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South Africa Scientists H-Index Rankings in South Africa 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 19.185 scientist, 1 country, 74 institution
* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
32,884
Country Rank
101
Institution Rank :17
South Africa
Mark Cotton
Mark Cotton
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
HIV
infectious diseases
children
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
43
0.632
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
33,333
Country Rank
102
Institution Rank :18
South Africa
Robin Emsley
Robin Emsley
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
psychiatry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
35
0.515
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
33,374
Country Rank
103
Institution Rank :25
South Africa
Ed Rybicki
Ed Rybicki
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Virology
Virology
Vaccinology
Plant Biotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
34
0.500
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
33,503
Country Rank
104
Institution Rank :18
South Africa
Michel Verstraete
Michel Verstraete
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Earth Observation
Global Change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
31
0.456
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
33,882
Country Rank
105
Institution Rank :19
South Africa
John Wilson
John Wilson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology
Invasion Science
Biological Invasions
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
53
0.791
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
34,369
Country Rank
106
Institution Rank :7
South Africa
Bernard Slippers
Bernard Slippers
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
forest pathology and entomology
forest health
invasion biology
mycology
molecular ecology and evolution
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
44
0.657
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
34,504
Country Rank
107
Institution Rank :3
South Africa
Janusz Tadeusz Paweska
Janusz Tadeusz Paweska
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Veterinary Sciences
virology
epidemiology
diagnostics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
42
0.627
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
35,444
Country Rank
108
Institution Rank :7
South Africa
Onisimo Mutanga
Onisimo Mutanga
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban , South Africa
Others
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
55
0.833
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
35,679
Country Rank
109
Institution Rank :20
South Africa
Andreas Henri Diacon
Andreas Henri Diacon
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis
medicine
microbiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
50
0.758
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
36,654
Country Rank
110
Institution Rank :2
South Africa
Ruud Schropp
Ruud Schropp
University of the Western Cape
Bellville , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
photovoltaics
nanomaterials
nanophotonics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
34
0.515
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
37,050
Country Rank
111
Institution Rank :1
South Africa
Faizal Bux
Faizal Bux
Durban University of Technology
Durban , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Wastewater Technology
Algal Biotechnology
Biofuels
Bioremediation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
57
0.877
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
37,187
Country Rank
112
Institution Rank :19
South Africa
Fiona Baker
Fiona Baker
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Others
sleep
thermoregulation
brain
alcohol
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
53
0.815
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
37,450
Country Rank
113
Institution Rank :20
South Africa
Viness Pillay
Viness Pillay
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Bioengineering
Biomaterials
Advanced Drug Delivery
Atomistic Simulations
Implant
Neurotherapeutics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
47
0.723
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
37,543
Country Rank
114
Institution Rank :8
South Africa
Kavilan Moodley
Kavilan Moodley
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
astrophysics
cosmology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
46
0.708
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
37,773
Country Rank
115
Institution Rank :2
South Africa
Graham Ih Kerley
Graham Ih Kerley
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Conservation biology
megaherbivore ecology
predator prey interactions
ecological history
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
42
0.646
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
38,319
Country Rank
116
Institution Rank :3
South Africa
Christopher Mcquaid
Christopher Mcquaid
Rhodes University
Grahamstown , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Marine ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
34
0.523
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
39,018
Country Rank
117
Institution Rank :26
South Africa
Petrus J De Vries
Petrus J De Vries
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Others
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
51
0.797
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
39,107
Country Rank
118
Institution Rank :3
South Africa
Ralf Henkel
Ralf Henkel
University of the Western Cape
Bellville , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Andrology
Oxidative stress
Medicinal Plants
reactive oxygen species
male infertility
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
49
0.766
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
39,365
Country Rank
119
Institution Rank :27
South Africa
Carolyn Williamson
Carolyn Williamson
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Others
hiv
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
45
0.703
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
39,395
Country Rank
120
Institution Rank :9
South Africa
Matt Hilton
Matt Hilton
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
galaxy evolution
clusters of galaxies
cosmology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
45
0.703
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
39,676
Country Rank
121
Institution Rank :28
South Africa
Nelia Patricia Steyn
Nelia Patricia Steyn
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
41
0.641
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
39,680
Country Rank
122
Institution Rank :29
South Africa
Helen Cox
Helen Cox
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Microbiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
41
0.641
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
39,885
Country Rank
123
Institution Rank :8
South Africa
Nigel C Bennett
Nigel C Bennett
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
mole-rats
Reproduction
physiology...
