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South Africa Scientists H-Index Natural Sciences / Physics Rankings in South Africa 2025

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Total 317 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sahal Yacoob
High Energy Particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
160
0.687
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Loan Truong
HEP
LHC
ATLAS
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
153
0.810
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bruce Mellado
Particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
119
0.721
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jean Cleymans
Physics
Thermal Models
particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
109
0.779
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Simon Connell
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Diamond Physics
Quantum Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
99
0.739
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zeblon Vilakazi
High Energy physics
Grid Computing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
108
0.831
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joyful Mdhluli
High Energy Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
121
0.968
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nukri Komin
gamma-ray astronomy
Cosmic Rays
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
57
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Roy Maartens
Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
49
0.527
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Soebur Razzaque
Astroparticle Physics
High Energy Astrophysics
Gamma-ray Astronomy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
63
0.716
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mattia Vaccari
Astrophysics
Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Statistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
51
0.593
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sergio Colafrancesco
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
56
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tasnuva Chowdhury
Particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
78
0.975
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew Chen
Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
60
0.779
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
HC Swart
nanophosphors
luminescence
cathodoluminescence
surface characterization
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
57
0.792
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lerothodi L. Leeuw
Astrophysics and Astro-particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
53
0.815
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
SD Maharaj
General relativity
Relativistic astrophysics
Cosmology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
42
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Francesco Petruccione
Open quantum systems
quantum information processing and communication
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
42
0.778
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mario G. Santos
Cosmology
Radio telescopes
SKA
MeerKAT
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
43
0.811
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Petrus Johannes Meintjes
Physics
Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
41
0.804
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martin Ntwaeaborwa
Phosphors
Materials Science
Solid State Physics
Solar Cells
Chemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
34
0.694
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tien-Chien Jen
thermal science
additive manufacturing
Atomic Layer Deposition
Cold Gas Dynamic Spraying
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
41
0.854
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paulus Kruger
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
35
0.778
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rosalind E Skelton
Galaxy formation and evolution
astronomy
astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
39
0.907
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Dunsby
Cosmology
Gravitation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
25
0.581
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sahal Yacoob
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
160
0.687
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Loan Truong
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
153
0.810
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bruce Mellado
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
119
0.721
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jean Cleymans
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
109
0.779
Physics
Thermal Models
particle Physics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Simon Connell
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
99
0.739
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Diamond Physics
Quantum Physics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Zeblon Vilakazi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
108
0.831
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Joyful Mdhluli
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
121
0.968
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Nukri Komin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
57
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Roy Maartens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
49
0.527
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Soebur Razzaque
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
63
0.716
Astroparticle Physics
High Energy Astrophysics
Gamma-ray Astronomy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mattia Vaccari
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
51
0.593
Astrophysics
Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Statistics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sergio Colafrancesco
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
56
0.667
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tasnuva Chowdhury
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
78
0.975
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew Chen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
60
0.779
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
HC Swart
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
57
0.792
nanophosphors
luminescence
cathodoluminescence
surface characterization
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lerothodi L. Leeuw
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
53
0.815
Astrophysics and Astro-particle Physics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
SD Maharaj
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
42
0.750
General relativity
Relativistic astrophysics
Cosmology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Francesco Petruccione
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
42
0.778
Open quantum systems
quantum information processing and communication
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mario G. Santos
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
43
0.811
Cosmology
Radio telescopes
SKA
MeerKAT
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Petrus Johannes Meintjes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
41
0.804
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Martin Ntwaeaborwa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
34
0.694
Phosphors
Materials Science
Solid State Physics
Solar Cells
Chemistry
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tien-Chien Jen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
41
0.854
thermal science
additive manufacturing
Atomic Layer Deposition
Cold Gas Dynamic Spraying
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paulus Kruger
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
35
0.778
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rosalind E Skelton
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
39
0.907
Galaxy formation and evolution
astronomy
astrophysics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Dunsby
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
25
0.581