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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
14,783
Country Rank
4
Institution Rank :3
Nigeria
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan , Nigeria
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Health Policy and Management
Infection Prevention and Control
Disease Prevention and Control
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
85
0.988
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
14,785
Country Rank
5
Institution Rank :1
Nigeria
Justin Paul
Justin Paul
Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano
, Nigeria
Business & Management / Business Administration
Marketing
Cons Behavior
Int Business & Sys Lit Review
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
84
0.977
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
14,951
Country Rank
42
Institution Rank :1
South Africa
AJ Afolayan
AJ Afolayan
University of Fort Hare
Alice , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biological science
phytomedicine
botany
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
60
0.698
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
15,034
Country Rank
43
Institution Rank :15
South Africa
Lucy Gilson
Lucy Gilson
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
56
0.651
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
15,153
Country Rank
44
Institution Rank :3
South Africa
Brian W. Van Wilgen
Brian W. Van Wilgen
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Applied ecology
fire ecology
invasion ecology
ecosystem management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
51
0.593
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
15,421
Country Rank
1
Institution Rank :1
Tunisia
Adel Trabelsi
Adel Trabelsi
Université de Tunis el Manar
Tunis , Tunisia
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics
Nuclear
High Energy Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
26
0.302
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
15,531
Country Rank
2
Institution Rank :1
Tunisia
Moncef Nasri
Moncef Nasri
Université de Sfax
Sfax , Tunisia
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Biopeptides
Proteases
Lipopeptides
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
63
0.741
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
15,603
Country Rank
45
Institution Rank :16
South Africa
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
59
0.694
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
15,629
Country Rank
46
Institution Rank :4
South Africa
Guy Midgley
Guy Midgley
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology
conservation Biology
Earth system science
Climate change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
58
0.682
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
15,787
Country Rank
47
Institution Rank :17
South Africa
Mattia Vaccari
Mattia Vaccari
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrophysics
Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Statistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
51
0.600
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
15,990
Country Rank
48
Institution Rank :1
South Africa
Tebello Nyokong
Tebello Nyokong
Rhodes University
Grahamstown , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Photophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
40
0.471
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
16,329
Country Rank
49
Institution Rank :18
South Africa
Darren Martin
Darren Martin
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Virology
Virology
virus evolution
genetic recombination
geminiviruses
sequence analysis software
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
57
0.679
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
16,537
Country Rank
50
Institution Rank :3
South Africa
Steven D. Johnson
Steven D. Johnson
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Evolutionary biology
pollination biology
plant reproduction
chemical ecology
invasion biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
48
0.571
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
16,832
Country Rank
17
Institution Rank :1
Egypt
Mohamed Abd Elaziz
Mohamed Abd Elaziz
Zagazig University
Sharqia , Egypt
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
data mining- Swarm Techniques- Deep Learning
Cloud Computing
Big Data Optimization
Signal
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
82
0.988
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
17,082
Country Rank
51
Institution Rank :8
South Africa
Sergio Colafrancesco
Sergio Colafrancesco
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
55
0.663
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
17,202
Country Rank
52
Institution Rank :1
South Africa
Gavin Churchyard
Gavin Churchyard
The Aurum Institute NPC
Johannesburg , South Africa
Others
Tuberculosis
HIV/AIDS
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
50
0.602
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
17,215
Country Rank
53
Institution Rank :3
South Africa
Markus Boettcher
Markus Boettcher
North West University
Potchefstroom , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
49
0.590
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
17,847
Country Rank
54
Institution Rank :2
South Africa
Charlie Shackleton
Charlie Shackleton
Rhodes University
Grahamstown , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
52
0.634
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
18,291
Country Rank
18
Institution Rank :3
Egypt
Abdallah Samy
Abdallah Samy
Ain Shams University
Cairo , Egypt
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Public Health
Global health
Disease modelling
Climate Changes and disease dynamics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
79
0.975
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
18,727
Country Rank
55
Institution Rank :5
South Africa
Leon MT Dicks
Leon MT Dicks
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
antimicrobial peptides
bacteriocins
probiotics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
48
0.593
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
19,192
Country Rank
56
Institution Rank :6
South Africa
Mark Tomlinson
Mark Tomlinson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Social Sciences / Sociology
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
60
0.750
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
19,199
Country Rank
57
Institution Rank :7
South Africa
Christine Lochner
Christine Lochner
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Compulsivity
impulsivity
behavioural addictions
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
60
0.750
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
19,206
Country Rank
58
Institution Rank :8
South Africa
OD Makinde
OD Makinde
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal Science
Applied Mathematics
Modelling and Computations
BioMathematics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
59
0.738
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
19,468
Country Rank
59
Institution Rank :4
South Africa
Christian Rogerson
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg , South Africa
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
49
0.613
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
19,502
Country Rank
60
Institution Rank :19
South Africa
Gary Maartens
Gary Maartens
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
HIV
tuberculosis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
48
0.600
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
14,783
Nigeria
4
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi
