i10 Productivity
Rankings
i10 Productivity Rankings in South Africa 2025
Productivity Rankings is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. This is a ranking system derived from the i10 index in order to show the productivity of the scientist in publishing scientific articles of value. Productivity Rankings is an instrument that lists productive scientists in a given area, discipline, university, and country and can guide the development of meaningful incentives and academic policies. The world rankings, regional rankings, and university rankings of scientists in this table are developed based on the total i10 index. Additionally, click to view the special rankings based on Productivity Rankings: last 6 years' i10 index", Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Total i10 Index), Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years i10 Index) "Art and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings" and "Social Sciences and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings".
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
1,118
0.768
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
High Energy Particle Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
879
0.768
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
forest protection
mycology
entomology
biotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,022
667
0.653
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Particle Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
526
0.722
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Photophysics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
446
0.622
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
medicinal chemistry
peptides
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
400
0.561
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
HEP
LHC
ATLAS
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
688
0.987
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Macroecomomics
forecasting
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
658
519
0.789
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
health sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
635
453
0.713
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
nanophosphors
luminescence
cathodoluminescence
surface characterization
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
471
0.786
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Running
Nutrition
Exercise Physiology
Insulin Resistance
Diabetes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
324
0.596
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
First interest
Second interest
Vaccinology
Respiratory pathogens
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
474
0.878
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal Science
Applied Mathematics
Modelling and Computations
BioMathematics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
434
0.858
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
invasion ecology
invasion biology
invasion science
conservation biology
biological invasions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
419
0.846
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
251
0.525
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Physics
Thermal Models
particle Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
365
0.772
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
corrosion
corrosion inhibition
corrosion of metals
adsorption
quantum chemical calculations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
410
0.895
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
High Energy Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429
428
0.998
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Diamond Physics
Quantum Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
346
0.830
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
354
0.857
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
epidemiology
biostatistics
HIV
maternal & child health
women's health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
319
0.778
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Biostatistics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
264
0.660
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
243
0.621
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Plant diversity and evolution
palaeovegetation science
conservation science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
253
0.659
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
HIV Prevention and Treatment
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
378
236
0.624
Dan J Stein
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
1,118
0.768
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
Sahal Yacoob
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
879
0.768
Mike Wingfield
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,022
667
0.653
forest protection
mycology
entomology
biotechnology
Bruce Mellado
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
526
0.722
Tebello Nyokong
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
446
0.622
Fernando Albericio
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
400
0.561
Loan Truong
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
688
0.987
Rangan Gupta
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
658
519
0.789
Karl Peltzer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
635
453
0.713
HC Swart
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
471
0.786
nanophosphors
luminescence
cathodoluminescence
surface characterization
Timothy D Noakes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
544
324
0.596
Running
Nutrition
Exercise Physiology
Insulin Resistance
Diabetes
Shabir A. Madhi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
474
0.878
OD Makinde
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
434
0.858
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal Science
Applied Mathematics
Modelling and Computations
BioMathematics
David M. Richardson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
419
0.846
invasion ecology
invasion biology
invasion science
conservation biology
biological invasions
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
251
0.525
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
Jean Cleymans
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
365
0.772
Eno E. Ebenso
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
410
0.895
corrosion
corrosion inhibition
corrosion of metals
adsorption
quantum chemical calculations
Joyful Mdhluli
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429
428
0.998
Simon Connell
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
346
0.830
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Diamond Physics
Quantum Physics
Heather Zar
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
354
0.857
Landon Myer
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
319
0.778
epidemiology
biostatistics
HIV
maternal & child health
women's health
Carl Lombard
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
264
0.660
Brenda Wingfield
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
243
0.621
Richard M. Cowling
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
253
0.659
Plant diversity and evolution
palaeovegetation science
conservation science
Salim S. Abdool Karim
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
378
236
0.624
HIV Prevention and Treatment