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South Africa ScientistsNatural Sciences / Biological Science i10 Productivity Rankings in South Africa 2024

Productivity Rankings is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. This is a ranking system derived from the i10 index in order to show the productivity of the scientist in publishing scientific articles of value. Productivity Rankings is an instrument that lists productive scientists in a given area, discipline, university, and country and can guide the development of meaningful incentives and academic policies. The world rankings, regional rankings, and university rankings of scientists in this table are developed based on the total i10 index. Click for "last 6 years' i10 index". Also see: Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Total i10 Index) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years i10 Index)

South Africa

Total 590 scientist

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David M. Richardson

Best Scientist in University/Institution

Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

invasion ecology

invasion biology

invasion science

conservation biology

biological invasions

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 14

Region:

# 30

World:

# 3,635

i10 Index

Total:

493

Last 6 Year:

412

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.836

H-Index

Total:

152

Last 6 Year:

103

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.678

Citation

Total:

96,759

Last 6 Year:

40,671

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.420

Richard M. Cowling

Nelson Mandela University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Plant diversity and evolution

palaeovegetation science

conservation science

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 24

Region:

# 49

World:

# 6,912

i10 Index

Total:

384

Last 6 Year:

251

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.654

H-Index

Total:

117

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.436

Citation

Total:

44,925

Last 6 Year:

11,627

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.259

AJ Afolayan

University of Fort Hare

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Biological science

phytomedicine

botany

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 29

Region:

# 58

World:

# 8,339

i10 Index

Total:

356

Last 6 Year:

286

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.803

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.694

Citation

Total:

24,867

Last 6 Year:

12,379

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.498

Michael J. Samways

Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Insect conservation

invertebrate conservation

conservation biology

landscape ecology

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 3

Country:

# 30

Region:

# 59

World:

# 8,419

i10 Index

Total:

355

Last 6 Year:

216

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.608

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.622

Citation

Total:

24,437

Last 6 Year:

10,546

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.432

Nigel C Bennett

University of Pretoria

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

mole-rats

Reproduction

physiology...

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 4

Country:

# 32

Region:

# 61

World:

# 8,521

i10 Index

Total:

353

Last 6 Year:

250

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.708

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.594

Citation

Total:

17,748

Last 6 Year:

7,773

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.438

Robert J Scholes

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

carbon cycle

savannas

earth observation

biodiversity

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 6

Country:

# 41

Region:

# 86

World:

# 11,536

i10 Index

Total:

312

Last 6 Year:

206

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.660

H-Index

Total:

108

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.648

Citation

Total:

177,356

Last 6 Year:

69,668

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.393

William Bond

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Ecology

evolution

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 9

Country:

# 46

Region:

# 96

World:

# 12,122

i10 Index

Total:

306

Last 6 Year:

230

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.752

H-Index

Total:

113

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.664

Citation

Total:

66,290

Last 6 Year:

28,097

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.424

Colleen Downs

University of Kwazulu Natal

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Terrestrial vertebrate physiology

ecology and conservation

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 6

Country:

# 58

Region:

# 114

World:

# 14,799

i10 Index

Total:

282

Last 6 Year:

189

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.670

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.738

Citation

Total:

8,680

Last 6 Year:

5,083

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.586

Jacobus Eloff

University of Pretoria

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Medicinal Plants

Ethnobotany

Phytochemistry

Phytomedicine

Ethnopharmacology

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 6

Country:

# 62

Region:

# 119

World:

# 15,797

i10 Index

Total:

274

Last 6 Year:

207

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.755

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.699

Citation

Total:

23,517

Last 6 Year:

10,397

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.442

Ben-Erik Van Wyk

University of Johannesburg

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Taxonomy

Ethnobotany

Medicinal plants

Apiaceae

Umbelliferae

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 6

Country:

# 63

Region:

# 120

World:

# 15,869

i10 Index

Total:

274

Last 6 Year:

131

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.478

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.629

Citation

Total:

19,413

Last 6 Year:

7,638

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.393

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Slotow, RH

University of Kwazulu Natal

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

conservation

ecology

zoology

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 9

Country:

# 87

Region:

# 160

World:

# 19,477

i10 Index

Total:

250

Last 6 Year:

194

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.776

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.657

Citation

Total:

16,853

Last 6 Year:

8,433

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.500

Andrew Forbes

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

laser resonators

laser beam shaping

orbital angular momentum

structured light

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 14

Country:

# 94

Region:

# 173

World:

# 21,022

i10 Index

Total:

241

Last 6 Year:

202

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.838

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.875

Citation

Total:

19,446

Last 6 Year:

14,234

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.732

Arvind Kumar Gupta

North West University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

16S rRNA gene

bacterial diversity

insect gut bacteria

microbial community

Metagenomics

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 6

Country:

