Rankings for Scientist

University, Subject, Country, Region, World

South Africa Scientists Rankings in South Africa 2024

Country

Total 11.586 scientist, 1 country, 56 institution

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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:

# 291

H-Index

Total:

214

Last 6 Year:

145

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.678

i10 Index

Total:

1,118

Last 6 Year:

840

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.751

Citation

Total:

258,256

Last 6 Year:

110,155

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.427

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:

# 10

World:

# 792

H-Index

Total:

181

Last 6 Year:

120

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.663

i10 Index

Total:

1,341

Last 6 Year:

1,021

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.761

Citation

Total:

176,057

Last 6 Year:

98,677

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.560

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:

# 889

H-Index

Total:

175

Last 6 Year:

139

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.794

i10 Index

Total:

672

Last 6 Year:

661

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.984

Citation

Total:

121,272

Last 6 Year:

80,561

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.664

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:

# 1,504

H-Index

Total:

152

Last 6 Year:

101

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.664

i10 Index

Total:

491

Last 6 Year:

409

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.833

Citation

Total:

94,956

Last 6 Year:

38,868

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.409

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:

# 1,648

H-Index

Total:

148

Last 6 Year:

101

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.682

i10 Index

Total:

690

Last 6 Year:

482

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.699

Citation

Total:

113,724

Last 6 Year:

48,065

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.423

Timothy D Noakes

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa

Running

Nutrition

Exercise Physiology

Insulin Resistance

Diabetes

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 6

Region:

# 16

World:

# 1,966

H-Index

Total:

143

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.406

i10 Index

Total:

542

Last 6 Year:

320

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.590

Citation

Total:

63,289

Last 6 Year:

13,685

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.216

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:

# 2,635

H-Index

Total:

133

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.744

i10 Index

Total:

472

Last 6 Year:

359

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.761

Citation

Total:

74,202

Last 6 Year:

34,256

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.462

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:

# 2,998

H-Index

Total:

129

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.705

i10 Index

Total:

392

Last 6 Year:

322

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.821

Citation

Total:

71,886

Last 6 Year:

36,111

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.502

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:

# 3,553

H-Index

Total:

124

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.613

i10 Index

Total:

1,013

Last 6 Year:

646

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.638

Citation

Total:

75,384

Last 6 Year:

32,594

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.432

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:

# 3,870

H-Index

Total:

121

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.802

i10 Index

Total:

352

Last 6 Year:

327

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.929

Citation

Total:

64,744

Last 6 Year:

33,120

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.512

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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:

# 4,855

H-Index

Total:

115

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.435

i10 Index

Total:

379

Last 6 Year:

248

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.654

Citation

Total:

44,250

Last 6 Year:

11,140

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.252

Joyful Mdhluli ⁱ

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

High Energy Physics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 3

Country:

# 12

Region:

# 27

World:

# 5,428

H-Index

Total:

111

Last 6 Year:

107

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.964

i10 Index

Total:

408

Last 6 Year:

407

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.998

Citation

Total:

42,714

Last 6 Year:

40,605

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.951

William Bond

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Ecology

evolution

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 4

Country:

# 13

Region:

# 28

World:

# 5,489

H-Index

Total:

111

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.667

i10 Index

Total:

303

Last 6 Year:

222

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.733

Citation

Total:

64,886

Last 6 Year:

26,741

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.412

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:

# 6,065

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:

# 6,098

H-Index

Total:

108

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.639

i10 Index

Total:

314

Last 6 Year:

213

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.678

Citation

Total:

65,966

Last 6 Year:

23,689

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.359

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:

# 16

Region:

# 31

World:

# 6,278

H-Index

Total:

107

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.757

i10 Index

Total:

305

Last 6 Year:

263

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.862

Citation

Total:

134,345

Last 6 Year:

81,889

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.610

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:

# 17

Region:

# 32

World:

# 6,335

H-Index

Total:

107

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.636

i10 Index

Total:

310

Last 6 Year:

204

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.658

Citation

Total:

150,331

Last 6 Year:

