i10 Productivity
Rankings
Africa Social Sciences i10 Productivity Rankings 2025
Productivity Rankings is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. This is a ranking system derived from the i10 index in order to show the productivity of the scientist in publishing scientific articles of value. Productivity Rankings is an instrument that lists productive scientists in a given area, discipline, university, and country and can guide the development of meaningful incentives and academic policies. The world rankings, regional rankings, and university rankings of scientists in this table are developed based on the total i10 index. Additionally, click to view the special rankings based on Productivity Rankings: last 6 years' i10 index", Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Total i10 Index), Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years i10 Index) "Art and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings" and "Social Sciences and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings".
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
251
0.525
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
E - Learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
262
0.697
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
239
0.707
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health care
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
214
0.686
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
276
0.945
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
256
0.889
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
political economy
political ecology
geography
social movements
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
108
0.462
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
176
0.815
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cultural and Media Studies
critical indigenous methodologies
film
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
61
0.321
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
111
0.590
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Mental Illness
Personality Assessment
Cross Cultural Psychology
Personality Inventory
Positive Psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
118
0.638
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Social change in post conflict countries
social response to zoonotic diseases
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
75
0.412
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
116
0.648
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Neuropsychology
Psychoanalysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
111
0.649
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
HIV/ AIDS
adherence
mental health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
121
0.761
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
africa
class
inequality
protest
comparative social policy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
82
0.519
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Career and Human Capacity Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
107
0.748
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
101
0.737
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
94
0.718
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
85
0.675
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
anthropology
African studies
media and communication studies
identities
citizenship
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
87
0.696
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
93
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Demography
Social Statistics and Population Health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
105
0.854
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Posthumanism
Feminist New Materialism
Post-qualitative inquiry
Social Justice and Ethics of Care
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
98
0.797
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
English language
Language in South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
67
0.563
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
251
0.525
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
Ahmed Nour
El Shorouk Academy
Cairo Governorate, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
262
0.697
Silvia Helena Koller
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
239
0.707
Leslie Swartz
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
312
214
0.686
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health care
Clinton Aigbavboa
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
276
0.945
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
Mark Tomlinson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
256
0.889
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
Patrick Bond
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
108
0.462
political economy
political ecology
geography
social movements
Sebastiaan Rothmann
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
176
0.815
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
Keyan Tomaselli
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
61
0.321
Cultural and Media Studies
critical indigenous methodologies
film
George Dei
University of Education Winneba
Winneba, Ghana
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
111
0.590
Ahmed M Abdel Khalek
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
118
0.638
Mental Illness
Personality Assessment
Cross Cultural Psychology
Personality Inventory
Positive Psychology
Paul Richards
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
75
0.412
Social change in post conflict countries
social response to zoonotic diseases
Kobus Maree
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
116
0.648
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
Mark Solms
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
111
0.649
Ashraf Kagee
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
121
0.761
Jeremy Seekings
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
82
0.519
africa
class
inequality
protest
comparative social policy
Melinde Coetzee
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
107
0.748
Lee Berger
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
101
0.737
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
Kevin Durrheim
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
94
0.718
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
Maryna Steyn
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
85
0.675
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
Francis B. Nyamnjoh
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
87
0.696
anthropology
African studies
media and communication studies
identities
citizenship
Melanie Walker
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
93
0.750
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
Clifford Obby Odimegwu
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
105
0.854
Demography
Social Statistics and Population Health
Vivienne Bozalek
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
98
0.797
Posthumanism
Feminist New Materialism
Post-qualitative inquiry
Social Justice and Ethics of Care
Rajend Mesthrie
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
67
0.563
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
English language
Language in South Africa