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Top institutions in South Africa for Clinical Medicine

18 institutions · Clinical Medicine · South Africa

Which institutions in South Africa have the most top-cited scientists in Clinical Medicine?

247 researchers in South Africa whose main field is Clinical Medicine are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 23.9% of all listed authors in South Africa, and 33rd of 145 countries in the field. 74 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). University of Cape Town has the most (31), followed by South African Medical Research Council (19) and University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences (19). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Listed authors
247
23.9% of all in South Africa
In the global top 100,000
74
30.0% of them
Country rank in the field
#33
of 145 countries in Clinical Medicine
Highest-ranked
#84
Hamblin, Michael R.
#InstitutionListed authorsTop 100kRank worldwideHighest-ranked author
1University of Cape Town3112#442Stein, Dan J. #455
2South African Medical Research Council195#770Kengne, A. P. #7,684
3University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences198#785Raal, Frederick Johan #23,603
4Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town178#843Egger, Matthias #262
5University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg173#876Richter, Linda M. #22,109
6Stellenbosch University173#888Gosselink, Rik A.A.M. #41,238
7University of KwaZulu-Natal145#1,024Naidoo, Kovin Shunmugam #40,406
8Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences132#1,051Seedat, Soraya #6,943
9University of the Western Cape103#1,305Henkel, Ralf Reinhold #10,441
10Faculty of Health Sciences71#618Iwu, Chidozie Declan #39,658
11University of Pretoria74#1,792Hohmann, Erik #42,093
12Wits School of Public Health70#1,881Nyasulu, Peter Suwirakwenda #123,051
13University of Johannesburg65#1,893Hamblin, Michael R. #84
14Groote Schuur Hospital53#2,225Bayat, Ardeshir #28,287
15North-West University43#2,604Hamman, Josias Hendrik #34,534
16Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU)40#2,902Witika, Bwalya Angel #159,911
17Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital31#3,236Figaji, Anthony A. #59,119
18College of Health Sciences30#2,402Mars, Maurice #132,595

