H-Index
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South Africa Scientists H-Index Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Rankings in South Africa 2025
AD Scientific Index evaluates the academic productivity and efficiency of scientists and institutions based on the H-index, i10 index, and citation counts. In addition to total H-index rankings, you can also explore rankings and analyses by "Scientists Last 6 Years H-index" and by subject.
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :1
Swarm Intelligence
Evolutionary Computation
Neural Networks
Optimization
Data Analytics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
45
0.643
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :2
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
52
0.852
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :3
X-ray tomography
Additive Manufacturing
Biomimicry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
49
0.925
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :4
Advanced Manufacturing
Robotics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :5
Mineral/Waste Processing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
21
0.778
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :6
Sustainable Biorefineries
Biomass processing
Biomaterials
Postharvest Technologies
Waste
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :7
Biorefinery
LCA
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :8
Structural Integrity
Fatigue and fracture
Additive Manufacturing
Digital Image/Volume Correlation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
20
0.870
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :9
Additive and Advanced manufacturing
Design
Product Development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :10
Transport modelling
Operations Research
Optimisation
Simulation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :11
Bioprocessing
biomass processing
food-water-energy nexus
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :12
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
16
0.727
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :13
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :14
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
15
0.789
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :15
Smart Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
15
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :16
Industrial Engineering
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Maturity Models
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :17
Heat Transfer
Nano-fluids
Contact Resistance
Energy Systems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
12
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :18
Reliability modeling
simulation
physical asset management
statistical failure analysis
residual life estimation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :19
Manufacturing
Holonic manufacturing Systems
Erlang
Multi-Agent Systems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :20
Advance Materials
Heat treatment and Characterization Techniques
Mechanical Testing
Powder Metallurgy (SPS)
Severe Plastic D
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :21
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :22
Industrial Engineering
Optimization
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
9
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :23
Physical Asset Management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :24
Resource Efficiency Engineering Management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :25
Industry 4.0
Energy modelling
Business Process
Business Optimisation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
Andries Engelbrecht
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
45
0.643
Swarm Intelligence
Evolutionary Computation
Neural Networks
Optimization
Data Analytics
Johann Gorgens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
52
0.852
Anton Du Plessis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
49
0.925
X-ray tomography
Additive Manufacturing
Biomimicry
Khumbulani Mpofu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
Advanced Manufacturing
Robotics
Guven Akdogan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
21
0.778
Mineral/Waste Processing
Annie Fa Chimphango
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
Sustainable Biorefineries
Biomass processing
Biomaterials
Postharvest Technologies
Waste
Somayeh Farzad
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
22
0.957
Thorsten H. Becker
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
20
0.870
Structural Integrity
Fatigue and fracture
Additive Manufacturing
Digital Image/Volume Correlation
Deon De Beer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
Additive and Advanced manufacturing
Design
Product Development
Johan W. Joubert
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
Transport modelling
Operations Research
Optimisation
Simulation
Eugene Van Rensburg
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
Bioprocessing
biomass processing
food-water-energy nexus
Cara Schwarz
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
16
0.727
Sara Grobbelaar
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
19
1.000
Natasha Sacks
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
15
0.789
GA Oosthuizen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
15
0.833
Smart Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies
Liezl Van Dyk
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
Industrial Engineering
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Maturity Models
Vasudeva Rao Veeredhi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
12
0.857
Heat Transfer
Nano-fluids
Contact Resistance
Energy Systems
PJ Vlok
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
Reliability modeling
simulation
physical asset management
statistical failure analysis
residual life estimation
Karel Kruger
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Manufacturing
Holonic manufacturing Systems
Erlang
Multi-Agent Systems
Azeez Lawan Rominiyi|Azeez Rominiyi, Rominiyi Azeez Lawan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Advance Materials
Heat treatment and Characterization Techniques
Mechanical Testing
Powder Metallurgy (SPS)
Severe Plastic D
Zane Simpson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
Jacomine Grobler
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
9
0.750
Industrial Engineering
Optimization
Jl Jooste
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
Physical Asset Management
André F. Van Der Merwe
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
Resource Efficiency Engineering Management
M Munsamy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
Industry 4.0
Energy modelling
Business Process
Business Optimisation