i10 Productivity
Rankings
Natural Sciences 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
High Energy Particle Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
879
0.768
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Particle Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
526
0.722
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Photophysics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
446
0.622
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
medicinal chemistry
peptides
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
400
0.561
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
HEP
LHC
ATLAS
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
688
0.987
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
nanophosphors
luminescence
cathodoluminescence
surface characterization
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
471
0.786
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal Science
Applied Mathematics
Modelling and Computations
BioMathematics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
434
0.858
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
invasion ecology
invasion biology
invasion science
conservation biology
biological invasions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
419
0.846
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Physics
Thermal Models
particle Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
365
0.772
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
corrosion
corrosion inhibition
corrosion of metals
adsorption
quantum chemical calculations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
410
0.895
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
High Energy Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429
428
0.998
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Diamond Physics
Quantum Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
346
0.830
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
243
0.621
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Plant diversity and evolution
palaeovegetation science
conservation science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
253
0.659
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
High Energy physics
Grid Computing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
339
0.936
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Biological science
phytomedicine
botany
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
290
0.810
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Insect conservation
invertebrate conservation
conservation biology
landscape ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
219
0.612
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
mole-rats
Reproduction
physiology...
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
251
0.705
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nanotechnology for Water Treatment
Membrane Technology
Water Treatment Technologies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
299
0.857
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Graph Theory
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
181
0.540
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
carbon cycle
savannas
earth observation
biodiversity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
206
0.656
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Catalysis
ozone
oxidation
green chemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
224
0.716
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ecology
evolution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
233
0.761
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
179
0.595
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Relativity
cosmology
complexity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
161
0.538
Sahal Yacoob
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
879
0.768
Bruce Mellado
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
729
526
0.722
Tebello Nyokong
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
717
446
0.622
Fernando Albericio
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
713
400
0.561
Loan Truong
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
697
688
0.987
HC Swart
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
471
0.786
nanophosphors
luminescence
cathodoluminescence
surface characterization
OD Makinde
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
506
434
0.858
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal Science
Applied Mathematics
Modelling and Computations
BioMathematics
David M. Richardson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
495
419
0.846
invasion ecology
invasion biology
invasion science
conservation biology
biological invasions
Jean Cleymans
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
365
0.772
Eno E. Ebenso
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
410
0.895
corrosion
corrosion inhibition
corrosion of metals
adsorption
quantum chemical calculations
Joyful Mdhluli
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429
428
0.998
Simon Connell
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
417
346
0.830
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Diamond Physics
Quantum Physics
Brenda Wingfield
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
243
0.621
Richard M. Cowling
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
253
0.659
Plant diversity and evolution
palaeovegetation science
conservation science
Zeblon Vilakazi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
339
0.936
AJ Afolayan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
290
0.810
Biological science
phytomedicine
botany
Michael J. Samways
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
219
0.612
Insect conservation
invertebrate conservation
conservation biology
landscape ecology
Nigel C Bennett
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
356
251
0.705
mole-rats
Reproduction
physiology...
Bhekie Mamba
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
299
0.857
Nanotechnology for Water Treatment
Membrane Technology
Water Treatment Technologies
Michael A. Henning
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
181
0.540
Robert J Scholes
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
206
0.656
carbon cycle
savannas
earth observation
biodiversity
Jonnalagadda, SB
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
224
0.716
Catalysis
ozone
oxidation
green chemistry
William Bond
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
233
0.761
Sergio Colafrancesco
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
179
0.595
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics
George FR Ellis
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
161
0.538
Relativity
cosmology
complexity