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South Africa Scientists H-Index Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics Rankings in South Africa 2025

The "AD Scientific Index" analyses the academic work of scientists using the H-index, i10 index and number of citations, and provides results that can be used to evaluate the productivity and efficiency of individuals and institutions. In addition to ranking according to "total H-index" for individuals and institutions, you can also see the ranking and analyses according to "last 6 years H-index"and Subject Rankings.

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Total 51 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
19,740
Country Rank
61
Institution Rank :9
South Africa
Helena Kuivaniemi
Helena Kuivaniemi
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
39
0.488
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
20,835
Country Rank
65
Institution Rank :4
South Africa
Tulio De Oliveira
Tulio De Oliveira
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Viruses
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
67
0.859
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
32,177
Country Rank
97
Institution Rank :24
South Africa
Peter Beighton
Peter Beighton
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
22
0.319
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
34,369
Country Rank
106
Institution Rank :7
South Africa
Bernard Slippers
Bernard Slippers
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
forest pathology and entomology
forest health
invasion biology
mycology
molecular ecology and evolution
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
44
0.657
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
72,685
Country Rank
245
Institution Rank :34
South Africa
Jens Kossmann
Jens Kossmann
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Life Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
27
0.519
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
109,533
Country Rank
429
Institution Rank :49
South Africa
Himla Soodyall
Himla Soodyall
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
human genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
27
0.614
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
119,071
Country Rank
465
Institution Rank :40
South Africa
Elizabeth (Lizette) J Van Rensburg
Elizabeth (Lizette) J Van Rensburg
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Cancer Genetics and Human Genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
34
0.810
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
131,996
Country Rank
534
Institution Rank :130
South Africa
Ambroise Wonkam|Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
Ambroise Wonkam|Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Medical genetics
Human and molecular genetics
Medical ethics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
34
0.850
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
137,566
Country Rank
562
Institution Rank :75
South Africa
Maritha Kotze
Maritha Kotze
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human Genetics
Personalized Medicine
Translation Research
Biotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
20
0.500
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
152,507
Country Rank
637
Institution Rank :82
South Africa
Anna-Maria Botha Oberholster
Anna-Maria Botha Oberholster
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Biotic and Abiotic stress
Genomics
Bread wheat
Aphid and Drought
DNA methylation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
23
0.605
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
153,419
Country Rank
644
Institution Rank :83
South Africa
Savel Daniels
Savel Daniels
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Molecular Systematics
Phylogenetics
Phylogeography
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
21
0.553
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
154,061
Country Rank
648
Institution Rank :153
South Africa
Leslie, Jacquie Greenberg
Leslie, Jacquie Greenberg
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human Genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
19
0.500
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
189,737
Country Rank
843
Institution Rank :98
South Africa
Amanda Krause
Amanda Krause
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human Genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
206,317
Country Rank
936
Institution Rank :87
South Africa
Jacobus Maree Greeff
Jacobus Maree Greeff
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
14
0.424
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
217,571
Country Rank
1,002
Institution Rank :97
South Africa
Paulette Bloomer
Paulette Bloomer
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Phylogeography and conservation genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
18
0.563
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
225,994
Country Rank
1,051
Institution Rank :89
South Africa
Colleen Aldous
Colleen Aldous
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Genetics
science education
medical education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
23
0.742
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
241,057
Country Rank
1,129
Institution Rank :150
South Africa
Craig Kinnear
Craig Kinnear
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
22
0.733
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
287,911
Country Rank
1,406
Institution Rank :160
South Africa
Ernest Tambo
Ernest Tambo
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Global health equity
Evidence policies
Implementation science
Digital transfromation
Resilience
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
21
0.778
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
331,696
Country Rank
1,654
Institution Rank :312
South Africa
Alan Bryer
Alan Bryer
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
stroke
genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
18
0.720
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
350,032
Country Rank
1,762
Institution Rank :182
South Africa
Nicolaas A Van Der Merwe
Nicolaas A Van Der Merwe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Population Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Genomics
Fungi
Phylogenetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
19
0.792
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
371,717
Country Rank
1,892
Institution Rank :195
South Africa
Eshchar Mizrachi
Eshchar Mizrachi
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Plant Genomics
Transcriptomics
Systems Biology
Plant Evolution
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
383,317
Country Rank
1,976
Institution Rank :362
South Africa
Colleen O'ryan
Colleen O'ryan
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Molecular and Cell Biology
Autism Genetics
Mitochondrial Function
Population Genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
14
0.609
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
389,723
Country Rank
2,004
Institution Rank :226
South Africa
Susan Williams
Susan Williams
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Glaucoma
Genetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
397,443
Country Rank
2,045
Institution Rank :254
South Africa
Csl Schutte
Csl Schutte
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Industrial Engineering
Innovation
Knowledge Management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
18
0.818
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
403,866
Country Rank
2,084
Institution Rank :232
South Africa
Zane Lombard
Zane Lombard
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human Genetics
Bioinformatics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
16
0.727
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
