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University of Pretoria 1,450 Scientists i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,393,018 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,453 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
South Africa
Mo Daramola
Nanocomposites
nanomaterials
waste treatment & valorization targeting clean and sustainable energy and environment
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
127
0.901
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
South Africa
HS Venter
digital forensics
cyber security
information security
network security
privacy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
90
0.657
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
South Africa
Emma Steenkamp
microbial genetics
microbial evolution
microbial systematics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
109
0.832
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
South Africa
Robin Crewe
social behaviour
chemical ecology
social insects
honeybee
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
41
0.313
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
South Africa
Andrew Mckechnie
Evolutionary Physiology
Ornithology
Stable Isotopes
Climate Change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
106
0.828
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
South Africa
Walter Focke
Chemical Product Design (mainly on systems for physical and chemical malaria vector control via controlled release of insect rep
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
78
0.609
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
South Africa
Linda C. Theron
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
95
0.785
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
South Africa
Christian Pirk
Social Insects
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
86
0.717
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
South Africa
Stephan Heyns
vibration monitoring
condition monitoring
laser vibrometry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
86
0.723

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
South Africa
Riana (Maria) Bornman
Pretoria
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
71
0.597
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
South Africa
Cheikh Mbow
Climate Change
Forestry
Carbon
Drylands
Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
93
0.802
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
South Africa
Alexander Myburg
forest molecular genetics
genomics
genetics
cellulose
xylan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
85
0.739
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
South Africa
Evans Chirwa
Cr(VI) reduction
Bioremediation
biosurfactants
photocatalysis
forward osmosis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
80
0.734
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
South Africa
Anita Michel
Bacterial zoonoses
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
79
0.731
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
South Africa
Andre Ganswindt
Wildlife / Behavioural Endocrinology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
84
0.785
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
South Africa
Paxie Wc Chirwa
Forest Ecology & Management
Social ecology
Agroforestry
Soil fertility
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
85
0.825
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
South Africa
Jan Eloff
Cybersecurity and AI/Data Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
32
0.314
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
South Africa
Anwar Hoosen
infectious diseases
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
31
0.307
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
South Africa
Armanda Ds Bastos
Wildlife Diseases
Wildlife Conservation
One Health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
65
0.657
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
South Africa
Connie Medlen / Cej Van Rensburg
Pharmacology
Immunology
drug development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
36
0.364
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
South Africa
Irene Barnes
Forest Pathology
mycology
population genetics
fungal taxonomy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
79
0.814
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
South Africa
Peter N Thompson
Veterinary epidemiology
Animal diseases
Zoonotic diseases
Veterinary medicine
Infectious diseases
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
75
0.773
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Mo Daramola
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
127
0.901
Nanocomposites
nanomaterials
waste treatment & valorization targeting clean and sustainable energy and environment
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
HS Venter
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
90
0.657
digital forensics
cyber security
information security
network security
privacy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Emma Steenkamp
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
109
0.832
microbial genetics
microbial evolution
microbial systematics
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Robin Crewe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
41
0.313
social behaviour
chemical ecology
social insects
honeybee
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Andrew Mckechnie
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
106
0.828
Evolutionary Physiology
Ornithology
Stable Isotopes
Climate Change
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Walter Focke
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
78
0.609
Chemical Product Design (mainly on systems for physical and chemical malaria vector control via controlled release of insect rep
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Nigel Barker
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
59
0.480
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Linda C. Theron
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
95
0.785
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processes
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Christian Pirk
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
86
0.717
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Stephan Heyns
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
86
0.723
vibration monitoring
condition monitoring
laser vibrometry

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Riana (Maria) Bornman
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
71
0.597
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Cheikh Mbow
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
93
0.802
Climate Change
Forestry
Carbon
Drylands
Africa
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Alexander Myburg
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
85
0.739
forest molecular genetics
genomics
genetics
cellulose
xylan
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Evans Chirwa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
80
0.734
Cr(VI) reduction
Bioremediation
biosurfactants
photocatalysis
forward osmosis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Anita Michel
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
79
0.731
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Andre Ganswindt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
84
0.785
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Alan Guthrie
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
46
0.434
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Paxie Wc Chirwa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
85
0.825
Forest Ecology & Management
Social ecology
Agroforestry
Soil fertility
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Gerhard Hancke
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
70
0.680
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Jan Eloff
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
32
0.314
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Anwar Hoosen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
31
0.307
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Armanda Ds Bastos
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
65
0.657
Wildlife Diseases
Wildlife Conservation
One Health
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Connie Medlen / Cej Van Rensburg
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
36
0.364
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Irene Barnes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
79
0.814
Forest Pathology
mycology
population genetics
fungal taxonomy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Peter N Thompson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
75
0.773
Veterinary epidemiology
Animal diseases
Zoonotic diseases
Veterinary medicine
Infectious diseases