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South Africa 27 Scientists H-Index Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information 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 27 scientist, 1 country, 9 institution , Updates every 3 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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149,447
World Rank
South Africa
627
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
41
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Ghanshyam Singh
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
RF/Microwave | Terahertz Antennas | Nanophotonics | Next Generation Communication Systems | Cognitive Radi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    40
  • Last 5 Years
    30
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.750
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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174,818
World Rank
South Africa
770
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
92
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Scott Hazelhurst
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Bioinformatics | High-performance computing | algorithm

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    37
  • Last 5 Years
    31
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.838
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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246,353
World Rank
South Africa
1,176
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Carl Marnewick
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Benefits Realisation | Digitalisation of Project Management | Agile | Scaled Agile | IT Managemen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    31
  • Last 5 Years
    27
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.871
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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352,442
World Rank
South Africa
1,778
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
130
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Khmaies Ouahada
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Digital Communications | Information Theory | Power Line Communications | Coding Technique

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    25
  • Last 5 Years
    23
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.920
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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430,172
World Rank
South Africa
2,283
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
156
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Thokozani Shongwe
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Digital communications | Forward error control codin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    22
  • Last 5 Years
    19
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.864
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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442,149
World Rank
South Africa
2,369
Country Rank
University of Kwazulu Natal Logo
214
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Thomas Afullo
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Microwave Engineering | Telecommunication Networks | Power Line Communicatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    22
  • Last 5 Years
    15
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.682
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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508,282
World Rank
South Africa
2,758
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
290
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Fred Cawood
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Digital Mining | Mining taxation | Mineral economics | Mineral law and policy | Mine surveyin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    20
  • Last 5 Years
    12
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.600
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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551,278
World Rank
South Africa
2,998
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
312
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Mitchell A. Cox
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Wireless Optical Communication | Free-Space Optical Communication | Mode Division Multiplexin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    18
  • Last 5 Years
    18
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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650,269
World Rank
South Africa
3,631
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
373
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Olutayo Oyerinde
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Wireless communications | 5G | beyond 5G | signal processin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    16
  • Last 5 Years
    12
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.750
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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656,657
World Rank
South Africa
3,677
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
266
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Uche Chude-Okonkwo
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Molecular Communication | Drug Discovery | IoT | Artificial Intelligence | & Complex System

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    16
  • Last 5 Years
    11
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.688
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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690,696
World Rank
South Africa
3,876
Country Rank
University of Kwazulu Natal Logo
314
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Narushan Pillay
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Wireless Communication

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    15
  • Last 5 Years
    12
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.800
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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716,637
World Rank
South Africa
4,054
Country Rank
North West University Logo
223
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Olalekan David
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Digitalisation/digital economy | Telecommunication | ICT and Development Economic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    14
  • Last 5 Years
    14
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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741,727
World Rank
South Africa
4,211
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
303
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Tanya Du Plessis
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
knowledge management | design thinkin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    14
  • Last 5 Years
    11
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.786
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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864,815
World Rank
South Africa
5,101
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
383
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Martie Mearns
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Knowledge management | knowledge sharing | knowledge audit

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    12
  • Last 5 Years
    9
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.750
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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967,961
World Rank
South Africa
5,851
Country Rank
Walter Sisulu University Logo
48
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Oki Olukayode
Walter Sisulu University Mthatha, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
wireless communication Networks | Biologically inspired computation | Internet of Things and Dat

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    10
  • Last 5 Years
    10
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,203,806
World Rank
South Africa
7,735
Country Rank
Cape Peninsula University of Technology Logo
124
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Marco Adonis
Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Power Electronics | Renewable Energy | Smart Grid | Distributed Generatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    8
  • Last 5 Years
    7
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.875
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,307,061
World Rank
South Africa
8,549
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
826
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Mulundumina Shimaponda Nawa
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Telecommunication

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    7
  • Last 5 Years
    7
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,555,241
World Rank
South Africa
10,485
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
992
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Chabalala Chabalala
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Wireless Communication

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    6
  • Last 5 Years
    4
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.667
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,769,384
World Rank
South Africa
12,118
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
1,296
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Richard Spiers
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Telecommunications | Next Generation Networks | IPTV | Service Orchestration | SI

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    5
  • Last 5 Years
    1
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.200
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,829,755
World Rank
South Africa
12,602
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
1,213
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Jaco Prinsloo
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Internet of Things | Industry 4.0 | Wireless communications | Progressive Web Application

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    4
  • Last 5 Years
    4
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,898,086
World Rank
South Africa
13,178
Country Rank
University of Kwazulu Natal Logo
1,032
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Tabani Moyo
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
social blogs | strategy | SDGs | telecommunications | corporate reputatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    4
  • Last 5 Years
    4
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,912,874
World Rank
South Africa
13,320
Country Rank
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa Logo
267
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Linda Malinga
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Technology and Innovation Management | Systems Engineering | Telecommunications | ICT in Societ

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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1,919,919
World Rank
South Africa
13,391
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
1,372
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Abhishek Bhatta
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Wireless Communication | Digital Signal Processing | Radar Systems | Software Defined Radi

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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2,222,067
World Rank
South Africa
16,132
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
1,492
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Leloko Lepolesa
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Artificial Intelligence | Telecommunications | Smart Grids | Software Engineering | Optimizatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    2
  • Last 5 Years
    2
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,341,391
World Rank
South Africa
17,304
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
1,562
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Nakampe Sydney Sebopetse
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Information Engineering
Telecommunications | Wireless Communication | Signal Processing | Television White Space | Spectru

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    2
  • Last 5 Years
    2
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    1.000
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