i10 Productivity
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Africa Social Sciences / Higher Education Studies i10 Productivity Rankings 2025
Productivity Rankings is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. This is a ranking system derived from the i10 index in order to show the productivity of the scientist in publishing scientific articles of value. Productivity Rankings is an instrument that lists productive scientists in a given area, discipline, university, and country and can guide the development of meaningful incentives and academic policies. The world rankings, regional rankings, and university rankings of scientists in this table are developed based on the total i10 index. Additionally, click to view the special rankings based on Productivity Rankings: Scientists Last 6 years' i10 Index", Universities Total i10 Index Rankings 2025, Universities Last 6 Years i10 Index Rankings 2025 "Art and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings" and "Social Sciences and Humanities i10 Productivity Rankings".
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
93
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
higher education
teaching and learning
scholarship of teaching and learning
social justice
professional development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
44
0.620
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
higher education
academic literacy
postgraduate studies
supervision
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
47
0.904
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Higher education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
25
0.625
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Higher Education Studies
Academic Literacy
Teaching & Learning in higher education
critical realism
social realism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
27
0.711
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
Socially Just Pedagogy
Higher Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
20
0.556
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Higher Education
Applied Linguistics
professional education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
23
0.657
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Higher Education
Recognition of Prior Learning
Adult education
Research capacity development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
16
0.471
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
higher education
open and online learning
equity and care
critical pedagogy
intercultural
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
26
0.788
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biomedical Research
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Higher Education
Science and Technology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
10
0.303
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Higher Education
Academic Development
Student Agency
Science Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
13
0.419
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Higher Education Studies
Philosophy of Education
African Philosophy
Philosophy for children
critical thinking
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
25
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
higher education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
22
0.733
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
All aspects of higher education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
21
0.700
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Higher Education Studies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
19
0.704
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
higher education policy
financing higher education
educational planning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
21
0.808
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Associate Professor and researcher in information sciences
technology and higher education
social scientist
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
24
0.960
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Higher Education Studies
Critical University Studies
Human Rights Education
Social Justice
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
20
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
education
higher education
academic development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
14
0.609
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
work and learning
STS
academic staff development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
12
0.522
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Communication
higher education
management in higher education
internationalisation
transformation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Higher Education
Internationalisation of Higher Education
Teacher Education
Mobility in higher education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
14
0.636
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Higher education
sociolinguistics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
6
0.286
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Comparative and International Education
Internationalisation of Higher Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Curriculum Studies
Higher Education
Social Justice
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
Melanie Walker
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
93
0.750
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
Brenda Leibowitz
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
44
0.620
higher education
teaching and learning
scholarship of teaching and learning
social justice
professional development
Sioux Mckenna
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
47
0.904
higher education
academic literacy
postgraduate studies
supervision
Saleem Badat
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
25
0.625
Chrissie Boughey
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
27
0.711
Higher Education Studies
Academic Literacy
Teaching & Learning in higher education
critical realism
social realism
Ruksana Osman
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
20
0.556
Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
Socially Just Pedagogy
Higher Education
Christine Winberg
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
23
0.657
Higher Education
Applied Linguistics
professional education
Mignonne Breier
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
16
0.471
Higher Education
Recognition of Prior Learning
Adult education
Research capacity development
Maha Bali
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
26
0.788
higher education
open and online learning
equity and care
critical pedagogy
intercultural
Idle Farah
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
10
0.303
Biomedical Research
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Higher Education
Science and Technology
Karen Ellery
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
13
0.419
Higher Education
Academic Development
Student Agency
Science Education
Amasa Ndofirepi
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
25
0.833
Higher Education Studies
Philosophy of Education
African Philosophy
Philosophy for children
critical thinking
Suellen Shay
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
22
0.733
Lynn Quinn
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
21
0.700
All aspects of higher education
Clever Ndebele
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
19
0.704
Gerald Wangenge Ouma
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
21
0.808
higher education policy
financing higher education
educational planning
Winner Chawinga
Mzuzu University
Mzuzu, Malawi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
24
0.960
Associate Professor and researcher in information sciences
technology and higher education
social scientist
André Keet
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
20
0.800
Higher Education Studies
Critical University Studies
Human Rights Education
Social Justice
Jeff Jawitz
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
14
0.609
education
higher education
academic development
James Windsor Garraway
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
12
0.522
work and learning
STS
academic staff development
Ylva Rodny-Gumede
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
Communication
higher education
management in higher education
internationalisation
transformation
Chika Trevor Sehoole
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
14
0.636
Higher Education
Internationalisation of Higher Education
Teacher Education
Mobility in higher education
Elizabeth De Kadt
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
6
0.286
Higher education
sociolinguistics
Lynette Jacobs
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
Comparative and International Education
Internationalisation of Higher Education
Shan Simmonds
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
Curriculum Studies
Higher Education
Social Justice