Subject Rankings

University of the Witwatersrand Subject Rankings 2025

Agriculture and Forestry, Architecture and Design, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings along with their 197 sub-branches, can be analyzed at global, national, and regional levels. You can also evaluate them based on the i10 index and citation numbersAs of Sep 18, 2024, rankings are according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in beta. This is due to the exclusion of (1.014.193) scientists categorized under 'others,' whose profiles cannot yet be determined, edited, or classified. As these fields are updated, the rankings will adjust accordingly. Please keep this in mind. See Also: [University Subject Rankings]

* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Bruce Mellado
Particle Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
161
729
128,757
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Zeblon Vilakazi
High Energy physics
Grid Computing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
128
362
72,488
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Joyful Mdhluli
High Energy Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
121
429
49,957
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Shabir A. Madhi
First interest
Second interest
Vaccinology
Respiratory pathogens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
111
540
63,752
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Robert J Scholes
carbon cycle
savannas
earth observation
biodiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
109
314
178,840
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Nukri Komin
gamma-ray astronomy
Cosmic Rays
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
222
46,085
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Linda Richter
child development
adolescent development
HIV
AIDS
public health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
87
333
42,873
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sergio Colafrancesco
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
301
61,902
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Achille Mbembe
African politics
history
colonialism
race
enlightenment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
273
63,706
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Andrew Forbes
laser resonators
laser beam shaping
orbital angular momentum
structured light
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
74
243
19,825
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Charles Feldman
community-acquired pneumonia
pneumococcus
respiratory tract infections
virulence factors
human ciliated epithelium
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
264
18,459
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ian Sanne
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Health Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
217
25,131
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Fiona Baker
sleep
thermoregulation
brain
alcohol
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
165
15,265
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Viness Pillay
Biomaterials
Advanced Drug Delivery
Atomistic Simulations
Implant
Neurotherapeutics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
65
255
16,368
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Kenneth Ikechukwu Ozoemena
Electrochemistry
Batteries
Fuel Cells
Electrolyzers
Sensors
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
63
217
11,439
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
David Dorrell
electric machines
motors
renewable energy
power systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
229
15,911
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
ETF Witkowski
Plant ecology
plant ecophysiology
conservation biology
invasion biology
ethnoecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
207
13,204
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Roger MH Smith
sedimentology
vertebrate palaeontology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
146
11,993
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Bruce Mellado
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
161
729
128,757
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zeblon Vilakazi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
128
362
72,488
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joyful Mdhluli
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
121
429
49,957
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shabir A. Madhi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
111
540
63,752
First interest
Second interest
Vaccinology
Respiratory pathogens
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert J Scholes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
109
314
178,840
carbon cycle
savannas
earth observation
biodiversity
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nukri Komin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
94
222
46,085
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Linda Richter
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
87
333
42,873
child development
adolescent development
HIV
AIDS
public health
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sergio Colafrancesco
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
83
301
61,902
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tasnuva Chowdhury
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
76
256
17,895
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrew Chen
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
76
253
33,846
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Achille Mbembe
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
75
273
63,706
African politics
history
colonialism
race
enlightenment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrew Forbes
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
74
243
19,825
laser resonators
laser beam shaping
orbital angular momentum
structured light
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wendy Stevens|Stevens Wendy S, Stevens W, StevensW.S.
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
72
231
24,038
HIV TB COVID HAEMATOLOFY
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Charles Feldman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
72
264
18,459
community-acquired pneumonia
pneumococcus
respiratory tract infections
virulence factors
human ciliated epithelium
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maureen Coetzee
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
71
185
20,000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Norman Owen-Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
70
192
20,083
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ian Sanne
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
69
217
25,131
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Health Economics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michel Verstraete
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
68
132
17,466
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Fiona Baker
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
65
165
15,265
sleep
thermoregulation
brain
alcohol
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Viness Pillay
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
65
255
16,368
Biomaterials
Advanced Drug Delivery
Atomistic Simulations
Implant
Neurotherapeutics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kenneth Ikechukwu Ozoemena
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
63
217
11,439
Electrochemistry
Batteries
Fuel Cells
Electrolyzers
Sensors
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
David Dorrell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
229
15,911
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
ETF Witkowski
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
207
13,204
Plant ecology
plant ecophysiology
conservation biology
invasion biology
ethnoecology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephen Tollman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
61
131
13,391
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Roger MH Smith
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
60
146
11,993