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
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
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
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
126,305
Country Rank
505
Institution Rank : 123
South Africa
Richard Van Zyl-Smit
respiratory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
65
7,027
* Rankings
World Rank
140,347
Country Rank
576
Institution Rank : 76
South Africa
Coenraad Fn Koegelenberg
Medicine
Pulmonology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
107
6,959
* Rankings
World Rank
227,987
Country Rank
1,066
Institution Rank : 142
South Africa
Elvis Irusen
Asthma
COPD
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
64
3,954
* Rankings
World Rank
671,213
Country Rank
3,671
Institution Rank : 438
South Africa
Gerald Maarman (Nrf Rated Researcher)
mitochondrial function
pulmonary hypertension
cardiovascular disease
TB
novel therapeutic targets.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
835
* Rankings
World Rank
1,187,331
Country Rank
8,222
Institution Rank : 1,029
South Africa
Margaretha Prins
Pulmonology
Child and Adolescent Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
361
Rankings
6,214
South Africa
15
5
Eric Bateman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
109
314
67,570
Rankings
7,973
South Africa
20
8
Keertan Dheda
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
102
305
47,400
pulmonary infections
tuberculosis
diseases of poverty
Rankings
27,645
South Africa
81
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
Rankings
126,305
South Africa
505
123
Richard Van Zyl-Smit
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
65
7,027
Rankings
140,347
South Africa
576
76
Coenraad Fn Koegelenberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
107
6,959
Rankings
227,987
South Africa
1,066
142
Elvis Irusen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
64
3,954
Rankings
671,213
South Africa
3,671
438
Gerald Maarman (Nrf Rated Researcher)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
835
mitochondrial function
pulmonary hypertension
cardiovascular disease
TB
novel therapeutic targets.
Rankings
1,187,331
South Africa
8,222
1,029
Margaretha Prins
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
361