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World Top 100 Education Scientists in South Africa 2024

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#					AD Scientific Index - World Scientists Rankings - World Top 100 Rankings 2024				H INDEX			i10 INDEX			CITATION
Rank	University / Institution	Country	Region	World	Name	Country	University / Institution	Subject	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total	Total	Last 6 year	Last 6 year/total
1	43	264	455	77,257	Jonathan Jansen	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Education / Education education \| curriculum \| policy \|	48	26	0.542	129	69	0.535	10,247	3,454	0.337
2	122	486	935	125,490	Pam Christie	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Education Education \|	39	26	0.667	65	44	0.677	7,215	2,337	0.324
3	60	498	956	127,245	Lisa Micklesfield	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Education / Sports Science Physical activity \| bone health \| body composition \| metabolic disease \|	39	32	0.821	118	94	0.797	5,871	4,063	0.692
4	30	574	1,135	142,345	Linda Chisholm	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Education / Education Education \|	37	21	0.568	82	42	0.512	5,406	1,632	0.302
5	150	622	1,249	152,113	Crain Soudien	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Education education \| race \| south africa \|	36	21	0.583	95	50	0.526	4,663	1,726	0.370
6	49	624	1,256	152,644	Relebohile Moletsane	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Education / Education Education \|	36	24	0.667	90	53	0.589	4,499	2,224	0.494
7	163	677	1,367	159,515	Laura Czerniewicz	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Education Educational technology \| ICTs in education \| forms of teaching & learning provision: higher education transformation \| inequality \| equity \|	35	27	0.771	72	53	0.736	5,000	3,141	0.628
8	87	707	1,451	165,601	Hilary Janks	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Education / Foreign Language Education Language education \| literacy education \| critical literacy \| discourse analysis \|	34	22	0.647	63	38	0.603	8,477	4,413	0.521
9	17	721	1,475	168,297	Paul Prinsloo	South Africa	University of South Africa	Education / Educational Technology educational technology \| higher education \| learning analytics \| student success \|	34	30	0.882	72	64	0.889	5,092	3,911	0.768
10	88	725	1,489	169,819	Catherine Draper	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Education / Sports Science	34	31	0.912	82	73	0.890	4,512	3,717	0.824
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11	99	771	1,598	178,428	Lesley Le Grange	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Education / Education Environmental Education \| Curriculum Studies \| Sustainability Education \| Research Methodology \|	33	26	0.788	107	67	0.626	4,879	3,253	0.667
12	77	856	1,824	194,372	Liesel Ebersöhn	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Education / Educational Psychology	32	23	0.719	71	49	0.690	3,400	1,667	0.490
13	64	911	1,972	203,302	Raj Mestry	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Education / Education educational leadership and management \| financial and human resource management in education \|	31	26	0.839	54	46	0.852	3,779	2,446	0.647
14	110	914	1,977	203,707	Marissa Rollnick	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Education / Education Science Education \|	31	20	0.645	56	32	0.571	3,687	1,913	0.519
15	23	975	2,142	213,922	Norma Romm	South Africa	University of South Africa	Education / Education Facilitation of learning \| research as active involvement \| researcher accountabilities \|	30	21	0.700	62	41	0.661	4,085	1,626	0.398
16	124	1,055	2,388	227,687	Brahm Fleisch	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Education / Education Education \|	29	19	0.655	50	32	0.640	3,739	1,377	0.368
17	106	1,069	2,427	229,745	Irma Eloff	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Education / Educational Psychology Wellbeing \| Positive Psychology \| Sustainable development goals \| Quality of Life \| HIV/AIDS \|	29	21	0.724	63	39	0.619	3,318	1,345	0.405
18	16	1,082	2,488	232,866	Abel Toriola	South Africa	Tshwane University of Technology	Education / Sports Science Sport science \| Physical Education \| Epidemiology \| Public Health \|	29	19	0.655	71	40	0.563	2,856	1,274	0.446
