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South Africa 110 Scientists H-Index Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
antimicrobial peptides
bacteriocins
probiotics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
45
0.542
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Water Quality
Antimicrobial Resistance.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
62
0.756
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Microbial ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
51
0.638
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
microbiology
pneumonia
tuberculosis
microbiome
diagnostics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
51
0.708
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
38
0.585
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Yeast Biotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
34
0.548
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
yeast & fungal bioolgy and biotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
23
0.404
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Tuberculosis
Diagnostics
Transmission Dynamics
Drug resistance
Microbiome
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
44
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Fresh Produce Safety and Quality
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
35
0.660
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Antimicrobial resistance
laboratory diagnosis
molecular diagnosis
molecular epidemiology
tuberculosis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
34
0.654
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Microbiology
water
nanotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
27
0.519
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
HIV/AIDS
Antimicrobial Resistance
Child Health
Global Health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
39
0.780
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
wine microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
malolactic fermentation
microbial wine spoilage
biopreservation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
26
0.578
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Environmental biotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
35
0.795
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Tuberculosis
Drug and Vaccine Development
Diagnostics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
20
0.488
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Enzymology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
24
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
land reform
agriculture
farm workers
land grabbing
redistribution
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
27
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
33
0.868
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Mycobacteriology
tuberculosis
host-pathogen interaction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
26
0.684
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
28
0.757
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Microbiology
Water Science
Molecular Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Antibiotic Resistance
Bacteria Virulence
Phage therapy and biocontrol
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Microbiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
25
0.735
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Biotechnology
microbiology
biology
bioprocess engineering
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
23
0.676
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Microbiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
21
0.618
Leon MT Dicks
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
45
0.542
Microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
antimicrobial peptides
bacteriocins
probiotics
Anthony I Okoh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
62
0.756
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Water Quality
Antimicrobial Resistance.
Don A Cowan
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
51
0.638
Mark Patrick Nicol
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
51
0.708
microbiology
pneumonia
tuberculosis
microbiome
diagnostics
Helen Cox
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
38
0.585
Willem Heber (Emile) Van Zyl
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
34
0.548
Bernard Prior
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
23
0.404
yeast & fungal bioolgy and biotechnology
Grant Theron
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
44
0.800
Tuberculosis
Diagnostics
Transmission Dynamics
Drug resistance
Microbiome
Lise Korsten
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
35
0.660
Fresh Produce Safety and Quality
Andrew Whitelaw
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
34
0.654
Antimicrobial resistance
laboratory diagnosis
molecular diagnosis
molecular epidemiology
tuberculosis
TE Cloete
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
27
0.519
Microbiology
water
nanotechnology
Pascal O. Bessong, Massaf
University of Venda
Thohoyandou, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
39
0.780
HIV/AIDS
Antimicrobial Resistance
Child Health
Global Health
Maret Du Toit
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
26
0.578
wine microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
malolactic fermentation
microbial wine spoilage
biopreservation
Ademola Olufolahan Olaniran
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
35
0.795
Environmental biotechnology
PB Fourie
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
20
0.488
Tuberculosis
Drug and Vaccine Development
Diagnostics
Johnson Lin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
24
0.600
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Enzymology
Ruth Hall
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
27
0.692
land reform
agriculture
farm workers
land grabbing
redistribution
Uchechukwu Nwodo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
33
0.868
Samantha Sampson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
26
0.684
Mycobacteriology
tuberculosis
host-pathogen interaction
Gert Van Zyl
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
28
0.757
Carlos Bezuidenhout
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
Microbiology
Water Science
Molecular Biology
Collins Njie Ateba
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
Antibiotic Resistance
Bacteria Virulence
Phage therapy and biocontrol
Wesaal Khan
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
25
0.735
Kris A. Willems
Belgium Campus Itversity
Akasia, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
23
0.676
Biotechnology
microbiology
biology
bioprocess engineering
Karin Jacobs
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
21
0.618