i10 Productivity
Rankings
North West University Scientists Natural Sciences / Biological Science i10 Productivity Rankings (Sort by last 6 years i10 Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
132
0.950
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
110
0.472
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
105
0.820
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ecotoxicology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
75
0.620
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
70
0.972
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Urban ecology
Vegetation science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
49
0.662
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Environmental Microbiology
Bioremediation
Biopolymer
Plant-soil-microbe interactions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
34
0.944
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diatom ecology and taxonomy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
30
0.667
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
25
0.781
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ecotoxicology
endocrine disruption
tissue culture bioassays
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
24
0.800
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* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aquatic Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
botany
natural resource use
entomology
education for sustainable development
indigenous
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
8
0.533
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Biological Sciences
Limnology
water quality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
aquatic ecotoxicology
aquatic ecosystems
fish
macroinvertebrates
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Botany
ethnobotany
ethnopharmacology
unconventional foodplants
Food security
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Freshwater fish parasitology
invasion biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mitochondria
mtDNA genetics
Bioenergetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Biological sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ecotoxicology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ecotoxicology
Marine Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marine parasitology
Taxonomy
Genetics
Morphology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
132
0.950
Botany
IKS
Plant Science
Ethnopharmacology
Ethnobotany
Arvind Kumar Gupta
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233
110
0.472
16S rRNA gene
bacterial diversity
insect gut bacteria
microbial community
Metagenomics
Victor Wepener
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
105
0.820
Ecotoxicology
Ecological Risk Assessment
Aquatic Toxicology
H Bouwman
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
75
0.620
Anel Petzer
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
70
0.972
Sarel Cilliers
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
49
0.662
Urban ecology
Vegetation science
Ayansina Segun Ayangbenro
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
34
0.944
Environmental Microbiology
Bioremediation
Biopolymer
Plant-soil-microbe interactions
Jonathan C. Taylor
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
30
0.667
Kerry Hadfield
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
25
0.781
Rialet Pieters
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
24
0.800
Ecotoxicology
endocrine disruption
tissue culture bioassays
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Wynand Malherbe
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
16
0.800
Cathy Dzerefos
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
8
0.533
botany
natural resource use
entomology
education for sustainable development
indigenous
Sandra Barnard
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
Biological Sciences
Limnology
water quality
Johannes Hendrik Erasmus
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
aquatic ecotoxicology
aquatic ecosystems
fish
macroinvertebrates
John Awungnjia Asong
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Botany
ethnobotany
ethnopharmacology
unconventional foodplants
Food security
Marliese Truter
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Freshwater fish parasitology
invasion biology
Marianne Venter
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Mitochondria
mtDNA genetics
Bioenergetics
Lehlohonolo Mofokeng
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Marelize Labuschagne
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Nicole Van Gessellen
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Anja Vermaak
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Marine parasitology
Taxonomy
Genetics
Morphology