i10 Productivity
Rankings
i10 Productivity Rankings in South Africa 2025
Productivity Rankings is an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking system, derived from the i10 index, highlights the productivity of scientists in publishing impactful scientific articles. Productivity Rankings serves as a tool to identify highly productive scientists across specific areas, disciplines, universities, and countries, and supports the creation of effective incentives and academic policies. The global, regional, and institutional rankings of scientists in this table are calculated based on their total i10 index. Moreover, you can explore special rankings derived from Productivity Rankings, such as Scientists Last 6 Years' i10 Index, Universities Total i10 Index Rankings 2025, Universities Last 6 Years' i10 Index Rankings 2025, Art and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings, and Social Sciences and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings.
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :301
Malaria
inorganic chemistry
iron
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
108
0.783
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :302
Physics
Astrophysics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
107
0.764
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :303
Microbiology
water
nanotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
61
0.442
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :304
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
132
0.950
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :305
drug discovery
Antimicrobial resistance
computational chemistry
natural products
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
115
0.839
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :306
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
103
0.746
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :307
Catalysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
69
0.493
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :308
Type 2 diabetes
animal model
nutrition
functional foods
medicinal plants
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
132
0.950
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :309
Nanocomposites
nanomaterials
waste treatment & valorization targeting clean and sustainable energy and environment
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
128
0.921
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :310
astrophysics
cosmology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
116
0.835
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :311
Animal models
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Behavior
Psychiatry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
100
0.735
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :312
rock art
shell middens
human evolution
South African Prehistory
San hunter gatherers
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
86
0.632
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :313
nanotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
119
0.881
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :314
digital forensics
cyber security
information security
network security
privacy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
99
0.728
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :315
African Philosophy
Philosophy of Education
Global Citizenship Education
Higher Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
85
0.612
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :316
Economics
political science
development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
81
0.600
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :317
High Energy/Elementary Particle Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
26
0.193
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :318
Electrochemistry
electrochemical biosensors
electrochemical sensors
photoelectrochemistry
water treatment
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
119
0.888
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :319
Biology
Ecology
Fisheries
Ichthyology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
99
0.739
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :320
Tuberculosis
microbiology
drug discovery
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
92
0.687
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :321
Geology
Petrology
Geochemistry
Tectonics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
88
0.657
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :322
Herpetology
Africa
Biogeography
Phylogenetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
102
0.761
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :323
HIV epidemiology
HIV surveillance
HIV diagnostics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
92
0.692
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :324
education
curriculum
policy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
71
0.534
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :325
Earth Observation
Global Change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
69
0.519
Timothy J Egan
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
108
0.783
Petrus Johannes Meintjes
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
107
0.764
TE Cloete
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
61
0.442
Microbiology
water
nanotechnology
Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
132
0.950
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
Kudakwashe Nyambo
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
115
0.839
drug discovery
Antimicrobial resistance
computational chemistry
natural products
Lee Berger
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
103
0.746
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
Sooboo Singh
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
69
0.493
Shahidul Islam
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
132
0.950
Type 2 diabetes
animal model
nutrition
functional foods
medicinal plants
Mo Daramola
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
128
0.921
Nanocomposites
nanomaterials
waste treatment & valorization targeting clean and sustainable energy and environment
Kavilan Moodley
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
116
0.835
astrophysics
cosmology
BH Harvey
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
100
0.735
Animal models
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Behavior
Psychiatry
John Parkington
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
86
0.632
rock art
shell middens
human evolution
South African Prehistory
San hunter gatherers
Samuel Oluwatobi Oluwafemi
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
119
0.881
HS Venter
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
99
0.728
digital forensics
cyber security
information security
network security
privacy
Yusef Waghid
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
85
0.612
African Philosophy
Philosophy of Education
Global Citizenship Education
Higher Education
J Paul Dunne
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
81
0.600
Economics
political science
development
Cesareo Dominguez
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
26
0.193
Omotayo Arotiba
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
119
0.888
Electrochemistry
electrochemical biosensors
electrochemical sensors
photoelectrochemistry
water treatment
PD Cowley
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
99
0.739
Biology
Ecology
Fisheries
Ichthyology
Valerie Mizrahi
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
92
0.687
Tuberculosis
microbiology
drug discovery
Lewis Ashwal
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
88
0.657
Geology
Petrology
Geochemistry
Tectonics
Krystal Tolley
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
102
0.761
Herpetology
Africa
Biogeography
Phylogenetics
Adrian Puren
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
92
0.692
Jonathan Jansen
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
71
0.534
Michel Verstraete
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
69
0.519
Earth Observation
Global Change