Top 100 Scientists

Africa Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology Top 100 Scientists 2024

The ranking of “Top 100” scientists is based on total h-index scores. Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, EECA, BRICS, and COMESA based on total h-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. According to Total H. BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (829,221 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects. 

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Total 870 scientist, 30 country, 329 institution
* Rankings
World Rank
18,697
Country Rank
55
Institution Rank : 5
South Africa
Leon MT Dicks
Microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
antimicrobial peptides
bacteriocins
probiotics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
81
245
19,008
* Rankings
World Rank
19,917
Country Rank
62
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Anthony I Okoh
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Water Quality
Antimicrobial Resistance.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
372
26,704
* Rankings
World Rank
20,139
Country Rank
63
Institution Rank : 3
South Africa
Don A Cowan
Microbial ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
329
25,085
* Rankings
World Rank
43,874
Country Rank
136
Institution Rank : 21
South Africa
Willem Heber (Emile) Van Zyl
Yeast Biotechnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
62
169
20,336
* Rankings
World Rank
59,637
Country Rank
192
Institution Rank : 28
South Africa
Bernard Prior
yeast & fungal bioolgy and biotechnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
56
153
13,376
* Rankings
World Rank
60,319
Country Rank
21
Institution Rank : 2
Nigeria
Etinosa O. Igbinosa
antimicrobial resistance
pathogens
multidrug-resistant pathogens
microbial systematics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
55
148
12,623
* Rankings
World Rank
70,863
Country Rank
240
Institution Rank : 22
South Africa
Lise Korsten
Fresh Produce Safety and Quality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
52
168
11,716
* Rankings
World Rank
73,470
Country Rank
28
Institution Rank : 2
Nigeria
Lateef Agbaje
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Nanobiotechnology
Enzymology
Scientometrics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
107
6,654
* Rankings
World Rank
75,946
Country Rank
268
Institution Rank : 39
South Africa
TE Cloete
Microbiology
water
nanotechnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
51
137
10,312
* Rankings
World Rank
77,694
Country Rank
274
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Pascal O. Bessong, Massaf
HIV/AIDS
Antimicrobial Resistance
Child Health
Global Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
150
10,802
* Rankings
World Rank
79,331
Country Rank
9
Institution Rank : 3
Tanzania
Said Aboud
Microbiology and Immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
158
7,261
* Rankings
World Rank
106,983
Country Rank
17
Institution Rank : 1
Tunisia
Ameur Cherif
Microbial resource management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
110
7,074
* Rankings
World Rank
108,355
Country Rank
427
Institution Rank : 63
South Africa
Maret Du Toit
wine microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
malolactic fermentation
microbial wine spoilage
biopreservation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
76
6,374
* Rankings
World Rank
113,969
Country Rank
52
Institution Rank : 11
Nigeria
Abiodun I. Sanni
Food Microbiology & Food Biotechnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
94
5,738
* Rankings
World Rank
118,680
Country Rank
465
Institution Rank : 42
South Africa
Ademola Olufolahan Olaniran
Environmental biotechnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
42
101
6,449
* Rankings
World Rank
123,835
Country Rank
245
Institution Rank : 12
Egypt
Sameh Samir
Innovative biological wastewater treatment
Bioremediation
Hazardous waste Valorization
Biomass
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
94
6,537
* Rankings
World Rank
128,058
Country Rank
70
Institution Rank : 1
Nigeria
Iheanyi Omezuruike Okonko
Teaching & Research Virologist
Immunologist & Vaccinologist/Molecular Epidemiologist
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
143
6,096
* Rankings
World Rank
133,513
Country Rank
22
Institution Rank : 8
Tunisia
Tahar Mechichi
microbiology
biotechnology
biodegradation