Social Sciences

Institutional Subject Ranking

South Africa Social Sciences 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 1.907 scientist, 1 country, 37 All type institutions
* Social Sciences
World Rank
3,659
Country Rank
26
Ranking Based On Selection :26
University of Mpumalanga
 Mbombela , South Africa - Public 2014
Staff ( 8 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
1
2
4
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
3,756
Country Rank
27
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Pretoria , South Africa - Public 2014
Staff ( 5 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
1
2
3
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
3,960
Country Rank
28
Ranking Based On Selection :28
University of Venda
Thohoyandou , South Africa - Public 1982
Staff ( 15 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
3
7
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
4,849
Country Rank
29
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Milpark Business School
Johannesburg , South Africa - Private 1997
Staff ( 2 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
1
1
2
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
4,880
Country Rank
30
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Helderberg College of Higher Education
, South Africa - Private 1893
Staff ( 2 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
1
2
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
5,839
Country Rank
31
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein , South Africa - Public 1981
Staff ( 6 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
1
5
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
5,868
Country Rank
32
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Mangosuthu University of Technology (Technikon)
Durban , South Africa - Public 1979
Staff ( 7 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
1
2
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
5,906
Country Rank
33
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Africa Health Research Institute
Somkhele , South Africa - Institution 2016
Staff ( 4 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
0
3
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
7,302
Country Rank
34
Ranking Based On Selection :34
National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
, South Africa - Institution 2013
Staff ( 1 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
1
1
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
8,334
Country Rank
35
Ranking Based On Selection :35
National Library of South Africa
, South Africa - Institution 1998
Staff ( 3 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
0
1
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
10,599
Country Rank
35
Ranking Based On Selection :36
St Joseph`s Theological Institute
Güney Afrika , South Africa - Institution 2010
Staff ( 1 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
0
0
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* Social Sciences
World Rank
10,823
Country Rank
36
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Independent Institute of Education
, South Africa - Private 2005
Staff ( 1 ) Compare
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
0
0
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* Total H Index
Rankings
3,659
South Africa
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
University of Mpumalanga
 Mbombela , South Africa - Public 2014
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
1
2
4
Staff ( 8 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
3,756
South Africa
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Pretoria , South Africa - Public 2014
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
1
2
3
Staff ( 5 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
3,960
South Africa
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
University of Venda
Thohoyandou , South Africa - Public 1982
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
3
7
Staff ( 15 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
4,849
South Africa
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Milpark Business School
Johannesburg , South Africa - Private 1997
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
1
1
2
Staff ( 2 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
4,880
South Africa
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Helderberg College of Higher Education
, South Africa - Private 1893
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
1
2
Staff ( 2 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
5,839
South Africa
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein , South Africa - Public 1981
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
1
5
Staff ( 6 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
5,868
South Africa
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Mangosuthu University of Technology (Technikon)
Durban , South Africa - Public 1979
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
1
2
Staff ( 7 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
5,906
South Africa
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Africa Health Research Institute
Somkhele , South Africa - Institution 2016
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
0
3
Staff ( 4 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
7,302
South Africa
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
, South Africa - Institution 2013
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
1
1
Staff ( 1 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
8,334
South Africa
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
National Library of South Africa
, South Africa - Institution 1998
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
0
1
Staff ( 3 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
10,599
South Africa
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
St Joseph`s Theological Institute
Güney Afrika , South Africa - Institution 2010
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
0
0
Staff ( 1 ) Compare
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* Total H Index
Rankings
10,823
South Africa
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Independent Institute of Education
, South Africa - Private 2005
Total Number of Scientist in Institution
Top 10%
Top 30%
Top 50%
Top 70%
0
0
0
0
Staff ( 1 ) Compare
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