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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
104,591
Country Rank
404
Institution Rank :104
South Africa
Coleen Moloney
Coleen Moloney
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
24
0.533
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
104,982
Country Rank
405
Institution Rank :60
South Africa
Roelof Menkveld
Roelof Menkveld
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Others
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
22
0.489
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
105,263
Country Rank
406
Institution Rank :37
South Africa
Robin Crewe
Robin Crewe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
social behaviour
chemical ecology
social insects
honeybee
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
19
0.422
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
105,265
Country Rank
407
Institution Rank :13
South Africa
Chris Koen
Chris Koen
University of the Western Cape
Bellville , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
19
0.422
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
105,394
Country Rank
408
Institution Rank :15
South Africa
Etienne Barnard
Etienne Barnard
North West University
Potchefstroom , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Speech technology
pattern recognition
machine learning
deep neural networks
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
17
0.378
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
105,865
Country Rank
409
Institution Rank :33
South Africa
Sabiha Essack
Sabiha Essack
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
Antibiotic Resistance
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
40
0.909
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
106,417
Country Rank
410
Institution Rank :61
South Africa
Stefan Du Plessis
Stefan Du Plessis
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Urology
Spermatology
Andrology
reproduction
physiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
37
0.841
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
106,716
Country Rank
411
Institution Rank :4
South Africa
Maya Jacob and Maya John
Maya Jacob and Maya John
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
Pretoria , South Africa
Others
natural fibres
rubber composites
polymer composites
agrowaste derived products
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
36
0.818
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
106,860
Country Rank
412
Institution Rank :105
South Africa
Jo Wilmshurst
Jo Wilmshurst
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Neurology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
35
0.795
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
106,984
Country Rank
413
Institution Rank :1
South Africa
Augustine Ofomaja
Augustine Ofomaja
Vaal University of Technology
Vanderbijlpark , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
adsorption
water purification
catalysis
electrochemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
35
0.795
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
107,082
Country Rank
414
Institution Rank :7
South Africa
Jeanet Conradie
Jeanet Conradie
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
34
0.773
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
107,092
Country Rank
415
Institution Rank :1
South Africa
Neerish Revaprasadu
Neerish Revaprasadu
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nanoscience
Materials Chemistry
Semiconductors...
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
34
0.773
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
107,390
Country Rank
416
Institution Rank :24
South Africa
Jane Catherine Ngila
Jane Catherine Ngila
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Analytical Environmental Chemistry
Nanotechnology for Water
Adsorption Chemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
33
0.750
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
107,791
Country Rank
417
Institution Rank :106
South Africa
Ernesta Meintjes
Ernesta Meintjes
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
MRI
neuroscience
bioengineering
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
32
0.727
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
107,825
Country Rank
418
Institution Rank :48
South Africa
Dorrit Posel|D.R.Posel, Dori Posel
Dorrit Posel|D.R.Posel, Dori Posel
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economic demography
Gender
Labour economics
Well-being
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
32
0.727
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
107,842
Country Rank
419
Institution Rank :34
South Africa
Kevin Kirkman
Kevin Kirkman
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban , South Africa
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Grassland Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
32
0.727
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
107,993
Country Rank
420
Institution Rank :62
South Africa
Robert Mash Bob Mash
Robert Mash Bob Mash
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Family Medicine
family medicine
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
31
0.705
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
108,195
Country Rank
421
Institution Rank :107
South Africa
AJ Brink
AJ Brink
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Internal Medicine
Medical Microbiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
31
0.705
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
108,372
Country Rank
422
Institution Rank :10
South Africa
Martin H. Villet
Martin H. Villet
Rhodes University
Grahamstown , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Zoology
Forensic Biology
Biodiversity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
108,382
Country Rank
423
Institution Rank :16
South Africa
H Bouwman
H Bouwman
North West University
Potchefstroom , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecotoxicology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
108,494
Country Rank
424
Institution Rank :35
South Africa
Ayesha Motala
Ayesha Motala
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Endocrinology and Metabolism
diabetes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
108,552
Country Rank
425
Institution Rank :5
South Africa
Basil Brooke
Basil Brooke
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg , South Africa
Others
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
108,557
Country Rank
426
Institution Rank :63
South Africa
Maret Du Toit
Maret Du Toit
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
wine microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
malolactic fermentation
microbial wine spoilage
biopreservation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
108,692
Country Rank
427
Institution Rank :6
South Africa
Suren Singh
Suren Singh
Durban University of Technology
Durban , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Enzyme Technology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
29
0.659
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
109,122
Country Rank
428
Institution Rank :108
South Africa
Brian Rayner
Brian Rayner
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Nephrology
Nephrology and hypertension
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
28
0.636
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
104,591
South Africa
404
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 401
Coleen Moloney
Coleen Moloney
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
24
0.533
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
