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South Africa 176 Scientists H-Index Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic 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 176 scientist, 1 country, 20 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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40,953
World Rank
South Africa
127
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
David Dorrell
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
electric machines | motors | renewable energy | power system

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    66
  • Last 5 Years
    43
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.652
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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114,083
World Rank
South Africa
456
Country Rank
University of Pretoria Logo
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Gerhard Hancke
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Internet-of-Thing

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    45
  • Last 5 Years
    34
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.756
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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119,588
World Rank
South Africa
480
Country Rank
Tshwane University of Technology Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Yskandar Hamam
Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Optimisation | Modelling | Control | Power systems | Piping Network

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    44
  • Last 5 Years
    35
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.795
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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147,018
World Rank
South Africa
615
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
39
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Yanxia Sun
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning | Evolutionary Optimisation | Renewal Energ

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    40
  • Last 5 Years
    37
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.925
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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155,865
World Rank
South Africa
666
Country Rank
Durban University of Technology Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Bhekisipho Twala
Durban University of Technology Durban, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Applied & Theoretical Machine Learning | Knowledge Discovery and Reasoning with Uncertainty | Image and Signal Processin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    39
  • Last 5 Years
    34
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.872
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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160,625
World Rank
South Africa
694
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Maarten J. Kamper
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Electrical Machines and Drive

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    39
  • Last 5 Years
    24
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.615
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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170,502
World Rank
South Africa
745
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Hendrik C Ferreira
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Digital Communications | Information theory | Powerline Communications | Channel Codin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    38
  • Last 5 Years
    22
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.579
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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175,230
World Rank
South Africa
771
Country Rank
Central University of Technology Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Kanzumba Kusakana
Central University of Technology Bloemfontein, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Electrical Engineering | Renewable Energy | Energy management | Optimization | Rural electrificatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    37
  • Last 5 Years
    30
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.811
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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188,888
World Rank
South Africa
843
Country Rank
University of the Western Cape Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Antoine Bagula
University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Internet-of-Things | Artificial Intelligence | Blockchain technologies | Next Generation Network

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    36
  • Last 5 Years
    24
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.667
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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221,331
World Rank
South Africa
1,021
Country Rank
Tshwane University of Technology Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Josiah Munda
Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
power systems | distributed generation | renewable energy | intelligent contro

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    33
  • Last 5 Years
    26
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.788
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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226,619
World Rank
South Africa
1,058
Country Rank
University of Pretoria Logo
99
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Ian K Craig
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
process contro

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    33
  • Last 5 Years
    20
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.606
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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247,158
World Rank
South Africa
1,183
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
157
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
MJ (Thinus) Booysen
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Internet of Things: Vehicles | Energy | Wate

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    31
  • Last 5 Years
    26
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.839
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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266,102
World Rank
South Africa
1,300
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
172
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Thomas Niesler
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Speech recognition | Human language technology | Pattern Recognitio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    30
  • Last 5 Years
    22
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.733
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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268,416
World Rank
South Africa
1,314
Country Rank
Tshwane University of Technology Logo
20
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Abdul-Ganiyu Adisa Jimoh
Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Electric Machines and Drives | Power Electronics | Energy | Power Syste

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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269,756
World Rank
South Africa
1,329
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
267
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Charles Gaunt
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
electrical engineerin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    30
  • Last 5 Years
    19
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.633
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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289,102
World Rank
South Africa
1,436
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
289
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Michael Inggs
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
radar | geoscience | signal processing | fpga | remote sensin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    29
  • Last 5 Years
    15
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.517
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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292,692
World Rank
South Africa
1,455
Country Rank
University of Pretoria Logo
149
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Raj Naidoo
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Smart Grids | Microgrids | Just Energy Transition | P2P energy tradin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    28
  • Last 5 Years
    26
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.929
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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304,973
World Rank
South Africa
1,522
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
201
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Toit Mouton
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Power Electronic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    28
  • Last 5 Years
    17
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.607
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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319,360
World Rank
South Africa
1,592
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
209
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Rong-Jie Wang
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Electrical machines and drives | electric traction systems | renewable energ

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    27
  • Last 5 Years
    20
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.741
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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326,240
World Rank
South Africa
1,630
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
211
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Willem Herman Steyn
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Control and Satellite System

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    27
  • Last 5 Years
    15
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.556
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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328,868
World Rank
South Africa
1,647
Country Rank
University of Pretoria Logo
169
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Monuko Du Plessis
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Microelectronic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    27
  • Last 5 Years
    9
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.333
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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332,810
World Rank
South Africa
1,669
Country Rank
University of Kwazulu Natal Logo
146
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
P. Kumar
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Antennas | Communications | Signal and Image Processin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    26
  • Last 5 Years
    23
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.885
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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334,480
World Rank
South Africa
1,672
Country Rank
University of Pretoria Logo
171
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
BT Maharaj
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
telecommunications | cognitive radio | resource allocatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    26
  • Last 5 Years
    22
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.846
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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336,451
World Rank
South Africa
1,687
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
122
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Jan Harm C Pretorius
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Engineering Management | Electrical Engineering | Energy Efficienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    26
  • Last 5 Years
    21
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.808
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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340,207
World Rank
South Africa
1,712
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
318
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Komla Folly
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Electrical engineering | power system stability | control | optimization | artificial intelligenc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    26
  • Last 5 Years
    19
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.731
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