Total 2,448,388 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

Vaccines
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
168
0.639
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2

i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
201
0.882
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3

HIV epidemiology
HIV surveillance
HIV diagnostics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
87
0.649
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4

HIV
Virology
Immunology
Host genetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
45
0.391
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5

i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
56
0.596
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6

i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
65
0.823
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7

Host pathogen interactions
B cell immunology
vaccines
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
68
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8

Tuberculosis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
54
0.844
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9

HIV
TB
COVID
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
42
0.656
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10

i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
37
0.740
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11

Cancer Epidemiology
Cancer Surveillance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
39
0.929
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12

Virology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
36
0.923
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13

i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
24
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14

Structural biology
Immunotherapeutics
Antivenom
One Health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
26
0.929
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15

Fc effector function and humeral immunity against infectious disease
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16

HIV immunology
SARS-CoV-2 serology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17

infectious diseases
immunometabolism
tuberculosis
HIV
vaccine-preventable diseases
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
18
0.818
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18

electron microscopy
pathogen ultrastructure
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
9
0.600
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19

Tuberculosis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
6
0.429
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20

field epidemiology
infectious disease epidemiology
infectious diseases
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21

Communicable diseases
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
5
0.556
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23

novel vector control
entomology
mosquitoes
insecticide resistance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24

i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25

HIV
Cell-cell transmission
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Lynn Morris
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
168
0.639
Cheryl Cohen
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
201
0.882
Adrian Puren
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
87
0.649
Caroline T Tiemessen
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
45
0.391
Anthony M. Smith
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
56
0.596
Basil Brooke
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
65
0.823
Jinal Bhiman
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
68
1.000
Shaheed Vally Omar
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
54
0.844
Harry Moultrie
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
42
0.656
Juno Thomas
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
37
0.740
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Elvira Singh
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
39
0.929
Orienka Hellferscee
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
36
0.923
Ahmad Haeri Mazanderani
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
24
0.800
Constantinos Kurt Wibmer
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
26
0.929
Simone I. Richardson
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
Fc effector function and humeral immunity against infectious disease
Thandeka Moyo-Gwete
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
Melinda Suchard
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
18
0.818
infectious diseases
immunometabolism
tuberculosis
HIV
vaccine-preventable diseases
Monica Birkhead
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
9
0.600
Halima Said
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
6
0.429
Carl Reddy
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
field epidemiology
infectious disease epidemiology
infectious diseases
Kovashnee Naicker
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
5
0.556
Mukhlid Yousif
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
Michael Samuel
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
novel vector control
entomology
mosquitoes
insecticide resistance
Blazenka Danica Letinic
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Rebecca Van Dorsten- Wakabayashi
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000