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South Africa 863 Scientists H-Index Art & Humanities Rankings - 2026

This real-time ranking measures researchers’ academic productivity and impact at global, continental, national, and institutional levels using total and recent 5-year H-index data. Comparative analysis is available across 13 main fields and 221 academic disciplines.

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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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22,877
World Rank
South Africa
74
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Achille Mbembe
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
History, Philosophy, Theology / History
African politics | history | colonialism | race | enlightenmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    79
  • Last 5 Years
    61
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.772
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Rankings

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53,004
World Rank
South Africa
170
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
John Parkington
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
History, Philosophy, Theology / History
rock art | shell middens | human evolution | South African Prehistory | San hunter gatherer

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    61
  • Last 5 Years
    27
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.443
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Rankings

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81,183
World Rank
South Africa
297
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
77
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Judith Sealy
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Social Sciences / Archeology

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    52
  • Last 5 Years
    31
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.596
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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97,627
World Rank
South Africa
369
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
23
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Marlize Lombard
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Archeology
Stone Age archaeology | human behavioural and cognitive evolutio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    48
  • Last 5 Years
    37
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.771
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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111,062
World Rank
South Africa
438
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
112
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Rajend Mesthrie
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics | Sociolinguistics | English language | Language in South Afric

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    46
  • Last 5 Years
    25
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.543
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Rankings

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122,848
World Rank
South Africa
503
Country Rank
University of the Western Cape Logo
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Christopher Stroud
University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
linguistics | multilingualism | anthroplogy | philosoph

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    44
  • Last 5 Years
    26
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.591
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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137,631
World Rank
South Africa
571
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
TN Huffman
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Archeology
African archaeolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    42
  • Last 5 Years
    22
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.524
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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141,489
World Rank
South Africa
586
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
140
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Domingo Carlos Salazar-García
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Social Sciences / Archeology
arqueología biomolecular | evolución human

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    41
  • Last 5 Years
    31
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.756
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Rankings

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176,960
World Rank
South Africa
783
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
101
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Yusef Waghid
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
History, Philosophy, Theology / Philosophy
African Philosophy | Philosophy of Education | Global Citizenship Educatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    37
  • Last 5 Years
    27
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.730
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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188,556
World Rank
South Africa
842
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
95
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Sarah Wurz
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Archeology
Paleolithic archaeolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    36
  • Last 5 Years
    25
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.694
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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211,264
World Rank
South Africa
966
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
105
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Lucinda Backwell
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Archeology
archaeology | taphonomy | ethnoarchaeolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    34
  • Last 5 Years
    24
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.706
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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235,038
World Rank
South Africa
1,115
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
242
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Ana Deumert
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Sociolinguistics | linguistic anthropolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    32
  • Last 5 Years
    25
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.781
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Rankings

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241,093
World Rank
South Africa
1,151
Country Rank
University of Kwazulu Natal Logo
96
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Gerald West
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa
History, Philosophy, Theology / Theology

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    32
  • Last 5 Years
    18
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.563
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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241,566
World Rank
South Africa
1,152
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
128
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Peter Delius
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
History, Philosophy, Theology / History
African Histor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    32
  • Last 5 Years
    18
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.563
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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268,380
World Rank
South Africa
1,312
Country Rank
University of the Western Cape Logo
40
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Ernst M. Conradie
University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa
History, Philosophy, Theology / Theology
Systematic theology | ecotheology | ecumenical theolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    30
  • Last 5 Years
    20
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.667
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Rankings

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268,710
World Rank
South Africa
1,320
Country Rank
University of Pretoria Logo
133
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Innocent Pikirayi
University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa
Social Sciences / Archeology
Social Complexity | Great Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Traditio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    30
  • Last 5 Years
    20
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.667
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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269,847
World Rank
South Africa
1,332
Country Rank
University of the Free State Logo
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Albert Weideman
University of the Free State Bloemfontein, South Africa
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Academic literacy | Language testing | Language assessment | Theory of applied linguistic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    30
  • Last 5 Years
    19
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.633
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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282,856
World Rank
South Africa
1,399
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
152
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Wadley
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Archeology
archaeolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    29
  • Last 5 Years
    22
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.759
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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285,709
World Rank
South Africa
1,421
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
154
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Isabel Hofmeyr
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
History, Philosophy, Theology / History
Postcolonial literary studies | print culture | book history | oceanic studies | Indian Ocean studie

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    29
  • Last 5 Years
    19
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.655
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Rankings

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288,292
World Rank
South Africa
1,433
Country Rank
University of South Africa Logo
38
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Lilli Pretorius
University of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
reading | additional language learning | vocabular

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    29
  • Last 5 Years
    17
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.586
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Rankings

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304,122
World Rank
South Africa
1,516
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
167
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Karim Sadr
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Archeology
archaeolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    28
  • Last 5 Years
    18
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.643
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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314,687
World Rank
South Africa
1,566
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
174
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Leketi Makalela
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Languages and Literacies (Reading Literacy | Multilingualism | translanguaging | World Englishes | Language Policy & Planning

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    27
  • Last 5 Years
    23
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.852
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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319,287
World Rank
South Africa
1,590
Country Rank
University of the Western Cape Logo
54
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Felix Banda
University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Multilingualism | Bantu linguistics | Multimodality | Language Policy | Translanguagin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    27
  • Last 5 Years
    20
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.741
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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322,929
World Rank
South Africa
1,611
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
116
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Peter Alexander
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
History, Philosophy, Theology / History
Social and political change | African studies | comparative labour histor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    27
  • Last 5 Years
    18
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.667
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Rankings

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326,436
World Rank
South Africa
1,632
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
307
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Simon Hall
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Social Sciences / Archeology
Southern African Iron Age | Historical Archaeolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    27
  • Last 5 Years
    15
  • Last 5 Years / Total
    0.556
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