Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists in South Africa 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. 

* Rankings
World Rank
274
Country Rank
1
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Sahal Yacoob
High Energy Particle Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
227
1,144
285,298
* Rankings
World Rank
578
Country Rank
2
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Dan J Stein
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
200
1,456
251,812
* Rankings
World Rank
793
Country Rank
3
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Loan Truong
HEP
LHC
ATLAS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
185
697
132,791
* Rankings
World Rank
1,285
Country Rank
4
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Bruce Mellado
Particle Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
161
729
128,757
* Rankings
World Rank
1,582
Country Rank
5
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
David M. Richardson
invasion ecology
invasion biology
invasion science
conservation biology
biological invasions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
153
495
97,481
* Rankings
World Rank
2,038
Country Rank
6
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Timothy D Noakes
Running
Nutrition
Exercise Physiology
Insulin Resistance
Diabetes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
144
544
63,972
* Rankings
World Rank
2,467
Country Rank
7
Institution Rank : 3
South Africa
Jean Cleymans
Physics
Thermal Models
particle Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
137
473
81,770
* Rankings
World Rank
2,983
Country Rank
8
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Simon Connell
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Diamond Physics
Quantum Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
131
417
75,895
* Rankings
World Rank
3,268
Country Rank
9
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Zeblon Vilakazi
High Energy physics
Grid Computing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
128
362
72,488
* Rankings
World Rank
3,651
Country Rank
10
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Mike Wingfield
forest protection
mycology
entomology
biotechnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
125
1,022
77,670
* Rankings
World Rank
4,065
Country Rank
11
Institution Rank : 3
South Africa
Joyful Mdhluli
High Energy Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
121
429
49,957
* Rankings
World Rank
4,787
Country Rank
12
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Richard M. Cowling
Plant diversity and evolution
palaeovegetation science
conservation science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
117
384
45,136
* Rankings
World Rank
5,399
Country Rank
13
Institution Rank : 4
South Africa
William Bond
Ecology
evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
113
306
66,948
* Rankings
World Rank
6,210
Country Rank
14
Institution Rank : 4
South Africa
Robert J Scholes
carbon cycle
savannas
earth observation
biodiversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
109
314
178,840
* Rankings
World Rank
6,214
Country Rank
15
Institution Rank : 5
South Africa
Eric Bateman
Respiratory medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
109
314
67,570
* Rankings
World Rank
6,367
Country Rank
16
Institution Rank : 6
South Africa
Karen Sliwa
cardiology
heart failure
Africa
peripartum
covid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
108
319
141,075
* Rankings
World Rank
6,386
Country Rank
17
Institution Rank : 5
South Africa
Shabir A. Madhi
First interest
Second interest
Vaccinology
Respiratory pathogens
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
108
521
59,748
* Rankings
World Rank
6,799
Country Rank
18
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Eno E. Ebenso
corrosion
corrosion inhibition
corrosion of metals
adsorption
quantum chemical calculations
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
106
458
37,768
* Rankings
World Rank
7,616
Country Rank
19
Institution Rank : 7
South Africa
Heather Zar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
103
413
59,577
* Rankings
World Rank
7,973
Country Rank
20
Institution Rank : 8
South Africa
Keertan Dheda
pulmonary infections
tuberculosis
diseases of poverty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
102
305
47,400
* Rankings
World Rank
8,042
Country Rank
21
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Fernando Albericio
medicinal chemistry
peptides
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
102
713
53,570
* Rankings
World Rank
8,727
Country Rank
22
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Christo Venter
Pulsars
gamma-ray astronomy
globular clusters
cosmic rays
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
100
256
40,050
* Rankings
World Rank
8,903
Country Rank
23
Institution Rank : 9
South Africa
Bongani M Mayosi
Medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
99
291
129,552
* Rankings
World Rank
9,353
Country Rank
24
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Robin M Warren
Tuberculosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
98
354
33,615
* Rankings
World Rank
9,787
Country Rank
25
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Carl Lombard
Biostatistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
97
400
32,831
* Rankings
World Rank
10,965
Country Rank
26
Institution Rank : 6
South Africa
Nukri Komin
gamma-ray astronomy
Cosmic Rays
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
94
222
46,085
* Rankings
World Rank
11,286
Country Rank
27
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Salim S. Abdool Karim
HIV Prevention and Treatment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
93
378
42,377
* Rankings
World Rank
11,954
Country Rank
28
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Roy Maartens
Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
92
256
28,468
* Rankings
World Rank
12,196
Country Rank
29
Institution Rank : 10
South Africa
Estelle Lambert
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
91
326
43,577
* Rankings
World Rank
12,733
Country Rank
30
Institution Rank : 11
South Africa
Landon Myer
epidemiology
biostatistics
HIV
maternal & child health
women's health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
90
410
32,280
* Rankings
World Rank
12,825
Country Rank
31
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Silvia Helena Koller
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
90
338
29,946
* Rankings
World Rank
12,849
Country Rank
32
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Lynn Morris
Vaccines
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
90
258
32,259
* Rankings
World Rank
13,623
Country Rank
33
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Rangan Gupta
Macroecomomics
forecasting
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
658
36,126
* Rankings
World Rank
13,670
Country Rank
34
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Karl Peltzer
health sciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
635
41,447
* Rankings
World Rank
13,694
Country Rank
35
Institution Rank : 12
South Africa
Graeme Meintjes
HIV
Tuberculosis
Cryptococcosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
294
25,157
* Rankings
World Rank
13,703
Country Rank
36
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Suprakas Sinha Ray
Polymer Physics and Polymer Nanocomposites
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
377
39,648
* Rankings
World Rank
13,775
Country Rank
37
Institution Rank : 3
South Africa
Soebur Razzaque
Astroparticle Physics
High Energy Astrophysics
Gamma-ray Astronomy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
206
44,391
* Rankings
World Rank
14,000
Country Rank
38
Institution Rank : 13
South Africa
George FR Ellis
Relativity
cosmology
complexity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
88
299
48,956
* Rankings
World Rank
14,377
Country Rank
39
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Willem Hanekom
Tuberculosis
Vaccinology
Immunology
Clinical Trials
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
227
25,556
* Rankings
World Rank
14,384
Country Rank
40
Institution Rank : 7
South Africa
Linda Richter
child development
adolescent development
HIV
AIDS
public health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
333
42,873
* Rankings
World Rank
14,431
Country Rank
41
Institution Rank : 14
South Africa
TH Jarrett
astronomy and astrophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
87
246
54,942
* Rankings
World Rank
14,916
Country Rank
42
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
AJ Afolayan
Biological science
phytomedicine
botany
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
358
25,180
* Rankings
World Rank
14,997
Country Rank
43
Institution Rank : 15
South Africa
Lucy Gilson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
228
28,684
* Rankings
World Rank
15,115
Country Rank
44
Institution Rank : 3
South Africa
Brian W. Van Wilgen
Applied ecology
fire ecology
invasion ecology
ecosystem management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
208
24,607
* Rankings
World Rank
15,558
Country Rank
45
Institution Rank : 16
South Africa
Naomi Sharlene Levitt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
304
96,140
* Rankings
World Rank
15,584
Country Rank
46
Institution Rank : 4
South Africa
Guy Midgley
Ecology
conservation Biology
Earth system science
Climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
190
48,012
* Rankings
World Rank
15,748
Country Rank
47
Institution Rank : 17
South Africa
Mattia Vaccari
Astrophysics
Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy Evolution
Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
219
32,033
* Rankings
World Rank
15,957
Country Rank
48
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Tebello Nyokong
Photophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
717
35,038
* Rankings
World Rank
16,298
Country Rank
49
Institution Rank : 18
South Africa
Darren Martin
Virology
virus evolution
genetic recombination
geminiviruses
sequence analysis software
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
256
36,575
* Rankings
World Rank
16,509
Country Rank
50
Institution Rank : 3
South Africa
Steven D. Johnson
Evolutionary biology
pollination biology
plant reproduction
chemical ecology
invasion biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
84
309
25,000
* Rankings
World Rank
17,061
Country Rank
51
Institution Rank : 8
South Africa
Sergio Colafrancesco
