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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 "last 6 years H-index"and Subject Rankings.
Environmental Governance
Sustainable Cities
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
15
0.789
Spatial Analysis
Biogeography
Species Modelling
Fire Ecology
ecotones
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
14
0.737
Geomorphology
Geography. Antarctica
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
12
0.667
Spatial modelling
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
Urban Geography
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
water resources management
hydrology
land use land cover change
ecosystem services
urban land use
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
Assessment
curriculum
geography education
mentorship
teacher education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
8
0.533
Archaeology
Taphonomy
Palaeoecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
Earth observation
Machine learning
Synthetic aperture radar
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
African Archaeology
Pastoralism
Farming
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
9
0.643
Disaster risk studies
urban and flood risk
health and human security
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
11
0.846
human settlements
land-use
waste management
economic growth
ecosystem services
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
9
0.692
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
Geography Education
Active Learning
Self-directed Learning
Problem-based Learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
Geography
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
urban environmental issues
public space geographies
geographies of security
small-town geographies
urban social geographies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
9
0.750
Urban Geography
Spatial Justice
Gender
Food Studies
Public Participation.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
7
0.636
urban efficiency-liveability
sustainable development
quality of life
urban open spaces
GIS and statistics and spatial statis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
Applied geomorphology
applied geospatial sciences
environmental science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Climate History
Environmental History
Climate Change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
human geography
political ecology
ecological economics
environmental justice
degrowth
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Geography
Military Geography
Environmental Education
Environmental Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
6
0.750
remote sensing
GIS
biodiversity
ecosystem services and functions
digital soil mapping
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Geography
Environmental sciences
GeoSciences
Tourism
Climate-change
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Renewable energy
Rural economies
Evolutionary economic geography
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
Zarina Patel
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
15
0.789
Environmental Governance
Sustainable Cities
Helen De Klerk
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
14
0.737
Spatial Analysis
Biogeography
Species Modelling
Fire Ecology
ecotones
Ian Meiklejohn
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
12
0.667
Zahn Munch
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
Nico Kotze
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
Lobina Palamuleni
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
water resources management
hydrology
land use land cover change
ecosystem services
urban land use
Peter Beets
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
8
0.533
Assessment
curriculum
geography education
mentorship
teacher education
Jerome P. Reynard
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
Jaco Kemp
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
Earth observation
Machine learning
Synthetic aperture radar
Thembi Russell
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
9
0.643
Robyn Pharoah
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
11
0.846
Disaster risk studies
urban and flood risk
health and human security
Tm Ruhiiga
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
9
0.692
human settlements
land-use
waste management
economic growth
ecosystem services
Marius Claassen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
Aubrey Golightly
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
Geography Education
Active Learning
Self-directed Learning
Problem-based Learning
Hermanus S. Geyer Jr
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
Manfred Spocter
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
9
0.750
urban environmental issues
public space geographies
geographies of security
small-town geographies
urban social geographies
Teresa Dirsuweit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
7
0.636
Urban Geography
Spatial Justice
Gender
Food Studies
Public Participation.
Lodene Willemse
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
urban efficiency-liveability
sustainable development
quality of life
urban open spaces
GIS and statistics and spatial statis
Munyaradzi Manjoro
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Applied geomorphology
applied geospatial sciences
environmental science
Clare Kelso
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Climate History
Environmental History
Climate Change
Hali Healy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
human geography
political ecology
ecological economics
environmental justice
degrowth
Hap (Hennie) Smit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
6
0.750
Geography
Military Geography
Environmental Education
Environmental Science
Zama Eric Mashimbye
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
remote sensing
GIS
biodiversity
ecosystem services and functions
digital soil mapping
Tom W Okello
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Geography
Environmental sciences
GeoSciences
Tourism
Climate-change
Andrea Lombard
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
Renewable energy
Rural economies
Evolutionary economic geography