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South Africa 145 Scientists H-Index Engineering & Technology / Food Science and Engineering Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Yeast
wine
microbial ecology
cellular and molecular biology
sensory science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
30
0.566
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
Ecology
plankton food webs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
22
0.423
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Food Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
31
0.660
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Enzyme Technology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
28
0.596
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Mycotoxicology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
34
0.829
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
33
0.825
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Agricultural and Food Engineering
Food Science and Technology
Environmental Control
Renewable Energy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
33
0.846
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Cereal science
Cereal chemistry
Fruits
Underutilised grains from sub-Saharan Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
31
0.838
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Food Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
27
0.730
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Nutrition & Food Composition
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
26
0.722
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Endophytes
drug discovery..
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
25
0.694
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Food-Energy-Water Systems
Blockchain
Prescriptive Analytics
Machine Learning
Cyber-Physical Systems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
31
0.886
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Food Technology
Innovative Foods
Value Addition
Food Product Development
3D Food Printing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
32
0.941
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
food secuirty
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
27
0.818
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Food Science and Technology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
29
0.935
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Meat Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
21
0.677
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Digital agriculture
Water management
Artificial intelligence
Plant physiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
26
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Lignocellulose functionalisation
biocatalysis
bioactive compounds
antioxidants
oxidases
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
21
0.700
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Tourism
Climate Change
Sustainable Development
tourism aviation
COVID-19
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Agricultural Economics
Development Economics
Environmental & Food Policy
Impact Assessment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
26
0.929
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Food Science- Science & Technology of cereal & legume grains: quality
safety
& functionality
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
26
0.929
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Organic Chemistry
Natural Product Chemistry
Organic Synthesis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
21
0.808
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Crop Science
Plant Physiology
Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems
Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Circular
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
22
0.917
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Food chemistry and processing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
21
0.913
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Food Value Addition
Food Product Development
Nutrient and Metabolite Profiling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
21
0.913
Florian F Bauer
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
30
0.566
Yeast
wine
microbial ecology
cellular and molecular biology
sensory science
William Froneman
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
22
0.423
Ecology
plankton food webs
Marena Manley
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
31
0.660
Suren Singh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
28
0.596
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Enzyme Technology
Patrick Njobeh
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
34
0.829
Kwaku Gyebi Duodu
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
33
0.825
Tilahun Workneh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
33
0.846
Agricultural and Food Engineering
Food Science and Technology
Environmental Control
Renewable Energy
Afam Io Jideani
University of Venda
Thohoyandou, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
31
0.838
Cereal science
Cereal chemistry
Fruits
Underutilised grains from sub-Saharan Africa
Arno Hugo
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
27
0.730
Hettie Schonfeldt
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
26
0.722
Nutrition & Food Composition
Ezekiel Green
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
25
0.694
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Endophytes
drug discovery..
Nnamdi I. Nwulu
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
31
0.886
Food-Energy-Water Systems
Blockchain
Prescriptive Analytics
Machine Learning
Cyber-Physical Systems
Oluwafemi Adebo
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
32
0.941
Food Technology
Innovative Foods
Value Addition
Food Product Development
3D Food Printing
Sheryl L Hendriks
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
27
0.818
Eugenie Kayitesi
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
29
0.935
Food Science and Technology
Phillip Strydom
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
21
0.677
Carlos Poblete-Echeverria|Carlos Poblete, Carlos Poblete Echeverría, CA Poblete
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
26
0.867
Digital agriculture
Water management
Artificial intelligence
Plant physiology
Tukayi Kudanga
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
21
0.700
Lignocellulose functionalisation
biocatalysis
bioactive compounds
antioxidants
oxidases
Kaitano Dube
Vaal University of Technology
Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
28
1.000
Tourism
Climate Change
Sustainable Development
tourism aviation
COVID-19
Abiodun Olusola Omotayo
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
26
0.929
Agricultural Economics
Development Economics
Environmental & Food Policy
Impact Assessment
Muthulisi Siwela
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
26
0.929
Food Science- Science & Technology of cereal & legume grains: quality
safety
& functionality
Francis Shode
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
21
0.808
Organic Chemistry
Natural Product Chemistry
Organic Synthesis
Alfred O. Odindo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
22
0.917
Crop Science
Plant Physiology
Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems
Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Circular
Eric Amonsou
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
21
0.913
Food chemistry and processing
Janet Adebiyi|Janet Adeyinka Adebiyi
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
21
0.913
Food Value Addition
Food Product Development
Nutrient and Metabolite Profiling