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South Africa 204 Scientists H-Index Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 51
drug delivery
drug develpment
animal studies
genetic diseases
infectious disease
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
13
0.565
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 52
Drug Metabolism
Drug Discovery and Development
Tuberculosis
Malaria
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
18
0.818
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 53
Drug design and discovery
AI-driven healtcare solutions
Regulatory Affairs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 54
Molecular Engineering of Precision Systems
Metal Coordinated Pharmaceuticals
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 55
Pharmacology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
8
0.381
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 56
Natural Products and Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis/ Green Solvents
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 57
Nanotechnology
Medicinal Plants
Non communicable chronic diseases
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 58
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 59
Pharmacology
medicine
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 60
Transdermal and topical delivery of pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals
Nano-drug delivery vehicles
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 61
HIV
TB
Adherence
pharmacology
drug interactions
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 62
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Discovery of anti-infectives
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 63
Clinical Pharmacology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 64
Solid-state chemistry
amorphous drugs and solid dispersions
improved aqueous solubility
compatiblity studies
fixed-dose comb
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 65
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 66
Mass spectrometry imaging
Neuroscience
Human Physiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
15
0.789
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 67
neuropsychopharmacology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
11
0.579
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 68
cancer research
drug delivery
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
9
0.474
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 69
Pharmacology
pharmacokinetics
wound healing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
14
0.778
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 70
Drug delivery
LbL nanocoating
Surfactants
Colloids
NMR
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
12
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 71
Malaria
Organic Synthesis
Medicinal Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 72
Proteins and protein systems in health and disease
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
7
0.412
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 73
Epigenetics
Molecular Biology
Virology
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Molecular Cancer Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 74
Clinical Pharmacology
Infectious diseases
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 75
Pharmaceutical chemistry
Parkinson's
Adenosine receptor antagonists
Animal models
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
Anne Grobler
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
13
0.565
drug delivery
drug develpment
animal studies
genetic diseases
infectious disease
Mathew Njoroge
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
18
0.818
Drug Metabolism
Drug Discovery and Development
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Jacques Joubert
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
Drug design and discovery
AI-driven healtcare solutions
Regulatory Affairs
Thashree Marimuthu
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
Molecular Engineering of Precision Systems
Metal Coordinated Pharmaceuticals
Douglas Oliver
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
8
0.381
Ashish Kumar
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
18
0.900
Natural Products and Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis/ Green Solvents
Krishna Suresh Babu Naidu|Suresh Naidu, Krishna SBN
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
Nanotechnology
Medicinal Plants
Non communicable chronic diseases
Lomas Kumar Tomar
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
Peter Owira
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
Minja Gerber
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
Transdermal and topical delivery of pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals
Nano-drug delivery vehicles
Tanuja N Gengiah
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
HIV
TB
Adherence
pharmacology
drug interactions
Lesetja Legoabe
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Discovery of anti-infectives
Marc Blockman
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
Marique Aucamp
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
Solid-state chemistry
amorphous drugs and solid dispersions
improved aqueous solubility
compatiblity studies
fixed-dose comb
Charu Tyagi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
Sooraj Baijnath
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
15
0.789
Mass spectrometry imaging
Neuroscience
Human Physiology
Christiaan Brink
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
11
0.579
neuropsychopharmacology
Armorel Van Eyk
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
9
0.474
cancer research
drug delivery
Duncan Cromarty
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
14
0.778
Pharmacology
pharmacokinetics
wound healing
Daniel P. Otto
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
12
0.667
Drug delivery
LbL nanocoating
Surfactants
Colloids
NMR
Frans Smit
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
Malaria
Organic Synthesis
Medicinal Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Strinivasen Naidoo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
7
0.412
Proteins and protein systems in health and disease
Johannes F Wentzel
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
Epigenetics
Molecular Biology
Virology
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Molecular Cancer Biology
Roeland Wasmann
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
Clinical Pharmacology
Infectious diseases
Gisella Terre'blanche
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
Pharmaceutical chemistry
Parkinson's
Adenosine receptor antagonists
Animal models