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South Africa 5,551 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings - 2025
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
Macroecomomics
forecasting
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
75
0.815
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
59
0.720
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
46
0.568
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
African politics
history
colonialism
race
enlightenment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
58
0.734
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
47
0.618
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Health Economics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
36
0.507
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health care
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
44
0.629
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Macroeconomic Policy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
53
0.791
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
38
0.633
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Neuropsychology
Psychoanalysis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
35
0.583
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
rock art
shell middens
human evolution
South African Prehistory
San hunter gatherers
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
25
0.424
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
31
0.534
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Criminology
policing
environmental security
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
31
0.554
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Gender gender-based violence rape HIV
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
39
0.709
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Masculinities
Violence
Fatherhood
Southern Theory
Academic Staff Support
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
36
0.655
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
49
0.907
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
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: 18
HIV/ AIDS
adherence
mental health
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
35
0.660
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
Economics
political science
development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
32
0.604
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
Poverty
Inequality
Social Mobility
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
31
0.585
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
political economy
political ecology
geography
social movements
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
28
0.528
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Labour Economics
Poverty and Income Distribution
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
28
0.528
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
gender
violence
sexual health
social epidemiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
40
0.769
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
34
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Career and Human Capacity Development
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
33
0.647
Rangan Gupta
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
75
0.815
Mark Tomlinson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
59
0.720
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
46
0.568
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
Achille Mbembe
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
58
0.734
African politics
history
colonialism
race
enlightenment
Sebastiaan Rothmann
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
47
0.618
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
Ian Sanne
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
36
0.507
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Health Economics
Leslie Swartz
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
44
0.629
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health care
Nicholas M Odhiambo
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
53
0.791
Kevin Durrheim
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
38
0.633
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
Mark Solms
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
35
0.583
John Parkington
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
25
0.424
rock art
shell middens
human evolution
South African Prehistory
San hunter gatherers
Lee Berger
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
31
0.534
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
31
0.554
Criminology
policing
environmental security
Naeemah Abrahams
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
39
0.709
Robert Morrell
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
36
0.655
Masculinities
Violence
Fatherhood
Southern Theory
Academic Staff Support
Clinton Aigbavboa
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
49
0.907
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
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
Ashraf Kagee
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
35
0.660
J Paul Dunne
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
32
0.604
Economics
political science
development
Murray Leibbrandt
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
31
0.585
Poverty
Inequality
Social Mobility
Patrick Bond
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
28
0.528
political economy
political ecology
geography
social movements
Haroon Bhorat
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
28
0.528
Labour Economics
Poverty and Income Distribution
Kristin L Dunkle
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
40
0.769
gender
violence
sexual health
social epidemiology
Kobus Maree
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
34
0.667
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
Melinde Coetzee
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
33
0.647