Index

Total:

108

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.639

i10 Index

Total:

316

Last 6 Year:

213

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.674

Citation

Total:

66,363

Last 6 Year:

23,971

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.361

Robert J Scholes

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

carbon cycle

savannas

earth observation

biodiversity

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 5

Country:

# 16

Region:

# 31

World:

# 6,168

H-Index

Total:

108

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.630

i10 Index

Total:

310

Last 6 Year:

206

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.665

Citation

Total:

151,053

Last 6 Year:

54,925

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.364

Karen Sliwa ⁱ

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology

cardiology

heart failure

Africa

peripartum

covid

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 6

Country:

# 17

Region:

# 32

World:

# 6,332

H-Index

Total:

107

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.757

i10 Index

Total:

306

Last 6 Year:

264

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.863

Citation

Total:

135,830

Last 6 Year:

83,278

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.613

Eno E. Ebenso

University of South Africa

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences

corrosion

corrosion inhibition

corrosion of metals

adsorption

quantum chemical calculations

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 18

Region:

# 34

World:

# 6,775

H-Index

Total:

105

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.771

i10 Index

Total:

447

Last 6 Year:

400

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.895

Citation

Total:

36,154

Last 6 Year:

22,926

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.634

Keertan Dheda

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases

pulmonary infections

tuberculosis

diseases of poverty

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 7

Country:

# 19

Region:

# 36

World:

# 7,669

H-Index

Total:

102

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.637

i10 Index

Total:

297

Last 6 Year:

256

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.862

Citation

Total:

46,112

Last 6 Year:

25,243

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.547

Fernando Albericio

University of Kwazulu Natal

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences

medicinal chemistry

peptides

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 20

Region:

# 38

World:

# 7,993

H-Index

Total:

101

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.584

i10 Index

Total:

703

Last 6 Year:

383

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.545

Citation

Total:

45,351

Last 6 Year:

17,576

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.388

Heather Zar

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatrics and Child Health

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 8

Country:

# 21

Region:

# 39

World:

# 8,168

H-Index

Total:

100

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.780

i10 Index

Total:

388

Last 6 Year:

327

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.843

Citation

Total:

56,446

Last 6 Year:

32,220

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.571

Bongani M Mayosi ⁱ

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Others

Medicine

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 9

Country:

# 22

Region:

# 41

World:

# 8,560

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.717

i10 Index

Total:

289

Last 6 Year:

215

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.744

Citation

Total:

117,703

Last 6 Year:

62,341

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.530

Christo Venter ⁱ

North West University

South Africa

Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering

Pulsars

gamma-ray astronomy

globular clusters

cosmic rays

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 23

Region:

# 42

World:

# 8,734

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.535

i10 Index

Total:

252

Last 6 Year:

217

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.861

Citation

Total:

39,537

Last 6 Year:

13,804

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.349

Robin M Warren

Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases

Tuberculosis

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 24

Region:

# 44

World:

# 9,324

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.598

i10 Index

Total:

347

Last 6 Year:

259

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.746

Citation

Total:

32,786

Last 6 Year:

13,018

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.397

Siphokazi Magadla

Rhodes University

South Africa

Social Sciences / Political Science

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 25

Region:

# 45

World:

# 9,519

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

1.000

i10 Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

1.000

Citation

Total:

170

Last 6 Year:

122

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.718

Carl Lombard

South African Medical Research Council

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Biostatistics

Biostatistics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 26

Region:

# 46

World:

# 10,136

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.537

i10 Index

Total:

394

Last 6 Year:

252

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.640

Citation

Total:

32,164

Last 6 Year:

10,328

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.321

Nukri Komin ⁱ

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

gamma-ray astronomy

Cosmic Rays

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 6

Country:

# 27

Region:

# 49

World:

# 10,926

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.591

i10 Index

Total:

219

Last 6 Year:

190

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.868

Citation

Total:

44,846

Last 6 Year:

16,624

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.371

Salim S. Abdool Karim

University of Kwazulu Natal

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health

HIV Prevention and Treatment

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 28

Region:

# 53

World:

# 11,705

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.703

i10 Index

Total:

366

Last 6 Year:

224

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.612

Citation

Total:

