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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Virology
virus evolution
genetic recombination
geminiviruses
sequence analysis software
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
200
0.781
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Virology
Vaccinology
Plant Biotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
129
0.594
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Medical Virology
HIV
Virological Diagnosis
Emerging viral diseases
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
110
0.629
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Virology
emerging diseases
Respiratory viruses
Arboviruses
Influenza
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
123
0.804
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
HIV
viruses and cancer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
40
0.449
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Zoonoses
Virology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
71
0.845
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
61
0.824
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Vectors
Mosquitoes
Malaria
Arbovirology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
34
0.479
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
51
0.810
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
51
0.895
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Virology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
44
0.863
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
43
0.843
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Virology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
40
0.930
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Clinical & Diagnostic Virology
Immunology
Drug Discovery
Nanotechnology
Epidemiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
30
0.698
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Molecular Virology
Genomics
Next Generation Sequencing
Vaccines
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
31
0.969
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
virology
HIV
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
20
0.769
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
8
0.471
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Medical Virology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Virology
Hepatitis Viruses
Blood borne viruses
Bioinformatics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
3
0.214
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
HIV Paediatric Immunology
Child and Maternal Health
Neuroimmunology
Community Engagement
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Virology
Molecular Evolution
Phylogenetics
Epidemiology
Phylodynamics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
HIV pathogenesis
Medical virology
Immunology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Medical Virology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Medical Virology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Biophotonics
Physics
Molecular Biology
Medical Virology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Darren Martin
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
200
0.781
Virology
virus evolution
genetic recombination
geminiviruses
sequence analysis software
Ed Rybicki
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
217
129
0.594
Virology
Vaccinology
Plant Biotechnology
Wolfgang Preiser
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
110
0.629
Medical Virology
HIV
Virological Diagnosis
Emerging viral diseases
Marietjie Venter
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
123
0.804
Virology
emerging diseases
Respiratory viruses
Arboviruses
Influenza
Susan Engelbrecht
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
40
0.449
Wanda Markotter
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
71
0.845
Felicity Burt
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
61
0.824
Leo Braack
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
34
0.479
Vectors
Mosquitoes
Malaria
Arbovirology
Diana Ruth Hardie
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
51
0.810
Nei-Yuan Hsiao
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
51
0.895
Dominique Goedhals
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
44
0.863
Catherine Riou
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
43
0.843
Megan L. Shaw
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
40
0.930
Raveen Parboosing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
30
0.698
Clinical & Diagnostic Virology
Immunology
Drug Discovery
Nanotechnology
Epidemiology
Martin Munene Nyaga
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
31
0.969
Molecular Virology
Genomics
Next Generation Sequencing
Vaccines
Melissa-Rose Abrahams
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
20
0.769
Jean Maritz
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
8
0.471
Colin Anthony
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Sheila Bowyer
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
3
0.214
Virology
Hepatitis Viruses
Blood borne viruses
Bioinformatics
Shalena Naidoo
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
HIV Paediatric Immunology
Child and Maternal Health
Neuroimmunology
Community Engagement
Fredrick Nindo
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
Virology
Molecular Evolution
Phylogenetics
Epidemiology
Phylodynamics
Sherazaan D. Ismail
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
HIV pathogenesis
Medical virology
Immunology
Alltalents Tutsirayi Murahwa
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
Varsetile Nkwinika
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Charles Maphanga
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Biophotonics
Physics
Molecular Biology
Medical Virology