University of Johannesburg in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
104
researchers on the list
7
rank in South Africa
656
rank worldwide, of 38,384
Ranks by number of people on the list; we calculate them from the same data.
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamblin, Michael R. | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 1 / 64,751 | 1 / 64,751 |
| Sillanpää, Mika E.T. | Environmental Sciences | 10 / 140,934 | 13 / 140,934 |
| Ray, Suprakas Sinha | Polymers | 25 / 133,253 | 19 / 133,253 |
| Onwuegbuzie, Anthony John | Education | 34 / 115,687 | 75 / 115,687 |
| Rogerson, Christianm M. | Geography | 26 / 21,559 | 161 / 21,559 |
| Scholz, Miklas | Environmental Engineering | 92 / 68,664 | 46 / 68,664 |
| Abrahamse, Heidi | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 239 / 64,751 | 33 / 64,751 |
| Adebo, Oluwafemi Ayodeji | Food Science | 936 / 107,913 | 132 / 107,913 |
| Schuld, Maria | General Physics | 1,332 / 87,024 | 141 / 87,024 |
| Büscher, Bram E. | Geography | 152 / 21,559 | 94 / 21,559 |
| Van Wyk, Ben Erik | Plant Biology & Botany | 494 / 204,373 | 290 / 204,373 |
| Ebekozien, Andrew | Building & Construction | 690 / 56,454 | 202 / 56,454 |
| Mayer, Claude–Hélène Hélène | Business & Management | — | 743 / 68,786 |
| van Breda, Adrian D. | Social Work | 76 / 9,659 | 6 / 9,659 |
| Ngepah, Nicholas N. | Economics | — | 400 / 54,592 |
| Beukes, Nicholas Johannes | Geology | 34 / 17,936 | 43 / 17,936 |
| Govender, Nicolin | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,507 / 164,120 | 536 / 164,120 |
| Nwulu, Nnamdi Ikechi | Energy | 2,549 / 371,959 | 987 / 371,959 |
| Kramers, Jan Dirk | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 607 / 108,013 | 1,506 / 108,013 |
| Sunday Aigbodion, Victor Sunday | Materials | 2,279 / 330,896 | 735 / 330,896 |
| Clinton, Aigbavboa Ohis | Building & Construction | 653 / 56,454 | 311 / 56,454 |
| Henning, Michael A. | Computation Theory & Mathematics | 96 / 20,721 | 62 / 20,721 |
| Houreld, Nicolette Nadene | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | 879 / 64,751 | 128 / 64,751 |
| Elliot, Mbunge | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 5,663 / 517,648 | 1,873 / 517,648 |
| Sun, Yanxia | Energy | 6,197 / 371,959 | 1,267 / 371,959 |
| Fawole, Olaniyi Amos | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,852 / 204,373 | 690 / 204,373 |
| Wang, Qingguo | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 392 / 131,085 | 1,723 / 131,085 |
| Jen, T. C. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 1,292 / 157,792 | 457 / 157,792 |
| Lombard, Marlize | Archaeology | 36 / 21,336 | 37 / 21,336 |
| Peels, Rik | Philosophy | — | 72 / 14,569 |
| Del Chiappa, Giacomo | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | — | 237 / 11,605 |
| van der Hooft, Justin J.J. | Analytical Chemistry | 2,813 / 137,328 | 295 / 137,328 |
| Bain, Luchuo Engelbert | General & Internal Medicine | 4,308 / 360,081 | 791 / 360,081 |
| Adebo, Janet Adeyinka | Food Science | — | 716 / 107,913 |
| Hofmann, Axel | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,782 / 108,013 | 936 / 108,013 |
| Maina, J. N. | Physiology | 300 / 26,472 | 190 / 26,472 |
| Gärdenfors, Peter | Experimental Psychology | 856 / 37,808 | 771 / 37,808 |
| Gupta, Kapil | Materials | 4,430 / 330,896 | 1,544 / 330,896 |
| Olubambi, Peter Apata | Materials | 2,480 / 330,896 | 1,550 / 330,896 |
| Ho, Chinh | Logistics & Transportation | — | 270 / 32,287 |
| Kusi-Sarpong, Simonov | Business & Management | — | 1,629 / 68,786 |
| Elburg, Marlina A. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,351 / 108,013 | 1,484 / 108,013 |
| Sadgrove, Nicholas J. | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 1,275 / 204,373 |
| Durrheim, Kevin L. | Social Psychology | — | 890 / 27,908 |
| Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi Innocent | Ecology | — | 1,620 / 82,882 |
| George, Blassan Plackal Adimuriyil | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | — | 2,489 / 377,791 |
| Dinka, Megersa Olumana | Environmental Engineering | — | 471 / 68,664 |
| Bond, Patrick | Geography | 319 / 21,559 | — |
| Tartibu, Lagouge K. | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 10,005 / 517,648 | 3,870 / 517,648 |