40,509

Last 6 Year:

17,591

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.434

Roy Maartens

University of the Western Cape

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

Physics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 29

Region:

# 54

World:

# 11,957

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.516

i10 Index

Total:

255

Last 6 Year:

172

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.675

Citation

Total:

27,656

Last 6 Year:

9,417

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.341

Estelle Lambert

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health

physical activity and public health

non-communicable diseases

health behavior change

global south and healthy cities

obesity

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 10

Country:

# 30

Region:

# 56

World:

# 12,192

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.689

i10 Index

Total:

320

Last 6 Year:

245

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.766

Citation

Total:

41,856

Last 6 Year:

24,231

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.579

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Landon Myer

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Family Medicine

epidemiology

biostatistics

HIV

maternal & child health

women's health

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 11

Country:

# 31

Region:

# 61

World:

# 12,693

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.663

i10 Index

Total:

402

Last 6 Year:

309

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.769

Citation

Total:

31,421

Last 6 Year:

12,995

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.414

Lynn Morris

National Institute for Communicable Diseases

South Africa

Others

Vaccines

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 32

Region:

# 62

World:

# 12,832

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.578

i10 Index

Total:

253

Last 6 Year:

174

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.688

Citation

Total:

30,783

Last 6 Year:

11,871

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.386

Graeme Meintjes

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases

HIV

Tuberculosis

Cryptococcosis

Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 12

Country:

# 33

Region:

# 65

World:

# 13,183

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.716

i10 Index

Total:

290

Last 6 Year:

244

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.841

Citation

Total:

24,293

Last 6 Year:

13,224

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.544

Silvia Helena Koller

North West University

South Africa

Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 34

Region:

# 66

World:

# 13,339

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.602

i10 Index

Total:

334

Last 6 Year:

233

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.698

Citation

Total:

29,262

Last 6 Year:

11,318

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.387

George FR Ellis

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences

Relativity

cosmology

complexity

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 13

Country:

# 35

Region:

# 67

World:

# 13,459

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.523

i10 Index

Total:

302

Last 6 Year:

158

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.523

Citation

Total:

48,052

Last 6 Year:

11,803

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.246

Karl Peltzer

Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences

health sciences

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 36

Region:

# 68

World:

# 13,694

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.759

i10 Index

Total:

613

Last 6 Year:

428

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.698

Citation

Total:

40,005

Last 6 Year:

21,826

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.546

Soebur Razzaque ⁱ

University of Johannesburg

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

Astroparticle Physics

High Energy Astrophysics

Gamma-ray Astronomy

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 3

Country:

# 37

Region:

# 69

World:

# 13,806

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.667

i10 Index

Total:

202

Last 6 Year:

164

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.812

Citation

Total:

42,256

Last 6 Year:

18,486

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.437

TH Jarrett ⁱ

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

astronomy and astrophysics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 14

Country:

# 38

Region:

# 70

World:

# 13,869

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.621

i10 Index

Total:

239

Last 6 Year:

174

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.728

Citation

Total:

53,704

Last 6 Year:

19,978

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.372

Suprakas Sinha Ray

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa

South Africa

Others

Polymer Physics and Polymer Nanocomposites

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 39

Region:

# 71

World:

# 14,293

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.709

i10 Index

Total:

369

Last 6 Year:

311

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.843

Citation

Total:

38,481

Last 6 Year:

15,529

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.404

Linda Richter

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health

child development

adolescent development

HIV

AIDS

public health

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 7

Country:

# 40

Region:

# 74

World:

# 14,373

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.651

i10 Index

Total:

328

Last 6 Year:

211

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.643

Citation

Total:

41,571

Last 6 Year:

19,519

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.470

Brian W. Van Wilgen

Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Applied ecology

fire ecology

invasion ecology

ecosystem management

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 3

Country:

# 41

Region:

# 75

World:

# 14,509

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.581

i10 Index

Total:

206

Last 6 Year:

150

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.728

Citation

Total:

24,046

Last 6 Year:

8,671

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.361

Rangan Gupta

University of Pretoria

South Africa

Economics & Econometrics / Economics

Macroecomomics

forecasting

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 42

Region:

# 76

World:

