University of South Africa is a prestigious public university established in 1873 in South Africa. It is represented by 1,847 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Social Sciences and Humanities (826 scientists), Social Sciences (216 scientists), and Business & Management (208 scientists).

Total 69 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Lilli Pretorius
reading
additional language learning
vocabulary
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
19
0.679
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nomsa Zindela
literary and linguistic pragmatics
multilingualism
students engagement theory
language assessment
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nkidi Phatudi
Language in the early years
Transitions in the early years
Leadership in the early years
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Mtholeni Ngcobo
Language planning and policy
Language management
Sociolinguistics
Corpus Linguistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
7
0.700
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Carien Wilsenach
Psycholinguistics
Applied Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics
Quantitative research methodology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Amanda Bowen
TESOL
English Language Teaching
English Literature
Applied Linguistics
Editing & Proofreading
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Dumisile Mkhize
Bilingualism
Multilingualism
Literacy
Additional Language learning
Linguistic social justice
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Fetson Kalua
Literary Theory
Postcolonial Literature
Identity Politics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
6
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Zodwa Motsa
Literature
Theatre
Higher Education
Languages
Decoloniality
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Richard Alan Northover
theory of literature
critical theory
animal studies
rock art
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Elvis Saal
sociolinguistics
document design
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sibusiso Cliff Ndlangamandla
Applied Linguistics
English and African Studies
Academic Literacies
Critical Discourse Analysis
Multilingualism in ODeL
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Mlamli Diko
Language and Literature
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Mirriam Lephalala
Language Studies
English Education
Student Writing
ESL and EFL
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
4
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Christopher Babatunde Ogunyemi,
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Postcolonial English Literature and Global South Studies.
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Shandu-Phetla Thulile Pearl
Applied English Language Studies
Mobile learning
ODL
Sociolinguistics
blended learning
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Stanley Madonsela
General linguistics
semantics
Forensic Linguistics
Translation Studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Reinhardt Fourie
Comparative Literature
South African Literature
Afrikaans Literature
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Verbra Frances Pfeiffer
academic literacy
English language
multilingualism
translanguaging
second language acquisition
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Rizwana Habib Latha
Gender Studies
African Womens' Writing
Muslim Womens' Writing
English Education
Graphic Literature
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Ruth Scheepers
Literature
linguistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Theo Dore Rodrigues
Applied Linguistics
Translanguaging
Translation
Multimodality
Reading Pedagogy
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Julie Pridmore
literature historiography postcolonial theory medieval studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
1
0.200
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Lezandra Grundlingh
linguistics
discourse analysis
appraisal theory
forensic linguistics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Suren Naicker
cognitive linguistics
cognitive semantics
Indology
comparative religion
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lilli Pretorius
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
19
0.679
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nomsa Zindela
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
10
0.909
literary and linguistic pragmatics
multilingualism
students engagement theory
language assessment
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Nkidi Phatudi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
Language in the early years
Transitions in the early years
Leadership in the early years
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mtholeni Ngcobo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
7
0.700
Language planning and policy
Language management
Sociolinguistics
Corpus Linguistics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Carien Wilsenach
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
6
0.600
Psycholinguistics
Applied Linguistics
Cognitive Linguistics
Quantitative research methodology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Amanda Bowen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
TESOL
English Language Teaching
English Literature
Applied Linguistics
Editing & Proofreading
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dumisile Mkhize
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Bilingualism
Multilingualism
Literacy
Additional Language learning
Linguistic social justice
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fetson Kalua
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
6
0.750
Literary Theory
Postcolonial Literature
Identity Politics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Zodwa Motsa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
Literature
Theatre
Higher Education
Languages
Decoloniality
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Richard Alan Northover
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
theory of literature
critical theory
animal studies
rock art
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elvis Saal
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sibusiso Cliff Ndlangamandla
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Applied Linguistics
English and African Studies
Academic Literacies
Critical Discourse Analysis
Multilingualism in ODeL
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mlamli Diko
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mirriam Lephalala
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
4
0.667
Language Studies
English Education
Student Writing
ESL and EFL
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christopher Babatunde Ogunyemi,
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Postcolonial English Literature and Global South Studies.
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Shandu-Phetla Thulile Pearl
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Applied English Language Studies
Mobile learning
ODL
Sociolinguistics
blended learning
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stanley Madonsela
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
General linguistics
semantics
Forensic Linguistics
Translation Studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Reinhardt Fourie
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
Comparative Literature
South African Literature
Afrikaans Literature
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Verbra Frances Pfeiffer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
academic literacy
English language
multilingualism
translanguaging
second language acquisition
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rizwana Habib Latha
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
Gender Studies
African Womens' Writing
Muslim Womens' Writing
English Education
Graphic Literature
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ruth Scheepers
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Theo Dore Rodrigues
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
Applied Linguistics
Translanguaging
Translation
Multimodality
Reading Pedagogy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Julie Pridmore
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
1
0.200
literature historiography postcolonial theory medieval studies
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lezandra Grundlingh
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
linguistics
discourse analysis
appraisal theory
forensic linguistics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Suren Naicker
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
cognitive linguistics
cognitive semantics
Indology
comparative religion