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South Africa 124 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Library and Information Science Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Informetrics
Information and Knowledge management
Information retrieval
Information literacy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
21
0.700
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
archives
records management
libraries
languages
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
24
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Libraries and social inclusion
information behaviour
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
18
0.643
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
Library performance assessment
Academic libraries
Information literacy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
10
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
library and information science
history of reading
history of the book
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
9
0.474
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Archives and records Management
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Open Science
Open Research Practices
Scholarly Communication
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
11
0.733
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Academic Libraries
School Libraries
ICTs and Libraries
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
10
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
library and information studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
8
0.533
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Library and Information Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
information science
information literacy
school librarianship
e-learning
Web2.0
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
10
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
Academic literacies
postgraduate writing pedagogy
multimodal discourse analysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
8
0.571
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
8
0.571
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
green chemistry
medicinal chemistry
chemical education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
7
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Academic librarianship
InFor/KM
ICT4D/AI in Libraries/Bibliometrics
Health Infor
HCI (UX)
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Internet information Infrastructures
Web information portals
Information Management
Knowledge Management
Library & Informati
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
7
0.583
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
Internet
Information
Information Management
Library & Information Centres
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
7
0.636
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
Information Science
Data Capitalism
Forensic Information Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
library and information science
open access
research data management
marketing library services
information literacy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Scholarly Communications
SDGs
Community Engagement
African Languages
Institutional Repositories
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
School and community libraries
The Internet and ICTs in Education
LIS ecosystems
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Internet censorship
information seeking behavior
knowledge management.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
6
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Library
Quality assurance
Statistics
Literacy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Library & Information Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Library and information services
library collection development
open access
legal information sources
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
21
0.700
Informetrics
Information and Knowledge management
Information retrieval
Information literacy
Mpho Ngoepe
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
24
0.857
archives
records management
libraries
languages
Christine Stilwell
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
18
0.643
Libraries and social inclusion
information behaviour
Karin De Jager
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
10
0.500
Library performance assessment
Academic libraries
Information literacy
Archie Dick
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
9
0.474
library and information science
history of reading
history of the book
Sidney Netshakhuma
University of Mpumalanga
Mbombela, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Archives and records Management
Elisha Chiware
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
11
0.733
Open Science
Open Research Practices
Scholarly Communication
Ruth Hoskins
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
10
0.667
Academic Libraries
School Libraries
ICTs and Libraries
Mary Nassimbeni
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
8
0.533
library and information studies
Reggie Raju
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
11
0.786
Library and Information Science
Sandy Zinn
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
10
0.714
information science
information literacy
school librarianship
e-learning
Web2.0
Lucia Thesen
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
8
0.571
Academic literacies
postgraduate writing pedagogy
multimodal discourse analysis
Dave Sewry
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
8
0.571
Rosalyn Klein
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
7
0.500
green chemistry
medicinal chemistry
chemical education
Rexwhite Tega Enakrire
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
10
0.833
Academic librarianship
InFor/KM
ICT4D/AI in Libraries/Bibliometrics
Health Infor
HCI (UX)
Rensleigh
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
7
0.583
Internet information Infrastructures
Web information portals
Information Management
Knowledge Management
Library & Informati
Chris Rensleigh
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
7
0.636
Internet
Information
Information Management
Library & Information Centres
Oluwole O Durodolu|Oluwole Olumide Durodolu, Durodolu, O. O, Oluwole Durodolu
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Information Science
Data Capitalism
Forensic Information Science
Josiline Phiri Chigwada
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
library and information science
open access
research data management
marketing library services
information literacy
Siviwe Bangani
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Scholarly Communications
SDGs
Community Engagement
African Languages
Institutional Repositories
Samuel Maredi Mojapelo
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
School and community libraries
The Internet and ICTs in Education
LIS ecosystems
Constance Bitso
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
6
0.750
Internet censorship
information seeking behavior
knowledge management.
Becker, Deborah Anne
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Library
Quality assurance
Statistics
Literacy
Lizette King
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
Library & Information Science
Solomon Bopape
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
Library and information services
library collection development
open access
legal information sources