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South Africa 209 Scientists H-Index Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences 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 209 scientist, 1 country, 26 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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18,615
World Rank
South Africa
61
Country Rank
University of Kwazulu Natal Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
EJM (John) Carranza
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Economic Geology | Mineral Prospectivity Mapping | Exploration Geochemistry | Geological Remote Sensin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    84
  • Last 5 Years
    62
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.738
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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30,181
World Rank
South Africa
91
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Nic Beukes
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Economic Geology | Iron and manganese deposits | Precambrian geology | Sedimentology and basin analyses

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    73
  • Last 5 Years
    43
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.589
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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36,412
World Rank
South Africa
118
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Jan Kramers
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
isotope geochemistry | geochronolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    69
  • Last 5 Years
    34
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.493
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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39,263
World Rank
South Africa
124
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Roger MH Smith
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
sedimentology | vertebrate palaeontolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    67
  • Last 5 Years
    42
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.627
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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52,401
World Rank
South Africa
168
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Lewis Ashwal
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geology | Petrology | Geochemistry | Tectonic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    61
  • Last 5 Years
    36
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.590
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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67,385
World Rank
South Africa
223
Country Rank
University of Kwazulu Natal Logo
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Re Schulze
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
hydrology | agriculture | climate chang

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    56
  • Last 5 Years
    25
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.446
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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70,861
World Rank
South Africa
244
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
36
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Carl Anhaeusser
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Archaean geology | Economic Geolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    55
  • Last 5 Years
    23
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.418
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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73,473
World Rank
South Africa
260
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Bruce S. Rubidge
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
palaeontology | geology | stratigraph

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    54
  • Last 5 Years
    32
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.593
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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77,257
World Rank
South Africa
276
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Marlina A. Elburg
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
igneous petrology | isotope geochemistr

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    53
  • Last 5 Years
    32
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.604
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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77,666
World Rank
South Africa
279
Country Rank
Rhodes University Logo
4
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Denis Hughes
Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    53
  • Last 5 Years
    29
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.547
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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80,546
World Rank
South Africa
288
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
39
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Gary Stevens
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geology | Petrology | Experimental Petrology | Geochemistr

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    52
  • Last 5 Years
    35
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.673
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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80,733
World Rank
South Africa
289
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
40
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
JD Clemens
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
geology | petrolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    52
  • Last 5 Years
    34
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.654
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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81,075
World Rank
South Africa
293
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Anusuya Chinsamy
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
paleontology | bone histology | paleobiolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    52
  • Last 5 Years
    32
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.615
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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81,998
World Rank
South Africa
301
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
78
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Anton Le Roex
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geochemistr

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    52
  • Last 5 Years
    27
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.519
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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88,347
World Rank
South Africa
327
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
22
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Axel Hofmann
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Archaean geolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    50
  • Last 5 Years
    38
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.760
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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89,446
World Rank
South Africa
332
Country Rank
University of the Western Cape Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Dirk Frei (Né Landwehr)|Dirk Landwehr
University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geochronology | Economic Geology | Sedimentology | Laser Ablation | LA-ICP-M

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    50
  • Last 5 Years
    33
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.660
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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93,901
World Rank
South Africa
349
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
87
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Chris Harris
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
geology | stable isotope

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    49
  • Last 5 Years
    33
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.673
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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121,824
World Rank
South Africa
501
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Fernando Abdala
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
paleontology | zoolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    44
  • Last 5 Years
    29
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.659
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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124,709
World Rank
South Africa
513
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Dirk Van Reenen
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Metamorphic Petrology | Field Geology | Tectonics | Evolution of High-Grade Terranes | Fluid

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    44
  • Last 5 Years
    17
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.386
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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131,043
World Rank
South Africa
541
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Wladyslaw Altermann
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geology and Mineral Deposits | Precambrian | Early Life | CO2 sequestratio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    43
  • Last 5 Years
    21
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.488
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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131,444
World Rank
South Africa
545
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
65
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Roger Gibson
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geoscienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    43
  • Last 5 Years
    18
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.419
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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133,692
World Rank
South Africa
556
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Tamiru A. Abiye
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Hydrogeology/Isotope Hydrology/Water Science/Water Resources Management/Water Qualit

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    42
  • Last 5 Years
    33
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.786
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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140,635
World Rank
South Africa
582
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
37
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Sebastian Tappe
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Petrology | Geochemistry | Geochronology | Geodynamics | Economic Geolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    41
  • Last 5 Years
    34
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.829
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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143,950
World Rank
South Africa
600
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
78
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
J Kinnaird
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    41
  • Last 5 Years
    26
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.634
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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153,926
World Rank
South Africa
648
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
154
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Stephen H Richardson
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geoscience

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    40
  • Last 5 Years
    21
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.525
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