# 104

Region:

# 194

World:

# 24,369

i10 Index

Total:

226

Last 6 Year:

100

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.442

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.644

Citation

Total:

10,048

Last 6 Year:

4,099

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.408

Graham Ih Kerley

Nelson Mandela University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Conservation biology

megaherbivore ecology

predator prey interactions

ecological history

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 2

Country:

# 119

Region:

# 213

World:

# 26,523

i10 Index

Total:

217

Last 6 Year:

136

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.627

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.646

Citation

Total:

15,906

Last 6 Year:

6,956

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.437

Whitfield, AK

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Estuarine ecology

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 1

Country:

# 126

Region:

# 221

World:

# 27,016

i10 Index

Total:

215

Last 6 Year:

149

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.693

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.513

Citation

Total:

19,252

Last 6 Year:

6,868

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.357

Heidi Abrahamse

University of Johannesburg

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Photobiology

Photochemistry

Photodynamic therapy

Wound healing

Stem cells

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 9

Country:

# 134

Region:

# 236

World:

# 28,866

i10 Index

Total:

208

Last 6 Year:

182

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.875

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.787

Citation

Total:

14,904

Last 6 Year:

10,430

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.700

Brian W. Van Wilgen

Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Applied ecology

fire ecology

invasion ecology

ecosystem management

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 17

Country:

# 135

Region:

# 239

World:

# 29,211

i10 Index

Total:

207

Last 6 Year:

153

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.739

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.593

Citation

Total:

24,444

Last 6 Year:

9,004

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.368

Karen Esler

Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Conservation Ecology

Restoration Ecology

Social-Ecological Systems

Invasion Biology

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 21

Country:

# 148

Region:

# 274

World:

# 32,855

i10 Index

Total:

196

Last 6 Year:

151

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.770

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.698

Citation

Total:

11,893

Last 6 Year:

6,221

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.523

Norman Owen-Smith

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Wildlife Ecology

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 26

Country:

# 152

Region:

# 284

World:

# 34,407

i10 Index

Total:

192

Last 6 Year:

125

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.651

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.586

Citation

Total:

19,943

Last 6 Year:

6,275

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.315

Guy Midgley

Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Ecology

conservation Biology

Earth system science

Climate change

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 22

Country:

# 155

Region:

# 289

World:

# 35,091

i10 Index

Total:

190

Last 6 Year:

135

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.711

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.682

Citation

Total:

47,522

Last 6 Year:

20,420

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.430

Michael J Lawes

University of Kwazulu Natal

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Fire ecology

savanna ecology

forest ecology

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 16

Country:

# 168

Region:

# 326

World:

# 39,976

i10 Index

Total:

178

Last 6 Year:

121

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.680

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.600

Citation

Total:

12,701

Last 6 Year:

5,072

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.399

Rudi Van Aarde

University of Pretoria

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Conservation Ecology

African elephants

Forest restoration

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 15

Country:

# 190

Region:

# 381

World:

# 45,028

i10 Index

Total:

168

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.429

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.537

Citation

Total:

9,039

Last 6 Year:

2,806

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.310

John Wilson

Stellenbosch University

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Ecology

Invasion Science

Biological Invasions

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 28

Country:

# 191

Region:

# 382

World:

# 45,150

i10 Index

Total:

167

Last 6 Year:

151

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.904

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.791

Citation

Total:

18,627

Last 6 Year:

11,044

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.593

Nicoli Nattrass

University of Cape Town

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Distribution

development

human wildlife conflict

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 43

Country:

# 219

Region:

# 450

World:

# 51,910

i10 Index

Total:

156

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.391

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.553

Citation

Total:

9,457

Last 6 Year:

2,745

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.290

Z. Wilhelm De Beer

University of Pretoria

South Africa

Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Fungal taxonomy

insect - fungus interactions

i10 Productivity Rankings

University / Institution:

# 19

Country:

# 226

Region:

# 463

World:

# 52,779

i10 Index

Total:

154

Last 6 Year:

126

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.818

H-Index

Total:

Last 6 Year:

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.704

Citation

Total:

16,492

Last 6 Year:

9,016

Last 6 Year/Total:

