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South Africa Scientists H-Index Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 "Scientists Last 6 years H-index" and Subject Rankings.

Total 156 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Yahya E. Choonara
Targeted Drug Delivery
Nanomedicines
Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials
Molecular Pharma-Engineered Regenerative Medicines
Drug
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
47
0.783
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Namrita Lall
Pharmacology
toxicology
oral care
tuberculosis
cancer and cosmeceuticals
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
37
0.673
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
BH Harvey
Animal models
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Behavior
Psychiatry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
32
0.615
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Karen Barnes
Malaria
Clinical Pharmacology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
29
0.617
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Thavendran Govender
Drug Discovery
Synthetic Chemistry
Brain Diseases
Drug Resistant Bacteria
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
31
0.738
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Collet Dandara
Genetics
Genomics
Pharmacogenomics
Precision Medicine
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
31
0.738
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Rui Krause
Smart Materials
Drug Delivery
Natural Products
Organic Synthesis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
30
0.732
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Vanessa Steenkamp
herbals
traditional medicine
toxicology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
24
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Connie Medlen / Cej Van Rensburg
Pharmacology
Immunology
drug development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
19
0.475
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Blessing A. Aderibigbe
drug delivery systems
organic synthesis
polymer-drug conjugates
wound dressing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
36
0.947
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Marietjie Stander
Natural product analysis
Mass spectrometry
Chromatography
Analytical Chemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
24
0.686
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Daniel Gyamfi Amoako
Pathogenomics
Applied Bioinformatics
Molecular biology
Pharmacoinformatics
Data analytics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Paolo Denti
Pharmacometrics
Clinical Pharmacology
Modelling and simulation
Tuberculosis
HIV
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Jeanetta Du Plessis
Transdermal and topical drug delivery
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Andrew Lofts Gray
Pharmacy
Pharmacology
Medicines Policy
Rational Use
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
22
0.647
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Roderick B Walker
Formulation
product development
quality control
pharmaceutical analysis
drug delivery
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
22
0.647
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
61
0.701
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gary Maartens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
49
0.605
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yahya E. Choonara
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
47
0.783
Targeted Drug Delivery
Nanomedicines
Stimuli-Responsive Biomaterials
Molecular Pharma-Engineered Regenerative Medicines
Drug
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Helen Mcilleron
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
41
0.695
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Namrita Lall
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
37
0.673
Pharmacology
toxicology
oral care
tuberculosis
cancer and cosmeceuticals
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lisa Du Toit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
41
0.759
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
BH Harvey
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
32
0.615
Animal models
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Behavior
Psychiatry
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Karen Barnes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
29
0.617
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Katharigatta Narayanaswamy Venugopala
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
38
0.905
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lubbe Wiesner
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
33
0.786
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thavendran Govender
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
31
0.738
Drug Discovery
Synthetic Chemistry
Brain Diseases
Drug Resistant Bacteria
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Collet Dandara
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
31
0.738
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rui Krause
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
30
0.732
Smart Materials
Drug Delivery
Natural Products
Organic Synthesis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vanessa Steenkamp
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
24
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Connie Medlen / Cej Van Rensburg
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
19
0.475
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Blessing A. Aderibigbe
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
36
0.947
drug delivery systems
organic synthesis
polymer-drug conjugates
wound dressing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Karen Cohen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
26
0.743
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marietjie Stander
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
24
0.686
Natural product analysis
Mass spectrometry
Chromatography
Analytical Chemistry
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Sarel Malan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
22
0.629
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel Gyamfi Amoako
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
Pathogenomics
Applied Bioinformatics
Molecular biology
Pharmacoinformatics
Data analytics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paolo Denti
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
Pharmacometrics
Clinical Pharmacology
Modelling and simulation
Tuberculosis
HIV
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Josias Hamman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jeanetta Du Plessis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrew Lofts Gray
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
22
0.647
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Roderick B Walker
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
22
0.647
Formulation
product development
quality control
pharmaceutical analysis
drug delivery