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".
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
1,118
0.768
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
High Energy Particle Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,144
879
0.768
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physics
Thermal Models
particle Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
365
0.772
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
354
0.857
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
epidemiology
biostatistics
HIV
maternal & child health
women's health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
319
0.778
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
cardiology
heart failure
Africa
peripartum
covid
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
277
0.868
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
pulmonary infections
tuberculosis
diseases of poverty
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
263
0.862
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
252
0.773
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
HIV
Tuberculosis
Cryptococcosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
249
0.847
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ecology
evolution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306
233
0.761
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
HIV
tuberculosis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
233
0.803
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
232
0.763
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Medicine
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
220
0.756
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Respiratory medicine
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
218
0.694
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
201
0.791
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Virology
virus evolution
genetic recombination
geminiviruses
sequence analysis software
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
200
0.781
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
astronomy and astrophysics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
178
0.724
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
microbiology
pneumonia
tuberculosis
microbiome
diagnostics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
174
0.897
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Astrophysics
Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Statistics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
171
0.781
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
immunology
tuberculosis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
167
0.874
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
163
0.715
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Relativity
cosmology
complexity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
161
0.538
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
143
0.722
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
137
0.867
* Last 6 Years i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
neuropsychiatry
hiv
cognitive disorders
mental health services
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
136
0.855
Dan J Stein
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,456
1,118
0.768
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
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
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
Heather Zar
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
354
0.857
Landon Myer
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
410
319
0.778
epidemiology
biostatistics
HIV
maternal & child health
women's health
Karen Sliwa
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
277
0.868
cardiology
heart failure
Africa
peripartum
covid
Keertan Dheda
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
263
0.862
pulmonary infections
tuberculosis
diseases of poverty
Estelle Lambert
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
252
0.773
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
Graeme Meintjes
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
294
249
0.847
HIV
Tuberculosis
Cryptococcosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
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
Gary Maartens
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290
233
0.803
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
232
0.763
Bongani M Mayosi
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
291
220
0.756
Eric Bateman
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
218
0.694
Kelly Chibale
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
201
0.791
Darren Martin
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
200
0.781
Virology
virus evolution
genetic recombination
geminiviruses
sequence analysis software
TH Jarrett
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
178
0.724
astronomy and astrophysics
Mark Patrick Nicol
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194
174
0.897
microbiology
pneumonia
tuberculosis
microbiome
diagnostics
Mattia Vaccari
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
171
0.781
Astrophysics
Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Statistics
Thomas Scriba
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
167
0.874
Lucy Gilson
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
163
0.715
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
Andrew Boulle
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
143
0.722
Helen Mcilleron
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
137
0.867
John Joska
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
136
0.855
neuropsychiatry
hiv
cognitive disorders
mental health services