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South Africa Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Social Work Rankings in South Africa 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Quality of life
well-being
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
17
0.459
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
Social Work
Social Work Research
Social Development
Social Policy
Social Security
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
25
0.806
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
resilience
care-leaving
youth transitions
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
25
0.893
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
social development
developmental social work
sustainable development
environmental justice
social justice
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
21
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
poverty
informal economy
day labourers
street waste pickers
landfill waste pickers.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
22
0.815
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
emancipatory social work
globalisation
human rights
social justice
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
18
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
social work
disability
culture
traditional healing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Social Work
Social Development
Supervision and management of social workers
social work education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
18
0.818
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
social development
social work
gender
development
feminist theory
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
17
0.773
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Social protection
hunger vulnerability and livelihood
gender
HIV/AIDS
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
Social work
community engagement
spirituality
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Psychocriminology
Youth Misbehaviour and Delinquency
Criminal Justice
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
8
0.571
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Child Welfare
Religion & Spirituality
Climate change
IKS
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Climate change
environmental sustainability
gender dynamics
disaster and climate resilience
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Community development
social development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Social work
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Social Gerontology
Gerontological Social Work
Substance Misuse
Internet Addiction
Social Work
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Social Work theory and practice
social niche
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Social work
Foster Care
Social Grants
Gender Based Violence
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
supervision
EAP
gLBT
HIV/AIDS
social work
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Social Work Education
Technology Enhanced Learning
Hyflex course design
Social Work in groups
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Employee Assistance programmes
Employee Assistance Programs
Supervision
Occupational Social Work
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
6
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Social Work
Community Development
Indeginous Knowledge
Climate change induced disasters
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Child protection
social innovation and impact of knowledge for societal development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Child sexual abuse
Forensic social work
Substance abuse
migration studies
Indegenous Knowledge Systems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Valerie Moller
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
17
0.459
Leila Patel
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
25
0.806
Social Work
Social Work Research
Social Development
Social Policy
Social Security
Adrian Van Breda
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
25
0.893
resilience
care-leaving
youth transitions
Antoinette Lombard
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
21
0.750
social development
developmental social work
sustainable development
environmental justice
social justice
Catherina (Rinie) Schenck
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
22
0.815
poverty
informal economy
day labourers
street waste pickers
landfill waste pickers.
Vishanthie Sewpaul
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
18
0.667
emancipatory social work
globalisation
human rights
social justice
Eleanor Ross
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
18
0.692
social work
disability
culture
traditional healing
Lambert K Engelbrecht
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
18
0.818
Social Work
Social Development
Supervision and management of social workers
social work education
Tessa Hochfeld
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
17
0.773
social development
social work
gender
development
feminist theory
Pius T. Tanga
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
Social protection
hunger vulnerability and livelihood
gender
HIV/AIDS
Raisuyah Bhagwan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
13
0.867
Social work
community engagement
spirituality
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
8
0.571
Psychocriminology
Youth Misbehaviour and Delinquency
Criminal Justice
Vincent Mabvurira
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
Child Welfare
Religion & Spirituality
Climate change
IKS
Louis Nyahunda
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Climate change
environmental sustainability
gender dynamics
disaster and climate resilience
Hanna Nel
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
Community development
social development
Marichen Vd Westhuizen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
Stephan Geyer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
Social Gerontology
Gerontological Social Work
Substance Misuse
Internet Addiction
Social Work
Eh (Elma) Ryke
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
Social Work theory and practice
social niche
Priscilla Gutura
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Social work
Foster Care
Social Grants
Gender Based Violence
Sello Sithole
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
supervision
EAP
gLBT
HIV/AIDS
social work
Roshini Pillay
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Social Work Education
Technology Enhanced Learning
Hyflex course design
Social Work in groups
Lourie Terblanche
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
6
0.667
Employee Assistance programmes
Employee Assistance Programs
Supervision
Occupational Social Work
Allucia Lulu Shokane
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Social Work
Community Development
Indeginous Knowledge
Climate change induced disasters
Ulene Schiller|Ulene Shiller
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Child protection
social innovation and impact of knowledge for societal development
Frank Rapholo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Child sexual abuse
Forensic social work
Substance abuse
migration studies
Indegenous Knowledge Systems