| Ramnarain, Umesh Dewnarain | Education | — | 1,180 / 115,687 |
| Ahmed, Noor Alam | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 645 / 157,792 | 2,361 / 157,792 |
| Hannam, Kevin | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | 158 / 11,605 | — |
| Adeyemi, Jerry O. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | — | 314 / 86,991 |
| Lammertsma, Koop | Organic Chemistry | 1,700 / 188,664 | — |
| Abbas, Mujahid | General Mathematics | 597 / 76,268 | 472 / 76,268 |
| Ukoba, Kingsley | Energy | — | 3,067 / 371,959 |
| Nomngongo, Philiswa Nosizo | Analytical Chemistry | 2,662 / 137,328 | 692 / 137,328 |
| Singh, Ghanshyam K. | Networking & Telecommunications | 2,048 / 228,312 | 1,281 / 228,312 |
| Sharma, Gulshan L. | Energy | 6,189 / 371,959 | 3,418 / 371,959 |
| Ujah, Chika Oliver | Materials | — | 2,685 / 330,896 |
| Rogerson, Jayne M. | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | 217 / 11,605 | — |
| van Wyk, Jacobus Daniel N. | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 351 / 133,072 | — |
| Harris, William F. | Ophthalmology & Optometry | 846 / 86,157 | — |
| Oluwafemi, Oluwatobi Samuel | Materials | 2,981 / 330,896 | 3,261 / 330,896 |
| von Solms, Basie | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,043 / 517,648 | — |
| Strait, David S. | Anthropology | 191 / 10,039 | — |
| Tugizimana, Fidele | Analytical Chemistry | — | 968 / 137,328 |
| Arotiba, Omotayo A. | Energy | 6,307 / 371,959 | 4,434 / 371,959 |
| Pargeter, Justin | Archaeology | 342 / 21,336 | 143 / 21,336 |
| Gbadega, Peter Anuoluwapo | Energy | — | 4,786 / 371,959 |
| Altermann, Wladyslaw | Geology | 257 / 17,936 | 281 / 17,936 |
| Schlebusch, Carina M. | Developmental Biology | — | 3,221 / 167,121 |
| Tolley, Krystal A. | Zoology | 195 / 19,073 | 76 / 19,073 |
| Lavonen, Jari M.J. | Education | — | 2,220 / 115,687 |
| Dubery, Ian A. | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,515 / 204,373 | 3,561 / 204,373 |
| Strydom, André Michael | Applied Physics | 5,214 / 323,282 | — |
| Bokoro, Pitshou Ntambu | Energy | — | 6,140 / 371,959 |
| Beinart, William | Cultural Studies | 62 / 8,723 | 102 / 8,723 |
| Pillay, Kriveshini | Chemical Physics | — | 2,191 / 121,889 |
| Haynes, Teresa W. | Computation Theory & Mathematics | — | 295 / 20,721 |
| Ali, Ahmed Abdi Yusuf | Energy | — | 6,798 / 371,959 |
| Tersur Orasugh, Jonathan Tersur | Polymers | — | 2,214 / 133,253 |
| Steeb, Willi Hans | General Physics | 1,509 / 87,024 | — |
| Meijboom, Reinout | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,411 / 86,991 | — |
| Wagner, Nicola Jane | Energy | 6,209 / 371,959 | 7,242 / 371,959 |
| Holzapfel, Cedric Wahl | Organic Chemistry | 3,851 / 188,664 | — |
| Thango, Bonginkosi A. | Energy | — | 7,352 / 371,959 |
| Bradfield, Justin | Archaeology | — | 252 / 21,336 |
| Oboirien, Bilainu O. | Energy | — | 7,513 / 371,959 |
| Prabakaran, Eswaran | General Chemistry | — | 440 / 57,505 |
| Imoisili, Patrick Ehi | Materials | — | 6,432 / 330,896 |
| Shongwe, Thokozani C. | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 3,117 / 228,312 |
| Momoniat, Ebrahim | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 2,039 / 157,792 | — |
| Quadri, Taiwo Wasiu | General Chemistry | — | 471 / 57,505 |
| Ferreira, Hendrik Christoffel | Networking & Telecommunications | 2,918 / 228,312 | — |
| Nwangwu, Chikodiri | Cultural Studies | — | 112 / 8,723 |
| Ouahada, Khmaies | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 4,173 / 228,312 |
| Babaremu, Kunle O. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | — | 3,426 / 157,792 |
| Ileberi, Emmanuel | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 4,564 / 228,312 |
| Brendler, Thomas | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | — | 2,049 / 120,621 |
| Jere, Sandy Winfield | Biophysics | — | 318 / 21,025 |
| Swart, Pieter L. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,138 / 140,272 | — |
| Nche, George Christian | Religions & Theology | — | 213 / 11,748 |
| Mulaba-Bafubiandi, Antoine F. | Mining & Metallurgy | 754 / 37,230 | — |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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