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Africa Scientists H-Index Rankings 2025

The "AD Scientific Index" analyses the academic work of scientists using the H-index, i10 index and number of citations, and provides results that can be used to evaluate the productivity and efficiency of individuals and institutions. In addition to ranking according to "total H-index" for individuals and institutions, you can also see the ranking and analyses according to "last 6 years H-index"and Subject Rankings.

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Total 171.054 scientist, 54 country, 1.517 institution
* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
45,430
Country Rank
144
Institution Rank :23
South Africa
John S. Terblanche
John S. Terblanche
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Entomology & Pesticides
Evolutionary physiology - insect physiology - physiological plasticity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
44
0.721
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
45,558
Country Rank
145
Institution Rank :22
South Africa
David Dorrell
David Dorrell
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
electric machines
motors
renewable energy
power systems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
42
0.689
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
45,664
Country Rank
146
Institution Rank :24
South Africa
Wolfgang Preiser
Wolfgang Preiser
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Virology
Medical Virology
HIV
Virological Diagnosis
Emerging viral diseases
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
41
0.672
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
45,900
Country Rank
147
Institution Rank :35
South Africa
Valerie Mizrahi
Valerie Mizrahi
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis
microbiology
drug discovery
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
39
0.639
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
46,015
Country Rank
148
Institution Rank :25
South Africa
David L. Tabb
David L. Tabb
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Proteomics
Bioinformatics
Mass Spectrometry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
38
0.623
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
46,048
Country Rank
149
Institution Rank :26
South Africa
Len Barbour
Len Barbour
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
supramolecular chemistry
crystal engineering
materials chemistry
solid-state chemistry
porous materials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
37
0.607
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
46,235
Country Rank
150
Institution Rank :23
South Africa
ETF Witkowski
ETF Witkowski
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant ecology
plant ecophysiology
conservation biology
invasion biology
ethnoecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
35
0.574
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
46,376
Country Rank
151
Institution Rank :24
South Africa
Stephen Tollman
Stephen Tollman
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Public Health
demography
epidemiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
34
0.557
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
46,451
Country Rank
152
Institution Rank :36
South Africa
Jill M. Farrant
Jill M. Farrant
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
33
0.541
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
46,519
Country Rank
153
Institution Rank :37
South Africa
Peter Zilla
Peter Zilla
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Others
Heart Valve Research
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
32
0.525
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
46,997
Country Rank
1
Institution Rank :1
Libya
Muhammed Elhadi
Muhammed Elhadi
University of Tripoli
, Libya
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Global Health
Global Surgery
Surgery
Critical Care
Public health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
60
1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
47,080
Country Rank
154
Institution Rank :1
South Africa
Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku
Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria , South Africa
Others
Polymer Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
54
0.900
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
47,162
Country Rank
47
Institution Rank :3
Egypt
Mohamed Amin
Mohamed Amin
Menoufia University
Monufia , Egypt
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
formal languages and their application in complier design
cooperating/ distributed systems
Petri nets
and cryptography.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
51
0.850
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
47,315
Country Rank
48
Institution Rank :1
Egypt
Ahmed G Radwan
Ahmed G Radwan
Nile University
Giza , Egypt
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Engineering Mathematics
Fractional-order circuits and systems
memristor
chaos
and computational
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
48
0.800
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
47,659
Country Rank
49
Institution Rank :4
Egypt
Aly Saad|Aly M A Saad, A.Saad
Aly Saad|Aly M A Saad, A.Saad
Zagazig University
Sharqia , Egypt
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
coronary interventional
ischaemic heart disease
cardiac arrythmias
Heart failure
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
44
0.733
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
47,681
Country Rank
5
Institution Rank :1
Algeria
Trari Mohamed
Trari Mohamed
Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
Algiers , Algeria
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
43
0.717
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
48,022
Country Rank
155
Institution Rank :9
South Africa
Kevin Durrheim
Kevin Durrheim
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg , South Africa
Social Sciences / Psychology
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
40
0.667
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
48,116
Country Rank
156
Institution Rank :25
South Africa
Roger MH Smith
Roger MH Smith
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
sedimentology
vertebrate palaeontology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
39
0.650
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
48,278
Country Rank
50
Institution Rank :1
Egypt
A. Hebeish
A. Hebeish
National Research Center, Egypt
Cairo Governorate , Egypt
Engineering & Technology / Textile Engineering
Textile
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
37
0.617
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
48,304
Country Rank
157
Institution Rank :11
South Africa
Michael J Lawes
Michael J Lawes
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Fire ecology
savanna ecology
forest ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
37
0.617
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
48,533
Country Rank
158
Institution Rank :26
South Africa
Lewis Ashwal
Lewis Ashwal
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geology
Petrology
Geochemistry
Tectonics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
35
0.583
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
48,768
Country Rank
51
Institution Rank :4
Egypt
Ahmed Shokeir
Ahmed Shokeir
Mansoura University
Mansoura , Egypt
Medical and Health Sciences / Urology
Renal Transplantation -endourology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
32
0.533
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
49,023
Country Rank
159
Institution Rank :38
South Africa
Charles Griffiths
Charles Griffiths
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Marine invertebrate biodiversity
marine alien species
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
28
0.467
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
49,297
Country Rank
52
Institution Rank :5
Egypt
Zakaria Omara
Zakaria Omara
Kafr El Sheikh University
Kafr el-Sheikh , Egypt
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Desalination - Renewable energy systems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
59
1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
49,322
Country Rank
53
Institution Rank :2
Egypt
Rady MM
Rady MM
Fayoum University
Faiyum , Egypt
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Plant Physiology
Environmental Stresses (salinity
drought and heavy metal stresses)
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
57
0.966
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