54,292

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.361

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:

# 6,719

H-Index

Total:

105

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.771

i10 Index

Total:

443

Last 6 Year:

394

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.889

Citation

Total:

35,831

Last 6 Year:

22,632

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.632

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:

# 7,611

H-Index

Total:

102

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.637

i10 Index

Total:

296

Last 6 Year:

255

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.861

Citation

Total:

45,886

Last 6 Year:

25,038

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.546

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:

# 8,260

H-Index

Total:

100

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.580

i10 Index

Total:

700

Last 6 Year:

380

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.543

Citation

Total:

45,111

Last 6 Year:

17,349

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.385

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:

# 8,457

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.778

i10 Index

Total:

385

Last 6 Year:

325

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.844

Citation

Total:

55,735

Last 6 Year:

31,563

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.566

Bongani M Mayosi ⁱ

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Medicine

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 9

Country:

# 22

Region:

# 40

World:

# 8,820

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.724

i10 Index

Total:

288

Last 6 Year:

213

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.740

Citation

Total:

116,912

Last 6 Year:

61,666

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.527

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:

# 41

World:

# 8,970

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.541

i10 Index

Total:

253

Last 6 Year:

218

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.862

Citation

Total:

39,383

Last 6 Year:

13,655

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.347

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:

# 9,247

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.598

i10 Index

Total:

345

Last 6 Year:

257

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.745

Citation

Total:

32,555

Last 6 Year:

12,817

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.394

Carl Lombard

South African Medical Research Council

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Biostatistics

Biostatistics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 25

Region:

# 45

World:

# 10,038

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.537

i10 Index

Total:

393

Last 6 Year:

251

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.639

Citation

Total:

32,012

Last 6 Year:

10,209

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.319

Nukri Komin ⁱ

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

gamma-ray astronomy

Cosmic Rays

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 6

Country:

# 26

Region:

# 48

World:

# 10,802

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:

44,630

Last 6 Year:

16,455

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.369

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:

# 27

Region:

# 51

World:

# 11,599

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.703

i10 Index

Total:

366

Last 6 Year:

223

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.609

Citation

Total:

40,304

Last 6 Year:

17,405

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.432

Roy Maartens

University of the Western Cape

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Physics

Physics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 28

Region:

# 53

World:

# 11,843

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:

27,508

Last 6 Year:

9,269

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.337

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:

# 29

Region:

# 57

World:

# 12,558

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.697

i10 Index

Total:

319

Last 6 Year:

242

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.759

Citation

Total:

41,423

Last 6 Year:

23,839

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.576

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:

# 30

Region:

# 58

World:

# 12,596

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.663

i10 Index

Total:

400

Last 6 Year:

307

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.768

Citation

Total:

31,259

Last 6 Year:

12,853

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.411

Lynn Morris

National Institute for Communicable Diseases

South Africa

Others

Vaccines

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 31

Region:

# 59

World:

# 12,729

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.573

i10 Index

Total:

253

Last 6 Year:

173

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.684

Citation

Total:

30,654

Last 6 Year:

11,750

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.383

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:

# 32

Region:

# 61

World:

# 13,075

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:

24,119

Last 6 Year:

13,051

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.541

Silvia Helena Koller

North West University

South Africa

Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 33

Region:

# 63

World:

# 13,220

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.602

i10 Index

Total:

334

Last 6 Year:

232

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.695

Citation

Total:

29,083

Last 6 Year:

11,173

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.384

George FR Ellis

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences

Relativity

cosmology

complexity

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 13

Country:

# 34

Region:

# 64

World:

# 13,356

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.511

i10 Index

Total:

302

Last 6 Year:

155

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.513

Citation

Total:

47,845

Last 6 Year:

11,620

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.243

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:

# 35

Region:

# 66

World:

# 13,584

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.747

i10 Index

Total:

611

Last 6 Year:

424

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.694

Citation

Total:

39,692

Last 6 Year:

21,534

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.543

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:

# 36

Region:

# 67

World:

# 13,690

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.667

i10 Index

Total:

