H-Index
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South Africa Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality Rankings in South Africa 2025
AD Scientific Index evaluates the academic productivity and efficiency of scientists and institutions based on the H-index, i10 index, and citation counts. In addition to total H-index rankings, you can also explore rankings and analyses by "Scientists Last 6 Years H-index" and by subject.
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :26
Mobility
Human geography
Urban studies
Critical pedagogies
Tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :27
Nation branding
Travel behaviour
Tourism brand marketing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :28
eco-tourism
community based tourism
social and environmental impacts of tourism development
sustainable development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :29
Education
Clinical Trials
Correlated Data Analysis
Application of Statistics in Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :30
Stakeholder Engagement
Entrepreneurship
Tourism Supply Chain
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :31
Tourism marketing
Event marketing
Consumer behavior
LGBT
Market segmentation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :32
Local Economic Development
Sustainable/Responsible tourism
Carbon tax and Rural tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :33
Governance & evaluation
political violence
tourism
international migration
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
7
0.778
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :34
Tourism
Ecotourism
Sustainable development
Climate change and other environmental issues
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :35
Local Economic Development
Defence Conversion
Transformation
Urban & Rural development
Tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
6
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :36
Tourism Policy
Tourism Development and Planning
Youth Tourism
Social Tourism
Diaspora Tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :37
Mining and Environmental Geology
Geotourism
Geoheritage
and Geoparks
Social Sustainability
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :38
tourism management
ecotourism
nature-based tourism
community-based tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :39
Food and nutrition
hospitality and tourism
community engagement
Sustainability
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :40
Sustainable Development
Climate Change
Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Green Economy
Sustainability
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :41
Customer Experience
Consumer Behaviour
Tourism
Hospitality
Customer Satisfaction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :42
GIS
Remote Sensing
Climate Change
Tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :43
Tourism Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :44
Tourism Development
Business Tourism
Informal Economy
Digital Transformation
Sustainability
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :45
Sustainable tourism
Interpretation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :46
Sustainable tourism
ecotourism
community benefits
conservation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :47
Military heritage
adventure and dark tourism. travel motives
life domains and quality of life.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :48
Entrepreneurship
Small Business Development
Management
Tourism management
Entrepreneurship Policies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :49
Tourism
Ecotourism
Epistemologies and circular economy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :50
Pro-poor Tourism
Community-based Tourism
Sustainable Tourism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Bradley Rink
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
Mobility
Human geography
Urban studies
Critical pedagogies
Tourism
Tafadzwa Matiza
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Nation branding
Travel behaviour
Tourism brand marketing
Vyasha Harilal,
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
eco-tourism
community based tourism
social and environmental impacts of tourism development
sustainable development
ME Letsoalo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
Education
Clinical Trials
Correlated Data Analysis
Application of Statistics in Education
Portia Pearl Siyanda Sifolo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Stakeholder Engagement
Entrepreneurship
Tourism Supply Chain
Chris Hattingh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Tourism marketing
Event marketing
Consumer behavior
LGBT
Market segmentation
Lwazi Apleni
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Local Economic Development
Sustainable/Responsible tourism
Carbon tax and Rural tourism
Johan Viljoen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
7
0.778
Governance & evaluation
political violence
tourism
international migration
Nsizwazikhona Simon Chili
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Tourism
Ecotourism
Sustainable development
Climate change and other environmental issues
Diane Abrahams
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
6
0.750
Local Economic Development
Defence Conversion
Transformation
Urban & Rural development
Tourism
Maisa Correia Adinolfi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Tourism Policy
Tourism Development and Planning
Youth Tourism
Social Tourism
Diaspora Tourism
Khodani Matshusa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Mining and Environmental Geology
Geotourism
Geoheritage
and Geoparks
Social Sustainability
Limpho Lekaota
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
tourism management
ecotourism
nature-based tourism
community-based tourism
Tshinakaho Nyathela-Sunday
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Food and nutrition
hospitality and tourism
community engagement
Sustainability
Albert Mawonde
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Sustainable Development
Climate Change
Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Green Economy
Sustainability
Felix Amoah
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Customer Experience
Consumer Behaviour
Tourism
Hospitality
Customer Satisfaction
William Mushawemhuka
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
GIS
Remote Sensing
Climate Change
Tourism
Sibusiso David Ntshangase
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Tourism Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Tourism
Logistic Makoni
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Tourism Development
Business Tourism
Informal Economy
Digital Transformation
Sustainability
Elricke Botha
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Sustainable tourism
Interpretation
Dorothy Queiros
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
Sustainable tourism
ecotourism
community benefits
conservation
Dewald Venter
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
Military heritage
adventure and dark tourism. travel motives
life domains and quality of life.
Marcia Lebambo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
Entrepreneurship
Small Business Development
Management
Tourism management
Entrepreneurship Policies
Joyce Mdiniso
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
Tourism
Ecotourism
Epistemologies and circular economy
Owen Gohori
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Pro-poor Tourism
Community-based Tourism
Sustainable Tourism