Africa Scientist and University Natural Sciences Rankings 2021

25/06/2021

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Total 3.591 scientist, 36 country, 344 university

				AD Scientific Index – 2021				H INDEX			i10 INDEX			CITATION
University	Country	Region	World	Name	Country	University	Subject	Total	Last 5 year	Last 5 year / total	Total	Last 5 year	Last 5 year / total	Total	Last 5 year	Last 5 year / total
1	1	1	102	Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli		Université Mohammed V de Rabat	Natural Sciences / Physics Nuclear Physics\|Medical Physics\|High Energy Physics\|	205	170	0.829	866	785	0.906	198302	131294	0.662
2	2	2	124	Farida Fassi		Université Mohammed V de Rabat	Natural Sciences / Physics High Energy Physics\|Astronomy\|Engineering\|Grid Computing\|	199	164	0.824	774	730	0.943	218203	141747	0.650
1	1	3	231	Sahal Yacoob		University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Physics High Energy Particle Physics\|	184	141	0.766	898	738	0.822	174820	102203	0.585
1	1	4	478	Shaaban Khalil		Zewail City of Science and Technology	Natural Sciences / Physics High Energy Physics\|	165	140	0.848	765	653	0.854	140043	95696	0.683
2	2	5	610	Ahmed Ali Abdelalim		Zewail City of Science and Technology	Natural Sciences / Physics Physics and Astronomy\|	156	123	0.788	454	417	0.919	150113	87633	0.584
1	3	7	999	Mohammed Attia Mahmoud		Fayoum University	Natural Sciences / Physics High Energy Physics\|	137	114	0.832	379	357	0.942	109214	70173	0.643
1	3	8	1118	Loan Truong		University of Johannesburg	Natural Sciences / Physics HEP\|LHC\|ATLAS\|	134	133	0.993	490	490	1.000	69832	66048	0.946
1	4	9	1364	David M. Richardson		Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science invasion ecology\|invasion biology\|invasion science\|conservation biology\|biological invasions\|	128	94	0.734	438	380	0.868	71748	33754	0.470
3	5	10	2675	Jean Cleymans		University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Physics Physics\|Thermal Models\|particle Physics\|	110	94	0.855	392	300	0.765	56067	33806	0.603
1	6	11	2754	Bruce Mellado		University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Physics Particle Physics\|	109	71	0.651	414	290	0.700	62616	30766	0.491
1	8	13	2948	Richard M. Cowling		Nelson Mandela University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Plant diversity and evolution\|palaeovegetation science\|conservation science\|	108	52	0.481	359	244	0.680	37747	11910	0.316
2	9	14	3630	Robert J Scholes		University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Biological Science carbon cycle\|savannas\|earth observation\|biodiversity\|	102	66	0.647	273	191	0.700	70463	31177	0.442
6	12	17	4513	William Bond		University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecology\|evolution\|	97	66	0.680	278	209	0.752	48636	22687	0.466
1	1	18	4651	Abdelouahed Tounsi		Djillali Liabes university of Sidi Bel Abbes	Natural Sciences / Mathematics Nanocomposites\|Mechanics of Nano-structures\|Composite structures\|Applied Mathematics\|Plates and Shells\|	97	90	0.928	324	289	0.892	29453	25283	0.858
3	13	19	4907	Zeblon Vilakazi		University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Physics High Energy physics\|Grid Computing\|	95	91	0.958	265	248	0.936	46966	31873	0.679
2	15	21	6402	Simon Connell		University of Johannesburg	Natural Sciences / Physics Nuclear Physics\|Particle Physics\|Diamond Physics\|Quantum Physics\|	89	84	0.944	227	169	0.744	42476	34505	0.812
1	16	22	6472	Fernando Albericio		University of Kwazulu Natal	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences medicinal chemistry\|peptides\|	89	52	0.584	584	331	0.567	34887	14415	0.413
1	4	25	6815	Ahmed M Hamed		American University in Cairo	Natural Sciences / Physics â€¦ High Energy Nuclear and Particle Physics\|Cosmology\|Nano-Physics\|General Relativity\|Computational Physics\|	88	59	0.670	212	195	0.920	30433	13006	0.427
10	22	30	8397	George Fr Ellis		University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Mathematics Relativity\|cosmology\|complexity\|	83	43	0.518	278	148	0.532	40306	10601	0.263
4	23	31	8426	Nukri Komin		University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Physics gamma-ray astronomy\|Cosmic Rays\|	83	51	0.614	181	163	0.901	34985	14338	0.410
1	3	32	8964	Belkheir Hammouti		Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Chemistry & Environment & Electrochemistry\|	82	56	0.683	456	363	0.796	24714	13824	0.559
1	24	33	9417	Roy Maartens		University of the Western Cape	Natural Sciences / Physics Physics\|	81	45	0.556	224	152	0.679	22273	7804	0.350
2	25	34	9420	Eno E. Ebenso		North West University	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences corrosion\|corrosion inhibition\|corrosion of metals\|adsorption\|quantum chemical calculations\|	81	68	0.840	339	311	0.917	22164	15331	0.692
1	6	36	9974	Ayman Mahrous		Egypt Japan University of Science & Technology	Natural Sciences / Physics Space weather\|ionosphere\|cosmic rays\|solar physics\|particle physics\|	79	75	0.949	170	158	0.929	42664	29448	0.690
