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South Africa Scientists H-Index Natural Sciences / Geography Rankings in South Africa 2025
The "AD Scientific Index" analyses the academic work of scientists using the H-index, i10 index and number of citations, and provides results that can be used to evaluate the productivity and efficiency of individuals and institutions. In addition to ranking according to "total H-index" for individuals and institutions, you can also see the ranking and analyses according to "Scientists Last 6 years H-index" and Subject Rankings.
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :1
Urban
Africa
SDGs
local government
global change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
41
0.707
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :2
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
40
0.690
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :3
Physical Geography
the Anthropocene
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
34
0.708
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :4
Urban Geography
Tourism Geography
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
27
0.643
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :5
Urban Geography
Economic Geography
Tourism and Sustainablity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
35
0.854
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :6
Urban Food Security
Urban Food Systems
Geography
Urban Studies
South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
31
0.838
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :7
GIS
remote sensing
geomorphometry
GEOBIA
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :8
urban political
migration
human rights
megaevents
diaspora
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
18
0.529
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :9
Tourism Geographies
Second Homes
Urban Tourism
Tourism
Geography
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
26
0.788
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :10
Biometeorology: Climatology
Phenology
Palaeoclimatology
Climate Change
Tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
29
0.935
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :11
Ecology
biodiversity and extinction risk
invasion ecology
evolutionary diversification
Environmental Management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
25
0.806
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :12
Application of Geo-spatial technologies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
26
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :13
Applied Remote Sensing
GIS
Environmental Science
Spatial Modeling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
22
0.733
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :14
Geoecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
22
0.759
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :15
Palaeo-ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
21
0.724
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :16
African migration
urban food systems
urban waste
environmental security
Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
20
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :17
geomorphology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :18
Physical Geography
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
19
0.760
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :19
tourism and crime
tourism and transfrontier parks
small towns and regional development
Hallmark events
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
18
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :20
Geography
Identity studies
Development
Urban studies
South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
15
0.625
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :21
Centre in Water Research and Development
Industrial and Mining Water Research Unit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
17
0.810
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :22
spatial data infrastructures
address data
standards
open principles
geovisualization
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :23
Geomorphology
Periglacial
Weathering
Antarctica
sub-Antarctic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :24
International education
African development
Geography Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :25
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
Susan Parnell
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
41
0.707
Urban
Africa
SDGs
local government
global change
Bruce Hewitson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
40
0.690
Michael Meadows
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
34
0.708
Gustav Visser
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
27
0.643
Jayne Rogerson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
35
0.854
Urban Geography
Economic Geography
Tourism and Sustainablity
Jane Battersby
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
31
0.838
Urban Food Security
Urban Food Systems
Geography
Urban Studies
South Africa
Adriaan Van Niekerk
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
Brij Maharaj
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
18
0.529
urban political
migration
human rights
megaevents
diaspora
Gijsbert Hoogendoorn
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
26
0.788
Tourism Geographies
Second Homes
Urban Tourism
Tourism
Geography
Jennifer Fitchett
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
29
0.935
Biometeorology: Climatology
Phenology
Palaeoclimatology
Climate Change
Tourism
Kowiyou Yessoufou
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
25
0.806
Ecology
biodiversity and extinction risk
invasion ecology
evolutionary diversification
Environmental Management
Mbulisi Sibanda
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
26
0.867
Fethi Ahmed
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
22
0.733
Applied Remote Sensing
GIS
Environmental Science
Spatial Modeling
Stefan Siebert
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
22
0.759
Trevor Hill
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
21
0.724
Daniel Tevera
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
20
0.714
African migration
urban food systems
urban waste
environmental security
Africa
Peter J Holmes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
Werner Nel
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
19
0.760
Sanette Ferreira
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
18
0.750
tourism and crime
tourism and transfrontier parks
small towns and regional development
Hallmark events
Richard Ballard
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
15
0.625
Geography
Identity studies
Development
Urban studies
South Africa
Craig Sheridan|Craig M. Sheridan, C. M. Sheridan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
17
0.810
Centre in Water Research and Development
Industrial and Mining Water Research Unit
Serena Coetzee
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
spatial data infrastructures
address data
standards
open principles
geovisualization
David William Hedding
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
Geomorphology
Periglacial
Weathering
Antarctica
sub-Antarctic
Ashley Gunter
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
International education
African development
Geography Education
Melanie Samson
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842