i10 Productivity
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University of Pretoria/ 16 Scientists Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,384,773 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,456 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
Ncholu Manyala
Nano-Science
Materials Science
Energy Storage
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
144
0.917
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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: 3
South Africa
Jackie Nel
semiconductor
thin films
oxide semiconductors
GaN
scanning probe microscopy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
15
0.306
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
South Africa
Kathryn C. Sole
solvent extraction
ion exchange
electrowinning
hydrometallurgy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
24
0.545
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
Andrie Garbers-Craig
Pyrometallurgy
Refractory materials
Cr(VI)
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
20
0.690
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
Roelf Sandenbergh
Hydrometallurgy
corrosion
electrometallurgy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
6
0.250
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
South Africa
Fjwj Labuschagne
Polymer Additives
Layered Double Hydroxides
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
15
0.789
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
South Africa
Hilda Kundai Chikwanda
Materials Engineering
Metallurgy
Materials Science
Product and Process Development
Operations Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
3
0.214
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
South Africa
Robert Cromarty
materials science
pyrometallurgy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
South Africa
Pavlo Selyshchev
Radiation materials science
Nonlinear effects
Complex systems
Self-organization
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
2
0.333
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
South Africa
Dan Molefe
Material Science
Fire Retardancy
Metal Hydroxide derivatives
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
South Africa
Litha Yapi
Fluoro-material science
polymer science
pyrotechnics
nano materials
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
South Africa
Wynand Pieter Roux
Mineral Processing
Gravity Separation
Fines Processing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ncholu Manyala
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
144
0.917
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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: 3
Jackie Nel
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
15
0.306
semiconductor
thin films
oxide semiconductors
GaN
scanning probe microscopy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kathryn C. Sole
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
24
0.545
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Waldo Stumpf
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
23
0.590
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrie Garbers-Craig
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
20
0.690
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Roelf Sandenbergh
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
6
0.250
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fjwj Labuschagne
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
15
0.789
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hilda Kundai Chikwanda
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
3
0.214
Materials Engineering
Metallurgy
Materials Science
Product and Process Development
Operations Management
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert Cromarty
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pieter Pistorius
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
3
0.500
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pavlo Selyshchev
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
2
0.333
Radiation materials science
Nonlinear effects
Complex systems
Self-organization
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Dan Molefe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sibusiso Mahlalela
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Litha Yapi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Fluoro-material science
polymer science
pyrotechnics
nano materials
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wynand Pieter Roux
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0