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University of Cape Town 1,672 Scientists i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

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Total 1,672 scientist
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
90
Country Rank
1
Institution Rank: 1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
South Africa
Dan J Stein
Dan J Stein
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,593
1,148
0.721
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
362
Country Rank
2
Institution Rank: 2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
South Africa
Sahal Yacoob
Sahal Yacoob
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Particle Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
884
0.750
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
4,168
Country Rank
16
Institution Rank: 3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
South Africa
Jean Cleymans
Jean Cleymans
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics
Thermal Models
particle Physics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
369
0.767
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
5,363
Country Rank
19
Institution Rank: 4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
South Africa
Heather Zar
Heather Zar
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatrics and Child Health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
366
0.841
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
5,759
Country Rank
21
Institution Rank: 5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
South Africa
Landon Myer
Landon Myer
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Family Medicine
epidemiology
biostatistics
HIV
maternal & child health
women's health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
310
0.731
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
10,274
Country Rank
38
Institution Rank: 6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
Karen Sliwa
Karen Sliwa
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
cardiology
heart failure
Africa
peripartum
covid
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
280
0.836
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
10,709
Country Rank
39
Institution Rank: 7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
Estelle Lambert
Estelle Lambert
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330
241
0.730
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
11,706
Country Rank
45
Institution Rank: 8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
South Africa
Eric Bateman
Eric Bateman
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases
Respiratory medicine
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
209
0.655
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
11,880
Country Rank
47
Institution Rank: 9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
South Africa
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
230
0.726
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
12,234
Country Rank
48
Institution Rank: 10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
South Africa
Keertan Dheda
Keertan Dheda
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases
pulmonary infections
tuberculosis
diseases of poverty
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
265
0.847
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
12,746
Country Rank
50
Institution Rank: 11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
South Africa
William Bond
William Bond
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology
evolution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
223
0.724
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
13,172
Country Rank
51
Institution Rank: 12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
South Africa
George FR Ellis
George FR Ellis
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Relativity
cosmology
complexity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
155
0.510
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
13,450
Country Rank
53
Institution Rank: 13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
South Africa
Graeme Meintjes
Graeme Meintjes
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Cryptococcosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
243
0.807
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
13,673
Country Rank
55
Institution Rank: 14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
South Africa
Gary Maartens
Gary Maartens
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
HIV
tuberculosis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
222
0.742
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
14,364
Country Rank
59
Institution Rank: 15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
South Africa
Bongani M Mayosi
Bongani M Mayosi
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Others
Medicine
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
202
0.689
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
18,923
Country Rank
82
Institution Rank: 16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
South Africa
Kelly Chibale
Kelly Chibale
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
196
0.754
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
19,097
Country Rank
85
Institution Rank: 17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
South Africa
Darren Martin
Darren Martin
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Virology
Virology
virus evolution
genetic recombination
geminiviruses
sequence analysis software
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
190
0.734
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
19,347
Country Rank
86
Institution Rank: 18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
South Africa
Leslie Gordon Underhill
Leslie Gordon Underhill
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
statistical ecology
biodiversity informatics
citizen science
moult
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
102
0.395
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
19,538
Country Rank
88
Institution Rank: 19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
South Africa
G. Gade
G. Gade
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Radiology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
50
0.195
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
19,610
Country Rank
89
Institution Rank: 20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
South Africa
TH Jarrett
TH Jarrett
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
astronomy and astrophysics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
176
0.688
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
20,391
Country Rank
93
Institution Rank: 21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
South Africa
Peter Beighton
Peter Beighton
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Genetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
49
0.194
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
24,807
Country Rank
110
Institution Rank: 22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
South Africa
Lucy Gilson
Lucy Gilson
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
157
0.683
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
25,712
Country Rank
116
Institution Rank: 23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
South Africa
Mattia Vaccari
Mattia Vaccari
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrophysics
Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Statistics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
163
0.721
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
26,842
Country Rank
125
Institution Rank: 24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
South Africa
Anna-Lise Williamson
Anna-Lise Williamson
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Others
vaccines
papillomavirus
HIV
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
133
0.599
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 IndexRankings
World Rank
26,922
Country Rank
126
Institution Rank: 25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
South Africa
Mino Caira
Mino Caira
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
all
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
57
0.257
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
90
South Africa
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dan J Stein
Dan J Stein
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,593
1,148
0.721
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
362
South Africa
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sahal Yacoob
Sahal Yacoob
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
884
0.750
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Particle Physics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
4,168
South Africa
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jean Cleymans
Jean Cleymans
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
369
0.767
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics
Thermal Models
particle Physics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
5,363
South Africa
19
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Heather Zar
Heather Zar
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
366
0.841
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatrics and Child Health
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
5,759
South Africa
21
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Landon Myer
Landon Myer
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
310
0.731
Medical and Health Sciences / Family Medicine
epidemiology
biostatistics
HIV
maternal & child health
women's health
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
10,274
South Africa
38
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Karen Sliwa
Karen Sliwa
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
280
0.836
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
cardiology
heart failure
Africa
peripartum
covid
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
10,709
South Africa
39
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Estelle Lambert
Estelle Lambert
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330
241
0.730
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
11,706
South Africa
45
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Eric Bateman
Eric Bateman
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
209
0.655
Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases
Respiratory medicine
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
11,880
South Africa
47
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
230
0.726
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
12,234
South Africa
48
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Keertan Dheda
Keertan Dheda
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
265
0.847
Medical and Health Sciences / Chest Diseases
pulmonary infections
tuberculosis
diseases of poverty
See All Rankings and Analysis

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
12,746
South Africa
50
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
William Bond
William Bond
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
223
0.724
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Ecology
evolution
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
13,172
South Africa
51
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
George FR Ellis
George FR Ellis
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
155
0.510
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Relativity
cosmology
complexity
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
13,450
South Africa
53
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Graeme Meintjes
Graeme Meintjes
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
243
0.807
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Cryptococcosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
13,673
South Africa
55
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gary Maartens
Gary Maartens
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
222
0.742
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
HIV
tuberculosis
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
14,364
South Africa
59
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Bongani M Mayosi
Bongani M Mayosi
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
202
0.689
Others
Medicine
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
18,923
South Africa
82
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kelly Chibale
Kelly Chibale
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
196
0.754
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
19,097
South Africa
85
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Darren Martin
Darren Martin
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
190
0.734
Medical and Health Sciences / Virology
Virology
virus evolution
genetic recombination
geminiviruses
sequence analysis software
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
19,347
South Africa
86
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Leslie Gordon Underhill
Leslie Gordon Underhill
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
102
0.395
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
statistical ecology
biodiversity informatics
citizen science
moult
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
19,538
South Africa
88
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
G. Gade
G. Gade
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
50
0.195
Medical and Health Sciences / Radiology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
19,610
South Africa
89
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
TH Jarrett
TH Jarrett
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
176
0.688
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
astronomy and astrophysics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
20,391
South Africa
93
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter Beighton
Peter Beighton
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
49
0.194
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Genetics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
24,807
South Africa
110
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lucy Gilson
Lucy Gilson
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
157
0.683
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
25,712
South Africa
116
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mattia Vaccari
Mattia Vaccari
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226
163
0.721
Natural Sciences / Physics
Astrophysics
Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Statistics
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
26,842
South Africa
125
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anna-Lise Williamson
Anna-Lise Williamson
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
133
0.599
Others
vaccines
papillomavirus
HIV
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
26,922
South Africa
126
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mino Caira
Mino Caira
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
57
0.257
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
all
See All Rankings and Analysis