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South Africa 76 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Higher Education Studies Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
37
0.698
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
higher education
teaching and learning
scholarship of teaching and learning
social justice
professional development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
22
0.611
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
higher education
academic literacy
postgraduate studies
supervision
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
21
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Higher Education Studies
Academic Literacy
Teaching & Learning in higher education
critical realism
social realism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
17
0.680
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Higher education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
16
0.640
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
higher education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
Socially Just Pedagogy
Higher Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
13
0.565
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Higher Education
Applied Linguistics
professional education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
17
0.773
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Higher Education
Recognition of Prior Learning
Adult education
Research capacity development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
12
0.545
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Higher Education
Academic Development
Student Agency
Science Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
11
0.524
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
higher education policy
financing higher education
educational planning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
14
0.700
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
All aspects of higher education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
13
0.650
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Higher Education Studies
Philosophy of Education
African Philosophy
Philosophy for children
critical thinking
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
education
higher education
academic development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
11
0.611
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Teacher Education
Sociology of Education
Curriculum & Instructions
Decolonisation
Teacher
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
16
0.941
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Communication
higher education
management in higher education
internationalisation
transformation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Higher Education Studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Comparative and International Education
Internationalisation of Higher Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Higher education
sociolinguistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
7
0.412
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Higher Education Studies
Critical University Studies
Human Rights Education
Social Justice
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
11
0.688
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Curriculum Studies
Higher Education
Social Justice
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
11
0.688
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
leadership
governance
student success
transformation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
9
0.563
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
work and learning
STS
academic staff development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
10
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Higher Education
Internationalisation of Higher Education
Teacher Education
Mobility in higher education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Higher Education
Research
CBR
Physical Rehabilitation
impact of disasters upon health and Human occupation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
Melanie Walker
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
37
0.698
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
Brenda Leibowitz
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
22
0.611
higher education
teaching and learning
scholarship of teaching and learning
social justice
professional development
Sioux Mckenna
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
21
0.750
higher education
academic literacy
postgraduate studies
supervision
Chrissie Boughey
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
17
0.680
Higher Education Studies
Academic Literacy
Teaching & Learning in higher education
critical realism
social realism
Saleem Badat
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
16
0.640
Suellen Shay
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
19
0.826
Ruksana Osman
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
13
0.565
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
Socially Just Pedagogy
Higher Education
Christine Winberg
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
17
0.773
Higher Education
Applied Linguistics
professional education
Mignonne Breier
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
12
0.545
Higher Education
Recognition of Prior Learning
Adult education
Research capacity development
Karen Ellery
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
11
0.524
Higher Education
Academic Development
Student Agency
Science Education
Gerald Wangenge Ouma
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
14
0.700
higher education policy
financing higher education
educational planning
Lynn Quinn
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
13
0.650
All aspects of higher education
Amasa Ndofirepi
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
16
0.842
Higher Education Studies
Philosophy of Education
African Philosophy
Philosophy for children
critical thinking
Jeff Jawitz
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
11
0.611
education
higher education
academic development
Oluwatoyin Ayodele Ajani
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
16
0.941
Teacher Education
Sociology of Education
Curriculum & Instructions
Decolonisation
Teacher
Ylva Rodny-Gumede
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
15
0.882
Communication
higher education
management in higher education
internationalisation
transformation
Clever Ndebele
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
Lynette Jacobs
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
14
0.824
Comparative and International Education
Internationalisation of Higher Education
Elizabeth De Kadt
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
7
0.412
Higher education
sociolinguistics
André Keet
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
11
0.688
Higher Education Studies
Critical University Studies
Human Rights Education
Social Justice
Shan Simmonds
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
11
0.688
Curriculum Studies
Higher Education
Social Justice
Magda Fourie-Malherbe
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
9
0.563
leadership
governance
student success
transformation
James Windsor Garraway
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
10
0.667
work and learning
STS
academic staff development
Chika Trevor Sehoole
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929
Higher Education
Internationalisation of Higher Education
Teacher Education
Mobility in higher education
Robin Wendy Elizabeth Joubert
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
Higher Education
Research
CBR
Physical Rehabilitation
impact of disasters upon health and Human occupation