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Africa 23,164 Scientists H-Index Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210
144
0.686
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
Psychiatry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
91
0.700
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Haematology
Immunology
Blood Group Serology
Blood Transfusion Science
Public Health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
119
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Respiratory medicine
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
65
0.586
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
cardiology
heart failure
Africa
peripartum
covid
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
83
0.755
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
83
0.769
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
pulmonary infections
tuberculosis
diseases of poverty
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
62
0.596
* Total H Index Rankings
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On Selection: 8
Stroke
Neurorehabilitation
Neurogenetics
Non-communicable diseases
Population health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
94
0.922
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Tuberculosis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
56
0.560
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Electrocardiography
Atrial fibrillation
Preventive cardiology
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Global health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
75
0.758
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Biostatistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
49
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
HIV Prevention and Treatment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
62
0.660
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
epidemiology
biostatistics
HIV
maternal & child health
women's health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
56
0.602
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Health Policy and Management
Infection Prevention and Control
Disease Prevention and Control
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
90
0.978
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
58
0.630
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
internal medicine
medical education
clinical epidemiology and biostatistics
health systems management
knowledge translation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
42
0.457
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
health sciences
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
63
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Pharmacology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
65
0.722
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
HIV
Tuberculosis
Cryptococcosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
61
0.678
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
child development
adolescent development
HIV
AIDS
public health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
52
0.578
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
58
0.652
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
54
0.614
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Virology
virus evolution
genetic recombination
geminiviruses
sequence analysis software
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
54
0.635
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Compulsivity
impulsivity
behavioural addictions
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
59
0.711
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
HIV
tuberculosis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
46
0.554
Dan J Stein
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210
144
0.686
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
Oye Gureje
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
91
0.700
Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu
Africa University
Mutare, Zimbabwe
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
119
1.000
Haematology
Immunology
Blood Group Serology
Blood Transfusion Science
Public Health
Eric Bateman
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
65
0.586
Karen Sliwa
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
83
0.755
cardiology
heart failure
Africa
peripartum
covid
Heather Zar
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
83
0.769
Keertan Dheda
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
62
0.596
pulmonary infections
tuberculosis
diseases of poverty
Mayowa Owolabi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
94
0.922
Stroke
Neurorehabilitation
Neurogenetics
Non-communicable diseases
Population health
Robin M Warren
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
56
0.560
Elsayed Z Soliman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
75
0.758
Electrocardiography
Atrial fibrillation
Preventive cardiology
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Global health
Carl Lombard
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
49
0.500
Salim S. Abdool Karim
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
62
0.660
HIV Prevention and Treatment
Landon Myer
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
56
0.602
epidemiology
biostatistics
HIV
maternal & child health
women's health
Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
90
0.978
Health Policy and Management
Infection Prevention and Control
Disease Prevention and Control
Estelle Lambert
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
58
0.630
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
Nelson Sewankambo
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
42
0.457
internal medicine
medical education
clinical epidemiology and biostatistics
health systems management
knowledge translation
Karl Peltzer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
63
0.692
Victor Kuete
Université de Dschang
Dschang, Cameroon
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
65
0.722
Graeme Meintjes
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
61
0.678
HIV
Tuberculosis
Cryptococcosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
Linda Richter
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
52
0.578
child development
adolescent development
HIV
AIDS
public health
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
58
0.652
Lucy Gilson
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
54
0.614
Darren Martin
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
54
0.635
Virology
virus evolution
genetic recombination
geminiviruses
sequence analysis software
Christine Lochner
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
59
0.711
Compulsivity
impulsivity
behavioural addictions
Gary Maartens
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
46
0.554