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