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
12,825
Country Rank
31
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Silvia Helena Koller
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
90
338
29,946
* Rankings
World Rank
22,967
Country Rank
72
Institution Rank : 4
South Africa
Sebastiaan Rothmann
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
76
216
18,743
* Rankings
World Rank
47,944
Country Rank
155
Institution Rank : 9
South Africa
Kevin Durrheim
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
60
131
21,981
* Rankings
World Rank
50,584
Country Rank
164
Institution Rank : 40
South Africa
Mark Solms
Neuropsychology
Psychoanalysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
171
16,335
* Rankings
World Rank
78,329
Country Rank
282
Institution Rank : 42
South Africa
Ashraf Kagee
HIV/ AIDS
adherence
mental health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
159
15,762
* Rankings
World Rank
78,940
Country Rank
285
Institution Rank : 6
South Africa
Melinde Coetzee
Career and Human Capacity Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
50
143
9,829
* Rankings
World Rank
82,771
Country Rank
300
Institution Rank : 29
South Africa
Kobus Maree
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
49
179
14,094
* Rankings
World Rank
88,374
Country Rank
322
Institution Rank : 84
South Africa
Colin Tredoux
Psychology and law
eyewitness identification
social psychology
segregation
contact
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
48
91
8,759
* Rankings
World Rank
98,499
Country Rank
366
Institution Rank : 4
South Africa
Nompumelelo Zungu
Research
Public Health
Psychology
Gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
46
78
12,275
* Rankings
World Rank
100,873
Country Rank
378
Institution Rank : 33
South Africa
Linda C. Theron
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
45
116
7,556
* Rankings
World Rank
112,274
Country Rank
441
Institution Rank : 111
South Africa
Catherine Ward
psychology
violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
106
6,791
* Rankings
World Rank
124,299
Country Rank
493
Institution Rank : 8
South Africa
Andrew Gibbs
social psychology
interventions
masculinity
violence
gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
41
96
5,024
* Rankings
World Rank
149,684
Country Rank
625
Institution Rank : 148
South Africa
Kevin Thomas
Neuropsychology
Clinical Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
95
4,695
* Rankings
World Rank
157,915
Country Rank
677
Institution Rank : 161
South Africa
Kevin GF Thomas
Neuropsychology (cross-cultural
HIV
FASD
sleep)
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
93
4,600
* Rankings
World Rank
158,554
Country Rank
681
Institution Rank : 27
South Africa
Marie Wissing
positive psychology
meaning
relational well-being
cultures of positivity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
83
7,419
* Rankings
World Rank
160,009
Country Rank
687
Institution Rank : 28
South Africa
Karina Mostert
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
64
5,795
* Rankings
World Rank
170,494
Country Rank
731
Institution Rank : 91
South Africa
Neville Pillay
Animal Behaviour
Behavioural Ecology
Psychology
Ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
112
4,603
* Rankings
World Rank
177,803
Country Rank
772
Institution Rank : 20
South Africa
Catriona Macleod
Feminist Psychology
Critical Health Psychology
critical studies in sexualities and reproduction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
80
3,913
* Rankings
World Rank
179,381
Country Rank
786
Institution Rank : 100
South Africa
Gideon P. De Bruin
Psychometrics
Personality
Career Development
Stress
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
35
66
3,649
* Rankings
World Rank
185,060
Country Rank
809
Institution Rank : 62
South Africa
Kaymarlin Govender
psychosocial and behavioural aspects of HIV
adolescents
young people and vulnerable populations
masculinities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
34
80
3,772
* Rankings
World Rank
196,601
Country Rank
880
Institution Rank : 41
South Africa
Leon T. De Beer
Burnout
Psychometrics
Work engagement
Job Demands-Resources theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
54
3,096
* Rankings
World Rank
205,079
Country Rank
930
Institution Rank : 21
South Africa
Frans Cilliers
Systems Psychodynamics
Positive Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
33
77
3,377
* Rankings
World Rank
210,248
Country Rank
953
Institution Rank : 126
South Africa
Robert Patrick Lamberts
Monitoring
Over-training
HRR/HRV
Biomechanics
Orthopaedics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
63
4,638
* Rankings
World Rank
211,212
Country Rank
959
Institution Rank : 107
South Africa
Tamsen Jean Rochat
Child and adolescent mental health and cognition
Mental health across the lifecourse Lifecourse
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
61
5,420
* Rankings
World Rank
212,464
Country Rank
968
Institution Rank : 110
South Africa
Mzikazi Nduna
Psychology
Public Health
Women's studies
Gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
52
7,333
* Rankings
World Rank
214,360
Country Rank
983
Institution Rank : 94
South Africa
Maretha Visser|MJ Visser, M Visser
psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
32
53
3,306
* Rankings
World Rank
224,937
Country Rank
1,048
Institution Rank : 233
South Africa
Debra Kaminer
psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
58
4,665
* Rankings
World Rank
225,554
Country Rank
1,051
Institution Rank : 72
South Africa
Wilfred Isioma Ukpere
Globalisation
Organisational behaviour
Industrial Relations
HR
Business
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
31
99
3,913
* Rankings
World Rank
240,104
Country Rank
1,122
Institution Rank : 79
South Africa
Gert Roodt