H-Index
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South Africa Scientists H-Index Natural Sciences / Biological Science 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 H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :1
invasion ecology
invasion biology
invasion science
conservation biology
biological invasions
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
106
0.688
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :2
Plant diversity and evolution
palaeovegetation science
conservation science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
52
0.444
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :3
Ecology
evolution
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
76
0.673
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :4
carbon cycle
savannas
earth observation
biodiversity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
73
0.658
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :5
Biological science
phytomedicine
botany
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
61
0.709
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :6
Applied ecology
fire ecology
invasion ecology
ecosystem management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
52
0.605
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :7
Ecology
conservation Biology
Earth system science
Climate change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
59
0.694
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :8
Estuarine ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
40
0.513
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :9
laser resonators
laser beam shaping
orbital angular momentum
structured light
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
65
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :10
Medicinal Plants
Ethnobotany
Phytochemistry
Phytomedicine
Ethnopharmacology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
53
0.707
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :11
Insect conservation
invertebrate conservation
conservation biology
landscape ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
48
0.649
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :12
conservation
ecology
zoology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
48
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :13
Wildlife Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
42
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :14
Ecology
Invasion Science
Biological Invasions
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
53
0.779
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :15
galaxy evolution
clusters of galaxies
cosmology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
45
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :16
Conservation biology
megaherbivore ecology
predator prey interactions
ecological history
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
43
0.662
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :17
mole-rats
Reproduction
physiology...
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
38
0.585
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :18
Photobiology
Photochemistry
Photodynamic therapy
Wound healing
Stem cells
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
50
0.781
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :19
Biological invasions
biodiversity conservation
land use planning
socio-ecological systems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
43
0.683
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :20
Taxonomy
Ethnobotany
Medicinal plants
Apiaceae
Umbelliferae
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
40
0.635
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :21
Fire ecology
savanna ecology
forest ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
37
0.617
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :22
Conservation Ecology
African elephants
Forest restoration
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
29
0.527
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :23
Conservation Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Social-Ecological Systems
Invasion Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
39
0.722
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :24
pollination
physiology
nectar-feeding birds
honey bees
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
33
0.623
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :25
Evolutionary genetics
Molecular cytogenetics
Mammalian systematics
Phylogenomics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
19
0.358
David M. Richardson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
106
0.688
invasion ecology
invasion biology
invasion science
conservation biology
biological invasions
Richard M. Cowling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
52
0.444
Plant diversity and evolution
palaeovegetation science
conservation science
William Bond
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
76
0.673
Robert J Scholes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
73
0.658
carbon cycle
savannas
earth observation
biodiversity
AJ Afolayan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
61
0.709
Biological science
phytomedicine
botany
Brian W. Van Wilgen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
52
0.605
Applied ecology
fire ecology
invasion ecology
ecosystem management
Guy Midgley
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
59
0.694
Ecology
conservation Biology
Earth system science
Climate change
Whitfield, AK
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
40
0.513
Andrew Forbes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
65
0.867
laser resonators
laser beam shaping
orbital angular momentum
structured light
Jacobus Eloff
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
53
0.707
Medicinal Plants
Ethnobotany
Phytochemistry
Phytomedicine
Ethnopharmacology
Michael J. Samways
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
48
0.649
Insect conservation
invertebrate conservation
conservation biology
landscape ecology
Slotow, RH
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
48
0.667
Norman Owen-Smith
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
42
0.600
John Wilson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
53
0.779
Ecology
Invasion Science
Biological Invasions
Matt Hilton
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
45
0.692
galaxy evolution
clusters of galaxies
cosmology
Graham Ih Kerley
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
43
0.662
Conservation biology
megaherbivore ecology
predator prey interactions
ecological history
Nigel C Bennett
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
38
0.585
mole-rats
Reproduction
physiology...
Heidi Abrahamse
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
50
0.781
Photobiology
Photochemistry
Photodynamic therapy
Wound healing
Stem cells
Mathieu Rouget
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
43
0.683
Biological invasions
biodiversity conservation
land use planning
socio-ecological systems
Ben-Erik Van Wyk
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
40
0.635
Taxonomy
Ethnobotany
Medicinal plants
Apiaceae
Umbelliferae
Michael J Lawes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
37
0.617
Fire ecology
savanna ecology
forest ecology
Rudi Van Aarde
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
29
0.527
Conservation Ecology
African elephants
Forest restoration
Karen Esler
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
39
0.722
Conservation Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Social-Ecological Systems
Invasion Biology
Susan W. Nicolson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
33
0.623
pollination
physiology
nectar-feeding birds
honey bees
Terence John Robinson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
19
0.358
Evolutionary genetics
Molecular cytogenetics
Mammalian systematics
Phylogenomics