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South Africa 2,183 Scientists H-Index Natural Sciences Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
High Energy Particle Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
149
0.634
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
HEP
LHC
ATLAS
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
142
0.736
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Particle Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
113
0.673
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
invasion ecology
invasion biology
invasion science
conservation biology
biological invasions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
100
0.641
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Physics
Thermal Models
particle Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
107
0.754
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Diamond Physics
Quantum Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
92
0.672
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
High Energy physics
Grid Computing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
106
0.809
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
High Energy Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
118
0.922
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Plant diversity and evolution
palaeovegetation science
conservation science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
49
0.419
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Ecology
evolution
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
75
0.658
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
carbon cycle
savannas
earth observation
biodiversity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
68
0.607
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
corrosion
corrosion inhibition
corrosion of metals
adsorption
quantum chemical calculations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
82
0.752
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
medicinal chemistry
peptides
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
57
0.548
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
gamma-ray astronomy
Cosmic Rays
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
54
0.568
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Physics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
45
0.489
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Astroparticle Physics
High Energy Astrophysics
Gamma-ray Astronomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
61
0.685
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Relativity
cosmology
complexity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
44
0.494
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Biological science
phytomedicine
botany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
55
0.632
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Astrophysics
Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Statistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
48
0.552
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Applied ecology
fire ecology
invasion ecology
ecosystem management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
47
0.540
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Ecology
conservation Biology
Earth system science
Climate change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
58
0.674
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
51
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Photophysics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
37
0.435
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal Science
Applied Mathematics
Modelling and Computations
BioMathematics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
59
0.720
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
78
0.963
Sahal Yacoob
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
149
0.634
Loan Truong
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
142
0.736
Bruce Mellado
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
113
0.673
David M. Richardson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
100
0.641
invasion ecology
invasion biology
invasion science
conservation biology
biological invasions
Jean Cleymans
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
107
0.754
Simon Connell
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
92
0.672
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Diamond Physics
Quantum Physics
Zeblon Vilakazi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
106
0.809
Joyful Mdhluli
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
118
0.922
Richard M. Cowling
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
49
0.419
Plant diversity and evolution
palaeovegetation science
conservation science
William Bond
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
75
0.658
Robert J Scholes
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
68
0.607
carbon cycle
savannas
earth observation
biodiversity
Eno E. Ebenso
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
82
0.752
corrosion
corrosion inhibition
corrosion of metals
adsorption
quantum chemical calculations
Fernando Albericio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
57
0.548
Nukri Komin
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
54
0.568
Roy Maartens
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
45
0.489
Soebur Razzaque
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
61
0.685
Astroparticle Physics
High Energy Astrophysics
Gamma-ray Astronomy
George FR Ellis
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
44
0.494
Relativity
cosmology
complexity
AJ Afolayan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
55
0.632
Biological science
phytomedicine
botany
Mattia Vaccari
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
48
0.552
Astrophysics
Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Statistics
Brian W. Van Wilgen
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
47
0.540
Applied ecology
fire ecology
invasion ecology
ecosystem management
Guy Midgley
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
58
0.674
Ecology
conservation Biology
Earth system science
Climate change
Sergio Colafrancesco
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
51
0.600
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics
Tebello Nyokong
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
37
0.435
OD Makinde
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
59
0.720
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal Science
Applied Mathematics
Modelling and Computations
BioMathematics
Tasnuva Chowdhury
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
78
0.963