0.547

				AD Scientific Index - World Scientists i10 Productivity Rankings - 2024				i10 INDEX			H INDEX			CITATION
University	Country	Region	World	Name	Country	University / Institution	Subject	Total	Last 6 Year	Last 6 year/total	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total
2	14	30	3,635	David M. Richardson	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science invasion ecology \| invasion biology \| invasion science \| conservation biology \| biological invasions \|	493	412	0.836	152	103	0.678	96,759	40,671	0.420
1	24	49	6,912	Richard M. Cowling	South Africa	Nelson Mandela University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Plant diversity and evolution \| palaeovegetation science \| conservation science \|	384	251	0.654	117	51	0.436	44,925	11,627	0.259
2	29	58	8,339	AJ Afolayan	South Africa	University of Fort Hare	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Biological science \| phytomedicine \| botany \|	356	286	0.803	85	59	0.694	24,867	12,379	0.498
3	30	59	8,419	Michael J. Samways	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Insect conservation \| invertebrate conservation \| conservation biology \| landscape ecology \|	355	216	0.608	74	46	0.622	24,437	10,546	0.432
4	32	61	8,521	Nigel C Bennett	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Natural Sciences / Biological Science mole-rats \| Reproduction \| physiology... \|	353	250	0.708	64	38	0.594	17,748	7,773	0.438
6	41	86	11,536	Robert J Scholes	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Biological Science carbon cycle \| savannas \| earth observation \| biodiversity \|	312	206	0.660	108	70	0.648	177,356	69,668	0.393
9	46	96	12,122	William Bond	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecology \| evolution \|	306	230	0.752	113	75	0.664	66,290	28,097	0.424
6	58	114	14,799	Colleen Downs	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Terrestrial vertebrate physiology \| ecology and conservation \|	282	189	0.670	42	31	0.738	8,680	5,083	0.586
6	62	119	15,797	Jacobus Eloff	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Medicinal Plants \| Ethnobotany \| Phytochemistry \| Phytomedicine \| Ethnopharmacology \|	274	207	0.755	73	51	0.699	23,517	10,397	0.442
6	63	120	15,869	Ben-Erik Van Wyk	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Taxonomy \| Ethnobotany \| Medicinal plants \| Apiaceae \| Umbelliferae \|	274	131	0.478	62	39	0.629	19,413	7,638	0.393
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9	87	160	19,477	Slotow, RH	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Natural Sciences / Biological Science conservation \| ecology \| zoology \|	250	194	0.776	70	46	0.657	16,853	8,433	0.500
14	94	173	21,022	Andrew Forbes	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Biological Science laser resonators \| laser beam shaping \| orbital angular momentum \| structured light \|	241	202	0.838	72	63	0.875	19,446	14,234	0.732
6	104	194	24,369	Arvind Kumar Gupta	South Africa	North West University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science 16S rRNA gene \| bacterial diversity \| insect gut bacteria \| microbial community \| Metagenomics \|	226	100	0.442	45	29	0.644	10,048	4,099	0.408
2	119	213	26,523	Graham Ih Kerley	South Africa	Nelson Mandela University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Conservation biology \| megaherbivore ecology \| predator prey interactions \| ecological history \|	217	136	0.627	65	42	0.646	15,906	6,956	0.437
1	126	221	27,016	Whitfield, AK	South Africa	South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Estuarine ecology \|	215	149	0.693	76	39	0.513	19,252	6,868	0.357
9	134	236	28,866	Heidi Abrahamse	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Photobiology \| Photochemistry \| Photodynamic therapy \| Wound healing \| Stem cells \|	208	182	0.875	61	48	0.787	14,904	10,430	0.700
17	135	239	29,211	Brian W. Van Wilgen	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Applied ecology \| fire ecology \| invasion ecology \| ecosystem management \|	207	153	0.739	86	51	0.593	24,444	9,004	0.368
21	148	274	32,855	Karen Esler	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Conservation Ecology \| Restoration Ecology \| Social-Ecological Systems \| Invasion Biology \|	196	151	0.770	53	37	0.698	11,893	6,221	0.523
26	152	284	34,407	Norman Owen-Smith	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Wildlife Ecology \|	192	125	0.651	70	41	0.586	19,943	6,275	0.315
22	155	289	35,091	Guy Midgley	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecology \| conservation Biology \| Earth system science \| Climate change \|	190	135	0.711	85	58	0.682	47,522	20,420	0.430
16	168	326	39,976	Michael J Lawes	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Fire ecology \| savanna ecology \| forest ecology \|	178	121	0.680	60	36	0.600	12,701	5,072	0.399
15	190	381	45,028	Rudi Van Aarde	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Conservation Ecology \| African elephants \| Forest restoration \|	168	72	0.429	54	29	0.537	9,039	2,806	0.310
28	191	382	45,150	John Wilson	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecology \| Invasion Science \| Biological Invasions \|	167	151	0.904	67	53	0.791	18,627	11,044	0.593
43	219	450	51,910	Nicoli Nattrass	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Distribution \| development \| human wildlife conflict \|	156	61	0.391	47	26	0.553	9,457	2,745	0.290
19	226	463	52,779	Z. Wilhelm De Beer	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Fungal taxonomy \| insect - fungus interactions \|	154	126	0.818	54	38	0.704	16,492	9,016	0.547