H-Index
Rankings
South Africa Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Psychology 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 :1
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
51
0.671
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :2
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
41
0.683
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :3
Neuropsychology
Psychoanalysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
37
0.617
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :4
HIV/ AIDS
adherence
mental health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
38
0.731
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :5
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
36
0.720
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :6
Career and Human Capacity Development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
35
0.700
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :7
Psychology and law
eyewitness identification
social psychology
segregation
contact
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
31
0.633
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :8
Research
Public Health
Psychology
Gender
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
28
0.596
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :9
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
38
0.844
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :10
psychology
violence
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
36
0.837
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :11
social psychology
interventions
masculinity
violence
gender
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
39
0.929
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :12
Neuropsychology
Clinical Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
29
0.763
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :13
Neuropsychology (cross-cultural
HIV
FASD
sleep)
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
28
0.737
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :14
positive psychology
meaning
relational well-being
cultures of positivity
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
27
0.730
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :15
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
26
0.703
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :16
Feminist Psychology
Critical Health Psychology
critical studies in sexualities and reproduction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
27
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :17
Psychometrics
Personality
Career Development
Stress
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
25
0.694
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :18
Animal Behaviour
Behavioural Ecology
Psychology
Ecology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
23
0.639
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :19
psychosocial and behavioural aspects of HIV
adolescents
young people and vulnerable populations
masculinities
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
30
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :20
Burnout
Psychometrics
Work engagement
Job Demands-Resources theory
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
30
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :21
Monitoring
Over-training
HRR/HRV
Biomechanics
Orthopaedics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
27
0.818
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :22
Child and adolescent mental health and cognition
Mental health across the lifecourse Lifecourse
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
25
0.758
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :23
Systems Psychodynamics
Positive Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
19
0.576
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :24
Psychology
Public Health
Women's studies
Gender
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
24
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :25
psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
23
0.719
Sebastiaan Rothmann
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
51
0.671
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
Kevin Durrheim
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
41
0.683
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
Mark Solms
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
37
0.617
Ashraf Kagee
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
38
0.731
Kobus Maree
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
36
0.720
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
Melinde Coetzee
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
35
0.700
Colin Tredoux
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
31
0.633
Psychology and law
eyewitness identification
social psychology
segregation
contact
Nompumelelo Zungu
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
28
0.596
Linda C. Theron
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
38
0.844
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processes
Catherine Ward
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
36
0.837
Andrew Gibbs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
39
0.929
social psychology
interventions
masculinity
violence
gender
Kevin Thomas
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
29
0.763
Kevin GF Thomas
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
28
0.737
Neuropsychology (cross-cultural
HIV
FASD
sleep)
Marie Wissing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
27
0.730
positive psychology
meaning
relational well-being
cultures of positivity
Karina Mostert
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
26
0.703
Catriona Macleod
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
27
0.750
Feminist Psychology
Critical Health Psychology
critical studies in sexualities and reproduction
Gideon P. De Bruin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
25
0.694
Psychometrics
Personality
Career Development
Stress
Neville Pillay
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
23
0.639
Animal Behaviour
Behavioural Ecology
Psychology
Ecology
Kaymarlin Govender
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
30
0.857
psychosocial and behavioural aspects of HIV
adolescents
young people and vulnerable populations
masculinities
Leon T. De Beer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
30
0.857
Burnout
Psychometrics
Work engagement
Job Demands-Resources theory
Robert Patrick Lamberts
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
27
0.818
Monitoring
Over-training
HRR/HRV
Biomechanics
Orthopaedics
Tamsen Jean Rochat
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
25
0.758
Child and adolescent mental health and cognition
Mental health across the lifecourse Lifecourse
Frans Cilliers
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
19
0.576
Systems Psychodynamics
Positive Psychology
Mzikazi Nduna
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
24
0.750
Psychology
Public Health
Women's studies
Gender
Maretha Visser|MJ Visser, M Visser
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
23
0.719