University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria Nigeria
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
85
0.988
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Health Policy and Management
Infection Prevention and Control
Disease Prevention and Control
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
14,785
Nigeria
5
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Justin Paul
Justin Paul
Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano , Nigeria Nigeria
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
84
0.977
Business & Management / Business Administration
Marketing
Cons Behavior
Int Business & Sys Lit Review
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
14,951
South Africa
42
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
AJ Afolayan
AJ Afolayan
University of Fort Hare Alice, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
60
0.698
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biological science
phytomedicine
botany
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15,034
South Africa
43
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Lucy Gilson
Lucy Gilson
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
56
0.651
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15,153
South Africa
44
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Brian W. Van Wilgen
Brian W. Van Wilgen
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
51
0.593
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Applied ecology
fire ecology
invasion ecology
ecosystem management
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15,421
Tunisia
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Adel Trabelsi
Adel Trabelsi
Université de Tunis el Manar Tunis, Tunisia Tunisia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
26
0.302
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics
Nuclear
High Energy Physics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15,531
Tunisia
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Moncef Nasri
Moncef Nasri
Université de Sfax Sfax, Tunisia Tunisia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
63
0.741
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Biopeptides
Proteases
Lipopeptides
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15,603
South Africa
45
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
59
0.694
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15,629
South Africa
46
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Guy Midgley
Guy Midgley
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
58
0.682
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology
conservation Biology
Earth system science
Climate change
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15,787
South Africa
47
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Mattia Vaccari
Mattia Vaccari
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
51
0.600
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrophysics
Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Statistics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
15,990
South Africa
48
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Tebello Nyokong
Tebello Nyokong
Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
40
0.471
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Photophysics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
16,329
South Africa
49
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Darren Martin
Darren Martin
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
57
0.679
Medical and Health Sciences / Virology
Virology
virus evolution
genetic recombination
geminiviruses
sequence analysis software
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
16,537
South Africa
50
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Steven D. Johnson
Steven D. Johnson
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
48
0.571
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Evolutionary biology
pollination biology
plant reproduction
chemical ecology
invasion biology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
16,832
Egypt
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Mohamed Abd Elaziz
Mohamed Abd Elaziz
Zagazig University Sharqia, Egypt Egypt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
82
0.988
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
data mining- Swarm Techniques- Deep Learning
Cloud Computing
Big Data Optimization
Signal
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
17,082
South Africa
51
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Sergio Colafrancesco
Sergio Colafrancesco
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
55
0.663
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
17,202
South Africa
52
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Gavin Churchyard
Gavin Churchyard
The Aurum Institute NPC Johannesburg , South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
50
0.602
Others
Tuberculosis
HIV/AIDS
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
17,215
South Africa
53
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Markus Boettcher
Markus Boettcher
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
49
0.590
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Astrophysics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
17,847
South Africa
54
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Charlie Shackleton
Charlie Shackleton
Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
52
0.634
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
18,291
Egypt
18
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Abdallah Samy
Abdallah Samy
Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt Egypt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
79
0.975
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Public Health
Global health
Disease modelling
Climate Changes and disease dynamics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
18,727
South Africa
55
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Leon MT Dicks
Leon MT Dicks
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
48
0.593
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
antimicrobial peptides
bacteriocins
probiotics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
19,192
South Africa
56
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Mark Tomlinson
Mark Tomlinson
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
60
0.750
Social Sciences / Sociology
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
19,199
South Africa
57
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Christine Lochner
Christine Lochner
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
60
0.750
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Compulsivity
impulsivity
behavioural addictions
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
19,206
South Africa
58
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
OD Makinde
OD Makinde
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
59
0.738
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal Science
Applied Mathematics
Modelling and Computations
BioMathematics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
19,468
South Africa
59
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Christian Rogerson
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
49
0.613
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
19,502
South Africa
60
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Gary Maartens
Gary Maartens
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
48
0.600
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
HIV
tuberculosis
See All Rankings and Analysis