19	55	1,141	2,678	242,847	CC Wolhuter	South Africa	North West University	Education / Education Comparative and International Education \| Education \| Higher Education \| History of Education \|	28	18	0.643	105	59	0.562	3,419	1,800	0.526
20	157	1,156	2,714	244,868	Estelle Swart	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Education / Educational Psychology Inclusive education \| teacher learning and well-being \| special needs \| disabiltity \| qualitative research \|	28	21	0.750	37	28	0.757	3,074	1,380	0.449
21	78	1,180	2,789	249,331	Salim Vally	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Education / Education Critical and liberatory pedagogies \| social justice \| anti-racism \| curriculum issues \| education rights. \|	28	19	0.679	61	34	0.557	2,523	1,010	0.400
22	58	1,193	2,825	250,909	Lesley Wood	South Africa	North West University	Education / Education HIV and AIDS in education \| action research \| psycho-social wellness \|	28	20	0.714	70	47	0.671	2,321	1,497	0.645
23	29	1,253	3,019	262,839	Mellony Graven	South Africa	Rhodes University	Education / Education	27	19	0.704	63	45	0.714	2,630	1,400	0.532
24	33	1,338	3,305	279,139	Eleanor Lemmer	South Africa	University of South Africa	Education / Education parent involvement \| academic habitus \| cultural diversity \|	26	16	0.615	61	27	0.443	2,542	907	0.357
25	112	1,362	3,388	283,037	Jonathan A. Draper	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Education / Education Didache \| John's Gospel \| Orality \| Africa \| Colenso \|	26	13	0.500	62	23	0.371	2,190	648	0.296
26	13	1,449	3,698	298,788	Daniela Gachago	South Africa	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Education / Educational Technology	25	21	0.840	41	34	0.829	2,282	1,724	0.755
27	16	1,459	3,744	301,109	Emmanuel O. Adu	South Africa	University of Fort Hare	Education / Education Teacher Education \| Curriculum Studies \| Economics Education \| and Research Method \|	25	19	0.760	59	46	0.780	2,102	1,432	0.681
28	122	1,461	3,748	301,277	Kathleen Pithouse-Morgan	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Education / Education Professional learning \| Self-study research \|	25	20	0.800	66	49	0.742	2,088	1,251	0.599
29	20	1,494	3,872	305,179	Dmitri Katskov	South Africa	Tshwane University of Technology	Education / Education Спектрометрия атомов и молекул \|	25	8	0.320	59	5	0.085	1,755	284	0.162
30	37	1,512	3,949	308,232	Diederik J Opperman	South Africa	University of the Free State	Education / Sports Science	24	22	0.917	35	35	1.000	4,520	3,777	0.836
31	305	1,539	4,027	314,363	Carolyn Mckinney	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Education Multilingual education & translanguaging \| Language ideologies \| critical literacies \| subjectivity and learning \| classroom discour \|	24	14	0.583	33	22	0.667	2,533	1,417	0.559
32	38	1,569	4,113	319,263	Corene De Wet	South Africa	University of the Free State	Education / Education school violence \|	24	18	0.750	38	26	0.684	2,102	1,005	0.478
33	38	1,570	4,114	319,316	Vuyisile Msila	South Africa	University of South Africa	Education / Education Change Management \| Curriculum Theory \| Decolonisation \| Education Leadership \| Education Policy \|	24	20	0.833	43	32	0.744	2,098	1,350	0.643
34	109	1,588	4,182	322,562	Jace Pillay	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Education / Educational Psychology orphans and vulnerable children \| community psychology \| Education and Care in Childhood \| Children's rights \| Social Justice \|	24	19	0.792	42	32	0.762	1,887	1,162	0.616
35	16	1,596	4,204	323,506	Agnes Chigona	South Africa	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Education / Education ICTs in Education \| Teacher Education \| Developing Countries \|	24	20	0.833	34	29	0.853	1,823	1,095	0.601
36	42	1,610	4,232	324,877	Harrison Atagana	South Africa	University of South Africa	Education / Education Environmental Biotechnology \| Science Education \|	24	18	0.750	35	26	0.743	1,727	970	0.562
37	117	1,682	4,483	338,583	Sarah Gravett	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Education / Education Teacher education \| learning design \|	23	19	0.826	37	26	0.703	2,109	918	0.435
38	325	1,686	4,500	339,477	Linda Helen Cooper	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Education Education \|	23	15	0.652	41	28	0.683	2,044	1,179	0.577
39	119	1,709	4,568	342,603	Shireen Motala	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Education / Education Education policy \| Education financing \| Quality schooling \|	23	17	0.739	50	26	0.520	1,853	882	0.476