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Astro-Particle Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
301
61,902
* Rankings
World Rank
17,182
Country Rank
52
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Gavin Churchyard
Tuberculosis
HIV/AIDS
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
248
24,754
* Rankings
World Rank
17,196
Country Rank
53
Institution Rank : 3
South Africa
Markus Boettcher
Astrophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
279
24,066
* Rankings
World Rank
17,816
Country Rank
54
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Charlie Shackleton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
82
311
23,131
* 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
19,169
Country Rank
56
Institution Rank : 6
South Africa
Mark Tomlinson
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
288
25,212
* Rankings
World Rank
19,176
Country Rank
57
Institution Rank : 7
South Africa
Christine Lochner
Compulsivity
impulsivity
behavioural addictions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
184
21,755
* Rankings
World Rank
19,183
Country Rank
58
Institution Rank : 8
South Africa
OD Makinde
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal Science
Applied Mathematics
Modelling and Computations
BioMathematics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
506
27,677
* Rankings
World Rank
19,441
Country Rank
59
Institution Rank : 4
South Africa
Christian Rogerson
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
478
24,336
* Rankings
World Rank
19,471
Country Rank
60
Institution Rank : 19
South Africa
Gary Maartens
HIV
tuberculosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
290
25,512
* Rankings
World Rank
19,709
Country Rank
61
Institution Rank : 9
South Africa
Helena Kuivaniemi
Human genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
201
19,959
* 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
20,446
Country Rank
64
Institution Rank : 10
South Africa
Gerard Tromp
Bioinformatics
statistics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
215
21,939
* Rankings
World Rank
20,791
Country Rank
65
Institution Rank : 4
South Africa
Tulio De Oliveira
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Viruses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
259
30,307
* Rankings
World Rank
20,887
Country Rank
66
Institution Rank : 5
South Africa
EJM (John) Carranza
Economic Geology
Mineral Prospectivity Mapping
Exploration Geochemistry
Geological Remote Sensing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
212
20,227
* Rankings
World Rank
21,079
Country Rank
67
Institution Rank : 11
South Africa
Gerhard Walzl
Tuberculosis
Immunology
Biomarkers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
228
20,631
* Rankings
World Rank
21,375
Country Rank
68
Institution Rank : 4
South Africa
Brenda Wingfield
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
391
23,372
* Rankings
World Rank
22,399
Country Rank
69
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
Whitfield, AK
Estuarine ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
219
19,443
* Rankings
World Rank
22,586
Country Rank
70
Institution Rank : 9
South Africa
Tasnuva Chowdhury
Particle Physics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
256
17,895
* Rankings
World Rank
22,716
Country Rank
71
Institution Rank : 10
South Africa
Andrew Chen
Astrophysics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
253
33,846
* Rankings
World Rank
22,967
Country Rank
72
Institution Rank : 4
South Africa
Sebastiaan Rothmann
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
216
18,743
* Rankings
World Rank
23,673
Country Rank
73
Institution Rank : 11
South Africa
Achille Mbembe
African politics
history
colonialism
race
enlightenment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
273
63,706
* Rankings
World Rank
24,359
Country Rank
74
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Debbie Bradshaw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
223
24,602
* Rankings
World Rank
24,714
Country Rank
75
Institution Rank : 12
South Africa
Andrew Forbes
laser resonators
laser beam shaping
orbital angular momentum
structured light
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
243
19,825
* Rankings
World Rank
24,974
Country Rank
76
Institution Rank : 5
South Africa
Jacobus Eloff
Medicinal Plants
Ethnobotany
Phytochemistry
Phytomedicine
Ethnopharmacology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
274
23,762
* Rankings
World Rank
25,199
Country Rank
77
Institution Rank : 12
South Africa
Michael J. Samways
Insect conservation
invertebrate conservation
conservation biology
landscape ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
74
358
24,660
* Rankings
World Rank
26,996
Country Rank
78
Institution Rank : 13
South Africa
Umezuruike Linus Opara
Postharvest Technology
Food Science and Technology
Biosystems Engineering
Horticultural Science
Pomegranate
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
227
18,151
* Rankings
World Rank
27,427
Country Rank
79
Institution Rank : 6
South Africa
Slotow, RH
conservation
ecology
zoology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
253
17,104
* Rankings
World Rank
27,591
Country Rank
80
Institution Rank : 13
South Africa
Wendy Stevens|Stevens Wendy S, Stevens W, StevensW.S.
