H-Index
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South Africa Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Anthropology 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.
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
34
0.607
anthropology
African studies
media and communication studies
identities
citizenship
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
32
0.681
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
30
0.714
Cultural and Media Studies
critical indigenous methodologies
film
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
21
0.568
Higher education
public health
children
poverty and livelihoods
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
21
0.656
Medical Anthropology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
18
0.563
Mammalian paleontology
Biological anthropology
Skeletal biology
Paleoanthropology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
19
0.679
evidentiary practices
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
15
0.625
Palaeontology
palaeoanthropology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
Social and Cultural Anthropology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
14
0.636
Africa
HIV & AIDS
sex & sexuality
Artisanal mining
traditional healing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
14
0.667
Palaeoenvironments
faunal analysis
Palaeontology
Palaeoanthropology
Palaeoecology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
14
0.667
rural connectivity
white spaces
mesh networks
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
Science careers
Scientometrics
Social research methodology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
Anthropology African studies materiality landscape bodies urban
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
15
0.789
Research evaluation
Research collaboration
Research impact
Bibliometrics
Science in Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
14
0.737
Social Problems
Social Control
Civic Protection Social Protection
Social Order
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
14
0.778
anthropology of knowledge
environmental humanities
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
12
0.667
medical anthropology
anthropology of childhood and child labour
visual anthropology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
11
0.611
Archaeology
heritage
anthropology
biology
education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
10
0.556
Palaeozoology
Palaeoecology
Ecology
Palaeoanthropology
Conservation biology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
religion
public health
philosophical anthropology
social ethics
theology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
8
0.471
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
10
0.625
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
9
0.563
assistive technology
edtech
hearing impaired
deafblind
disability innovation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Lee Berger
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
34
0.607
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
Francis B. Nyamnjoh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
32
0.681
anthropology
African studies
media and communication studies
identities
citizenship
Maryna Steyn
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
30
0.714
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
Keyan Tomaselli
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
21
0.568
Cultural and Media Studies
critical indigenous methodologies
film
Thea De Wet
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
21
0.656
Higher education
public health
children
poverty and livelihoods
Jonathan Stadler
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
18
0.563
Lynne A. Schepartz
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
19
0.679
Mammalian paleontology
Biological anthropology
Skeletal biology
Paleoanthropology
Richard Rottenburg
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
15
0.625
Bernhard Zipfel
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
Fiona C. Ross
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
14
0.636
Robert J Thornton
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
14
0.667
Africa
HIV & AIDS
sex & sexuality
Artisanal mining
traditional healing
Deano Stynder
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
14
0.667
Palaeoenvironments
faunal analysis
Palaeontology
Palaeoanthropology
Palaeoecology
David Johnson
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
12
0.600
rural connectivity
white spaces
mesh networks
Heidi Prozesky
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
17
0.895
Science careers
Scientometrics
Social research methodology
Joost Fontein
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
15
0.789
Anthropology African studies materiality landscape bodies urban
Nelius Boshoff
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
14
0.737
Research evaluation
Research collaboration
Research impact
Bibliometrics
Science in Africa
Emeka E Obioha
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
14
0.778
Social Problems
Social Control
Civic Protection Social Protection
Social Order
Lesley Green
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
12
0.667
anthropology of knowledge
environmental humanities
Susan L. Levine
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
11
0.611
medical anthropology
anthropology of childhood and child labour
visual anthropology
Esterhuysen AB
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
10
0.556
Archaeology
heritage
anthropology
biology
education
Brian F Kuhn
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
Palaeozoology
Palaeoecology
Ecology
Palaeoanthropology
Conservation biology
James R Cochrane
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
8
0.471
religion
public health
philosophical anthropology
social ethics
theology
Eric Worby
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
10
0.625
Pamila Gupta
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
9
0.563
Diane Bell
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
assistive technology
edtech
hearing impaired
deafblind
disability innovation