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South Africa Scientists H-Index Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials 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
Nano-Science
Materials Science
Energy Storage
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
43
0.811
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :2
Materials Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Water Treatment
Environmental Analysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
40
0.870
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :3
Advanced Engineering Materials
Corrosion Engineering
Surface Technologies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
37
0.804
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :4
Nanocomposites
nanomaterials
waste treatment & valorization targeting clean and sustainable energy and environment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
37
0.902
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :5
materials science
laser materials processing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :6
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System "GIS"
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
30
0.968
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :7
Biopolymers
Data mining
Rheology
Experimental Design and Data Analysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
27
0.900
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :8
Materials Chemistry
Thin films
Inorganic materials
Semiconductors
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
27
0.900
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :9
Remuneration
compensation
reward
performance management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :10
Water Treatment
Carbon Nanotechnology
Biohydrometallurgy
Industrial and Mining Water Research Unit
Innovation Studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :11
hydrometallurgy
biohydrometallurgy
mineral processing
metal extraction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
22
0.759
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :12
Circular economy
Green Production
natural resources beneficiation and value addition
waste-to-energy
and nuclear waste engineering science.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
19
0.704
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :13
hydrogen technology
nanomaterials
organometallic complex
metal hydride
polymers
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
23
0.920
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :14
Mechanical Behaviour of Materials (MMCs and Light Alloys)
Corrosion
High Entropy Alloys
Hot Deformation.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
23
0.958
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :15
Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Water Treatment
Membrane Technology
Resource Recovery
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
22
0.917
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :16
Materials Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
14
0.583
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :17
Bioplastics and Biodegradable Materials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :18
Polymer nanocomposites
nanomaterials
materials science
nanosensors
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
21
0.913
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :19
Energy storage Materials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
20
0.870
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :20
solvent extraction
ion exchange
electrowinning
hydrometallurgy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
17
0.739
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :21
Polymer Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
12
0.522
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :22
Remote sensing
GIS
Geospatial modelling
Surface hydrology
Spatial ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :23
Materials
Manufacturing
Residual stress
Finite Element Analysis
Physical metallurgy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :24
Polymer Science
drug delivery
nanoparticles
Magnetic hydrogels
polymeric composite membranes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :25
Chemical Engineering
Life Cycle Assessment
Industrial Ecology
Industrial Biotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
Ncholu Manyala
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
43
0.811
Nano-Science
Materials Science
Energy Storage
Damian C. Onwudiwe
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
40
0.870
Materials Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Water Treatment
Environmental Analysis
Abimbola Patricia Popoola
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
37
0.804
Advanced Engineering Materials
Corrosion Engineering
Surface Technologies
Mo Daramola
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
37
0.902
Nanocomposites
nanomaterials
waste treatment & valorization targeting clean and sustainable energy and environment
Sisa Pityana
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
materials science
laser materials processing
Elhadi Adam
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
30
0.968
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System "GIS"
Victoria A. Jideani
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
27
0.900
Biopolymers
Data mining
Rheology
Experimental Design and Data Analysis
Malik Dilshad Khan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
27
0.900
Materials Chemistry
Thin films
Inorganic materials
Semiconductors
Mark Bussin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
Remuneration
compensation
reward
performance management
Geoffrey S. Simate
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
Water Treatment
Carbon Nanotechnology
Biohydrometallurgy
Industrial and Mining Water Research Unit
Innovation Studies
Selo Ndlovu|Sehliselo Ndlovu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
22
0.759
hydrometallurgy
biohydrometallurgy
mineral processing
metal extraction
Antoine-Floribert Mulaba-Bafubiandi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
19
0.704
Circular economy
Green Production
natural resources beneficiation and value addition
waste-to-energy
and nuclear waste engineering science.
Kwena Desmond Modibane
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
23
0.920
hydrogen technology
nanomaterials
organometallic complex
metal hydride
polymers
Michael Oluwatosin Bodunrin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
23
0.958
Mechanical Behaviour of Materials (MMCs and Light Alloys)
Corrosion
High Entropy Alloys
Hot Deformation.
Lebea Nthunya
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
22
0.917
Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Water Treatment
Membrane Technology
Resource Recovery
Waldo Stumpf
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
14
0.583
Sudhakar Muniyasamy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Bioplastics and Biodegradable Materials
James Ramontja
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
21
0.913
Polymer nanocomposites
nanomaterials
materials science
nanosensors
Kumar Raju
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
20
0.870
Energy storage Materials
Kathryn C. Sole
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
17
0.739
solvent extraction
ion exchange
electrowinning
hydrometallurgy
Peter Mallon
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
12
0.522
Cletah Shoko
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
Remote sensing
GIS
Geospatial modelling
Surface hydrology
Spatial ecology
Rf Laubscher
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
Materials
Manufacturing
Residual stress
Finite Element Analysis
Physical metallurgy
Sakey Ravindra
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
Polymer Science
drug delivery
nanoparticles
Magnetic hydrogels
polymeric composite membranes
Kevin Harding|Kevin Graham Harding
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
18
0.857
Chemical Engineering
Life Cycle Assessment
Industrial Ecology
Industrial Biotechnology