North West University is a prestigious public university established in 2004 in South Africa. It is represented by 1,290 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Social Sciences and Humanities (390 scientists), Social Sciences (117 scientists), and Medical and Health Sciences (115 scientists).

* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
BH Harvey
Animal models
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Behavior
Psychiatry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
30
0.577
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jeanetta Du Plessis
Transdermal and topical drug delivery
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
24
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wilna Liebenberg
Solid-state chemistry of drugs
polymorphism
physico-chemical properties of drugs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
15
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lissinda Du Plessis
Toxicology
cell biology
drug delivery
pharmaceutics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
20
0.741
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David D N'da
Organic Chemistry
Medicinal chemistry
Antimalarials
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
18
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jan (Jl) Du Preez
Physical Pharmacy
Analytical Chemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
17
0.708
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anne Grobler
drug delivery
drug develpment
animal studies
genetic diseases
infectious disease
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
13
0.565
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Minja Gerber
Transdermal and topical delivery of pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals
Nano-drug delivery vehicles
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lesetja Legoabe
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Discovery of anti-infectives
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel P. Otto
Drug delivery
LbL nanocoating
Surfactants
Colloids
NMR
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
12
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frans Smit
Malaria
Organic Synthesis
Medicinal Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Johannes F Wentzel
Epigenetics
Molecular Biology
Virology
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Molecular Cancer Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gisella Terre'blanche
Pharmaceutical chemistry
Parkinson's
Adenosine receptor antagonists
Animal models
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jan Steenekamp
pharmaceutical excipients
MUPS
particle size
oral drug delivery
tablets
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chrisna Gouws
3D cell culture
spheroids
phytomedicine
traditional African medicine
cancer drug development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Linda Brand
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
psychopharmacology
behavioural models
depression
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
10
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Martie S Lubbe
Pharmacy Practice
Pharmaceutical care
drug utilization review
pharmacoepidemiology
pharmacovigilance
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
8
0.533
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Arina Lourens
Synthetic medicinal chemistry
natural product isolation and characterization
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nicole Stieger
Pharmaceutical solid-state chemistry
polymorphism
amorphous solids
nanoparticles
LbL nanocoating
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
7
0.538
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
BH Harvey
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
30
0.577
Animal models
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Behavior
Psychiatry
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jeanetta Du Plessis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
24
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Josias Hamman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
24
0.686
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wilna Liebenberg
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
15
0.500
Solid-state chemistry of drugs
polymorphism
physico-chemical properties of drugs
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
AF Kotze
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
17
0.607
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Frank Van Der Kooy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
22
0.815
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lissinda Du Plessis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
20
0.741
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David D N'da
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
18
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jan (Jl) Du Preez
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
17
0.708
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anne Grobler
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
13
0.565
drug delivery
drug develpment
animal studies
genetic diseases
infectious disease
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Douglas Oliver
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
8
0.381
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Minja Gerber
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
Transdermal and topical delivery of pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals
Nano-drug delivery vehicles
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lesetja Legoabe
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Discovery
Discovery of anti-infectives
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christiaan Brink
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
11
0.579
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Daniel P. Otto
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
12
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frans Smit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
Malaria
Organic Synthesis
Medicinal Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Johannes F Wentzel
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
Epigenetics
Molecular Biology
Virology
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Molecular Cancer Biology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gisella Terre'blanche
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
Pharmaceutical chemistry
Parkinson's
Adenosine receptor antagonists
Animal models
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jan Steenekamp
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
pharmaceutical excipients
MUPS
particle size
oral drug delivery
tablets
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chrisna Gouws
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
3D cell culture
spheroids
phytomedicine
traditional African medicine
cancer drug development
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marisa Moller
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Linda Brand
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
10
0.667
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
psychopharmacology
behavioural models
depression
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Martie S Lubbe
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
8
0.533
Pharmacy Practice
Pharmaceutical care
drug utilization review
pharmacoepidemiology
pharmacovigilance
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Arina Lourens
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
Synthetic medicinal chemistry
natural product isolation and characterization
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nicole Stieger
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
7
0.538
Pharmaceutical solid-state chemistry
polymorphism
amorphous solids
nanoparticles
LbL nanocoating