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
38
0.594
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
40,346
Country Rank
124
Institution Rank :30
South Africa
Leslie Gordon Underhill
Leslie Gordon Underhill
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
statistical ecology
biodiversity informatics
citizen science
moult
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
31
0.484
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
40,743
Country Rank
125
Institution Rank :2
South Africa
Bhekie Mamba
Bhekie Mamba
University of South Africa
Pretoria , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nanotechnology for Water Treatment
Membrane Technology
Water Treatment Technologies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
55
0.873
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
32,884
South Africa
101
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Mark Cotton
Mark Cotton
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
43
0.632
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
HIV
infectious diseases
children
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
33,333
South Africa
102
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Robin Emsley
Robin Emsley
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
35
0.515
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
psychiatry
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
33,374
South Africa
103
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Ed Rybicki
Ed Rybicki
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
34
0.500
Medical and Health Sciences / Virology
Virology
Vaccinology
Plant Biotechnology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
33,503
South Africa
104
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Michel Verstraete
Michel Verstraete
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
31
0.456
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Earth Observation
Global Change
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
33,882
South Africa
105
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
John Wilson
John Wilson
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
53
0.791
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology
Invasion Science
Biological Invasions
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
34,369
South Africa
106
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Bernard Slippers
Bernard Slippers
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
44
0.657
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
forest pathology and entomology
forest health
invasion biology
mycology
molecular ecology and evolution
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
34,504
South Africa
107
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Janusz Tadeusz Paweska
Janusz Tadeusz Paweska
National Institute for Communicable Diseases Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
42
0.627
Medical and Health Sciences / Veterinary Sciences
virology
epidemiology
diagnostics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
35,444
South Africa
108
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Onisimo Mutanga
Onisimo Mutanga
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
55
0.833
Others
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
35,679
South Africa
109
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Andreas Henri Diacon
Andreas Henri Diacon
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
50
0.758
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis
medicine
microbiology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
36,654
South Africa
110
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Ruud Schropp
Ruud Schropp
University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
34
0.515
Engineering & Technology / Energy Engineering
photovoltaics
nanomaterials
nanophotonics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
37,050
South Africa
111
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Faizal Bux
Faizal Bux
Durban University of Technology Durban, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
57
0.877
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Wastewater Technology
Algal Biotechnology
Biofuels
Bioremediation
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
37,187
South Africa
112
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Fiona Baker
Fiona Baker
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
53
0.815
Others
sleep
thermoregulation
brain
alcohol
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
37,450
South Africa
113
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Viness Pillay
Viness Pillay
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
47
0.723
Engineering & Technology / Bioengineering
Biomaterials
Advanced Drug Delivery
Atomistic Simulations
Implant
Neurotherapeutics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
37,543
South Africa
114
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Kavilan Moodley
Kavilan Moodley
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
46
0.708
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
astrophysics
cosmology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
37,773
South Africa
115
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Graham Ih Kerley
Graham Ih Kerley
Nelson Mandela University Port Elizabeth, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
42
0.646
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Conservation biology
megaherbivore ecology
predator prey interactions
ecological history
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
38,319
South Africa
116
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Christopher Mcquaid
Christopher Mcquaid
Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
34
0.523
Agriculture & Forestry / Fisheries
Marine ecology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
39,018
South Africa
117
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Petrus J De Vries
Petrus J De Vries
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
51
0.797
Others
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
39,107
South Africa
118
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Ralf Henkel
Ralf Henkel
University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
49
0.766
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Andrology
Oxidative stress
Medicinal Plants
reactive oxygen species
male infertility
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
39,365
South Africa
119
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Carolyn Williamson
Carolyn Williamson
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
45
0.703
Others
hiv
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
39,395
South Africa
120
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Matt Hilton
Matt Hilton
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
45
0.703
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
galaxy evolution
clusters of galaxies
cosmology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
39,676
South Africa
121
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Nelia Patricia Steyn
Nelia Patricia Steyn
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
41
0.641
Medical and Health Sciences / Nutrition and Dietetics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
39,680
South Africa
122
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Helen Cox
Helen Cox
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
41
0.641
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Microbiology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
39,885
South Africa
123
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Nigel C Bennett
Nigel C Bennett
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
38
0.594
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
mole-rats
Reproduction
physiology...
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
40,346
South Africa
124
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Leslie Gordon Underhill
Leslie Gordon Underhill
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
31
0.484
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
statistical ecology
biodiversity informatics
citizen science
moult
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
40,743
South Africa
125
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Bhekie Mamba
Bhekie Mamba
University of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
55
0.873
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nanotechnology for Water Treatment
Membrane Technology
Water Treatment Technologies
See All Rankings and Analysis