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South Africa 74 Scientists H-Index Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering Rankings - 2026

This real-time ranking measures researchers’ academic productivity and impact at global, continental, national, and institutional levels using total and recent 5-year H-index data. Comparative analysis is available across 13 main fields and 221 academic disciplines.

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Total 74 scientist , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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41,497
World Rank
South Africa
131
Country Rank
University of the Western Cape Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Ruud Schropp
University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
photovoltaics | nanomaterials | nanophotonic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    66
  • Last 5 Years
    36
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.545
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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93,086
World Rank
South Africa
346
Country Rank
University of the Free State Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Vinod Kumar
University of the Free State Bloemfontein, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Perovskite solar cell | Organic solar cell | DSSC | Gas Sensors | Materials for Energ

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    49
  • Last 5 Years
    36
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.735
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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118,300
World Rank
South Africa
471
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Jianwei Ren
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Materials Sciences | Process Control | H2 & FC technologies | ALD technologies | System integratio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    44
  • Last 5 Years
    42
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.955
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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128,880
World Rank
South Africa
530
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Diane Hildebrandt
University of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energy Efficiency | Fischer Tropsch | Process Synthesi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    43
  • Last 5 Years
    27
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.628
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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159,591
World Rank
South Africa
686
Country Rank
Tshwane University of Technology Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
SP Daniel Chowdhury
Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Renewable Energy | Active Distribution Networks | Poverty Alleviation by Just Microgrids | CO2 & H2

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    39
  • Last 5 Years
    26
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.667
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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211,873
World Rank
South Africa
971
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
212
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Anton Eberhard
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energ

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    34
  • Last 5 Years
    23
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.676
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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227,823
World Rank
South Africa
1,066
Country Rank
North West University Logo
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Edward Mathews
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energy | Efficiency of Operations | Metabolis

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    33
  • Last 5 Years
    18
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.545
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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262,637
World Rank
South Africa
1,277
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Bakang Moses Mothudi
University of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Renewable Energy | Solid State Lighting | Nanoscience | Physic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    30
  • Last 5 Years
    25
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.833
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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282,659
World Rank
South Africa
1,398
Country Rank
University of Pretoria Logo
142
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Farshad Barzegar
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energy storage | Supercapacitor | Nanotechnology | Energy efficienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    29
  • Last 5 Years
    22
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.759
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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341,769
World Rank
South Africa
1,725
Country Rank
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
BC North
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energy | Hydrogen | Coal | Wast

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    26
  • Last 5 Years
    19
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.731
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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360,865
World Rank
South Africa
1,834
Country Rank
University of Pretoria Logo
190
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Mmantsae Diale
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energ

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    25
  • Last 5 Years
    19
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.760
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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374,073
World Rank
South Africa
1,921
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
138
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Walter Musakwa
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Global environmental change | ecosystem services | Geospatial information science | climate change | sustainable developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    24
  • Last 5 Years
    23
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.958
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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374,567
World Rank
South Africa
1,922
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
238
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Mohsen A Mandegari
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Bioenergy | Biofuel | Biorefiner

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    24
  • Last 5 Years
    23
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.958
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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377,671
World Rank
South Africa
1,943
Country Rank
University of Kwazulu Natal Logo
176
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Freddie Inambao
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energ

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    24
  • Last 5 Years
    21
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.875
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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400,749
World Rank
South Africa
2,091
Country Rank
University of Kwazulu Natal Logo
193
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
AC Eloka-Eboka
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
BioEnergy | Renewables | Thermodynamics | Bioprocess | Composities/Aerospace Engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    23
  • Last 5 Years
    21
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.913
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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401,422
World Rank
South Africa
2,095
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
257
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Ntshengedzeni Sampson Mamphweli
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Biomass and bioenergy | renewable energ

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    23
  • Last 5 Years
    21
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.913
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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424,142
World Rank
South Africa
2,252
Country Rank
University of Fort Hare Logo
29
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Engr. Kechrist Obileke
University of Fort Hare Alice, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Renewable energy (biomass gasification | biogas digester) | food processing | biofuel | water and wastewater treatmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    22
  • Last 5 Years
    22
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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451,568
World Rank
South Africa
2,425
Country Rank
Durban University of Technology Logo
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Yusuf Isa Makarfi
Durban University of Technology Durban, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Sustainable Energy and porous material

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    21
  • Last 5 Years
    21
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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499,621
World Rank
South Africa
2,700
Country Rank
Durban University of Technology Logo
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Linda Zikhona Linganiso
Durban University of Technology Durban, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Circular Economy Heterogeneous Catalysis Renewable Energ

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    20
  • Last 5 Years
    15
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.750
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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514,220
World Rank
South Africa
2,798
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
196
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Anup Pradhan
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Bioenergy | Farm Mechanization | Life Cycle Assessment | Applied Operations Research and Optimization | Smart Grid Managemen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    19
  • Last 5 Years
    19
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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517,280
World Rank
South Africa
2,813
Country Rank
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa Logo
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Xolile Fuku
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energy-Fuel cells | Sensors | Green chemistry | nanomaterials | Battery materials and recyclin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    19
  • Last 5 Years
    18
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.947
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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521,938
World Rank
South Africa
2,839
Country Rank
South African Weather Service Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Henerica Tazvinga
South African Weather Service Chicago, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Renewable energy | hybrid energy systems | energy management | energy optimizatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    19
  • Last 5 Years
    17
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.895
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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525,765
World Rank
South Africa
2,858
Country Rank
Tshwane University of Technology Logo
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Mukwanga Willy Siti
Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energy management | Power System | optimal Contro

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    19
  • Last 5 Years
    16
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.842
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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543,754
World Rank
South Africa
2,956
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
363
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Johannes L Van Niekerk
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Noise | Vibration & Renewable Energ

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    19
  • Last 5 Years
    11
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.579
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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557,242
World Rank
South Africa
3,034
Country Rank
Mangosuthu University of Technology (Technikon) Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
BP Numbi Eng
Mangosuthu University of Technology (Technikon) Durban, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
Energy efficiency and management | mining systems energy efficiency | optimal control | Power system

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    18
  • Last 5 Years
    16
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.889
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