200

Last 6 Year:

162

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.810

Citation

Total:

42,042

Last 6 Year:

18,263

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.434

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:

# 37

Region:

# 68

World:

# 14,182

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.709

i10 Index

Total:

366

Last 6 Year:

308

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.842

Citation

Total:

38,214

Last 6 Year:

15,306

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.401

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:

# 38

Region:

# 70

World:

# 14,273

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.640

i10 Index

Total:

328

Last 6 Year:

208

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.634

Citation

Total:

41,310

Last 6 Year:

19,282

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.467

TH Jarrett ⁱ

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

astronomy and astrophysics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 14

Country:

# 39

Region:

# 71

World:

# 14,298

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.628

i10 Index

Total:

239

Last 6 Year:

174

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.728

Citation

Total:

53,419

Last 6 Year:

19,718

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.369

Willem Hanekom

Africa Health Research Institute

South Africa

Others

Tuberculosis

Vaccinology

Immunology

Clinical Trials

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 40

Region:

# 74

World:

# 14,869

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.671

i10 Index

Total:

224

Last 6 Year:

181

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.808

Citation

Total:

24,639

Last 6 Year:

12,710

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.516

Lucy Gilson

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 15

Country:

# 41

Region:

# 75

World:

# 14,906

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:

27,864

Last 6 Year:

10,398

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.373

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:

# 42

Region:

# 76

World:

# 15,012

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.588

i10 Index

Total:

204

Last 6 Year:

149

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.730

Citation

Total:

23,921

Last 6 Year:

8,547

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.357

Tebello Nyokong

Rhodes University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences

Photophysics

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 43

Region:

# 77

World:

# 15,222

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.447

i10 Index

Total:

714

Last 6 Year:

431

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.604

Citation

Total:

34,044

Last 6 Year:

12,414

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.365

Rangan Gupta

University of Pretoria

South Africa

Economics & Econometrics / Economics

Macroecomomics

forecasting

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 44

Region:

# 79

World:

# 15,325

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.893

i10 Index

Total:

643

Last 6 Year:

500

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.778

Citation

Total:

34,066

Last 6 Year:

25,748

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.756

AJ Afolayan

University of Fort Hare

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Biological science

phytomedicine

botany

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 45

Region:

# 80

World:

# 16,150

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.711

i10 Index

Total:

355

Last 6 Year:

280

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.789

Citation

Total:

24,395

Last 6 Year:

11,861

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.486

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:

# 46

Region:

# 81

World:

# 16,317

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.614

i10 Index

Total:

218

Last 6 Year:

166

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.761

Citation

Total:

31,675

Last 6 Year:

14,332

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.452

Gavin Churchyard

The Aurum Institute NPC

South Africa

Tuberculosis

HIV/AIDS

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 47

Region:

# 82

World:

# 16,389

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.578

i10 Index

Total:

241

Last 6 Year:

186

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.772

Citation

Total:

24,046

Last 6 Year:

9,987

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.415

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:

# 83

World:

# 16,427

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.554

i10 Index

Total:

303

Last 6 Year:

229

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.756

Citation

Total:

24,168

Last 6 Year:

9,174

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.380

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:

# 84

World:

# 16,863

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.707

i10 Index

Total:

186

Last 6 Year:

130

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.699

Citation

Total:

53,568

Last 6 Year:

23,083

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.431

Naomi Sharlene Levitt ⁱ

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

H-Index Rankings

University / Institution:

# 17

Country:

# 50

Region:

# 85

World:

# 16,873

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.695

i10 Index

Total:

302

Last 6 Year:

226

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.748

Citation

Total:

84,749

Last 6 Year:

