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University of Pretoria 21 Scientists Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,384,773 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,456 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
Juanita Engelbrecht
Oomycete: pathogenicity
population genetics
genomics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
South Africa
Rahaba Marima
cancer genomics
cancer disparities
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Transcriptomics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
South Africa
Mankgopo Kgatle
Virology
Epigenetics
Cancer and Theranostics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
Siphesihle Robin Nxele
Molecular diagnostics
point-of-care diagnostics
digital health
implementation science
user experience
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
Marike Geldenhuys
Virology
metagenomics
high throughput sequencing
bat viral research
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
South Africa
Velushka Swart
Molecular plant pathology
Plant-pathogen interactions
Avocado defense
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
South Africa
Victoria Maloney
Molecular Biology
SCW development
xylan synthesis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
South Africa
Botle Precious Damane
Onco-immunology and Immunogenomics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
South Africa
Jenny Johnson
Metagenomics
Metatranscriptomics and Metaproteomics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
South Africa
Helena Taute
cell biology
antimicrobial peptides
antioxidant
anti-inflammatory activity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
South Africa
Pontsho Moela
Anticancer Drug Discovery
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Cancer Genetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
South Africa
Thandeka Phiri
Molecular biology
Virology and Genetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
South Africa
Gert C. Grobler
Phylogenetics
Molecular biology
Phylogeography
Sub- Antartic Islands
Conservation Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
0
0.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
South Africa
Khumbuzile Bophela
Molecular biology
Plant Pathology
Genetics
Microbiology
Computer Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
South Africa
Samuel Tolulope Ogundare
One Health
Genomics
Microbial Pathogenesis
Zoonosis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
South Africa
Raven Wienk
Molecular science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
South Africa
Kishen Mahesh
Genetics
Bioethics
health law
medical ethics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
South Africa
Anneri Lötter
Genomics
Pan-genomes
Structural variants
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Brenda Wingfield
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
396
223
0.563
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Juanita Engelbrecht
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Oomycete: pathogenicity
population genetics
genomics
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rahaba Marima
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
cancer genomics
cancer disparities
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Transcriptomics
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kershney Naidoo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mankgopo Kgatle
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Siphesihle Robin Nxele
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Molecular diagnostics
point-of-care diagnostics
digital health
implementation science
user experience
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marike Geldenhuys
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Virology
metagenomics
high throughput sequencing
bat viral research
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Velushka Swart
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Molecular plant pathology
Plant-pathogen interactions
Avocado defense
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Victoria Maloney
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Botle Precious Damane
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mugo Elisha Muchunga
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jenny Johnson
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
Helena Taute
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
cell biology
antimicrobial peptides
antioxidant
anti-inflammatory activity
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pontsho Moela
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
Anticancer Drug Discovery
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Cancer Genetics
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thandeka Phiri
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gert C. Grobler
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
0
0.000
Phylogenetics
Molecular biology
Phylogeography
Sub- Antartic Islands
Conservation Biology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Khumbuzile Bophela
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Molecular biology
Plant Pathology
Genetics
Microbiology
Computer Science
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Samuel Tolulope Ogundare
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Raven Wienk
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kishen Mahesh
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anneri Lötter
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0