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 :2
Jo-Ann Passmore
Mucosal Immunology HIV HPV microbiome Cervix Mucosal Inflammation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
104
6,481
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Muazzam Jacobs
Immunology
infectious disease
Tumor necrosis factor
tuberculosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
59
4,774
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Wendy A. Burgers
Cellular immunology
SARS-CoV-2
HIV
vaccines
TB
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
67
6,682
Kurt J. Sales
Reproductive oncology
endocrinology
Inflammation
Immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
44
3,643
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Muki Shey
Immunology
Infectous Disease
Tuberculosis
HIV
Prevention
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
45
9,279
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Virginie Rozot
immunology
infectious diseases
tuberculosis
vaccine
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
26
2,969
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Richard Glashoff
Immunology
HIV
Innate immunity
Inflammation & Immune activation
Primary Immunodeficiency
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
28
1,420
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Hridesh Mishra
Clinical Immunology
Clinical Research
Clinical Trial
Tuberculosis
HIV
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
17
1,125
Elvis Kidzeru
Immunology
Infectious diseases
Vaccines
Keloid disease
Keloid scars
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
370
Selaelo Ivy Tshilwane
Immunology Vaccinilogy Immunoinformatics Parasitology Multi-epitope vaccines Biochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
4
119
Arista Nienaber
Immunonutrition
therapeutic nutrition
sports nutrition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
108
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas Scriba
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
71
199
20,516
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jo-Ann Passmore
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
104
6,481
Mucosal Immunology HIV HPV microbiome Cervix Mucosal Inflammation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Muazzam Jacobs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
59
4,774
Immunology
infectious disease
Tumor necrosis factor
tuberculosis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Clive Gray
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
97
5,604
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Reto Guler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
50
5,902
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Makgoba Mw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
55
8,829
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wendy A. Burgers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
67
6,682
Cellular immunology
SARS-CoV-2
HIV
vaccines
TB
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kurt J. Sales
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
44
3,643
Reproductive oncology
endocrinology
Inflammation
Immunology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
William Horsnell
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
56
2,630
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Theresa Rossouw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
61
4,837
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elisa Nemes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
48
3,897
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gaurav Kwatra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
41
11,706
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cathrine Scheepers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
33
6,301
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Muki Shey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
45
9,279
Immunology
Infectous Disease
Tuberculosis
HIV
Prevention
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Virginie Rozot
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
26
2,969
immunology
infectious diseases
tuberculosis
vaccine
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lj Mienie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
37
1,224
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Corena De Beer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
28
1,753
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Riana Cockeran
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,585
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stephen Meddows-Taylor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
29
1,426
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Richard Glashoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
28
1,420
Immunology
HIV
Innate immunity
Inflammation & Immune activation
Primary Immunodeficiency
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Frank Kirstein
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
697
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andreia Soares
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
1,809
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hridesh Mishra
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
17
1,125
Clinical Immunology
Clinical Research
Clinical Trial
Tuberculosis
HIV
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bridgette Cumming
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
1,320
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mandla Mlotshwa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
623
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sabelo Hadebe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
550
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Moloko Cholo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
12
917
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Nai-Jen Hsu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
543
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Sarah Pedretti
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
11
406
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Alisha Chetty
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
408
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Rubina Bunjun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
256
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Elvis Kidzeru
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
370
Immunology
Infectious diseases
Vaccines
Keloid disease
Keloid scars
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Dale Kitchin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
396
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Selaelo Ivy Tshilwane
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
119
Immunology Vaccinilogy Immunoinformatics Parasitology Multi-epitope vaccines Biochemistry
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Nyaradzo Chigorimbo-Murefu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
165
Immunology
Virology
Biocatalysis
Bioprocess engineering
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Sonwabile Dzanibe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
117
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Arista Nienaber
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
108
Immunonutrition
therapeutic nutrition
sports nutrition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Omphilee Simani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
194
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Boitumelo Mosito
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
138
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Chandré Herbert|Chandré Liebenberg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
44
Immunometabolism of infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS
TB
COVID-19)
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
O Berenice L Alinde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
17
Immunology
Oxidative stress
Phytochemical properties
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Vanessa Moodley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
Immunophenotyping by flow cytometry
Haematological Malignancies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Vicky Gent
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
17
Immunology
vaccine design
Group B streptococcus
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Mxolisi Ndlovu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4