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Africa Social Sciences and Humanities Institutional Subject Rankings 2025

AD Scientific Index's subject-based institutional rankings cover 24.330 institutions across 13 main fields. Universities may excel or fall behind in specific subjects, independent of their overall ranking. AD Scientific Index provides a comparative global performance assessment of universities in each field, making it a valuable indicator for equivalency or transfer applications. This ranking, currently in its Beta phase, is based on the Total H Index. Two new categories, Art and Humanities University Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities University Rankings, offer a unique focus exclusively on arts, humanities, and social sciences, excluding medicine, engineering, and natural sciences. Please note that both rankings are in their Beta phase. The global, regional, national, and institutional subject rankings are still evolving as the 'Others' category (873.864 profiles) contains scientists whose fields are unidentified or yet to be edited, so rankings may change accordingly. Rankings reflect the presence of scientists in a branch, not whether the institution has a dedicated faculty. See also: Individual Subject Rankings.

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Total 32.541 scientist, 53 country, 1.145 All type institutions
* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
190
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :1
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg , South Africa - Public 2005
Staff ( 599 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
11
51
95
136
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
292
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :2
University of Ghana
Legon , Ghana - Public 1948
Staff ( 359 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
8
25
37
47
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
330
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :3
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa - Public 1922
Staff ( 486 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
21
37
40
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
348
Country Rank
3
Ranking Based On Selection :4
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa - Public 1908
Staff ( 405 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
6
30
61
76
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
431
Country Rank
4
Ranking Based On Selection :5
South African Medical Research Council
Cape Town , South Africa - Institution 1969
Staff ( 18 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
12
13
14
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
674
Country Rank
5
Ranking Based On Selection :6
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa - Public 1874
Staff ( 405 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
3
16
25
34
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
771
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Covenant University Ota
Ota , Nigeria - Private 2002
Staff ( 148 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
19
34
45
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
793
Country Rank
6
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Rhodes University
Grahamstown , South Africa - Public 1904
Staff ( 122 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
19
32
45
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
826
Country Rank
7
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa - Public 1918
Staff ( 373 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
13
23
28
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
962
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :10
African Development Bank
Abidjan , Côte d'ivoire - Company 1964
Staff ( 29 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
9
17
23
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
971
Country Rank
8
Ranking Based On Selection :11
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban , South Africa - Public 2004
Staff ( 351 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
7
12
29
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,009
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia - Public 1950
Staff ( 123 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
4
6
14
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,044
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :13
University of Lagos
Lagos , Nigeria - Public 1962
Staff ( 378 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
8
17
24
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,079
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Al Akhawayn University Ifrane
Ifrane , Morocco - Public 1995
Staff ( 29 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
3
5
5
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,154
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :15
American University in Cairo
Cairo , Egypt - Private 1919
Staff ( 160 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
8
17
29
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,171
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Makerere University
Kampala , Uganda - Public 1922
Staff ( 114 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
9
25
35
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,192
Country Rank
9
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
Pretoria , South Africa - Institution 1968
Staff ( 34 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
7
11
15
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,205
Country Rank
10
Ranking Based On Selection :18
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein , South Africa - Public 1904
Staff ( 191 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
13
27
43
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,216
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Nairobi , Kenya - Public 1994
Staff ( 99 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
7
13
24
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,310
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :20
University of Botswana
Gaborone , Botswana - Public 1982
Staff ( 31 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
3
11
14
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,444
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Maseno University
Maseno , Kenya - Public 1991
Staff ( 94 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
4
7
11
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,457
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cairo University
Giza , Egypt - Public 1908
Staff ( 101 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
4
9
12
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,492
Country Rank
3
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Ain Shams University
Cairo , Egypt - Public 1950
Staff ( 132 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
3
6
16
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,532
Country Rank
2
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ghana Communication Technology University GCTU
Accra , Ghana - Public 2005
Staff ( 61 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
2
4
9
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* Social Sciences and Humanities
World Rank
1,555
Country Rank
1
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Université de Tunis
Tunis , Tunisia - Public 1988
Staff ( 8 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
3
4
4
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* Total H Index
Rankings
190
South Africa
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg , South Africa - Public 2005
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
11
51
95
136
Staff ( 599 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
292
Ghana
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
University of Ghana
Legon , Ghana - Public 1948
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
8
25
37
47
Staff ( 359 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
330
South Africa
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg , South Africa - Public 1922
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
7
21
37
40
Staff ( 486 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
348
South Africa
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
University of Pretoria
Pretoria , South Africa - Public 1908
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
6
30
61
76
Staff ( 405 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
431
South Africa
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
South African Medical Research Council
Cape Town , South Africa - Institution 1969
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
5
12
13
14
Staff ( 18 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
674
South Africa
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
University of Cape Town
Cape Town , South Africa - Public 1874
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
3
16
25
34
Staff ( 405 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
771
Nigeria
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Covenant University Ota
Ota , Nigeria - Private 2002
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
19
34
45
Staff ( 148 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
793
South Africa
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rhodes University
Grahamstown , South Africa - Public 1904
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
19
32
45
Staff ( 122 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
826
South Africa
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch , South Africa - Public 1918
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
13
23
28
Staff ( 373 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
962
Côte d'ivoire
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
African Development Bank
Abidjan , Côte d'ivoire - Company 1964
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
9
17
23
Staff ( 29 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
971
South Africa
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban , South Africa - Public 2004
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
7
12
29
Staff ( 351 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,009
Ethiopia
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia - Public 1950
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
4
6
14
Staff ( 123 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,044
Nigeria
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
University of Lagos
Lagos , Nigeria - Public 1962
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
8
17
24
Staff ( 378 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,079
Morocco
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Al Akhawayn University Ifrane
Ifrane , Morocco - Public 1995
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
2
3
5
5
Staff ( 29 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,154
Egypt
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
American University in Cairo
Cairo , Egypt - Private 1919
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
8
17
29
Staff ( 160 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,171
Uganda
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Makerere University
Kampala , Uganda - Public 1922
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
9
25
35
Staff ( 114 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
1,192
South Africa
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
Pretoria , South Africa - Institution 1968
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
7
11
15
Staff ( 34 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,205
South Africa
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein , South Africa - Public 1904
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
13
27
43
Staff ( 191 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
1,216
Kenya
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Nairobi , Kenya - Public 1994
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
7
13
24
Staff ( 99 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
1,310
Botswana
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
University of Botswana
Gaborone , Botswana - Public 1982
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
3
11
14
Staff ( 31 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
1,444
Kenya
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maseno University
Maseno , Kenya - Public 1991
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
4
7
11
Staff ( 94 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
1,457
Egypt
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Cairo University
Giza , Egypt - Public 1908
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
4
9
12
Staff ( 101 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,492
Egypt
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ain Shams University
Cairo , Egypt - Public 1950
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
3
6
16
Staff ( 132 ) Compare
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index
Rankings
1,532
Ghana
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ghana Communication Technology University GCTU
Accra , Ghana - Public 2005
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
2
4
9
Staff ( 61 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
1,555
Tunisia
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Université de Tunis
Tunis , Tunisia - Public 1988
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
1
3
4
4
Staff ( 8 ) Compare
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