HIV TB COVID HAEMATOLOFY
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
231
24,038
* Rankings
World Rank
27,645
Country Rank
81
Institution Rank : 14
South Africa
Charles Feldman
community-acquired pneumonia
pneumococcus
respiratory tract infections
virulence factors
human ciliated epithelium
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
264
18,459
* Rankings
World Rank
28,599
Country Rank
82
Institution Rank : 20
South Africa
Mark New
Climate Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
144
44,734
* Rankings
World Rank
28,885
Country Rank
83
Institution Rank : 15
South Africa
Maureen Coetzee
malaria
mosquitoes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
185
20,000
* Rankings
World Rank
29,360
Country Rank
84
Institution Rank : 6
South Africa
Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize
Agricultural and Rural Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
71
179
30,090
* Rankings
World Rank
29,640
Country Rank
85
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
HC Swart
nanophosphors
luminescence
cathodoluminescence
surface characterization
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
599
25,170
* Rankings
World Rank
29,699
Country Rank
86
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Cheryl Cohen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
222
24,514
* Rankings
World Rank
29,975
Country Rank
87
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Thumbi Ndung'U
virology
immunology
host/pathogen interactions
vaccines
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
232
16,135
* Rankings
World Rank
30,089
Country Rank
88
Institution Rank : 5
South Africa
Nic Beukes
Economic Geology
Iron and manganese deposits
Precambrian geology
Sedimentology and basin analyses.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
186
18,473
* Rankings
World Rank
30,239
Country Rank
89
Institution Rank : 21
South Africa
Andrew Boulle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
198
18,566
* Rankings
World Rank
30,288
Country Rank
90
Institution Rank : 16
South Africa
Norman Owen-Smith
Wildlife Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
70
192
20,083
* Rankings
World Rank
30,957
Country Rank
91
Institution Rank : 22
South Africa
Thomas Scriba
immunology
tuberculosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
191
19,990
* Rankings
World Rank
31,088
Country Rank
92
Institution Rank : 23
South Africa
Mark Patrick Nicol
microbiology
pneumonia
tuberculosis
microbiome
diagnostics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
194
24,317
* Rankings
World Rank
31,450
Country Rank
93
Institution Rank : 14
South Africa
Andries Engelbrecht
Swarm Intelligence
Evolutionary Computation
Neural Networks
Optimization
Data Analytics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
273
31,682
* Rankings
World Rank
31,679
Country Rank
94
Institution Rank : 17
South Africa
Ian Sanne
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Health Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
217
25,131
* Rankings
World Rank
31,772
Country Rank
95
Institution Rank : 5
South Africa
Donald Kurtz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
269
18,202
* Rankings
World Rank
31,983
Country Rank
96
Institution Rank : 6
South Africa
Jan Kramers
isotope geochemistry
geochronology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
163
29,111
* Rankings
World Rank
32,136
Country Rank
97
Institution Rank : 24
South Africa
Peter Beighton
Genetics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
252
23,933
* Rankings
World Rank
32,169
Country Rank
98
Institution Rank : 6
South Africa
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
Microbial Ecology
Soil Metagenomics
Plant-Microbe Interactions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
254
23,011
* Rankings
World Rank
32,454
Country Rank
99
Institution Rank : 15
South Africa
Etheresia Pretorius
erythrocytes
fibrinogen
platelets
coagulation
long covid
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
223
15,201
* Rankings
World Rank
32,618
Country Rank
100
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Leslie Swartz
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health care
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation
68
312
20,809
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274
South Africa
1
1
Sahal Yacoob
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
227
1,144
285,298
Rankings
578
South Africa
2
2
Dan J Stein
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
200
1,456
251,812
Rankings
793
South Africa
3
1
Loan Truong
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
185
697
132,791
Rankings
1,285
South Africa
4
1
Bruce Mellado
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
161
729
128,757
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1,582
South Africa
5
1
David M. Richardson
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
153
495
97,481
invasion ecology
invasion biology
invasion science
conservation biology
biological invasions
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2,038
South Africa
6
1
Timothy D Noakes
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144
544
63,972
Running
Nutrition
Exercise Physiology
Insulin Resistance
Diabetes
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2,467
South Africa
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3
Jean Cleymans
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Citation Counts
137
473
81,770
Physics
Thermal Models
particle Physics
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2,983
South Africa
8
2
Simon Connell
Metrics
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Citation Counts
131
417
75,895
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Diamond Physics
Quantum Physics
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3,268
South Africa
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Zeblon Vilakazi
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128
362
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3,651
South Africa
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1
Mike Wingfield
Metrics
H-Index
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125
1,022
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forest protection
mycology
entomology
biotechnology
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4,065
South Africa
11
3
Joyful Mdhluli
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121
429
49,957
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4,787
South Africa
12
1
Richard M. Cowling
Metrics
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117
384
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Plant diversity and evolution
palaeovegetation science
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5,399
South Africa
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William Bond
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113
306
66,948
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6,210
South Africa
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Robert J Scholes
Metrics
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109
314
178,840
carbon cycle
savannas
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biodiversity
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6,214
South Africa
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Eric Bateman
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109
314
67,570
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6,367
South Africa
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6
Karen Sliwa
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108
319
141,075
cardiology
heart failure
Africa
peripartum
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6,386
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Shabir A. Madhi
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108
521
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First interest
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6,799
South Africa
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Eno E. Ebenso
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106
458
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corrosion
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adsorption
