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" (901,365 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.

Graeme Hoddinott
Tuberculosis (TB)
Children
Adolescents & Young People
Global Public Health
Health Behaviour
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
50
2,573
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Amy Slogrove
pregnancy exposures
HIV exposed uninfected infants
child health
South Africa
adolescents living with HIV
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
35
2,072
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ute Feucht
Child health
Paediatric HIV
PMTCT
stillbirths
fetal growth restriction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
26
1,021
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Fathima Naby
hospital acquired infections
infectious disease surveillance
antimicrobial stewardship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
16
1,454
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Steve Innes
Paediatric HIV in Southern Africa
specifically metabolic complications
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
20
1,381
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Mellisa Tr Chikukwa
Formulation science
pediatric dosage forms
taste masking
microencapsulation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
991
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Deshini Naidoo
Primary health care
occupational therapy education
pediatrics
vocational rehabilitation
neurology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
396
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nisha Naicker
Public Health Medicine
Environmental and Occupational Health
Persistent toxic substances
Pediatrics
Climate Change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
450
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Andre Gie
Paediatric lung disease
pulmonary function
pulmonary physiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
271
Tim De Maayer
paediatric gastroenterology
paediatric hepatology
infant nutrition
malnutrition
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
343
Bukola Rukayat Omotoso
Vascular Anatomy
Clinical Anatomy
Neuroanatomy
Clinical Research
Pediatric HIV
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
94
Colin Giovanni Mosca
Pediatric Prehospital Emergency Care
Aeromedical Retrieval
Health Professions Education and Clinical Leadership
Applied Ethics and Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
565
Liliane Byamungu
Clinical pediatrics
Infectious Diseases
vaccination
HIV
Tuberculosis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
53
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Heather Zar
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
106
427
62,382
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Anna Coutsoudis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
143
11,434
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kirsten A Donald
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
96
5,873
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Levin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
80
5,734
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Karl-Gunter Technau
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
57
2,550
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anthony Garcia-Prats
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
74
2,729
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Graeme Hoddinott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
50
2,573
Tuberculosis (TB)
Children
Adolescents & Young People
Global Public Health
Health Behaviour
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Barbara Laughton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
44
2,149
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Hendricks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
34
2,013
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Amy Slogrove
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
35
2,072
pregnancy exposures
HIV exposed uninfected infants
child health
South Africa
adolescents living with HIV
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ute Feucht
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
26
1,021
Child health
Paediatric HIV
PMTCT
stillbirths
fetal growth restriction
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Charles Okwundu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
23
1,594
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael C Harrison
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
1,848
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alan Horn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
19
827
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fathima Naby
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
16
1,454
hospital acquired infections
infectious disease surveillance
antimicrobial stewardship
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Steve Innes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
1,381
Paediatric HIV in Southern Africa
specifically metabolic complications
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mellisa Tr Chikukwa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
991
Formulation science
pediatric dosage forms
taste masking
microencapsulation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Louvina Van Der Laan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
15
471
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Deshini Naidoo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
396
Primary health care
occupational therapy education
pediatrics
vocational rehabilitation
neurology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Heloise Buys
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
628
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nisha Naicker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
450
Public Health Medicine
Environmental and Occupational Health
Persistent toxic substances
Pediatrics
Climate Change
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Andre Gie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
271
Paediatric lung disease
pulmonary function
pulmonary physiology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christopher Tinley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
267
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tim De Maayer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
343
paediatric gastroenterology
paediatric hepatology
infant nutrition
malnutrition
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Shamiel Salie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
265
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Derek Harrison
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
179
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Thirona Naicker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
130
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Nirav Patel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
135
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Pam Gretschel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
153
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Nomlindo Makubalo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
144
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Annamarie Van Jaarsveld
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
184
occupational therapy
higher education
pediatrics
sensory integration
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Beyra Rossouw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
151
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Bukola Rukayat Omotoso
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
94
Vascular Anatomy
Clinical Anatomy
Neuroanatomy
Clinical Research
Pediatric HIV
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Thembi Janis Katangwe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
135
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Janine Van Der Linde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
85
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Colin Giovanni Mosca
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
565
Pediatric Prehospital Emergency Care
Aeromedical Retrieval
Health Professions Education and Clinical Leadership
Applied Ethics and Philosophy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Liliane Byamungu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
53
Clinical pediatrics
Infectious Diseases
vaccination
HIV
Tuberculosis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Danielle Ribeiro Lucon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
19