1	29	40	10605	Tebello Nyokong		Rhodes University	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Photophysics\|	78	40	0.513	571	399	0.699	27325	12302	0.450
2	33	44	12790	Mattia Vaccari		University of the Western Cape	Natural Sciences / Physics Astrophysics\|Observational Optical/Infrared/Radio Galaxy â€¦\|Cloud Computing\|Machine Learning\|Statistics\|	74	51	0.689	176	152	0.864	23490	13382	0.570
4	39	50	14175	Brian W. Van Wilgen		Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Applied ecology\|fire ecology\|invasion ecology\|ecosystem management\|	72	50	0.694	194	150	0.773	19146	7935	0.414
7	44	55	15118	Guy Midgley		Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecology\|conservation Biology\|Earth system science\|Climate change\|	70	52	0.743	161	118	0.733	36982	16088	0.435
1	45	56	15581	AJ Afolayan		University of Fort Hare	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Biological science\|phytomedicine\|botany\|	70	48	0.686	302	250	0.828	17768	10149	0.571
4	48	59	17088	Brenda Wingfield		University of Pretoria	Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics	68	39	0.574	328	231	0.704	17758	7544	0.425
6	55	66	19849	Norman Owen-Smith		University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Wildlife Ecology\|	65	39	0.600	167	115	0.689	15919	5352	0.336
11	61	74	21605	Michael J. Samways		Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Insect conservation\|invertebrate conservation\|conservation biology\|landscape ecology\|	63	40	0.635	288	173	0.601	17792	7510	0.422
12	62	75	21717	Od Makinde		Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Mathematics Fluid Mechanics\|Thermal Science\|Applied Mathematics\|Modelling and Computations\|BioMathematics\|	63	51	0.810	329	293	0.891	16418	12261	0.747
6	65	78	22677	Jacobus Eloff		University of Pretoria	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Medicinal Plants\|Ethnobotany\|Phytochemistry\|Phytomedicine\|Ethnopharmacology\|	62	45	0.726	246	188	0.764	18254	8881	0.487
11	71	86	24432	Joyful Mdhluli		University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Physics Solid state physics\|	61	61	1.000	181	181	1.000	12751	12705	0.996
5	80	98	27158	Slotow, Rh		University of Kwazulu Natal	Natural Sciences / Biological Science conservation\|ecology\|zoology\|	59	40	0.678	193	143	0.741	11304	6051	0.535
1	11	100	27308	Ali H Bhrawy		Beni Suef University	Natural Sciences / Mathematics Numerical Analysis\|Approximation theory\|Spectral Methods\|Scientific computing\|	59	49	0.831	171	149	0.871	10081	7303	0.724
28	88	107	29380	Leslie Gordon Underhill		University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Statistics statistical ecology\|biodiversity informatics\|citizen science\|moult\|	57	28	0.491	228	104	0.456	14028	4156	0.296
33	98	122	31854	Bruce Hewitson		University of Cape Town	Natural Sciences / Geography	55	40	0.727	114	83	0.728	56873	24899	0.438
20	101	125	32803	John Wilson		Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Ecology\|Invasion Science\|Biological Invasions\|	55	44	0.800	127	121	0.953	11904	8113	0.682
2	102	126	32937	Graham Ih Kerley		Nelson Mandela University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Conservation biology\|megaherbivore ecology\|predator prey interactions\|ecological history\|	55	34	0.618	186	119	0.640	11419	5346	0.468
1	1	127	33030	Rajesh Jeewon		University of Mauritius	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Fungal biodiversity\|fungal taxonomy\|Mycology\|Molecular phylogeny\|evolutionary Biology\|	55	47	0.855	154	143	0.929	11102	8261	0.744
2	2	130	33339	Sami Boufi		Université de Sfax	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences nanocelluloses\|cellulose nanofibrils\|nanocomposite\|composites\|	55	43	0.782	144	129	0.896	9875	6606	0.669
1	1	132	33406	Girmay Medhin		Addis Ababa University	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Structural Equation modeling\|Growth modeling\|	55	45	0.818	194	175	0.902	9579	6635	0.693
21	107	136	33790	David L. Tabb		Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences Proteomics\|Bioinformatics\|Mass Spectrometry\|	54	40	0.741	100	87	0.870	19513	10109	0.518
17	108	137	33844	Andrew Chen		University of the Witwatersrand	Natural Sciences / Physics Astrophysics\|	54	38	0.704	150	108	0.720	17998	9112	0.506
8	116	152	36840	Michael J Lawes		University of Kwazulu Natal	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Fire ecology\|savanna ecology\|forest ecology\|	53	35	0.660	156	106	0.679	9855	4482	0.455
6	121	157	37729	Ben-Erik Van Wyk		University of Johannesburg	Natural Sciences / Biological Science Taxonomy\|Ethnobotany\|Medicinal plants\|Apiaceae\|Umbelliferae\|	52	36	0.692	233	104	0.446	14631	6184	0.423
1	17	160	38299	Ashraf M Zenkour		Kafr El Sheikh University	Natural Sciences / Mathematics Applied Mathematics\|Continuum Mechanics\|Theory of Elasticity\|	52	49	0.942	243	221	0.909	11039	8510	0.771
26	132	173	40762	Bert Klumperman		Stellenbosch University	Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences radical polymerization\|RAFT\|ATRP\|nanomedicine\|drug delivery\|	51	25	0.490	135	77	0.570	9381	3031	0.323