40	121	1,711	4,570	342,650	Umesh Ramnarain	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Education / Education Science Education \|	23	22	0.957	42	37	0.881	1,851	1,569	0.848
41	158	1,756	4,781	349,693	Simon Bheki. Khoza	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Education / Educational Technology Mathematics Curriculum \| Educational Technology \| and Technical Education \|	23	22	0.957	31	28	0.903	1,386	1,156	0.834
42	80	1,819	4,974	361,577	Jan Heystek	South Africa	North West University	Education / Education education leadership and governance \|	22	17	0.773	35	26	0.743	2,000	907	0.454
43	24	1,848	5,077	365,823	Anil Kanjee	South Africa	Tshwane University of Technology	Education / Education Formative assessment \| teacher development \| large-scale assessment \| education reform and school change \| item response theory \|	22	15	0.682	29	20	0.690	1,756	737	0.420
44	88	1,907	5,337	374,852	Elsa Mentz	South Africa	North West University	Education / Education self-directed learning \| cooperative learning \| technology supported learning \|	22	18	0.818	34	30	0.882	1,223	866	0.708
45	92	1,938	5,441	381,394	Marius Stander	South Africa	North West University	Education / Education Positive Leadership \| Leadership \| Positive Organisations \|	21	20	0.952	27	27	1.000	2,351	1,734	0.738
46	240	1,942	5,449	381,919	Rachel [Ranel] Venter	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Education / Sports Science	21	19	0.905	35	29	0.829	2,281	1,830	0.802
47	56	1,972	5,543	387,466	Micheal M Van WYK	South Africa	University of South Africa	Education / Education economics education \| flipped class pedagogy \| self-directed learning \| cooperative learning \|	21	16	0.762	44	34	0.773	1,817	1,200	0.660
48	212	2,013	5,735	394,190	Saloshna Vandeyar	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Education / Education	21	15	0.714	37	22	0.595	1,510	760	0.503
49	186	2,105	6,113	409,107	Carol Bertram	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Education / Education Education \| curriculum \| professional knowledge \| professional learning \|	20	13	0.650	36	21	0.583	2,131	1,268	0.595
50	99	2,143	6,231	415,637	Monyeki MA	South Africa	North West University	Education / Sports Science Physical Activity \| Fitness \| Body composition and Health \|	20	17	0.850	37	27	0.730	1,640	1,043	0.636
51	190	2,152	6,270	416,722	Michael Samuel	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Education / Education Teacher Education \|	20	14	0.700	36	20	0.556	1,590	664	0.418
52	27	2,191	6,418	421,716	Vusi Mncube	South Africa	University of Fort Hare	Education / Education Democracy in Education \| Education for democracy \| school governance \| violence in schools \|	20	18	0.900	33	24	0.727	1,402	846	0.603
53	278	2,214	6,561	426,004	Elmarie Terblanche	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Education / Sports Science	20	16	0.800	28	18	0.643	1,252	787	0.629
54	254	2,256	6,768	431,269	Alessandra Prioreschi	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Education / Sports Science Physical Activity \| Infant movement behaviours \| Growth and development \|	20	19	0.950	33	32	0.970	968	878	0.907
55	107	2,270	6,828	434,806	Mirna Nel	South Africa	North West University	Education / Education Inclusivity \| Diversity \| Inclusive Education \| Learning Support \| Higher Education and inclusion \|	19	16	0.842	23	22	0.957	2,721	2,066	0.759
56	69	2,310	6,975	443,441	Victor J. Pitsoe	South Africa	University of South Africa	Education / Education Education Leadership and Management \| Philosophy \|	19	16	0.842	35	29	0.829	1,619	1,233	0.762
57	27	2,319	7,005	444,668	Eunice Ndeto Ivala	South Africa	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Education / Educational Technology Education \| Media studies \| e-learning \| instructional design \| Monitoring and evaluation \|	19	17	0.895	26	21	0.808	1,558	1,140	0.732
58	67	2,363	7,255	453,728	Russell Kaschula	South Africa	Rhodes University	Education / Education	19	13	0.684	39	19	0.487	1,240	525	0.423
59	163	2,414	7,442	458,993	Nadine F. Petersen	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Education / Education Childhood Education \| Service Learning \| Social Justice and Care \|	19	17	0.895	31	23	0.742	1,076	711	0.661
60	117	2,454	7,686	469,268	Philip C Van Der Westhuizen	South Africa	North West University	Education / Education Education Management \| Leadership \| Development \|	18	11	0.611	39	11	0.282	1,971	603	0.306
