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South Africa 129 Scientists H-Index Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Convective Nanofluids
Computational Heat Transfer
Multiphase
Energy Optimization
Solar-Thermal
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
49
0.961
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
mechanical engineering
aerodynamics
renewable energy
materials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
28
0.549
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Fluid Dynamics
Numerical Methods
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
35
0.745
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
vibration monitoring
condition monitoring
laser vibrometry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
31
0.674
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Computational mechanics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
24
0.571
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Hydrology
Climate
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
26
0.650
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Fluid Dynamics
Heat and Mass Transfer
Multiphase Flow
Engineering Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Materials and Manufacturing
Welding Processes
Material Characterization - Mechanical testing - Energy Study - Modeling of Syst
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
32
0.914
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Composite structures
design optimization
nano mechanics
optimal control
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
18
0.529
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Laser-matter interaction
Metal additive manufacturing
Metallic biomaterials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
31
0.939
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Convective Heat Transfer
Thermodynamic Optimisation and Renewable Energy
Constructal Theory and Design
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
22
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Turbomachinery
Solar Energy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
21
0.656
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Friction Stir Processing and Welding
Additive Manufacturing
Modeling and Simulation
Material Characterisations
Powder Metall
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
26
0.929
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Blast response of structures
Buried charges
IEDs
Structural impact
Crashworthiness
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
21
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Vehicle dynamics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
19
0.679
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
17
0.607
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Structural optimization
Global optimization
Very large scale optimization
Composite materials
Finite elements
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
13
0.464
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Modeling of fluid flow
scalar and particulate transport using Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
24
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Alternative fuel (biodiesel
biogas and bioethanol)
Energy efficiency and conservation
Solar energy
Heat & Mass Transfer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
25
0.962
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Gradient-only Optimisation
Generative Modeling
Particle-Based Solvers
GPU
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
22
0.846
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites
Surface treatment of natural fibers
Polymer nanocomposites
Barrier properties
El
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Manufacturing
Hydrogen
Renewable Energy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
16
0.615
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Control Systems Engineering
Thermodynamics
Nuclear Energy
Solar Energy Smartgrid Microgrids
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
16
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Computational Mechanics
Material modelling
Computational plasticity
Multidisciplinary optimization
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Thermal Engineering
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
Mohsen Sharifpur
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
49
0.961
Convective Nanofluids
Computational Heat Transfer
Multiphase
Energy Optimization
Solar-Thermal
Noor Ahmed
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
28
0.549
mechanical engineering
aerodynamics
renewable energy
materials
Precious Sibanda
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
35
0.745
Fluid Dynamics
Numerical Methods
Stephan Heyns
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
31
0.674
vibration monitoring
condition monitoring
laser vibrometry
BD Reddy
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
24
0.571
Computational mechanics
Piotr Wolski
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
26
0.650
Muaaz Bhamjee
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Fluid Dynamics
Heat and Mass Transfer
Multiphase Flow
Engineering Education
Stephen Akinlabi
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
32
0.914
Materials and Manufacturing
Welding Processes
Material Characterization - Mechanical testing - Energy Study - Modeling of Syst
Sarp Adali
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
18
0.529
Composite structures
design optimization
nano mechanics
optimal control
Ina Yadroitsava
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
31
0.939
Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Laser-matter interaction
Metal additive manufacturing
Metallic biomaterials
Tunde Bello-Ochende
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
22
0.667
Convective Heat Transfer
Thermodynamic Optimisation and Renewable Energy
Constructal Theory and Design
Von Backstrom TW
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
21
0.656
Turbomachinery
Solar Energy
Omolayo M Ikumapayi
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
26
0.929
Friction Stir Processing and Welding
Additive Manufacturing
Modeling and Simulation
Material Characterisations
Powder Metall
Steeve Chung Kim Yuen
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
21
0.750
Blast response of structures
Buried charges
IEDs
Structural impact
Crashworthiness
P. Schalk Els
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
19
0.679
James Lloyd
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
17
0.607
Albert A Groenwold
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
13
0.464
Structural optimization
Global optimization
Very large scale optimization
Composite materials
Finite elements
Alemayehu Ambaw Tsige
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
24
0.889
Modeling of fluid flow
scalar and particulate transport using Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Christopher Enweremadu
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
25
0.962
Alternative fuel (biodiesel
biogas and bioethanol)
Energy efficiency and conservation
Solar energy
Heat & Mass Transfer
Daniel N. Wilke
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
22
0.846
Gradient-only Optimisation
Generative Modeling
Particle-Based Solvers
GPU
Tp Mohan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites
Surface treatment of natural fibers
Polymer nanocomposites
Barrier properties
El
K. Abou-El-Hossein
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
16
0.615
Manufacturing
Hydrogen
Renewable Energy
Robert T Dobson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
16
0.667
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Control Systems Engineering
Thermodynamics
Nuclear Energy
Solar Energy Smartgrid Microgrids
Schalk Kok
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
Computational Mechanics
Material modelling
Computational plasticity
Multidisciplinary optimization
Jaco Dirker
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783