i10 Productivity
Rankings
Africa Social Sciences i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025
Total 2,393,106 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,447 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
241
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
E - Learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
262
0.668
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
312
0.918
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health care
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
209
0.641
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
254
0.847
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
political economy
political ecology
geography
social movements
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
98
0.414
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
172
0.764
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
111
0.575
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cultural and Media Studies
critical indigenous methodologies
film
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
53
0.276
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
109
0.577
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mental Illness
Personality Assessment
Cross Cultural Psychology
Personality Inventory
Positive Psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
109
0.580
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Social change in post conflict countries
social response to zoonotic diseases
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
67
0.368
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Neuropsychology
Psychoanalysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
104
0.601
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
HIV/ AIDS
adherence
mental health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
119
0.704
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
africa
class
inequality
protest
comparative social policy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
70
0.438
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Career and Human Capacity Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
103
0.705
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
95
0.688
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
91
0.679
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Posthumanism
Feminist New Materialism
Post-qualitative inquiry
Social Justice and Ethics of Care
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
100
0.769
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
85
0.659
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
anthropology
African studies
media and communication studies
identities
citizenship
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
81
0.638
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Demography
Social Statistics and Population Health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
103
0.817
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
90
0.720
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
English language
Language in South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
58
0.475
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
95
0.785
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
482
241
0.500
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
Ahmed Nour
El Shorouk Academy
Cairo, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
262
0.668
Clinton Aigbavboa
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
312
0.918
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
Leslie Swartz
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
209
0.641
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health care
Mark Tomlinson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
254
0.847
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
Patrick Bond
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
98
0.414
political economy
political ecology
geography
social movements
Sebastiaan Rothmann
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
172
0.764
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
George Dei
University of Education Winneba
Winneba, Ghana
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
111
0.575
Keyan Tomaselli
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
53
0.276
Cultural and Media Studies
critical indigenous methodologies
film
Kobus Maree
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
109
0.577
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
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Ahmed M Abdel Khalek
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
109
0.580
Mental Illness
Personality Assessment
Cross Cultural Psychology
Personality Inventory
Positive Psychology
Paul Richards
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
67
0.368
Social change in post conflict countries
social response to zoonotic diseases
Mark Solms
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
104
0.601
Ashraf Kagee
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
119
0.704
Jeremy Seekings
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
70
0.438
africa
class
inequality
protest
comparative social policy
Melinde Coetzee
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
103
0.705
Lee Berger
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
95
0.688
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
Kevin Durrheim
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
91
0.679
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
Vivienne Bozalek
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
100
0.769
Posthumanism
Feminist New Materialism
Post-qualitative inquiry
Social Justice and Ethics of Care
Maryna Steyn
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
85
0.659
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
Francis B. Nyamnjoh
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
81
0.638
anthropology
African studies
media and communication studies
identities
citizenship
Clifford Obby Odimegwu
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
103
0.817
Demography
Social Statistics and Population Health
Melanie Walker
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
90
0.720
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
Rajend Mesthrie
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
58
0.475
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
English language
Language in South Africa
Linda C. Theron
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
95
0.785
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processes