i10 Productivity
Rankings

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa/ 135 Scientists Others i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,424,675 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,468 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
Suprakas Sinha Ray
Polymer Physics and Polymer Nanocomposites
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
324
0.814
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
South Africa
Bruce Sithole
biorefinery technologies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
70
0.667
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
South Africa
Maya Jacob and Maya John
natural fibres
rubber composites
polymer composites
agrowaste derived products
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
72
0.828
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
South Africa
Bonex Wakufwa Mwakikunga
Nanoscale Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
55
0.688
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
South Africa
Marlien Herselman
Living Labs
User Experience
Mobile Education
Monitoring and evaluation
Mlearn
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
41
0.539
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
Moses Azong Cho
Remote sensing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
60
0.811
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
Nicholas M. Musyoka
Hydrogen Storage and production
CO2 capture
Green Fuels/Chemistry
MOFs
Zeolites
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
67
0.918
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
South Africa
Adele Botha
MEX
UX
MHCI
HCI
HIS Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
35
0.538

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
South Africa
Gugu Hlengiwe Mhlongo
sensing
luminescence
nanostructures
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
37
0.822
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
South Africa
Vincent Ojijo
Polymer nanocomposites
polymer blends
water and wastewater treatment
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
36
0.837
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
South Africa
Linda Godfrey
waste
circular economy
green economy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
23
0.590
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
South Africa
Bruce Becker
grid computing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
South Africa
Zamaswazi Tshabalala
Semoconducting metal oxides
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
South Africa
Heidi Van Deventer
Earth Observation
Remote sensing of wetland vegetation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
South Africa
Evison Kapangaziwiri
Hydrologic science
water resources management
hydrologic modeling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
12
0.545
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
South Africa
Asanda Mtibe
Cellulose
nanocellulose
biocomposites
surface modification
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
South Africa
Darryl Naidoo
Laser Resonators
Beam Shaping
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
17
0.810
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
South Africa
Mario Marais
ICT4D
systems based evaluation
sustainability of ICT4D
social capital
ICT in education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
7
0.333
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Suprakas Sinha Ray
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
324
0.814
Polymer Physics and Polymer Nanocomposites
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bruce Sithole
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
70
0.667
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maya Jacob and Maya John
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
72
0.828
natural fibres
rubber composites
polymer composites
agrowaste derived products
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bonex Wakufwa Mwakikunga
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
55
0.688
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Marlien Herselman
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
41
0.539
Living Labs
User Experience
Mobile Education
Monitoring and evaluation
Mlearn
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Moses Azong Cho
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
60
0.811
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nicholas M. Musyoka
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
67
0.918
Hydrogen Storage and production
CO2 capture
Green Fuels/Chemistry
MOFs
Zeolites
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Adele Botha
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
35
0.538
MEX
UX
MHCI
HCI
HIS Education
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lara Van Niekerk
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
51
0.810
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rebecca Garland
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
52
0.852

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gugu Hlengiwe Mhlongo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
37
0.822
sensing
luminescence
nanostructures
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vincent Ojijo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
36
0.837
Polymer nanocomposites
polymer blends
water and wastewater treatment
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Linda Godfrey
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
23
0.590
waste
circular economy
green economy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James M Dabrowski
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
21
0.618
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jayita Bandyopadhyay
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
19
0.594
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
A Nahman
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
22
0.733
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Bruce Becker
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
18
0.783
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zamaswazi Tshabalala
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
20
0.909
Semoconducting metal oxides
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Heidi Van Deventer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
Earth Observation
Remote sensing of wetland vegetation
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Evison Kapangaziwiri
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
12
0.545
Hydrologic science
water resources management
hydrologic modeling
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Asanda Mtibe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
20
0.952
Cellulose
nanocellulose
biocomposites
surface modification
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Darryl Naidoo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
17
0.810
Laser Resonators
Beam Shaping
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mario Marais
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
7
0.333
ICT4D
systems based evaluation
sustainability of ICT4D
social capital
ICT in education
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Constansia Musvoto
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
14
0.737
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Craig Long
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
12
0.632
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