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University of the Witwatersrand 40 Scientists Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,384,784 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,461 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
Kenneth Ikechukwu Ozoemena
Electrochemistry
Batteries
Fuel Cells
Electrolyzers
Sensors
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
152
0.685
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
Orde Q. Munro
Inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry
biochemistry
crystallography
drug design
molecular simulations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
19
0.306
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
David Gordon Billing
Crystallography
XRD
Solid state chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Energy Materials
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
33
0.541
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
South Africa
Andreas Lemmerer
Structural Chemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
29
0.492
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
South Africa
Andrew Crouch
Electrochemistry
Analytical Chemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
15
0.341

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
South Africa
Demetrius Levendis
Chemical Crystallography
solid-state reactions
polymorphism
phase-transformations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
7
0.175
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
South Africa
Moira Bode
synthetic organic chemistry
medicinal chemistry
biocatalysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
16
0.552
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
South Africa
Elizabeth Mavhunga
Science (Chemistry) Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
25
0.962
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
South Africa
Amanda Rousseau
Organic synthesis
Medicinal Chemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
11
0.423
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
South Africa
Pierre Kalenga Mubiayi
Chemistry
Material Science
Nanotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
16
0.762
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
South Africa
Dharmesh Chejara
Polysaccharide chemistry
hydrogels
natural products
material science
hydrocolloids
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
14
0.667
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
South Africa
John Moma
Catalysis for renewable energy molecules production
water treatment and photocatalysis.
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
14
0.737
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
South Africa
Pranav K. Tripathi
Carbon Nanomaterials
Materials Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
11
0.733
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
South Africa
Maya Makatini
Peptide Chemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
8
0.533
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
South Africa
Andrew J. Swarts
Inorganic chemistry - Synthesis
Organometallic chemistry
Kinetics/reaction mechanisms
Catalysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
South Africa
Tumelo Phaahlamohlaka
Chemistry
Materials
Nanotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
South Africa
Priyamvada Pradeep
Organic chemistry
Biomaterials
Drug discovery
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
South Africa
Kennedy J Ngwira
Natural products
Organic synthesis and green chemistry
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
7
0.778
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
South Africa
Obakeng Nchoe
Nanoscience
Analytical chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Water treatment
Membrane technology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kenneth Ikechukwu Ozoemena
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
152
0.685
Electrochemistry
Batteries
Fuel Cells
Electrolyzers
Sensors
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Helder M Marques
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
39
0.310
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ewa Cukrowska
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
76
0.650
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Charles B De Koning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
36
0.367
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Graham Alexander
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
40
0.588
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Orde Q. Munro
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
19
0.306
Inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry
biochemistry
crystallography
drug design
molecular simulations
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Gordon Billing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
33
0.541
Crystallography
XRD
Solid state chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Energy Materials
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andreas Lemmerer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
29
0.492
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nosipho Moloto
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
35
0.700
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew Crouch
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
15
0.341

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Demetrius Levendis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
7
0.175
Chemical Crystallography
solid-state reactions
polymorphism
phase-transformations
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Moira Bode
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
16
0.552
synthetic organic chemistry
medicinal chemistry
biocatalysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elizabeth Mavhunga
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
25
0.962
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Amanda Rousseau
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
11
0.423
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pierre Kalenga Mubiayi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
16
0.762
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dharmesh Chejara
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
14
0.667
Polysaccharide chemistry
hydrogels
natural products
material science
hydrocolloids
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John Moma
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
14
0.737
Catalysis for renewable energy molecules production
water treatment and photocatalysis.
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pranav K. Tripathi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
11
0.733
Carbon Nanomaterials
Materials Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maya Makatini
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
8
0.533
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Andrew J. Swarts
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
Inorganic chemistry - Synthesis
Organometallic chemistry
Kinetics/reaction mechanisms
Catalysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tumelo Phaahlamohlaka
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Priyamvada Pradeep
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
Organic chemistry
Biomaterials
Drug discovery
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Izak Kotzé
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
8
0.727
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kennedy J Ngwira
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
7
0.778
Natural products
Organic synthesis and green chemistry
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Obakeng Nchoe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
Nanoscience
Analytical chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Water treatment
Membrane technology