45,430
South Africa
144
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 251
John S. Terblanche
John S. Terblanche
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
44
0.721
Agriculture & Forestry / Entomology & Pesticides
Evolutionary physiology - insect physiology - physiological plasticity
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
45,558
South Africa
145
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 252
David Dorrell
David Dorrell
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
42
0.689
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
electric machines
motors
renewable energy
power systems
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
45,664
South Africa
146
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 253
Wolfgang Preiser
Wolfgang Preiser
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
41
0.672
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Virology
Medical Virology
HIV
Virological Diagnosis
Emerging viral diseases
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
45,900
South Africa
147
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 254
Valerie Mizrahi
Valerie Mizrahi
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
39
0.639
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis
microbiology
drug discovery
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
46,015
South Africa
148
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 255
David L. Tabb
David L. Tabb
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
38
0.623
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Proteomics
Bioinformatics
Mass Spectrometry
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
46,048
South Africa
149
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 256
Len Barbour
Len Barbour
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
37
0.607
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
supramolecular chemistry
crystal engineering
materials chemistry
solid-state chemistry
porous materials
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
46,235
South Africa
150
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 257
ETF Witkowski
ETF Witkowski
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
35
0.574
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant ecology
plant ecophysiology
conservation biology
invasion biology
ethnoecology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
46,376
South Africa
151
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 258
Stephen Tollman
Stephen Tollman
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
34
0.557
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Public Health
demography
epidemiology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
46,451
South Africa
152
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 259
Jill M. Farrant
Jill M. Farrant
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
33
0.541
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Plant Science
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
46,519
South Africa
153
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 260
Peter Zilla
Peter Zilla
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
32
0.525
Others
Heart Valve Research
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
46,997
Libya
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 261
Muhammed Elhadi
Muhammed Elhadi
University of Tripoli , Libya Libya
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
60
1.000
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Global Health
Global Surgery
Surgery
Critical Care
Public health
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
47,080
South Africa
154
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 262
Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku
Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku
Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
54
0.900
Others
Polymer Science
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
47,162
Egypt
47
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 263
Mohamed Amin
Mohamed Amin
Menoufia University Monufia, Egypt Egypt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
51
0.850
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
formal languages and their application in complier design
cooperating/ distributed systems
Petri nets
and cryptography.
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
47,315
Egypt
48
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 264
Ahmed G Radwan
Ahmed G Radwan
Nile University Giza, Egypt Egypt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
48
0.800
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Engineering Mathematics
Fractional-order circuits and systems
memristor
chaos
and computational
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
47,659
Egypt
49
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 265
Aly Saad|Aly M A Saad, A.Saad
Aly Saad|Aly M A Saad, A.Saad
Zagazig University Sharqia, Egypt Egypt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
44
0.733
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
coronary interventional
ischaemic heart disease
cardiac arrythmias
Heart failure
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
47,681
Algeria
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 266
Trari Mohamed
Trari Mohamed
Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene Algiers, Algeria Algeria
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
43
0.717
Engineering & Technology / Chemical Engineering
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
48,022
South Africa
155
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 267
Kevin Durrheim
Kevin Durrheim
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
40
0.667
Social Sciences / Psychology
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
48,116
South Africa
156
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 268
Roger MH Smith
Roger MH Smith
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
39
0.650
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
sedimentology
vertebrate palaeontology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
48,278
Egypt
50
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 269
A. Hebeish
A. Hebeish
National Research Center, Egypt Cairo Governorate, Egypt Egypt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
37
0.617
Engineering & Technology / Textile Engineering
Textile
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
48,304
South Africa
157
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 270
Michael J Lawes
Michael J Lawes
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
37
0.617
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Fire ecology
savanna ecology
forest ecology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
48,533
South Africa
158
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 271
Lewis Ashwal
Lewis Ashwal
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
35
0.583
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Geology
Petrology
Geochemistry
Tectonics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
48,768
Egypt
51
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 272
Ahmed Shokeir
Ahmed Shokeir
Mansoura University Mansoura, Egypt Egypt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
32
0.533
Medical and Health Sciences / Urology
Renal Transplantation -endourology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
49,023
South Africa
159
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 273
Charles Griffiths
Charles Griffiths
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
28
0.467
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Marine invertebrate biodiversity
marine alien species
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
49,297
Egypt
52
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 274
Zakaria Omara
Zakaria Omara
Kafr El Sheikh University Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt Egypt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
59
1.000
Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering
Desalination - Renewable energy systems
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
49,322
Egypt
53
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 275
Rady MM
Rady MM
Fayoum University Faiyum, Egypt Egypt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
57
0.966
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Plant Physiology
Environmental Stresses (salinity
drought and heavy metal stresses)
See All Rankings and Analysis