Dr Jacobus Daniel (Daan) van Wyk
Professor Qing-Guo Wang
Two UJ experts among the world’s top researchers in the fields of electronics and electrical engineering
1999 to 2007. Returning to UJ, he served as a Visiting Research Professor at UJ’s Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science from 2007 to 2012. He continued volunteering in this position until ultimately closing his lab door in 2019 at the age of 80. Dr Van Wyk’s eminent career in engineering began in 1966, after receiving the MSc Eng degree from the University of Pretoria. Thereafter, he has received the degree of Doctor of Technical Science (cum laude) from the Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in 1969, the degree DSc (Eng) (honoris causa) from the University of Natal, South Africa, in 1996, and the degree DEng (honoris causa) from his alma mater, the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in 2008. Dr Van Wyk has worked internationally with companies such as Siemens, Daimler Benz, ABB, GEC (UK), GE (USA), Raytheon and Boeing, among others, in his career, as well as many South African industries. He has been author and co-author of more than 650 publications, receiving 24 publication awards for this work, including 15 IEEE prize paper awards. The ninth edition of the ranking of the best scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering is based on data compiled from multiple sources, including OpenAlex and CrossRef. Position in the ranking is determined by a scientist’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which only includes papers and citation values for the discipline under consideration. A detailed definition of the research process can be found on the methodo- logy page.
those at the forefront of electronics and electrical engineering research. Ranked first in South Africa and in the top 500 globally, Prof Wang’s research includes modelling, estimation, prediction, control, optimisation and automation for sectors such as industrial and environmental processes, energy, and medical engineering. Prof Wang has worked with companies such as Siemens, Yokogawa, and DuPont; published more than 270 papers in international journals and authored/ co-authored seven books and received more than 12 000 citations. Dr Van Wyk was conferred with an Honorary D Ing (honoris causa)
Two academics from the UJ have been named among the Top 5 Electronics and Electrical Engineering Scientists in South Africa. This is according to the 2023 Edition of the Rankings of Best Scientists in the area of Electronics and Electrical Engineering. The two are Professor Qing-Guo Wang, a Distinguished Professor with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, and Dr Jacobus Daniel (Daan) van Wyk, a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, NY (IEEE) and a Fellow of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers at UJ. On 23 February 2023, Research. com, a leading academic platform released the ninth edition of the annual ranking for best scientists in the area of electronics and electrical engineering. This report, which contains the list of leading scholars, intends to offer the academic community increased awareness of the significant research contributions made by
in recognition of his decades- long dedication to “academic
excellence” in the fields of Electrical Engineering, and Electronics, by UJ in 2013. After being with the Rand Afrikaans University from 1971, he transferred to the USA and was Research Leader in the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centre for Power Electronics Systems from
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