H-Index
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South Africa Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Sociology 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 155 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :126
Ntokozo Mthembu
Youth theories
livelihoods
African indigenous knowledge systems
survival
social science research methods and livelihood
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :127
Letitia Smuts
Heteronormativity
Gender
Sexuality
Identity
Stigma
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :128
Malesela Masenya
Gender Studies
Governance
Empowerment
Rural Development
Higher Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :129
Sheetal Bhoola
Sociology
food tourism
food security
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :131
Liela Groenewald
Public Management
Poor Communities
Informal Settlement
Race
Higher Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :132
Moya Bydawell
Sociology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
2
0.400
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :133
Nokuthula Caritus Mazibuko
Gender Based-Violence
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :134
Greg Graham-Smith
Gender Theory
Queer Theory
Film Studies
Postcolonial Studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :135
Yvonne Senne
Gender in work and organizations
Employment Equity
Transformation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :136
Nelly Sharpley
Sociology
demography and population studies
qualitative research
quantitative research
mixed methods
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :137
Tlou Raphela
Socio-Ecological Scientist: Social=Public and Mental Health
Ecology
Ecosystem Disaster Risk Reduction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :138
Nqobile Sikhosana
Gender and Development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :139
Simangele Mashazi
Sociolinguistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :140
Sinazo Nomsenge
Sociology
Development Studies
Community Development
Participation
Nongovernmental Organisations
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :141
Jabulani Owen Nene
Sociolinguistic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :142
Valenshia Jagessar
Gender
sexuality
curriculum studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :143
Ugljesa Radulovic|Ugi Radulovic
Whistleblowing
Corruption
State Capture
Academic Dishonesty
Clinical Sociology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :144
Karabo Mohapanele
Sociology: Youth
Children
Family
Media
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :145
Nombulelo Tholithemba Shange
Indigenous Knowledge
African Traditional Religion
Gender
Race
Decolonial Discourse
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :146
Mpho Mmadi
social movement unionism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :147
Renelle Terblanche
Sociology
Human-wildlife conflict
Square Kilometre Array
Environmental Sociology
Wildlife Conservation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :148
Yanga Lp Majola
Sociolinguistics
isiBhaca
Translation Studies
Digital Humanities
Computational Linguistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :149
Thoko Sipungu
Masculinities
sexualities
disabilities
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :150
Percyval Bayane
Domestic work
gig economy and work
digital platform work and precarious work
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 126
Ntokozo Mthembu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
Youth theories
livelihoods
African indigenous knowledge systems
survival
social science research methods and livelihood
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Letitia Smuts
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Heteronormativity
Gender
Sexuality
Identity
Stigma
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
Malesela Masenya
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Gender Studies
Governance
Empowerment
Rural Development
Higher Education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
Sheetal Bhoola
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
Lingham Lionel Thaver
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
Liela Groenewald
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
Public Management
Poor Communities
Informal Settlement
Race
Higher Education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
Moya Bydawell
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
2
0.400
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
Nokuthula Caritus Mazibuko
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
Greg Graham-Smith
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
Gender Theory
Queer Theory
Film Studies
Postcolonial Studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Yvonne Senne
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Gender in work and organizations
Employment Equity
Transformation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
Nelly Sharpley
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Sociology
demography and population studies
qualitative research
quantitative research
mixed methods
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
Tlou Raphela
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Socio-Ecological Scientist: Social=Public and Mental Health
Ecology
Ecosystem Disaster Risk Reduction
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
Nqobile Sikhosana
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Simangele Mashazi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
Sinazo Nomsenge
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
Sociology
Development Studies
Community Development
Participation
Nongovernmental Organisations
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
Jabulani Owen Nene
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
2
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
Valenshia Jagessar
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
Ugljesa Radulovic|Ugi Radulovic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Whistleblowing
Corruption
State Capture
Academic Dishonesty
Clinical Sociology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
Karabo Mohapanele
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
Nombulelo Tholithemba Shange
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Indigenous Knowledge
African Traditional Religion
Gender
Race
Decolonial Discourse
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
Mpho Mmadi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Renelle Terblanche
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Sociology
Human-wildlife conflict
Square Kilometre Array
Environmental Sociology
Wildlife Conservation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
Yanga Lp Majola
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Sociolinguistics
isiBhaca
Translation Studies
Digital Humanities
Computational Linguistics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
Thoko Sipungu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Percyval Bayane
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Domestic work
gig economy and work
digital platform work and precarious work