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University of Johannesburg 40 Scientists Natural Sciences / Biological Science 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
Ben-Erik Van Wyk
Taxonomy
Ethnobotany
Medicinal plants
Apiaceae
Umbelliferae
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
118
0.424
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
South Africa
Heidi Abrahamse
Photobiology
Photochemistry
Photodynamic therapy
Wound healing
Stem cells
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
198
0.865
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
South Africa
Jhj Van Vuren
Fish haematology
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Biomarkers
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
40
0.412
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
South Africa
Bettine Van Vuuren
molecular ecology
wildlife management
sub-Antarctic
Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
52
0.619
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
South Africa
Gibson Stephen Nyanhongo
Biotechnology
Biocatalysis
Enzyme Technology
Bioprocess Engineering
Biomaterial Engineering
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
62
0.775
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
Patricia M Tilney
plant anatomy
Apiaceae
Rubiaceae
Umbelliferae
extrafloral nectaries
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
25
0.325
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
Peter Teske
Marine biology
Phylogeography
Population genomics
Conservation genetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
45
0.643
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
South Africa
Charles Whitehead
Postharvest Physiology
Plant Physiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
4
0.114
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
South Africa
Annah Moteetee
Plant Taxonomy
Plant Systematics
Plant Anatomy
Ethnobotany
Medicinal Plants
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
22
0.710

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
South Africa
Richard Greenfield
Metal Analysis
Water
Passive Sampling Devices
Aquatic Health
Microplastics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
16
0.696
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
South Africa
Matthew S. Bird
Freshwater Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
18
0.818
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
South Africa
Abdulwakeel Ayokun-Nun Ajao
Conservation
Plant Diversity
Plant Taxonomy
Molecular Systematics
Ethnobotany
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
South Africa
Sudharshan Sekar
Bio process
Metagenomics
Microbial diversity
Plant Microbe interactions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
11
0.733
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
South Africa
Arsalan Emami-Khoyi
Evolutionary genetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
9
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
South Africa
Sandra Ayuk
Cell biology
Cytogenetics
Photodynamic therapy
wound healing and gene expression
Photobiomodulation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
South Africa
Mariam Oyedeji Amusa
Ethnobotany
Medicinal plant
phytomedicine
Toxicity
Chemistry of Medicinal Plant
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
South Africa
Giftson J Senapathy
Nanomedicine
Cancer therapeutics
toxicity
Photodynamic therapy
Phytomedicine
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
South Africa
Oluwafunmilayo Adegbaju
Medicinal plants
Phytochemistry
Nutraceuticals
Plant ecology
phycology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
South Africa
Afolakemi A. Alimi
Arbuscular mycorrhizal interactions
Medicinal Plants
Ethnobotany
Carbon Sequestration
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
South Africa
S. Patience N. Mativandlela
Natural Science
Medicine
Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
South Africa
Kousar Omar/Hoorzook
Biotechnology
Water and Health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
South Africa
Amina Nel
Biology
Ecology
Water toxicity
Sediment toxicity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
South Africa
Akinlabi Fm|Oladapo F M
Plant anatomy
Botany
Evolution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ben-Erik Van Wyk
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
118
0.424
Taxonomy
Ethnobotany
Medicinal plants
Apiaceae
Umbelliferae
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Heidi Abrahamse
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
198
0.865
Photobiology
Photochemistry
Photodynamic therapy
Wound healing
Stem cells
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jhj Van Vuren
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
40
0.412
Fish haematology
Ecophysiology
Ecotoxicology
Biomarkers
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bettine Van Vuuren
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
52
0.619
molecular ecology
wildlife management
sub-Antarctic
Africa
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gibson Stephen Nyanhongo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
62
0.775
Biotechnology
Biocatalysis
Enzyme Technology
Bioprocess Engineering
Biomaterial Engineering
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Patricia M Tilney
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
25
0.325
plant anatomy
Apiaceae
Rubiaceae
Umbelliferae
extrafloral nectaries
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Teske
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
45
0.643
Marine biology
Phylogeography
Population genomics
Conservation genetics
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexei Oskolski
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
20
0.392
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Charles Whitehead
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
4
0.114
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Annah Moteetee
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
22
0.710
Plant Taxonomy
Plant Systematics
Plant Anatomy
Ethnobotany
Medicinal Plants

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard Greenfield
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
16
0.696
Metal Analysis
Water
Passive Sampling Devices
Aquatic Health
Microplastics
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Matthew S. Bird
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
18
0.818
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Abdulwakeel Ayokun-Nun Ajao
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
Conservation
Plant Diversity
Plant Taxonomy
Molecular Systematics
Ethnobotany
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sudharshan Sekar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
11
0.733
Bio process
Metagenomics
Microbial diversity
Plant Microbe interactions
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Arsalan Emami-Khoyi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
9
0.750
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sandra Ayuk
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Cell biology
Cytogenetics
Photodynamic therapy
wound healing and gene expression
Photobiomodulation
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mariam Oyedeji Amusa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Ethnobotany
Medicinal plant
phytomedicine
Toxicity
Chemistry of Medicinal Plant
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Giftson J Senapathy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Nanomedicine
Cancer therapeutics
toxicity
Photodynamic therapy
Phytomedicine
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Oluwafunmilayo Adegbaju
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Medicinal plants
Phytochemistry
Nutraceuticals
Plant ecology
phycology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Afolakemi A. Alimi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Arbuscular mycorrhizal interactions
Medicinal Plants
Ethnobotany
Carbon Sequestration
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
S. Patience N. Mativandlela
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kousar Omar/Hoorzook
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Amina Nel
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
Biology
Ecology
Water toxicity
Sediment toxicity
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Edwin Hlangwani
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Akinlabi Fm|Oladapo F M
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000