quantum chemical calculations
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7,973
South Africa
20
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Keertan Dheda
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102
305
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pulmonary infections
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diseases of poverty
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8,042
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Fernando Albericio
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102
713
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8,727
South Africa
22
1
Christo Venter
Metrics
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100
256
40,050
Pulsars
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8,903
South Africa
23
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Bongani M Mayosi
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99
291
129,552
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South Africa
24
2
Robin M Warren
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98
354
33,615
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9,787
South Africa
25
1
Carl Lombard
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97
400
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10,965
South Africa
26
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Nukri Komin
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94
222
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South Africa
27
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Salim S. Abdool Karim
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93
378
42,377
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11,954
South Africa
28
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Roy Maartens
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92
256
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12,196
South Africa
29
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Estelle Lambert
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91
326
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physical activity and public health
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12,733
South Africa
30
11
Landon Myer
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90
410
32,280
epidemiology
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HIV
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12,825
South Africa
31
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Silvia Helena Koller
Metrics
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90
338
29,946
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12,849
South Africa
32
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Lynn Morris
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90
258
32,259
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13,623
South Africa
33
2
Rangan Gupta
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88
658
36,126
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13,670
South Africa
34
1
Karl Peltzer
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88
635
41,447
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13,694
South Africa
35
12
Graeme Meintjes
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88
294
25,157
HIV
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Cryptococcosis
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13,703
South Africa
36
1
Suprakas Sinha Ray
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88
377
39,648
Polymer Physics and Polymer Nanocomposites
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13,775
South Africa
37
3
Soebur Razzaque
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88
206
44,391
Astroparticle Physics
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14,000
South Africa
38
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George FR Ellis
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88
299
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South Africa
39
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Willem Hanekom
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87
227
25,556
Tuberculosis
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14,384
South Africa
40
7
Linda Richter
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87
333
42,873
child development
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HIV
AIDS
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14,431
South Africa
41
14
TH Jarrett
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87
246
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14,916
South Africa
42
1
AJ Afolayan
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86
358
25,180
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South Africa
44
3
Brian W. Van Wilgen
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86
208
24,607
Applied ecology
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15,584
South Africa
46
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Guy Midgley
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85
190
48,012
Ecology
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15,748
South Africa
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17
Mattia Vaccari
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85
219
32,033
Astrophysics
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15,957
South Africa
48
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Tebello Nyokong
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85
717
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South Africa
49
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Darren Martin
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84
256
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Virology
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16,509
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50
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Steven D. Johnson
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84
309
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Evolutionary biology
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17,061
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Sergio Colafrancesco
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83
301
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Astrophysics
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17,182
South Africa
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Gavin Churchyard
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83
248
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South Africa
53
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Markus Boettcher
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83
279
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South Africa
55
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Leon MT Dicks
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81
245
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Microbiology
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19,169
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56
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Mark Tomlinson
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80
288
25,212
Maternal and child health
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19,176
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Christine Lochner
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80
184
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Compulsivity
impulsivity
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19,183
South Africa
58
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OD Makinde
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80
506
27,677
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal Science
Applied Mathematics
Modelling and Computations
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19,441
South Africa
59
4
Christian Rogerson
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80
478
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Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
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19,471
South Africa
60
19
Gary Maartens
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80
290
25,512