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61	215	2,470	7,738	472,505	Thabo Msibi	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Education / Education Education \| sexuality \| Sexual Orientation \| Gender \|	18	16	0.889	20	18	0.900	1,660	1,148	0.692
62	32	2,493	7,834	476,817	Ashton Maherry	South Africa	Durban University of Technology	Education / Education Education \| Institutional Research \| Data Analytics \|	18	15	0.833	22	17	0.773	1,424	907	0.637
63	76	2,507	7,886	479,079	Rj (Nico) Botha	South Africa	University of South Africa	Education / Education Education Management and Leadership \|	18	13	0.722	30	22	0.733	1,341	712	0.531
64	89	2,527	7,960	481,136	Rajendra Chetty	South Africa	University of the Western Cape	Education / Foreign Language Education English literature \| language and literacy \| teacher education \| class and race studies \|	18	15	0.833	30	17	0.567	1,277	817	0.640
65	19	2,554	8,069	484,276	Andrea Juan	South Africa	Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa	Education / Education Education \| education policy \|	18	18	1.000	21	19	0.905	1,192	968	0.812
66	271	2,565	8,114	485,469	Maria (Marietjie) Potgieter	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Education / Education Science education \| chemistry education \|	18	14	0.778	25	18	0.720	1,160	588	0.507
67	127	2,614	8,411	494,520	Petro Du Preez	South Africa	North West University	Education / Education curriculum studies \| higher education \| new materialisms \| human rights (education) \| religious education \|	18	13	0.722	28	16	0.571	928	558	0.601
68	222	2,615	8,412	494,522	Dipane Hlalele	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Education / Education Education \|	18	16	0.889	27	21	0.778	928	695	0.749
69	63	2,648	8,611	501,782	Loyiso Jita	South Africa	University of the Free State	Education / Education Science Education \| Instructional Leadership \| Teacher Change \| Education Policy \|	17	14	0.824	25	19	0.760	2,246	1,059	0.472
70	458	2,658	8,648	504,459	Francois J Cilliers	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Educational Technology learning effects of assessment \| faculty development \| educational research development \|	17	13	0.765	22	16	0.727	1,796	840	0.468
71	85	2,677	8,725	508,271	Corinne Meier	South Africa	University of South Africa	Education / Elemantary Teacher Education Early childhood Education \| Multicultural education \|	17	15	0.882	24	19	0.792	1,491	846	0.567
72	136	2,712	8,878	514,579	Josef De Beer	South Africa	North West University	Education / Education Science education \| indigenous knowledge \| teacher education \|	17	15	0.882	34	28	0.824	1,228	980	0.798
73	470	2,714	8,883	514,678	Joanne Hardman	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Education cultural historical activity theory \| learning \| pedagogy \| primary school \|	17	15	0.882	25	19	0.760	1,225	737	0.602
74	137	2,726	8,933	516,474	Robert J. Balfour	South Africa	North West University	Education / Foreign Language Education Language Education \| Postcolonial Literature \| Language Policy \| Rural Education \|	17	11	0.647	28	12	0.429	1,174	539	0.459
75	338	2,762	9,130	522,503	Nuraan Davids	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Education / Education Philosophy of (higher) education \| Democratic citizenship education \| Islamic philosophy of education \|	17	17	1.000	34	32	0.941	1,034	946	0.915
76	235	2,799	9,345	528,231	Daisy Pillay	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Education / Education Identity Studies \| Reflexive methodologies \| Arts-based research \| Memory Work \| Teachers' Lives \|	17	13	0.765	25	19	0.760	917	628	0.685
77	239	2,817	9,470	531,454	Inbanathan Naicker	South Africa	University of Kwazulu Natal	Education / Education Education Leadership and Management \|	17	14	0.824	27	22	0.815	845	610	0.722
78	190	2,825	9,518	532,448	Yoga Coopoo	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Education / Sports Science Exercise Science \| Health Promotion \| Wellness \|	17	13	0.765	26	23	0.885	820	571	0.696
79	309	2,831	9,551	533,330	David Dickinson	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Education / Education	17	9	0.529	27	8	0.296	792	217	0.274
80	308	2,859	9,780	543,219	William John Fraser	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Education / Education Life Sciences Education \| Teacher Identity Development \| Teaching Methodology \|	16	13	0.813	31	19	0.613	1,574	636	0.404
