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South Africa 317 Scientists H-Index Natural Sciences / Physics Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
High Energy Particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
149
0.634
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
HEP
LHC
ATLAS
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
142
0.736
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
113
0.673
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Physics
Thermal Models
particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
107
0.754
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Diamond Physics
Quantum Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
92
0.672
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
High Energy physics
Grid Computing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
106
0.809
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
High Energy Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
118
0.922
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
gamma-ray astronomy
Cosmic Rays
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
54
0.568
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
45
0.489
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Astroparticle Physics
High Energy Astrophysics
Gamma-ray Astronomy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
61
0.685
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Astrophysics
Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Statistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
48
0.552
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
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: 13
Particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
78
0.963
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
58
0.744
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
nanophosphors
luminescence
cathodoluminescence
surface characterization
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
55
0.753
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Astrophysics and Astro-particle Physics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
55
0.821
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
General relativity
Relativistic astrophysics
Cosmology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
39
0.684
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Open quantum systems
quantum information processing and communication
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
41
0.759
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Cosmology
Radio telescopes
SKA
MeerKAT
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
41
0.774
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Physics
Astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
37
0.712
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
thermal science
additive manufacturing
Atomic Layer Deposition
Cold Gas Dynamic Spraying
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
41
0.820
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Phosphors
Materials Science
Solid State Physics
Solar Cells
Chemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
31
0.620
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
32
0.711
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Cosmology
Gravitation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
23
0.523
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Galaxy formation and evolution
astronomy
astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
37
0.860
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
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
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
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
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
Tasnuva Chowdhury
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
78
0.963
Andrew Chen
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
58
0.744
HC Swart
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
55
0.753
nanophosphors
luminescence
cathodoluminescence
surface characterization
Lerothodi L. Leeuw
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
55
0.821
SD Maharaj
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
39
0.684
General relativity
Relativistic astrophysics
Cosmology
Francesco Petruccione
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
41
0.759
Open quantum systems
quantum information processing and communication
Mario G. Santos
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
41
0.774
Petrus Johannes Meintjes
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
37
0.712
Tien-Chien Jen
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
41
0.820
thermal science
additive manufacturing
Atomic Layer Deposition
Cold Gas Dynamic Spraying
Martin Ntwaeaborwa
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
31
0.620
Phosphors
Materials Science
Solid State Physics
Solar Cells
Chemistry
Paulus Kruger
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
32
0.711
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
Peter Dunsby
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
23
0.523
Rosalind E Skelton
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
37
0.860
Galaxy formation and evolution
astronomy
astrophysics