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Stellenbosch University/ 74 Scientists Natural Sciences / Biological Science i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,509,841 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,477 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
David M. Richardson
invasion ecology
invasion biology
invasion science
conservation biology
biological invasions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
417
0.839
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
South Africa
Michael J. Samways
Insect conservation
invertebrate conservation
conservation biology
landscape ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
209
0.568
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
South Africa
Brian W. Van Wilgen
Applied ecology
fire ecology
invasion ecology
ecosystem management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
154
0.720
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
South Africa
Karen Esler
Conservation Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Social-Ecological Systems
Invasion Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
148
0.740
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
South Africa
Guy Midgley
Ecology
conservation Biology
Earth system science
Climate change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
137
0.699
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
John Wilson
Ecology
Invasion Science
Biological Invasions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
155
0.891
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
Terence John Robinson
Evolutionary genetics
Molecular cytogenetics
Mammalian systematics
Phylogenomics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
44
0.306
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
South Africa
John Hargrove
Tsetse biology
trypanosomiasis
HIV
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
36
0.319
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
South Africa
Conrad Matthee
Evolutionary Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
78
0.696

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
South Africa
Antoinette P. Malan
Nematodes of agricultural importance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
92
0.876
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
South Africa
Baird, D
Marine ecology
environmental sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
35
0.368
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
South Africa
Kathryn Myburgh
Skeletal Muscle Physiology
Biology and Biotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
49
0.533
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
South Africa
Michael I. Cherry
Ecology of forest fauna
behavioural ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
38
0.452
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
South Africa
Sophie Von Der Heyden
ecological genomics
aquatic ecosystems
conservation planning
seagrass conservation
environmental DNA
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
60
0.732
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
South Africa
Dreyer, LL
Botany
Phylogenetics
Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
37
0.481
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
South Africa
Leanne Dreyer
Systematics
Botanty
Evolution
Cape Flora
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
37
0.481
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
South Africa
Susana Clusella-Trullas
Physiological Ecology
Biophysical Ecology
Ectotherms
Climate change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
62
0.849
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
South Africa
Allan G. Ellis
Evolutionary ecology
Speciation
Pollination
Herbivory
Rhizobia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
57
0.803
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
South Africa
Anton Pauw
Pollination
Community Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Conservation Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
51
0.823
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
South Africa
Johann Rohwer
Computational Systems Biology
Metabolic Control Analysis
Biological NMR
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
38
0.623
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
South Africa
Simon Elwen
Marine mammal ecology & conservation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
43
0.768
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
South Africa
Bruce Anderson
evolution
local adaptation
pollination
plant-animal interactions
seed dispersal
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
41
0.683
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David M. Richardson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
417
0.839
invasion ecology
invasion biology
invasion science
conservation biology
biological invasions
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael J. Samways
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
209
0.568
Insect conservation
invertebrate conservation
conservation biology
landscape ecology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brian W. Van Wilgen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
154
0.720
Applied ecology
fire ecology
invasion ecology
ecosystem management
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karen Esler
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
148
0.740
Conservation Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Social-Ecological Systems
Invasion Biology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Guy Midgley
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
137
0.699
Ecology
conservation Biology
Earth system science
Climate change
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Wilson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174
155
0.891
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Terence John Robinson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
44
0.306
Evolutionary genetics
Molecular cytogenetics
Mammalian systematics
Phylogenomics
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adriaan And Sophie Reinecke
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
43
0.361
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Hargrove
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
36
0.319
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Conrad Matthee
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
78
0.696

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Through advanced, institution-specific analytics and benchmarking, gain data-driven strategic insights into your academic performance, global standing, and competitive strengths. Compare your institution with 20 similarly ranked institutions at city, country, regional, and global levels, as well as with those in similar standings across 13 subjects, to uncover your institution’s strengths. More Info

* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Antoinette P. Malan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
92
0.876
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Baird, D
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
35
0.368
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kathryn Myburgh
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
49
0.533
Skeletal Muscle Physiology
Biology and Biotechnology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Michael I. Cherry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
38
0.452
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sophie Von Der Heyden
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
60
0.732
ecological genomics
aquatic ecosystems
conservation planning
seagrass conservation
environmental DNA
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sabrina Kumschick
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
65
0.903
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dreyer, LL
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
37
0.481
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Leanne Dreyer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
37
0.481
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Susana Clusella-Trullas
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
62
0.849
Physiological Ecology
Biophysical Ecology
Ectotherms
Climate change
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Allan G. Ellis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
57
0.803
Evolutionary ecology
Speciation
Pollination
Herbivory
Rhizobia
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anton Pauw
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
51
0.823
Pollination
Community Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Conservation Biology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Johann Rohwer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
38
0.623
Computational Systems Biology
Metabolic Control Analysis
Biological NMR
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Simon Elwen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
43
0.768
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bruce Anderson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
41
0.683
evolution
local adaptation
pollination
plant-animal interactions
seed dispersal
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Makunga NP
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
41
0.774
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