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South Africa 203 Scientists H-Index Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
HIV Prevention and Treatment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
62
0.660
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
58
0.630
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
child development
adolescent development
HIV
AIDS
public health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
52
0.578
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
54
0.614
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Public Health
demography
epidemiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
31
0.508
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
34
0.607
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Nutrtion
Prevention of Non communicable diseases
Obesity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
39
0.736
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Public Health
Epidemiology
Child Mortality
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
26
0.491
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Infectious diseases
Vaccines
Public health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
37
0.755
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Public Health
Medicinal Plants and Diabetes Mellitus
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
33
0.717
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Global Health
Evidence synthesis
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Vaccinology
HIV
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
38
0.974
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Public Health
Health Promotion
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
19
0.487
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
suicide prevention
mental health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
35
0.921
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
32
0.842
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
exposure assessment
risk assessment
dermal exposure
nano safety ...
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
19
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
housing
small towns
mining towns
public health
children
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
27
0.730
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
point-of-care
diagnostics
testing
scoping review
implementation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
34
0.944
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Epidemiology & Public Health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
26
0.722
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
HPV Infection
STIs including HIV and HPV/HIV/EBV co-infection
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
34
0.971
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
30
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
biostatistics
R
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
29
0.829
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Epidemiology
Systematic Reviews
EBM
Group A Streptococcus
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
28
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Antimicrobial resistance
microbiology
laboratory quality
public health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
25
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
public health
child health
mortality
gender
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
24
0.686
Salim S. Abdool Karim
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
62
0.660
HIV Prevention and Treatment
Estelle Lambert
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
58
0.630
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
Linda Richter
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
52
0.578
child development
adolescent development
HIV
AIDS
public health
Lucy Gilson
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
54
0.614
Stephen Tollman
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
31
0.508
Public Health
demography
epidemiology
Leslie London
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
34
0.607
Thandi Puoane
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
39
0.736
Nutrtion
Prevention of Non communicable diseases
Obesity
Kathleen Kahn
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
26
0.491
Public Health
Epidemiology
Child Mortality
Michelle Groome
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
37
0.755
Infectious diseases
Vaccines
Public health
Oluwafemi Omoniyi Oguntibeju
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
33
0.717
Public Health
Medicinal Plants and Diabetes Mellitus
Ola Adetokunboh Md
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
38
0.974
Global Health
Evidence synthesis
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Vaccinology
HIV
Myra Taylor
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
Public Health
Health Promotion
Alan Guthrie
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
19
0.487
Jason Bantjes
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
35
0.921
suicide prevention
mental health
Ehimario U. Igumbor
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
32
0.842
Derk Brouwer
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
19
0.500
exposure assessment
risk assessment
dermal exposure
nano safety ...
Lochner Marais
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
27
0.730
housing
small towns
mining towns
public health
children
Tivani Phosa Mashamba-Thompson
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
34
0.944
point-of-care
diagnostics
testing
scoping review
implementation
Nancy Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
26
0.722
Epidemiology & Public Health
Themba Ginindza
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
34
0.971
Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
HPV Infection
STIs including HIV and HPV/HIV/EBV co-infection
Mary Kinney
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
30
0.857
Maia Lesosky
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
29
0.829
Mark Engel
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
28
0.800
Epidemiology
Systematic Reviews
EBM
Group A Streptococcus
Olga Perovic
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
25
0.714
Antimicrobial resistance
microbiology
laboratory quality
public health
Shanaaz Mathews
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
24
0.686
public health
child health
mortality
gender