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19,709
South Africa
61
9
Helena Kuivaniemi
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80
201
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19,917
South Africa
62
2
Anthony I Okoh
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79
372
26,704
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Water Quality
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20,139
South Africa
63
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Don A Cowan
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79
329
25,085
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20,446
South Africa
64
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Gerard Tromp
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79
215
21,939
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South Africa
65
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Tulio De Oliveira
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78
259
30,307
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South Africa
66
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EJM (John) Carranza
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78
212
20,227
Economic Geology
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21,079
South Africa
67
11
Gerhard Walzl
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78
228
20,631
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21,375
South Africa
68
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Brenda Wingfield
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78
391
23,372
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22,399
South Africa
69
1
Whitfield, AK
Metrics
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77
219
19,443
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22,586
South Africa
70
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Tasnuva Chowdhury
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76
256
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22,716
South Africa
71
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Andrew Chen
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76
253
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22,967
South Africa
72
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Sebastiaan Rothmann
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76
216
18,743
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
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23,673
South Africa
73
11
Achille Mbembe
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75
273
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African politics
history
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race
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24,359
South Africa
74
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Debbie Bradshaw
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75
223
24,602
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24,714
South Africa
75
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Andrew Forbes
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74
243
19,825
laser resonators
laser beam shaping
orbital angular momentum
structured light
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24,974
South Africa
76
5
Jacobus Eloff
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74
274
23,762
Medicinal Plants
Ethnobotany
Phytochemistry
Phytomedicine
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25,199
South Africa
77
12
Michael J. Samways
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74
358
24,660
Insect conservation
invertebrate conservation
conservation biology
landscape ecology
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26,996
South Africa
78
13
Umezuruike Linus Opara
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72
227
18,151
Postharvest Technology
Food Science and Technology
Biosystems Engineering
Horticultural Science
Pomegranate
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27,427
South Africa
79
6
Slotow, RH
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72
253
17,104
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27,591
South Africa
80
13
Wendy Stevens|Stevens Wendy S, Stevens W, StevensW.S.
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72
231
24,038
HIV TB COVID HAEMATOLOFY
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27,645
South Africa
81
14
Charles Feldman
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72
264
18,459
community-acquired pneumonia
pneumococcus
respiratory tract infections
virulence factors
human ciliated epithelium
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28,599
South Africa
82
20
Mark New
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71
144
44,734
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28,885
South Africa
83
15
Maureen Coetzee
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71
185
20,000
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29,360
South Africa
84
6
Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize
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71
179
30,090
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29,640
South Africa
85
1
HC Swart
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70
599
25,170
nanophosphors
luminescence
cathodoluminescence
surface characterization
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29,699
South Africa
86
2
Cheryl Cohen
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Citation Counts
70
222
24,514
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29,975
South Africa
87
2
Thumbi Ndung'U
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70
232
16,135
virology
immunology
host/pathogen interactions
vaccines
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30,089
South Africa
88
5
Nic Beukes
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70
186
18,473
Economic Geology
Iron and manganese deposits
Precambrian geology
Sedimentology and basin analyses.
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30,239
South Africa
89
21
Andrew Boulle
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70
198
18,566
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30,288
South Africa
90
16
Norman Owen-Smith
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70
192
20,083
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30,957
South Africa
91
22
Thomas Scriba
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69
191
19,990
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31,088
South Africa
92
23
Mark Patrick Nicol
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69
194
24,317
microbiology
pneumonia
tuberculosis
microbiome
diagnostics
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31,450
South Africa
93
14
Andries Engelbrecht
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69
273
31,682
Swarm Intelligence
Evolutionary Computation
Neural Networks
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31,679
South Africa
94
17
Ian Sanne
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69
217
25,131
Infectious Diseases
HIV
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Health Economics
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31,772
South Africa
95
5
Donald Kurtz
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69
269
18,202
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31,983
South Africa
96
6
Jan Kramers
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69
163
29,111
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32,136
South Africa
97
24
Peter Beighton
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69
252
23,933
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32,169
South Africa
98
6
Olubukola Oluranti Babalola
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68
254
23,011
Microbial Ecology
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32,454
South Africa
99
15
Etheresia Pretorius
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68
223
15,201
erythrocytes
fibrinogen
platelets
coagulation
long covid
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32,618
South Africa
100
16
Leslie Swartz
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68
312
20,809
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health care