44,518

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.525

				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	291	Sahal Yacoob ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Physics High Energy Particle Physics \|	214	145	0.678	1,118	840	0.751	258,256	110,155	0.427
2	2	10	792	Dan J Stein ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry Anxiety disorders \| Psychiatry in Africa \|	181	120	0.663	1,341	1,021	0.761	176,057	98,677	0.560
1	3	11	889	Loan Truong ⁱ	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Natural Sciences / Physics HEP \| LHC \| ATLAS \|	175	139	0.794	672	661	0.984	121,272	80,561	0.664
1	4	14	1,504	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	409	0.833	94,956	38,868	0.409
1	5	15	1,648	Bruce Mellado ⁱ	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Physics Particle Physics \|	148	101	0.682	690	482	0.699	113,724	48,065	0.423
1	6	16	1,966	Timothy D Noakes	South Africa	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Running \| Nutrition \| Exercise Physiology \| Insulin Resistance \| Diabetes \|	143	58	0.406	542	320	0.590	63,289	13,685	0.216
3	7	19	2,635	Jean Cleymans ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Physics Physics \| Thermal Models \| particle Physics \|	133	99	0.744	472	359	0.761	74,202	34,256	0.462
2	8	21	2,998	Simon Connell ⁱ	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Natural Sciences / Physics Nuclear Physics \| Particle Physics \| Diamond Physics \| Quantum Physics \|	129	91	0.705	392	322	0.821	71,886	36,111	0.502
1	9	24	3,553	Mike Wingfield	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry forest protection \| mycology \| entomology \| biotechnology \|	124	76	0.613	1,013	646	0.638	75,384	32,594	0.432
2	10	25	3,870	Zeblon Vilakazi ⁱ	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Physics High Energy physics \| Grid Computing \|	121	97	0.802	352	327	0.929	64,744	33,120	0.512
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1	11	26	4,855	Richard M. Cowling	South Africa	Nelson Mandela University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Plant diversity and evolution \| palaeovegetation science \| conservation science \|	115	50	0.435	379	248	0.654	44,250	11,140	0.252
3	12	27	5,428	Joyful Mdhluli ⁱ	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Physics High Energy Physics \|	111	107	0.964	408	407	0.998	42,714	40,605	0.951
4	13	28	5,489	William Bond	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecology \| evolution \|	111	74	0.667	303	222	0.733	64,886	26,741	0.412
4	14	29	6,065	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	6,098	Eric Bateman	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases Respiratory medicine \|	108	69	0.639	314	213	0.678	65,966	23,689	0.359
6	16	31	6,278	Karen Sliwa ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology cardiology \| heart failure \| Africa \| peripartum \| covid \|	107	81	0.757	305	263	0.862	134,345	81,889	0.610
5	17	32	6,335	Robert J Scholes	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Biological Science carbon cycle \| savannas \| earth observation \| biodiversity \|	107	68	0.636	310	204	0.658	150,331	54,292	0.361
1	18	34	6,719	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	443	394	0.889	35,831	22,632	0.632
7	19	36	7,611	Keertan Dheda	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases pulmonary infections \| tuberculosis \| diseases of poverty \|	102	65	0.637	296	255	0.861	45,886	25,038	0.546
1	20	38	8,260	Fernando Albericio	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences medicinal chemistry \| peptides \|	100	58	0.580	700	380	0.543	45,111	17,349	0.385
8	21	39	8,457	Heather Zar	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatrics and Child Health	99	77	0.778	385	325	0.844	55,735	31,563	0.566
9	22	40	8,820	Bongani M Mayosi ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medicine \|	98	71	0.724	288	213	0.740	116,912	61,666	0.527
1	23	41	8,970	Christo Venter ⁱ	South Africa	North West University	Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering Pulsars \| gamma-ray astronomy \| globular clusters \| cosmic rays \|	98	53	0.541	253	218	0.862	39,383	13,655	0.347
2	24	44	9,247	Robin M Warren	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis \|	97	58	0.598	345	257	0.745	32,555	12,817	0.394
