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