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
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
91
0.607
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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: 3
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
22
0.319
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
16
0.235
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microbial Ecology
Antibiotic Resistance
Microbiome
Antarctic Microbiology
African microbiomes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
57
0.934
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Biochemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
36
0.600
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Medical Biochemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
29
0.744
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fungal mating
Molecular genetics
Fungal genetics
Fungal Genomics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
29
0.906
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bioactive peptides
antimicrobial peptides
structure-function activity
rational design
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
14
0.609
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Malaria parasite biology
antimalarial drug development
Transport
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
11
0.733
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Biochemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
HIV
Drug Discovery
Metallodrugs
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Biochemistry (Biocatalysis)
Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Marine Biology
Microbial Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Louis H Nel
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
91
0.607
Emma Steenkamp
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
109
0.832
microbial genetics
microbial evolution
microbial systematics
Albert Neitz
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
22
0.319
Braam Louw
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
16
0.235
Thulani P. Makhalanyane
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
57
0.934
Microbial Ecology
Antibiotic Resistance
Microbiome
Antarctic Microbiology
African microbiomes
Zeno Apostolides
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
36
0.600
Alisa Phulukdaree
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
29
0.744
Medical Biochemistry
Markus Wilken
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
29
0.906
Fungal mating
Molecular genetics
Fungal genetics
Fungal Genomics
Anabella Gaspar
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
14
0.609
Bioactive peptides
antimicrobial peptides
structure-function activity
rational design
Jandeli Niemand
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
11
0.733
Malaria parasite biology
antimalarial drug development
Transport
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Joel Claude Mouatcho
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Precious Motshwene
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
Sonya September
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
Ntombenhle Hlengiwe Gama
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
HIV
Drug Discovery
Metallodrugs
Choaro D Dithugoe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Biochemistry (Biocatalysis)
Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Marine Biology
Microbial Ecology