# 14,786

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.882

i10 Index

Total:

646

Last 6 Year:

504

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.780

Citation

Total:

34,453

Last 6 Year:

26,123

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.758

Willem Hanekom

Africa Health Research Institute

South Africa

Others

Tuberculosis

Vaccinology

Immunology

Clinical Trials

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 43

Region:

# 78

World:

# 14,987

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.671

i10 Index

Total:

226

Last 6 Year:

183

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.810

Citation

Total:

24,779

Last 6 Year:

12,841

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.518

Lucy Gilson

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 15

Country:

# 44

Region:

# 79

World:

# 15,034

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.647

i10 Index

Total:

229

Last 6 Year:

161

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.703

Citation

Total:

28,058

Last 6 Year:

10,569

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.377

Tebello Nyokong

Rhodes University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences

Photophysics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 45

Region:

# 80

World:

# 15,348

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.447

i10 Index

Total:

716

Last 6 Year:

436

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.609

Citation

Total:

34,197

Last 6 Year:

12,541

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.367

AJ Afolayan

University of Fort Hare

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Biological science

phytomedicine

botany

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 46

Region:

# 82

World:

# 15,603

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.702

i10 Index

Total:

355

Last 6 Year:

284

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.800

Citation

Total:

24,566

Last 6 Year:

12,004

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.489

Mattia Vaccari ⁱ

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

Astrophysics

Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution

Cloud Computing

Machine Learning

Statistics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 16

Country:

# 47

Region:

# 83

World:

# 15,784

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.607

i10 Index

Total:

220

Last 6 Year:

168

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.764

Citation

Total:

31,864

Last 6 Year:

14,517

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.456

Steven D. Johnson

University of Kwazulu Natal

South Africa

Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science

Evolutionary biology

pollination biology

plant reproduction

chemical ecology

invasion biology

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 3

Country:

# 48

Region:

# 84

World:

# 15,879

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.560

i10 Index

Total:

305

Last 6 Year:

232

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.761

Citation

Total:

24,311

Last 6 Year:

9,311

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.383

Guy Midgley

Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Ecology

conservation Biology

Earth system science

Climate change

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 4

Country:

# 49

Region:

# 85

World:

# 16,322

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.699

i10 Index

Total:

186

Last 6 Year:

130

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.699

Citation

Total:

53,989

Last 6 Year:

23,479

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.435

Gavin Churchyard

The Aurum Institute NPC

South Africa

Others

Tuberculosis

HIV/AIDS

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 50

Region:

# 86

World:

# 16,537

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.578

i10 Index

Total:

243

Last 6 Year:

188

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.774

Citation

Total:

24,185

Last 6 Year:

10,110

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.418

				AD Scientific Index - World Scientists Rankings - 2024				H INDEX			i10 INDEX			CITATION
University / Institution	Country	Region	World	Name	Country	University / Institution	Subject	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total
1	1	6	288	Sahal Yacoob ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Physics High Energy Particle Physics \|	216	146	0.676	1,123	847	0.754	260,737	112,311	0.431
2	2	9	744	Dan J Stein ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry Anxiety disorders \| Psychiatry in Africa \|	184	123	0.668	1,377	1,040	0.755	180,059	101,520	0.564
1	3	11	862	Loan Truong ⁱ	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Natural Sciences / Physics HEP \| LHC \| ATLAS \|	177	141	0.797	680	671	0.987	124,903	83,487	0.668
1	4	14	1,515	David M. Richardson	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science invasion ecology \| invasion biology \| invasion science \| conservation biology \| biological invasions \|	152	101	0.664	491	410	0.835	95,483	39,372	0.412
1	5	15	1,591	Bruce Mellado ⁱ	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Physics Particle Physics \|	150	103	0.687	694	486	0.700	115,108	49,066	0.426
1	6	16	1,993	Timothy D Noakes	South Africa	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Others Running \| Nutrition \| Exercise Physiology \| Insulin Resistance \| Diabetes \|	143	58	0.406	542	321	0.592	63,477	13,814	0.218
3	7	19	2,575	Jean Cleymans ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Physics Physics \| Thermal Models \| particle Physics \|	134	99	0.739	471	359	0.762	74,608	34,661	0.465
2	8	21	3,034	Simon Connell ⁱ	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Natural Sciences / Physics Nuclear Physics \| Particle Physics \| Diamond Physics \| Quantum Physics \|	129	91	0.705	398	329	0.827	72,800	36,732	0.505
1	9	24	3,589	Mike Wingfield	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry forest protection \| mycology \| entomology \| biotechnology \|	124	76	0.613	1,014	647	0.638	75,811	32,987	0.435
2	10	25	3,921	Zeblon Vilakazi ⁱ	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Physics High Energy physics \| Grid Computing \|	121	97	0.802	352	328	0.932	65,153	33,548	0.515
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1	11	26	4,738	Richard M. Cowling	South Africa	Nelson Mandela University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Plant diversity and evolution \| palaeovegetation science \| conservation science \|	116	50	0.431	379	249	0.657	44,378	11,248	0.253
4	12	27	5,345	William Bond	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecology \| evolution \|	112	74	0.661	304	225	0.740	65,290	27,102	0.415
3	13	28	5,486	Joyful Mdhluli ⁱ	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Physics High Energy Physics \|	111	110	0.991	413	412	0.998	43,741	41,609	0.951
4	14	29	6,123	Shabir A. Madhi	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	First interest \| Second interest \| Vaccinology \| Respiratory pathogens \|	108	78	0.722	521	447	0.858	59,748	37,773	0.632
5	15	30	6,165	Eric Bateman	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases Respiratory medicine \|	108	69	0.639	316	213	0.674	66,363	23,971	0.361
5	16	31	6,168	Robert J Scholes	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Biological Science carbon cycle \| savannas \| earth observation \| biodiversity \|	108	68	0.630	310	206	0.665	151,053	54,925	0.364
6	17	32	6,332	Karen Sliwa ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology cardiology \| heart failure \| Africa \| peripartum \| covid \|	107	81	0.757	306	264	0.863	135,830	83,278	0.613
1	18	34	6,775	Eno E. Ebenso	South Africa	University of South Africa	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences corrosion \| corrosion inhibition \| corrosion of metals \| adsorption \| quantum chemical calculations \|	105	81	0.771	447	400	0.895	36,154	22,926	0.634
7	19	36	7,669	Keertan Dheda	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases pulmonary infections \| tuberculosis \| diseases of poverty \|	102	65	0.637	297	256	0.862	46,112	25,243	0.547
1	20	38	7,993	Fernando Albericio	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences medicinal chemistry \| peptides \|	101	59	0.584	703	383	0.545	45,351	17,576	0.388
8	21	39	8,168	Heather Zar	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatrics and Child Health	100	78	0.780	388	327	0.843	56,446	32,220	0.571
9	22	41	8,560	Bongani M Mayosi ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Others Medicine \|	99	71	0.717	289	215	0.744	117,703	62,341	0.530
1	23	42	8,734	Christo Venter ⁱ	South Africa	North West University	Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering Pulsars \| gamma-ray astronomy \| globular clusters \| cosmic rays \|	99	53	0.535	252	217	0.861	39,537	13,804	0.349
2	24	44	9,324	Robin M Warren	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis \|	97	58	0.598	347	259	0.746	32,786	13,018	0.397