19,740
South Africa
61
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Helena Kuivaniemi
Helena Kuivaniemi
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
39
0.488
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human genetics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
20,835
South Africa
65
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tulio De Oliveira
Tulio De Oliveira
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
67
0.859
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Viruses
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
32,177
South Africa
97
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter Beighton
Peter Beighton
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
22
0.319
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Genetics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
34,369
South Africa
106
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bernard Slippers
Bernard Slippers
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
44
0.657
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
forest pathology and entomology
forest health
invasion biology
mycology
molecular ecology and evolution
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
72,685
South Africa
245
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jens Kossmann
Jens Kossmann
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
27
0.519
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Life Sciences
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
109,533
South Africa
429
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Himla Soodyall
Himla Soodyall
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
27
0.614
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
human genetics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
119,071
South Africa
465
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Elizabeth (Lizette) J Van Rensburg
Elizabeth (Lizette) J Van Rensburg
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
34
0.810
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Cancer Genetics and Human Genetics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
131,996
South Africa
534
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ambroise Wonkam|Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
Ambroise Wonkam|Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
34
0.850
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Medical genetics
Human and molecular genetics
Medical ethics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
137,566
South Africa
562
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maritha Kotze
Maritha Kotze
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
20
0.500
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human Genetics
Personalized Medicine
Translation Research
Biotechnology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
152,507
South Africa
637
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anna-Maria Botha Oberholster
Anna-Maria Botha Oberholster
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
23
0.605
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Biotic and Abiotic stress
Genomics
Bread wheat
Aphid and Drought
DNA methylation
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
153,419
South Africa
644
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Savel Daniels
Savel Daniels
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
21
0.553
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Molecular Systematics
Phylogenetics
Phylogeography
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
154,061
South Africa
648
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Leslie, Jacquie Greenberg
Leslie, Jacquie Greenberg
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
19
0.500
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human Genetics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
189,737
South Africa
843
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Amanda Krause
Amanda Krause
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human Genetics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
206,317
South Africa
936
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jacobus Maree Greeff
Jacobus Maree Greeff
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
14
0.424
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
217,571
South Africa
1,002
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paulette Bloomer
Paulette Bloomer
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
18
0.563
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Phylogeography and conservation genetics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
225,994
South Africa
1,051
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Colleen Aldous
Colleen Aldous
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
23
0.742
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Genetics
science education
medical education
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
241,057
South Africa
1,129
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Craig Kinnear
Craig Kinnear
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
22
0.733
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
287,911
South Africa
1,406
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ernest Tambo
Ernest Tambo
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
21
0.778
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Global health equity
Evidence policies
Implementation science
Digital transfromation
Resilience
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
331,696
South Africa
1,654
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Alan Bryer
Alan Bryer
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
18
0.720
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
stroke
genetics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
350,032
South Africa
1,762
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nicolaas A Van Der Merwe
Nicolaas A Van Der Merwe
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
19
0.792
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Population Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Genomics
Fungi
Phylogenetics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
371,717
South Africa
1,892
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eshchar Mizrachi
Eshchar Mizrachi
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Plant Genomics
Transcriptomics
Systems Biology
Plant Evolution
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
383,317
South Africa
1,976
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Colleen O'ryan
Colleen O'ryan
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
14
0.609
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Molecular and Cell Biology
Autism Genetics
Mitochondrial Function
Population Genetics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
389,723
South Africa
2,004
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Susan Williams
Susan Williams
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Glaucoma
Genetics
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
397,443
South Africa
2,045
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Csl Schutte
Csl Schutte
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
18
0.818
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Industrial Engineering
Innovation
Knowledge Management
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
403,866
South Africa
2,084
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zane Lombard
Zane Lombard
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
16
0.727
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human Genetics
Bioinformatics
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