104,982
South Africa
405
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 402
Roelof Menkveld
Roelof Menkveld
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
22
0.489
Others
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
105,263
South Africa
406
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 403
Robin Crewe
Robin Crewe
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
19
0.422
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
social behaviour
chemical ecology
social insects
honeybee
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
105,265
South Africa
407
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 404
Chris Koen
Chris Koen
University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
19
0.422
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
105,394
South Africa
408
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 405
Etienne Barnard
Etienne Barnard
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
17
0.378
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Speech technology
pattern recognition
machine learning
deep neural networks
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
105,865
South Africa
409
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 406
Sabiha Essack
Sabiha Essack
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
40
0.909
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
Antibiotic Resistance
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
106,417
South Africa
410
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 407
Stefan Du Plessis
Stefan Du Plessis
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
37
0.841
Medical and Health Sciences / Urology
Spermatology
Andrology
reproduction
physiology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
106,716
South Africa
411
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 408
Maya Jacob and Maya John
Maya Jacob and Maya John
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
36
0.818
Others
natural fibres
rubber composites
polymer composites
agrowaste derived products
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
106,860
South Africa
412
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 409
Jo Wilmshurst
Jo Wilmshurst
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
35
0.795
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Neurology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
106,984
South Africa
413
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 410
Augustine Ofomaja
Augustine Ofomaja
Vaal University of Technology Vanderbijlpark, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
35
0.795
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
adsorption
water purification
catalysis
electrochemistry
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
107,082
South Africa
414
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 411
Jeanet Conradie
Jeanet Conradie
University of the Free State Bloemfontein, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
34
0.773
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemistry
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
107,092
South Africa
415
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 412
Neerish Revaprasadu
Neerish Revaprasadu
University of Zululand Kwadlangezwa, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
34
0.773
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Nanoscience
Materials Chemistry
Semiconductors...
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
107,390
South Africa
416
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 413
Jane Catherine Ngila
Jane Catherine Ngila
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
33
0.750
Engineering & Technology / Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Analytical Environmental Chemistry
Nanotechnology for Water
Adsorption Chemistry
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
107,791
South Africa
417
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 414
Ernesta Meintjes
Ernesta Meintjes
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
32
0.727
Engineering & Technology / Biomedical Engineering
MRI
neuroscience
bioengineering
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
107,825
South Africa
418
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 415
Dorrit Posel|D.R.Posel, Dori Posel
Dorrit Posel|D.R.Posel, Dori Posel
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
32
0.727
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Economic demography
Gender
Labour economics
Well-being
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
107,842
South Africa
419
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 416
Kevin Kirkman
Kevin Kirkman
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
32
0.727
Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Grassland Science
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
107,993
South Africa
420
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 417
Robert Mash Bob Mash
Robert Mash Bob Mash
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
31
0.705
Medical and Health Sciences / Family Medicine
family medicine
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
108,195
South Africa
421
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 418
AJ Brink
AJ Brink
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
31
0.705
Medical and Health Sciences / Internal Medicine
Medical Microbiology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
108,372
South Africa
422
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 419
Martin H. Villet
Martin H. Villet
Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Zoology
Forensic Biology
Biodiversity
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
108,382
South Africa
423
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 420
H Bouwman
H Bouwman
North West University Potchefstroom, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecotoxicology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
108,494
South Africa
424
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 421
Ayesha Motala
Ayesha Motala
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
Medical and Health Sciences / Endocrinology and Metabolism
diabetes
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
108,552
South Africa
425
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 422
Basil Brooke
Basil Brooke
National Institute for Communicable Diseases Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
Others
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
108,557
South Africa
426
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 423
Maret Du Toit
Maret Du Toit
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
30
0.682
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
wine microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
malolactic fermentation
microbial wine spoilage
biopreservation
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
108,692
South Africa
427
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 424
Suren Singh
Suren Singh
Durban University of Technology Durban, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
29
0.659
Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Enzyme Technology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
109,122
South Africa
428
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 425
Brian Rayner
Brian Rayner
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
28
0.636
Medical and Health Sciences / Nephrology
Nephrology and hypertension
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