North West University is a prestigious public university established in 2004 in South Africa. It is represented by 1,291 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 1.291 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Christo Venter
Pulsars
gamma-ray astronomy
globular clusters
cosmic rays
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
56
0.560
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Sebastiaan Rothmann
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
51
0.671
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
69
0.958
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Donald Kurtz
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
39
0.557
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Indra Bahadur
Thermodynamics of solution
DESs
Ionic Liquids
Corrosion
Separation Technology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
48
0.814
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
BH Harvey
Animal models
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Behavior
Psychiatry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
32
0.615
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Dmitri Bessarabov
membranes
hydrogen
fuel cells
electrolysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
42
0.913
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Damian C. Onwudiwe
Materials Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Water Treatment
Environmental Analysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
40
0.870
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Masood Khalique
Differential Equations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
39
0.848
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Arvind Kumar Gupta
16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
30
0.652
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Paulus Kruger
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
35
0.778
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Etienne Barnard
Speech technology
pattern recognition
machine learning
deep neural networks
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
17
0.378
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
H Bouwman
Ecotoxicology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
31
0.705
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
35
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Stuart Piketh
Atmospheric Science / Geography
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
28
0.683
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Victor Wepener
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
28
0.700
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Johann Jerling
Nutrition leadership
haemostasis
human nutrition
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
22
0.550
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Van Den Berg, J. Johnnie
Agricultural Entomology
Environmental Sciences
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
31
0.795
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Louis Du Preez
Parasitology
Herpetology
Batrachology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
25
0.641
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Hein Neomagus
Coal Conversion Processes
Combustion
Gasification
Reaction Kinetics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
30
0.789
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nico J Smit
Aquatic Parasitology
Ecosystem Health
Aquatic Ecology
Marine Parasitology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
28
0.737
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Natalia Zywucka
gamma-ray energy
blazars
active galaxies
AGN
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
35
0.946
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Johan Paul Beukes
Air Quality
Climate Change
Atmospheric Chemistry
Metallurgy
Pyrometallurgy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
29
0.784
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christo Venter
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
56
0.560
Pulsars
gamma-ray astronomy
globular clusters
cosmic rays
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Markus Boettcher
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
49
0.583
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sebastiaan Rothmann
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
51
0.671
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
69
0.958
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Donald Kurtz
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
39
0.557
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Indra Bahadur
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
48
0.814
Thermodynamics of solution
DESs
Ionic Liquids
Corrosion
Separation Technology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Iurii Sushch
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
41
0.745
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
BH Harvey
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
32
0.615
Animal models
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Behavior
Psychiatry
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dmitri Bessarabov
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
42
0.913
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Damian C. Onwudiwe
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
40
0.870
Materials Chemistry
Green Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
Water Treatment
Environmental Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Masood Khalique
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
39
0.848
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Arvind Kumar Gupta
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
30
0.652
16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paulus Kruger
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
35
0.778
Low Noise Amplifiers
Gamma-ray astrophysics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Etienne Barnard
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
17
0.378
Speech technology
pattern recognition
machine learning
deep neural networks
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
H Bouwman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
31
0.705
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
35
0.833
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stuart Piketh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
28
0.683
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Victor Wepener
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
28
0.700
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Johann Jerling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
22
0.550
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Van Den Berg, J. Johnnie
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
31
0.795
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Louis Du Preez
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
25
0.641
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hein Neomagus
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
30
0.789
Coal Conversion Processes
Combustion
Gasification
Reaction Kinetics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nico J Smit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
28
0.737
Aquatic Parasitology
Ecosystem Health
Aquatic Ecology
Marine Parasitology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Natalia Zywucka
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
35
0.946
gamma-ray energy
blazars
active galaxies
AGN
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Johan Paul Beukes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
29
0.784
Air Quality
Climate Change
Atmospheric Chemistry
Metallurgy
Pyrometallurgy