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
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
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
33,326
Country Rank
103
Institution Rank : 25
South Africa
Ed Rybicki
Virology
Vaccinology
Plant Biotechnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
217
15,575
* Rankings
World Rank
34,444
Country Rank
107
Institution Rank : 3
South Africa
Janusz Tadeusz Paweska
virology
epidemiology
diagnostics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
67
202
17,437
* Rankings
World Rank
45,599
Country Rank
146
Institution Rank : 24
South Africa
Wolfgang Preiser
Medical Virology
HIV
Virological Diagnosis
Emerging viral diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
61
175
24,349
* Rankings
World Rank
49,811
Country Rank
162
Institution Rank : 11
South Africa
Marietjie Venter
Virology
emerging diseases
Respiratory viruses
Arboviruses
Influenza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
153
15,835
* Rankings
World Rank
127,909
Country Rank
516
Institution Rank : 9
South Africa
Felicity Burt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
74
7,966
* Rankings
World Rank
164,324
Country Rank
711
Institution Rank : 89
South Africa
Florette Treurnicht
health sciences
virology
respiratory viruses
HIV
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
80
11,135
* Rankings
World Rank
170,581
Country Rank
732
Institution Rank : 91
South Africa
Susan Engelbrecht
HIV
viruses and cancer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
89
8,437
* Rankings
World Rank
176,378
Country Rank
762
Institution Rank : 67
South Africa
Wanda Markotter
Zoonoses
Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
84
4,839
* Rankings
World Rank
185,970
Country Rank
814
Institution Rank : 192
South Africa
Nei-Yuan Hsiao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
57
7,505
* Rankings
World Rank
192,738
Country Rank
861
Institution Rank : 78
South Africa
Leo Braack
Vectors
Mosquitoes
Malaria
Arbovirology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
71
4,211
* Rankings
World Rank
213,468
Country Rank
975
Institution Rank : 217
South Africa
Catherine Riou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
51
3,766
* Rankings
World Rank
223,719
Country Rank
1,041
Institution Rank : 230
South Africa
Diana Ruth Hardie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
63
7,362
* Rankings
World Rank
224,311
Country Rank
1,044
Institution Rank : 31
South Africa
Megan L. Shaw
Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
43
7,082
* Rankings
World Rank
249,925
Country Rank
1,190
Institution Rank : 23
South Africa
Dominique Goedhals
Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
51
7,254
* Rankings
World Rank
253,531
Country Rank
1,217
Institution Rank : 16
South Africa
Jacqueline Weyer
Virology
Infectious Diseases
Public Health
Zoonosis
Emerging disease
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
53
3,094
* Rankings
World Rank
298,478
Country Rank
1,466
Institution Rank : 17
South Africa
Cathrine Scheepers
Immunology
virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
33
6,087
* Rankings
World Rank
348,937
Country Rank
1,757
Institution Rank : 159
South Africa
Raveen Parboosing
Clinical & Diagnostic Virology
Immunology
Drug Discovery
Nanotechnology
Epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
24
43
3,422
* Rankings
World Rank
381,033
Country Rank
1,965
Institution Rank : 207
South Africa
Janet Mans
gastroenteritis
norovirus epidemiology
environmental virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
23
31
1,888
* Rankings
World Rank
404,179
Country Rank
2,094
Institution Rank : 220
South Africa
Melvyn Quan
Veterinary virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
28
1,470
* Rankings
World Rank
406,254
Country Rank
2,108
Institution Rank : 54
South Africa
Hester G. O'neill
Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
30
1,193
* Rankings
World Rank
453,034
Country Rank
2,392
Institution Rank : 59
South Africa
Martin Munene Nyaga
Molecular Virology
Genomics
Next Generation Sequencing
Vaccines
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
32
3,277
* Rankings
World Rank
464,502
Country Rank
2,469
Institution Rank : 293
South Africa
Corena De Beer
Immunology
Virology
Forensic Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
28
1,706
* Rankings
World Rank
464,821
Country Rank
2,471
Institution Rank : 431
South Africa
Melissa-Rose Abrahams
virology
HIV
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
26
2,307
* Rankings
World Rank
568,083
Country Rank
3,043
Institution Rank : 369
South Africa
Graeme Jacobs
Virology
Infectious Diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