1	25	45	9,519	Siphokazi Magadla	South Africa	Rhodes University	Social Sciences / Political Science	5	5	1.000	5	5	1.000	170	122	0.718
1	26	46	10,136	Carl Lombard	South Africa	South African Medical Research Council	Medical and Health Sciences / Biostatistics Biostatistics \|	95	51	0.537	394	252	0.640	32,164	10,328	0.321
6	27	49	10,926	Nukri Komin ⁱ	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Physics gamma-ray astronomy \| Cosmic Rays \|	93	55	0.591	219	190	0.868	44,846	16,624	0.371
2	28	53	11,705	Salim S. Abdool Karim	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health HIV Prevention and Treatment \|	91	64	0.703	366	224	0.612	40,509	17,591	0.434
1	29	54	11,957	Roy Maartens	South Africa	University of the Western Cape	Natural Sciences / Physics Physics \|	91	47	0.516	255	172	0.675	27,656	9,417	0.341
10	30	56	12,192	Estelle Lambert	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health physical activity and public health \| non-communicable diseases \| health behavior change \| global south and healthy cities \| obesity \|	90	62	0.689	320	245	0.766	41,856	24,231	0.579
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11	31	61	12,693	Landon Myer	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Family Medicine epidemiology \| biostatistics \| HIV \| maternal & child health \| women's health \|	89	59	0.663	402	309	0.769	31,421	12,995	0.414
1	32	62	12,832	Lynn Morris	South Africa	National Institute for Communicable Diseases	Others Vaccines \|	90	52	0.578	253	174	0.688	30,783	11,871	0.386
12	33	65	13,183	Graeme Meintjes	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases HIV \| Tuberculosis \| Cryptococcosis \| Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome \|	88	63	0.716	290	244	0.841	24,293	13,224	0.544
2	34	66	13,339	Silvia Helena Koller	South Africa	North West University	Social Sciences / Psychology Psychology \|	88	53	0.602	334	233	0.698	29,262	11,318	0.387
13	35	67	13,459	George FR Ellis	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Relativity \| cosmology \| complexity \|	88	46	0.523	302	158	0.523	48,052	11,803	0.246
1	36	68	13,694	Karl Peltzer	South Africa	Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa	Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences health sciences \|	87	66	0.759	613	428	0.698	40,005	21,826	0.546
3	37	69	13,806	Soebur Razzaque ⁱ	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Natural Sciences / Physics Astroparticle Physics \| High Energy Astrophysics \| Gamma-ray Astronomy \|	87	58	0.667	202	164	0.812	42,256	18,486	0.437
14	38	70	13,869	TH Jarrett ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences astronomy and astrophysics \|	87	54	0.621	239	174	0.728	53,704	19,978	0.372
1	39	71	14,293	Suprakas Sinha Ray	South Africa	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa	Others Polymer Physics and Polymer Nanocomposites \|	86	61	0.709	369	311	0.843	38,481	15,529	0.404
7	40	74	14,373	Linda Richter	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health child development \| adolescent development \| HIV \| AIDS \| public health \|	86	56	0.651	328	211	0.643	41,571	19,519	0.470
3	41	75	14,509	Brian W. Van Wilgen	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Applied ecology \| fire ecology \| invasion ecology \| ecosystem management \|	86	50	0.581	206	150	0.728	24,046	8,671	0.361
2	42	76	14,786	Rangan Gupta	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Economics & Econometrics / Economics Macroecomomics \| forecasting \|	85	75	0.882	646	504	0.780	34,453	26,123	0.758
1	43	78	14,987	Willem Hanekom	South Africa	Africa Health Research Institute	Others Tuberculosis \| Vaccinology \| Immunology \| Clinical Trials \|	85	57	0.671	226	183	0.810	24,779	12,841	0.518
15	44	79	15,034	Lucy Gilson	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health	85	55	0.647	229	161	0.703	28,058	10,569	0.377
2	45	80	15,348	Tebello Nyokong	South Africa	Rhodes University	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Photophysics \|	85	38	0.447	716	436	0.609	34,197	12,541	0.367
1	46	82	15,603	AJ Afolayan	South Africa	University of Fort Hare	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Biological science \| phytomedicine \| botany \|	84	59	0.702	355	284	0.800	24,566	12,004	0.489
16	47	83	15,784	Mattia Vaccari ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Physics Astrophysics \| Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution \| Cloud Computing \| Machine Learning \| Statistics \|	84	51	0.607	220	168	0.764	31,864	14,517	0.456
3	48	84	15,879	Steven D. Johnson	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Evolutionary biology \| pollination biology \| plant reproduction \| chemical ecology \| invasion biology \|	84	47	0.560	305	232	0.761	24,311	9,311	0.383
4	49	85	16,322	Guy Midgley	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecology \| conservation Biology \| Earth system science \| Climate change \|	83	58	0.699	186	130	0.699	53,989	23,479	0.435
1	50	86	16,537	Gavin Churchyard	South Africa	The Aurum Institute NPC	Others Tuberculosis \| HIV/AIDS \|	83	48	0.578	243	188	0.774	24,185	10,110	0.418