1	25	45	10,038	Carl Lombard	South Africa	South African Medical Research Council	Medical and Health Sciences / Biostatistics Biostatistics \|	95	51	0.537	393	251	0.639	32,012	10,209	0.319
6	26	48	10,802	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	44,630	16,455	0.369
2	27	51	11,599	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	223	0.609	40,304	17,405	0.432
1	28	53	11,843	Roy Maartens	South Africa	University of the Western Cape	Natural Sciences / Physics Physics \|	91	47	0.516	255	172	0.675	27,508	9,269	0.337
10	29	57	12,558	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 \|	89	62	0.697	319	242	0.759	41,423	23,839	0.576
11	30	58	12,596	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	400	307	0.768	31,259	12,853	0.411
1	31	59	12,729	Lynn Morris	South Africa	National Institute for Communicable Diseases	Others Vaccines \|	89	51	0.573	253	173	0.684	30,654	11,750	0.383
12	32	61	13,075	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	24,119	13,051	0.541
2	33	63	13,220	Silvia Helena Koller	South Africa	North West University	Social Sciences / Psychology Psychology \|	88	53	0.602	334	232	0.695	29,083	11,173	0.384
13	34	64	13,356	George FR Ellis	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences Relativity \| cosmology \| complexity \|	88	45	0.511	302	155	0.513	47,845	11,620	0.243
1	35	66	13,584	Karl Peltzer	South Africa	Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa	Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences health sciences \|	87	65	0.747	611	424	0.694	39,692	21,534	0.543
3	36	67	13,690	Soebur Razzaque ⁱ	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Natural Sciences / Physics Astroparticle Physics \| High Energy Astrophysics \| Gamma-ray Astronomy \|	87	58	0.667	200	162	0.810	42,042	18,263	0.434
1	37	68	14,182	Suprakas Sinha Ray	South Africa	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa	Others Polymer Physics and Polymer Nanocomposites \|	86	61	0.709	366	308	0.842	38,214	15,306	0.401
7	38	70	14,273	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	55	0.640	328	208	0.634	41,310	19,282	0.467
14	39	71	14,298	TH Jarrett ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences astronomy and astrophysics \|	86	54	0.628	239	174	0.728	53,419	19,718	0.369
1	40	74	14,869	Willem Hanekom	South Africa	Africa Health Research Institute	Others Tuberculosis \| Vaccinology \| Immunology \| Clinical Trials \|	85	57	0.671	224	181	0.808	24,639	12,710	0.516
15	41	75	14,906	Lucy Gilson	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health	85	55	0.647	229	161	0.703	27,864	10,398	0.373
3	42	76	15,012	Brian W. Van Wilgen	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Applied ecology \| fire ecology \| invasion ecology \| ecosystem management \|	85	50	0.588	204	149	0.730	23,921	8,547	0.357
1	43	77	15,222	Tebello Nyokong	South Africa	Rhodes University	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Photophysics \|	85	38	0.447	714	431	0.604	34,044	12,414	0.365
2	44	79	15,325	Rangan Gupta	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Economics & Econometrics / Economics Macroecomomics \| forecasting \|	84	75	0.893	643	500	0.778	34,066	25,748	0.756
1	45	80	16,150	AJ Afolayan	South Africa	University of Fort Hare	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Biological science \| phytomedicine \| botany \|	83	59	0.711	355	280	0.789	24,395	11,861	0.486
16	46	81	16,317	Mattia Vaccari ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Physics Astrophysics \| Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution \| Cloud Computing \| Machine Learning \| Statistics \|	83	51	0.614	218	166	0.761	31,675	14,332	0.452
1	47	82	16,389	Gavin Churchyard	South Africa	The Aurum Institute NPC	Tuberculosis \| HIV/AIDS \|	83	48	0.578	241	186	0.772	24,046	9,987	0.415
3	48	83	16,427	Steven D. Johnson	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science Evolutionary biology \| pollination biology \| plant reproduction \| chemical ecology \| invasion biology \|	83	46	0.554	303	229	0.756	24,168	9,174	0.380
4	49	84	16,863	Guy Midgley	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecology \| conservation Biology \| Earth system science \| Climate change \|	82	58	0.707	186	130	0.699	53,568	23,083	0.431
17	50	85	16,873	Naomi Sharlene Levitt ⁱ	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences	82	57	0.695	302	226	0.748	84,749	44,518	0.525