The top 100 in Clinical Medicine in South Africa, in order

  1. 1
    Hamblin, Michael R.
    University of Johannesburg
  2. 2
    Egger, Matthias
    Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
  3. 3
    Stein, Dan J.
    University of Cape Town
  4. 4
    Zar, Heather J.
    University of Cape Town
  5. 5
    Lund, Crick
    University of Cape Town
  6. 6
    Seedat, Soraya
    Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  7. 7
    Kengne, A. P.
    South African Medical Research Council
  8. 8
    Henkel, Ralf Reinhold
    University of the Western Cape
  9. 9
    Abrahamse, Heidi
    University of Johannesburg
  10. 10
    Noakes, Timothy D.
    University of Cape Town
  11. 11
    Sliwa, Karen S.
    Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
  12. 12
    Moons, Philip
    University of Cape Town
  13. 13
    Wiysonge, Charles Shey
    South African Medical Research Council
  14. 14
    Richter, Linda M.
    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
  15. 15
    Mayosi, Bongani M.
    University of Cape Town
  16. 16
    Raal, Frederick Johan
    University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
  17. 17
    Bayat, Ardeshir
    Groote Schuur Hospital
  18. 18
    Hamman, Josias Hendrik
    North-West University
  19. 19
    Houreld, Nicolette Nadene
    University of Johannesburg
  20. 20
    Oguntibeju, Oluwafemi Omoniyi
    Cape Peninsula University of Technology
  21. 21
    Mendelson, Marc S.
    Groote Schuur Hospital
  22. 22
    de Vries, Petrus J.
    University of Cape Town
  23. 23
    Iwu, Chidozie Declan
    Faculty of Health Sciences
  24. 24
    Naidoo, Kovin Shunmugam
    University of KwaZulu-Natal
  25. 25
    Gosselink, Rik A.A.M.
    Stellenbosch University
  26. 26
    Hohmann, Erik
    University of Pretoria
  27. 27
    Kew, Michael Charles
    Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
  28. 28
    Emsley, Robin Alexander
    Stellenbosch University
  29. 29
    Choonara, Yahya E.
    University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
  30. 30
    Mahlangu, Johnny Ndoni
    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
  31. 31
    Lesaffre, Emmanuel M.E.H.
    Stellenbosch University
  32. 32
    Denny, Lynette A.
    Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
  33. 33
    Coetzee, Maureen
    University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
  34. 34
    Bateman, E. D.
    University of Cape Town
  35. 35
    Biccard, Bruce Mclure
    University of Cape Town
  36. 36
    Simpson, Alastair Hamish Rw W.
    Groote Schuur Hospital
  37. 37
    Zühlke, Liesl Joanna
    South African Medical Research Council
  38. 38
    Bain, Luchuo Engelbert
    University of Johannesburg
  39. 39
    Cerf, Marlon E.
    South African Medical Research Council
  40. 40
    Benzian, Habib M.
    University of the Western Cape
  41. 41
    Dheda, Keertan
    University of Cape Town Lung Institute
  42. 42
    Pepper, Michael S.
    University of Pretoria
  43. 43
    Howatson, Glyn
    North-West University
  44. 44
    Sathekge, Mike Machaba
    University of Pretoria, Department of Nuclear Medicine
  45. 45
    Figaji, Anthony A.
    Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
  46. 46
    de Villiers, Tobias Johannes
    Panorama Medi-Clinic
  47. 47
    Ekundayo, Temitope Cyrus
    Durban University of Technology
  48. 48
    Norris, Shane A.
    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
  49. 49
    Pillay, Viness
    University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
  50. 50
    Peer, Nasheeta
    South African Medical Research Council
  51. 51
    Swanepoel, De Wet
    University of Pretoria
  52. 52
    Islam, Md Shahidul
    University of KwaZulu-Natal
  53. 53
    Levitt, Naomi S.
    University of Cape Town
  54. 54
    Petersen, Inge
    University of KwaZulu-Natal
  55. 55
    Dyer, Silke J.
    Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
  56. 56
    Ziegler, Andreas
    University of KwaZulu-Natal
  57. 57
    Feldman, Charles
    University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
  58. 58
    Bantjes, Jason R.
    University of Cape Town
  59. 59
    Mente, Andrew
    North-West University
  60. 60
    Alven, Sibusiso
    Nelson Mandela University
  61. 61
    Godman, Brian Barr
    Makgatho Health Sciences University
  62. 62
    Warner, John Oliver
    University of Cape Town
  63. 63
    Chersich, Matthew Francis
    University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
  64. 64
    Spearman, Catherine Wendy N.
    Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
  65. 65
    Marais, Adrian David
    Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
  66. 66
    Leisegang, Kristian
    University of the Western Cape
  67. 67
    Venter, Willem Daniel François
    University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
  68. 68
    George, Blassan Plackal Adimuriyil
    University of Johannesburg
  69. 69
    Schwellnus, Martin P.
    University of Pretoria
  70. 70
    Volmink, Jimmy A.
    Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  71. 71
    Burns, Jonathan Kenneth
    University of KwaZulu-Natal
  72. 72
    Ntsekhe, Mpiko
    Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
  73. 73
    Scriba, Thomas Jens
    South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative
  74. 74
    Ramsay, Michèle
    University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
  75. 75
    Wright, Caradee Yael
    South African Medical Research Council
  76. 76
    Kumar, Pradeep
    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
  77. 77
    Lambert, E. Victoria
    University of Cape Town
  78. 78
    Ntusi, Ntobeko A.B.
    South African Medical Research Council
  79. 79
    Donald, Peter Roderick
    Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
  80. 80
    Lochner, Christine
    SA MRC Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders
  81. 81
    Mashamba-Thompson, Tivani Phosa
    University of Pretoria
  82. 82
    Wilmshurst, J. Madeleine
    Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
  83. 83
    Hatherill, Mark
    South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative
  84. 84
    Anderson, Ronald
    Faculty of Health Sciences
  85. 85
    Diacon, Andreas Henri
    TASK Applied Science
  86. 86
    Opie, LionelH H.
    University of Cape Town
  87. 87
    Ginindza, Themba G.
    University of KwaZulu-Natal
  88. 88
    Lambert, Michael Ian
    University of Cape Town
  89. 89
    Dludla, Phiwayinkosi Vusi
    University of Zululand
  90. 90
    Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C.M.
    North-West University
  91. 91
    Nyasulu, Peter Suwirakwenda
    Wits School of Public Health
  92. 92
    Cooper, Sara
    South African Medical Research Council
  93. 93
    Mash, Robert James
    Stellenbosch University
  94. 94
    F̀reeman, Melvyn Colin
    Stellenbosch University
  95. 95
    Padmanabhanunni, Anita
    University of the Western Cape
  96. 96
    Okpechi, Ikechi Gareth
    Groote Schuur Hospital
  97. 97
    London, Leslie
    University of Cape Town
  98. 98
    Pettifor, John M.
    University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
  99. 99
    Mars, Maurice
    College of Health Sciences
  100. 100
    Millar, Robert P.
    Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

247 listed scientists in Clinical Medicine in South Africa

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Data: Ioannidis, John P.A. (2026), ‘August 2026 data-update for “Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators”’, Mendeley Data, v9, doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9. 2026 list, ranked by composite citation score (c) excluding self-citations.

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