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University of Kwazulu Natal/ 12 Scientists Engineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,392,995 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,455 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: 1
South Africa
Precious Sibanda
Fluid Dynamics
Numerical Methods
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
141
0.783
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
South Africa
Sarp Adali
Composite structures
design optimization
nano mechanics
optimal control
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
35
0.265
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
South Africa
Indresan Govender
granular flow
fluid mechanics
mineral processing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
21
0.568
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
South Africa
Saeideh Babaee
Thermodynamics & Energy
Process Design
CO2 Capture and Storage
Gas hydrates
Gas separation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
17
0.680
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
South Africa
Oluwatoyin Joseph Gbadeyan
Composite
Nanocomposite
Biocomposite
Nanotechnology and Tribology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
Wayne Michael Nelson
Thermodynamics and separation technology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
5
0.385
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
Kuveneshan Moodley
Thermodynamics
Separation
Process Control
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
5
0.625
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
South Africa
Kirsty Veale
Aerospace
Renewable Energy
Solar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
South Africa
Justin Pringle
Coastal engineering
hydraulics
environmental fluid mechanics
stratified turbulence
oceanography
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
0
0.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
South Africa
Munyaradzi Rudziva
Computational fluid dynamics
Numerical Analysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
South Africa
Wesley Emile Dharmalingum
Mechanisms
Parallel Robots
Parallel Manipulators
Robotics
Kinematics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Precious Sibanda
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
141
0.783
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sarp Adali
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
35
0.265
Composite structures
design optimization
nano mechanics
optimal control
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Indresan Govender
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
21
0.568
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Saeideh Babaee
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
17
0.680
Thermodynamics & Energy
Process Design
CO2 Capture and Storage
Gas hydrates
Gas separation
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Oluwatoyin Joseph Gbadeyan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
Composite
Nanocomposite
Biocomposite
Nanotechnology and Tribology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wayne Michael Nelson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
5
0.385
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kuveneshan Moodley
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
5
0.625
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kirsty Veale
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Justin Pringle
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
0
0.000
Coastal engineering
hydraulics
environmental fluid mechanics
stratified turbulence
oceanography
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Munyaradzi Rudziva
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
James Collins
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wesley Emile Dharmalingum
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Mechanisms
Parallel Robots
Parallel Manipulators
Robotics
Kinematics