Top 100 Scientists

Top 100 Scientists in South Africa 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS 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, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,864 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
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Landon Myer
epidemiology
biostatistics
HIV
maternal & child health
women's health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
92
416
32,929
Lara Fairall
universal coverage
implementation science
pragmatic trials
primary care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
45
4,196
Hanna-Andrea Rother
climate change and health
pesticides and chemicals management
environmental and pubic health
risk communication
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
47
2,132
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Indiran Govender
Stress and burnout
travel medicine
maternal health
infectious diseases' stress and burnout
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
25
57
2,086
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Bernhard Gaede
Rural health
health professions education
distributed teaching platform
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
871
Monika Kamkuemah
Public Health
Climate Change
Citizen Science
Epidemiology
Paediatrics and Child Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
384
Paula Diab
Medical education
cross-cultural
language
diabetes
family medicine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
171
Wayne Renkin
Liberation Theology
Homelessness
Policy
Spatial Justice
COPC
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
93
Tsepo Motsohi
health systems and policy
family medicine
health sciences education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
147
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Landon Myer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
92
416
32,929
epidemiology
biostatistics
HIV
maternal & child health
women's health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew Boulle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
199
18,813
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Mash Bob Mash
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
156
7,060
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Morna Cornell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
64
5,361
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lara Fairall
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
45
4,196
universal coverage
implementation science
pragmatic trials
primary care
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tamsin K Phillips
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
55
2,640
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hanna-Andrea Rother
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
47
2,132
climate change and health
pesticides and chemicals management
environmental and pubic health
risk communication
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Indiran Govender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
57
2,086
Stress and burnout
travel medicine
maternal health
infectious diseases' stress and burnout
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gboyega A. Ogunbanjo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
65
2,115
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bernhard Gaede
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
871
Rural health
health professions education
distributed teaching platform
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elma De Vries
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
2,895
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vaughn John
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
18
1,953
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eleanor Whyle
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
545
Health Systems
Health System Reform
Health Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mosedi Namane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
640
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Monika Kamkuemah
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
384
Public Health
Climate Change
Citizen Science
Epidemiology
Paediatrics and Child Health
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paula Diab
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
171
Medical education
cross-cultural
language
diabetes
family medicine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kantharuben Naidoo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
195
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dirk Thomas Hagemeister
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
188
Family Medicine
Health Sciences Education
Emergency Care
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Wayne Renkin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
93
Liberation Theology
Homelessness
Policy
Spatial Justice
COPC
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jody Pukuta Mbuilu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
408
Family Medicine - Atherosclerosis in Primary Care
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tsepo Motsohi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
147
health systems and policy
family medicine
health sciences education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
James Porter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
28
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Adam Asghar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aviwe Mgobozi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3