Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Scientists 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
14,916
Country Rank
42
Institution Rank : 1
South Africa
AJ Afolayan
Biological science
phytomedicine
botany
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
358
25,180
* Rankings
World Rank
19,917
Country Rank
62
Institution Rank : 2
South Africa
Anthony I Okoh
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Water Quality
Antimicrobial Resistance.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
79
372
26,704
* Rankings
World Rank
141,007
Country Rank
579
Institution Rank : 3
South Africa
Pearson Nyari Stephano Mnkeni
Soil fertility
waste management
Vermicomposting
Agronomy
climate smart agriculture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
39
78
4,275
* Rankings
World Rank
146,954
Country Rank
601
Institution Rank : 4
South Africa
Alfred Maroyi
Ethnobotany
plant ecology
systematics
biodiversity conservation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
103
6,833
* Rankings
World Rank
147,088
Country Rank
603
Institution Rank : 5
South Africa
Omobola Oluranti Okoh
Natural Product Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
38
72
4,601
* Rankings
World Rank
154,831
Country Rank
658
Institution Rank : 6
South Africa
Blessing A. Aderibigbe
drug delivery systems
organic synthesis
polymer-drug conjugates
wound dressing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
72
5,116
* Rankings
World Rank
155,954
Country Rank
667
Institution Rank : 7
South Africa
Uchechukwu Nwodo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
37
87
4,611
* Rankings
World Rank
166,165
Country Rank
717
Institution Rank : 8
South Africa
Edson Meyer
Physical Sciences
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
36
89
7,057
* Rankings
World Rank
243,785
Country Rank
1,153
Institution Rank : 9
South Africa
Michael Aliber
Land reform
agricultural development
poverty reduction
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
53
4,218
* Rankings
World Rank
245,408
Country Rank
1,163
Institution Rank : 10
South Africa
Nikodem V Cheryl
Maternal and child health and indigenous knowledge and medicinal plants
law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
30
50
8,847
* Rankings
World Rank
257,515
Country Rank
1,247
Institution Rank : 11
South Africa
Graeme Bradley
Biochemistry
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
49
2,572
* Rankings
World Rank
262,474
Country Rank
1,268
Institution Rank : 12
South Africa
Judith Masters
genetics
primates
evolutionary theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
29
47
1,828
* Rankings
World Rank
263,310
Country Rank
1,274
Institution Rank : 13
South Africa
Chidozie Declan Iwu
Microbiology
Disease control and prevention
Infectious disease epidemiology
Antimicrobial resistance
Public health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
44
18,260
* Rankings
World Rank
270,987
Country Rank
1,314
Institution Rank : 14
South Africa
Emmanuel O. Adu
Teacher Education
Curriculum Studies
Economics Education
and Research Method
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
28
70
2,636
* Rankings
World Rank
285,202
Country Rank
1,392
Institution Rank : 15
South Africa
Craig Tambling
Large mammal ecology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
27
39
2,316
* Rankings
World Rank
297,382
Country Rank
1,462
Institution Rank : 16
South Africa
Sakhela Buhlungu