81	497	2,874	9,850	547,248	Glenda Cox	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Education Open Education Resources \| Critical Realism \| Social Realism \|	16	14	0.875	22	16	0.727	1,317	588	0.446
82	314	2,893	9,908	549,550	Rodney Hull	South Africa	University of Pretoria	Education / Education Pan African Cancer Research Institute \|	16	16	1.000	27	27	1.000	1,222	1,116	0.913
83	501	2,901	9,971	551,696	Andrew Deacon	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Educational Technology learning analytics \| learning design \| online learning \| MOOCs \|	16	10	0.625	19	10	0.526	1,155	484	0.419
84	89	2,932	10,143	557,091	Carolyn (Callie) Grant\|Carolyn Grant, Callie Grant	South Africa	Rhodes University	Education / Education Educational leadership and managment \|	16	12	0.750	22	19	0.864	1,024	533	0.521
85	317	2,977	10,375	563,486	Francine De Clercq	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Education / Education Education \| Policy \| Sociology \|	16	11	0.688	20	11	0.550	905	376	0.415
86	368	3,014	10,604	569,277	Maureen Robinson	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Education / Education teacher education \|	16	11	0.688	18	13	0.722	806	353	0.438
87	38	3,024	10,660	570,641	Janet Condy	South Africa	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Education / Education Literacy \| digital literacy \| assessment \| inclusive education \|	16	14	0.875	20	17	0.850	781	558	0.714
88	106	3,069	10,916	576,275	Hasina Banu Ebrahim	South Africa	University of South Africa	Education / Elemantary Teacher Education EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION \|	16	13	0.813	18	14	0.778	642	416	0.648
89	520	3,074	10,993	578,506	Rudiger Christian Laugksch	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Education scientific literacy \|	15	11	0.733	21	11	0.524	3,296	1,058	0.321
90	379	3,079	11,010	580,130	Peter Rule	South Africa	Stellenbosch University	Education / Education Case Study Research \| Adult Education \| Lifelong Learning \| Higher Education \| Dialogue \|	15	12	0.800	20	14	0.700	2,188	1,306	0.597
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91	169	3,136	11,281	592,687	Bongani Douglas Bantwini	South Africa	North West University	Education / Education Education - Science Education \|	15	14	0.933	20	17	0.850	1,069	705	0.659
92	205	3,172	11,434	597,604	GJ Van Der Westhuizen	South Africa	University of Johannesburg	Education / Education Learning interactions \| professional learning \| school learning \| conversation analysis \|	15	11	0.733	21	12	0.571	954	323	0.339
93	25	3,186	11,516	600,471	Michael Cosser	South Africa	Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa	Education / Education education \|	15	8	0.533	17	7	0.412	901	239	0.265
94	112	3,196	11,562	601,793	Veronica Mckay	South Africa	University of South Africa	Education / Education Education \| Professional Development \| Adult Education & Literacy \|	15	13	0.867	20	14	0.700	878	507	0.577
95	539	3,209	11,613	602,806	Rochelle Kapp	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Foreign Language Education Language \| Education \| English \|	15	10	0.667	17	10	0.588	862	396	0.459
96	108	3,210	11,621	603,030	Lloyd Leach	South Africa	University of the Western Cape	Education / Sports Science	15	13	0.867	21	20	0.952	858	686	0.800
97	541	3,225	11,699	605,086	Jaya Raju	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Education LIS education and research \| LIS knowledge and skills for the digital age \|	15	11	0.733	18	11	0.611	827	524	0.634
98	342	3,233	11,743	606,149	Lee Rusznyak	South Africa	University of the Witwatersrand	Education / Education Teacher education \| pre-service teachers \| work-integrated learning \| Legitimation Code Theory \| inclusive education \|	15	14	0.933	24	16	0.667	810	663	0.819
99	550	3,297	12,197	616,372	Mbulungeni Madiba	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Foreign Language Education Language education \|	15	10	0.667	16	10	0.625	662	342	0.517
100	552	3,307	12,238	617,039	Alan Cliff	South Africa	University of Cape Town	Education / Education Educational assessment and evaluation \| academic literacies \| academic staff development \|	15	9	0.600	21	9	0.429	650	253	0.389

Top 100 Scientists

World Top 100 Education Scientists in South Africa 2024

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