22
733
* Rankings
World Rank
591,131
Country Rank
3,182
Institution Rank : 165
South Africa
Johannes F Wentzel
Epigenetics
Molecular Biology
Virology
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Molecular Cancer Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
20
1,218
* Rankings
World Rank
722,262
Country Rank
4,015
Institution Rank : 632
South Africa
Colin Anthony
Medical Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
15
889
* Rankings
World Rank
755,698
Country Rank
4,231
Institution Rank : 493
South Africa
Jean Maritz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
525
* Rankings
World Rank
767,176
Country Rank
4,302
Institution Rank : 452
South Africa
Sheila Bowyer
Virology
Hepatitis Viruses
Blood borne viruses
Bioinformatics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
14
1,054
* Rankings
World Rank
773,388
Country Rank
4,344
Institution Rank : 665
South Africa
Emmanuel Margolin
Vaccinology
Virology
Molecular pharming
Plant biotechnology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
520
* Rankings
World Rank
1,076,095
Country Rank
7,094
Institution Rank : 933
South Africa
Fredrick Nindo
Virology
Molecular Evolution
Phylogenetics
Epidemiology
Phylodynamics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
5
730
* Rankings
World Rank
1,094,015
Country Rank
7,239
Institution Rank : 46
South Africa
Dale Kitchin
Immunology
Virology
Vaccines
Microbiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
389
* Rankings
World Rank
1,206,823
Country Rank
8,444
Institution Rank : 1,051
South Africa
Nyaradzo Chigorimbo-Murefu
Immunology
Virology
Biocatalysis
Bioprocess engineering
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
163
* Rankings
World Rank
1,227,831
Country Rank
8,705
Institution Rank : 1,078
South Africa
Alltalents Tutsirayi Murahwa
Medical Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
111
* Rankings
World Rank
1,298,628
Country Rank
9,478
Institution Rank : 943
South Africa
Shalena Naidoo
HIV Paediatric Immunology
Child and Maternal Health
Neuroimmunology
Community Engagement
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
632
* Rankings
World Rank
1,318,276
Country Rank
9,661
Institution Rank : 1,161
South Africa
Sherazaan D. Ismail
HIV pathogenesis
Medical virology
Immunology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
159
* Rankings
World Rank
1,438,186
Country Rank
10,867
Institution Rank : 920
South Africa
Nicolette Wright
Virology
veterinary vaccine development
rabies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
4
177
* Rankings
World Rank
1,496,827
Country Rank
11,449
Institution Rank : 80
South Africa
Varsetile Nkwinika
Medical Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
61
* Rankings
World Rank
1,501,815
Country Rank
11,494
Institution Rank : 251
South Africa
Charles Maphanga
Biophotonics
Physics
Molecular Biology
Medical Virology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
54
* Rankings
World Rank
1,629,608
Country Rank
12,728
Institution Rank : 967
South Africa
Itumeleng Setshedi
Cell biology
Phytochemistry
Pharmaceutical Drug Design
Medical Virology
Molecular Biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
60
* Rankings
World Rank
2,033,377
Country Rank
16,887
Institution Rank : 116
South Africa
Lerato Kgosana
Medical Virology
Microbiome
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
16
Rankings
16,298
South Africa
49
18
Darren Martin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
84
256
36,575
Virology
virus evolution
genetic recombination
geminiviruses
sequence analysis software
Rankings
29,975
South Africa
87
2
Thumbi Ndung'U
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
232
16,135
virology
immunology
host/pathogen interactions
vaccines
Rankings
33,326
South Africa
103
25
Ed Rybicki
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
217
15,575
Rankings
34,444
South Africa
107
3
Janusz Tadeusz Paweska
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
202
17,437
Rankings
45,599
South Africa
146
24
Wolfgang Preiser
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
61
175
24,349
Medical Virology
HIV
Virological Diagnosis
Emerging viral diseases
Rankings
49,811
South Africa
162
11
Marietjie Venter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
153
15,835
Virology
emerging diseases
Respiratory viruses
Arboviruses
Influenza
Rankings
127,909
South Africa
516
9
Felicity Burt
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
41
74
7,966
Rankings
164,324
South Africa
711
89
Florette Treurnicht
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
80
11,135
Rankings
170,581
South Africa
732
91
Susan Engelbrecht
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
89
8,437
