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South Africa 25 Scientists H-Index Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering Rankings - 2026

Track the real-time academic impact of 2.6 million scientists across 221 countries. The H-Index Rankings evaluate both total and last 5 years’ H-index values, offering the most transparent measure of scholarly recognition. Compare global, continental, national, and institutional performance across 13 major fields and 221 disciplines.

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Total 25 scientist , 74 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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91,332
World Rank
South Africa
336
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
82
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Christopher L Vaughan
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Human Gait | Biomechanics | Mathematical Modelling | Medical Imaging | Breast Cance

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    51
  • Last 5 Years
    24
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.471
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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103,776
World Rank
South Africa
405
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
102
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Ernesta Meintjes
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
MRI | neuroscience | bioengineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    48
  • Last 5 Years
    34
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.708
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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273,938
World Rank
South Africa
1,341
Country Rank
Rhodes University Logo
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Edkins Adrienne Lesley
Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Chaperone biology | Heat shock proteins | Cellular proteostasis | Drug Discover

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    30
  • Last 5 Years
    26
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.867
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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281,304
World Rank
South Africa
1,379
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
272
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Tania Douglas
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering | Medical Imaging | Health Innovation | Technological Innovation System

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    30
  • Last 5 Years
    20
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.667
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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303,902
World Rank
South Africa
1,508
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
163
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Colleen A. Flanagan
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
receptor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    29
  • Last 5 Years
    12
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.414
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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324,380
World Rank
South Africa
1,613
Country Rank
Central University of Technology Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Chika Ifeanyi Chukwuma
Central University of Technology Bloemfontein, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical sciences | molecular biology and pharmacolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    27
  • Last 5 Years
    26
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.963
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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334,127
World Rank
South Africa
1,668
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
308
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Martha Holmes
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Neuroimaging | HIV exposure | neurodevelopment | gut-brain axis | cytomegaloviru

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    27
  • Last 5 Years
    21
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.778
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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365,516
World Rank
South Africa
1,843
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Daniel Atlaw
University of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
biomedical scienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    25
  • Last 5 Years
    25
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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495,373
World Rank
South Africa
2,670
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
315
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
William Ferris
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Researc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    21
  • Last 5 Years
    13
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.619
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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552,485
World Rank
South Africa
2,989
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
357
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Martin Nieuwoudt
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Bioengineering | Immunology | Biostatistical data analysis and modellin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    19
  • Last 5 Years
    15
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.789
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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589,938
World Rank
South Africa
3,205
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
508
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Denis Chopera
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Science | Virology | Biotechnology | Immunolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    18
  • Last 5 Years
    14
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.778
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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610,674
World Rank
South Africa
3,341
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
526
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Kevin L Sack
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Computational mechanics | Biomedical engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    17
  • Last 5 Years
    17
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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779,677
World Rank
South Africa
4,443
Country Rank
Cape Peninsula University of Technology Logo
68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Vanessa Jackson
Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Environmental microbiology | bioremediatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    14
  • Last 5 Years
    10
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.714
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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829,035
World Rank
South Africa
4,812
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
698
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Sudesh Sivarasu
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Medical Device Design | Health Technology Innovation | Appropriate Health Technologies | Orthopaedic Biomechanics | Biomechatronic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    13
  • Last 5 Years
    10
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.769
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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929,482
World Rank
South Africa
5,546
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
614
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Rebecca Tadokera
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Clinical Immunology | Sepsis | Diagnostics | Molecular Epidemiology | Antimicrobial Resistanc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    11
  • Last 5 Years
    11
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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932,300
World Rank
South Africa
5,572
Country Rank
Nelson Mandela University Logo
76
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Shahrokh Hatefi
Nelson Mandela University Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Mechatronics | Advanced Manufacturing | Control Systems | Biomedical Engineering | Satellite System

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    11
  • Last 5 Years
    11
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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966,160
World Rank
South Africa
5,848
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
649
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Dawie Van Den Heever
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering | Neural Engineering | Neuroscienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    11
  • Last 5 Years
    9
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.818
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,032,785
World Rank
South Africa
6,358
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
601
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Adam Pantanowitz
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering | Machine Learning | Human Computer Interactio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    10
  • Last 5 Years
    9
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.900
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Rankings

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1,233,920
World Rank
South Africa
7,993
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
819
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Rouxjeane Venter
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Tuberculosis | transmission | diagnostic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    8
  • Last 5 Years
    8
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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Rankings

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1,750,568
World Rank
South Africa
12,111
Country Rank
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa Logo
78
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Palesa Sekhejane
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical | health systems | disease prevention | African affair

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    5
  • Last 5 Years
    4
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.800
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Rankings

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1,890,145
World Rank
South Africa
13,163
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
1,360
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Adijat Omowumi Inyang
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Nanomaterials | Material Science | Biomaterials | Biosensors | Biomedical Engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    4
  • Last 5 Years
    4
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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Rankings

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1,979,627
World Rank
South Africa
13,968
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
1,313
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Chibuike Mbanefo
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Medical Devices | Biomechanics | Modelling | Health Systems Engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    4
  • Last 5 Years
    3
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.750
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,109,396
World Rank
South Africa
15,122
Country Rank
Cape Peninsula University of Technology Logo
303
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Mohammed Yagoub Ibrahim Esmail|M.Esmail, Mohammed Esmail
Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Optimization and control systems | Dynamical modelling of complex systems | interconnected power systems | point to point positioning applications | Biomedical Engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    3
  • Last 5 Years
    3
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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Rankings

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2,402,938
World Rank
South Africa
17,886
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
1,657
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Charita Bhikha
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    2
  • Last 5 Years
    1
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.500
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Rankings

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2,485,561
World Rank
South Africa
18,539
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
1,691
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Zahra Shaikh
University of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Gas dynamics | biofluid mechanics | biomedical engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    1
  • Last 5 Years
    1
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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