North West University is a
prestigious public university
established in 2004 in South Africa. It is represented
by 1,283 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The
university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in
Social Sciences and Humanities (388 scientists), Social Sciences (117 scientists), and Medical and Health Sciences (115 scientists).
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1

Pulsars
gamma-ray astronomy
globular clusters
cosmic rays
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
50
0.495
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2

Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
47
0.553
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3

Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
69
0.908
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4

Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
47
0.618
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5

H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
35
0.493
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6

Thermodynamics of solution
DESs
Ionic Liquids
Corrosion
Separation Technology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
47
0.783
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7

Astrophysics
Astronomy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
36
0.643
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8

Animal models
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Behavior
Psychiatry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
30
0.577
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9

membranes
hydrogen
fuel cells
electrolysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
42
0.894
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10

Materials Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Water Treatment
Environmental Analysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
39
0.830
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11

16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
29
0.617
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12

Differential Equations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
38
0.826
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13

Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
32
0.711
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14

Speech technology
pattern recognition
machine learning
deep neural networks
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
15
0.333
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15

Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
36
0.818
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16

Ecotoxicology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17

Atmospheric Science / Geography
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
26
0.619
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18

Agricultural Entomology
Environmental Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
29
0.707
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19

Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
27
0.675
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20

Nutrition leadership
haemostasis
human nutrition
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
21
0.525
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21

Coal Conversion Processes
Combustion
Gasification
Reaction Kinetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22

Parasitology
Herpetology
Batrachology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
24
0.615
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23

gamma-ray energy
blazars
active galaxies
AGN
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
33
0.868
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24

Air Quality
Climate Change
Atmospheric Chemistry
Metallurgy
Pyrometallurgy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
27
0.711
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25

Urban ecology
Vegetation science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
27
0.711
Christo Venter
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
50
0.495
Pulsars
gamma-ray astronomy
globular clusters
cosmic rays
Markus Boettcher
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
47
0.553
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
69
0.908
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Sebastiaan Rothmann
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
47
0.618
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
Donald Kurtz
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
35
0.493
Indra Bahadur
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
47
0.783
Thermodynamics of solution
DESs
Ionic Liquids
Corrosion
Separation Technology
Iurii Sushch
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
36
0.643
Astrophysics
Astronomy
BH Harvey
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
30
0.577
Animal models
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Behavior
Psychiatry
Dmitri Bessarabov
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
42
0.894
membranes
hydrogen
fuel cells
electrolysis
Damian C. Onwudiwe
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
39
0.830
Materials Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Water Treatment
Environmental Analysis
Arvind Kumar Gupta
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
29
0.617
16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
Masood Khalique
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
38
0.826
Paulus Kruger
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
32
0.711
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
Etienne Barnard
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
15
0.333
Speech technology
pattern recognition
machine learning
deep neural networks
Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
36
0.818
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
H Bouwman
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
Stuart Piketh
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
26
0.619
Atmospheric Science / Geography
Van Den Berg, J. Johnnie
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
29
0.707
Agricultural Entomology
Environmental Sciences
Victor Wepener
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
27
0.675
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
Johann Jerling
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
21
0.525
Nutrition leadership
haemostasis
human nutrition
Hein Neomagus
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
Coal Conversion Processes
Combustion
Gasification
Reaction Kinetics
Louis Du Preez
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
24
0.615
Parasitology
Herpetology
Batrachology
Natalia Zywucka
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
33
0.868
Johan Paul Beukes
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
27
0.711
Air Quality
Climate Change
Atmospheric Chemistry
Metallurgy
Pyrometallurgy
Sarel Cilliers
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
27
0.711
Urban ecology
Vegetation science