i10 Productivity
Rankings
Engineering & Technology / Engineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering i10 Productivity Rankings in South Africa 2025
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. Additionally, click to view the special rankings based on Productivity Rankings: 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 :1
Oceanography
Carbon
Climate
Oxygen
Productivity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
63
0.692
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ocean modelling
Marine biogeochemistry
Earth System Science
Southern Ocean
sea ice
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
48
0.696
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Coastal and estuarine water quality and management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
35
0.648
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Marine biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
40
0.784
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
maritime
digital transformation
teaching with technology
cyber-security
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
20
0.690
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Coastal engineering
Port/Harbour Engineering
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
12
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Biological Oceanography
Phytoplankton
Nutrient Limitation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Marine Ecology
Fisheries
Ecological modelling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biological Oceanography
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
3
0.167
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Microplastics
Marine litter
Plastics
Marine ecotoxicology
Metals
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Oceanography
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Climate change and Climate variability
Ocean-Atmosphere-Land Interactions
Climate Modelling and Applications
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
9
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Coastal vulnerability
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
6
0.545
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
marine earth observation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
7
0.778
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Conservation Biology
Climate Refugia
Science Communication
Coral restoration
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Port and Coastal Engineering
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
5
0.625
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
ocean governance
marine social science
knowledge co-production
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Southern Hemisphere climate variability and change
severe weather
ocean and atmosphere modelling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Environmental Management
Marine Science
Higher Education
Environmental Empathy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Marine natural products
Organic synthesis
Medicinal chemistry
Drug discovery
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Maritime Studies
East Coast of Africa
art
writing and social orders
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Marine geology
Coastal geology
Geoscience
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
phytoplankton systematics
phytoplankton ecology
phytoplankton biodiversity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Pedro MS Monteiro
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
63
0.692
Oceanography
Carbon
Climate
Oxygen
Productivity
Marcello Vichi
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
48
0.696
Ocean modelling
Marine biogeochemistry
Earth System Science
Southern Ocean
sea ice
Susan Taljaard
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
35
0.648
Coastal and estuarine water quality and management
Nicola C James
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
40
0.784
Sanja Bauk
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
20
0.690
maritime
digital transformation
teaching with technology
cyber-security
Theron, Ak
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
12
0.500
Coastal engineering
Port/Harbour Engineering
Thomas Ryan-Keogh
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
Biological Oceanography
Phytoplankton
Nutrient Limitation
Kelly Ortega Cisneros
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
Marine Ecology
Fisheries
Ecological modelling
Margaux Noyon
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
Biological Oceanography
Kioko, J
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
3
0.167
Conrad Sparks
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
Microplastics
Marine litter
Plastics
Marine ecotoxicology
Metals
Sarah-Anne Nicholson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
Asmerom F. Beraki
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
9
0.750
Climate change and Climate variability
Ocean-Atmosphere-Land Interactions
Climate Modelling and Applications
Melanie Lück-Vogel
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
6
0.545
Coastal vulnerability
Marie E Smith
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
7
0.778
marine earth observation
Carla R. Lourenço
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
Conservation Biology
Climate Refugia
Science Communication
Coral restoration
JS Schoonees
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
5
0.625
Port and Coastal Engineering
Mia Strand
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
ocean governance
marine social science
knowledge co-production
Ramontsheng Rapolaki
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Southern Hemisphere climate variability and change
severe weather
ocean and atmosphere modelling
Andrew Rand
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
Environmental Management
Marine Science
Higher Education
Environmental Empathy
Yusuf A Adegoke
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Marine natural products
Organic synthesis
Medicinal chemistry
Drug discovery
Neville James Smith
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
Maritime Studies
East Coast of Africa
art
writing and social orders
Sashan Manikam
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Marine geology
Coastal geology
Geoscience
Sifiso Mbambo
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
phytoplankton systematics
phytoplankton ecology
phytoplankton biodiversity