Rankings
176,378
South Africa
762
67
Wanda Markotter
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
84
4,839
Rankings
185,970
South Africa
814
192
Nei-Yuan Hsiao
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
57
7,505
Rankings
192,738
South Africa
861
78
Leo Braack
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
71
4,211
Rankings
213,468
South Africa
975
217
Catherine Riou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
51
3,766
Rankings
223,719
South Africa
1,041
230
Diana Ruth Hardie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
63
7,362
Rankings
224,311
South Africa
1,044
31
Megan L. Shaw
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
43
7,082
Rankings
249,925
South Africa
1,190
23
Dominique Goedhals
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
51
7,254
Rankings
253,531
South Africa
1,217
16
Jacqueline Weyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
53
3,094
Virology
Infectious Diseases
Public Health
Zoonosis
Emerging disease
Rankings
298,478
South Africa
1,466
17
Cathrine Scheepers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
33
6,087
Rankings
348,937
South Africa
1,757
159
Raveen Parboosing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
43
3,422
Clinical & Diagnostic Virology
Immunology
Drug Discovery
Nanotechnology
Epidemiology
Rankings
381,033
South Africa
1,965
207
Janet Mans
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
31
1,888
gastroenteritis
norovirus epidemiology
environmental virology
Rankings
404,179
South Africa
2,094
220
Melvyn Quan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
28
1,470
Rankings
406,254
South Africa
2,108
54
Hester G. O'neill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
30
1,193
Rankings
453,034
South Africa
2,392
59
Martin Munene Nyaga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
32
3,277
Molecular Virology
Genomics
Next Generation Sequencing
Vaccines
Rankings
464,502
South Africa
2,469
293
Corena De Beer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
28
1,706
Rankings
464,821
South Africa
2,471
431
Melissa-Rose Abrahams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
26
2,307
Rankings
568,083
South Africa
3,043
369
Graeme Jacobs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
22
733
Rankings
591,131
South Africa
3,182
165
Johannes F Wentzel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,218
Epigenetics
Molecular Biology
Virology
Molecular Pharmaceutics
Molecular Cancer Biology
Rankings
722,262
South Africa
4,015
632
Colin Anthony
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
15
889
Rankings
755,698
South Africa
4,231
493
Jean Maritz
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
525
Rankings
767,176
South Africa
4,302
452
Sheila Bowyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
14
1,054
Virology
Hepatitis Viruses
Blood borne viruses
Bioinformatics
Rankings
773,388
South Africa
4,344
665
Emmanuel Margolin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
520
Vaccinology
Virology
Molecular pharming
Plant biotechnology
Rankings
1,076,095
South Africa
7,094
933
Fredrick Nindo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
730
Virology
Molecular Evolution
Phylogenetics
Epidemiology
Phylodynamics
Rankings
1,094,015
South Africa
7,239
46
Dale Kitchin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
389
Rankings
1,206,823
South Africa
8,444
1,051
Nyaradzo Chigorimbo-Murefu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
163
Immunology
Virology
Biocatalysis
Bioprocess engineering
Rankings
1,227,831
South Africa
8,705
1,078
Alltalents Tutsirayi Murahwa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
111
Rankings
1,298,628
South Africa
9,478
943
Shalena Naidoo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
632
HIV Paediatric Immunology
Child and Maternal Health
Neuroimmunology
Community Engagement
Rankings
1,318,276
South Africa
9,661
1,161
Sherazaan D. Ismail
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
159
Rankings
1,438,186
South Africa
10,867
920
Nicolette Wright
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
4
177
Rankings
1,496,827
South Africa
11,449
80
Varsetile Nkwinika
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
61
Rankings
1,501,815
South Africa
11,494
251
Charles Maphanga
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
54
Biophotonics
Physics
Molecular Biology
Medical Virology
Rankings
1,629,608
South Africa
12,728
967
Itumeleng Setshedi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
60
Cell biology
Phytochemistry
Pharmaceutical Drug Design
Medical Virology
Molecular Biology
Rankings
2,033,377
South Africa
16,887
116
Lerato Kgosana
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
16