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Africa Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality i10 Productivity Rankings 2025
Productivity Rankings is an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking system, derived from the i10 index, highlights the productivity of scientists in publishing impactful scientific articles. Productivity Rankings serves as a tool to identify highly productive scientists across specific areas, disciplines, universities, and countries, and supports the creation of effective incentives and academic policies. The global, regional, and institutional rankings of scientists in this table are calculated based on their total i10 index. Moreover, you can explore special rankings derived from Productivity Rankings, such as 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
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
261
0.544
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Market segmentation within a tourism context
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
70
0.795
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Tourism
Sport mega-events
Hospitality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
66
0.957
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
South Africa
commemoration
heritage
tourism
memory
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
38
0.644
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Tourism
Community-based tourism
Food tourism
Food
Sport event tourism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
51
0.911
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
local development
karoo
south africa
land reform
tourism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
15
0.288
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Adventure tourism
higher education
geography of education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
38
0.884
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
travelling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
13
0.310
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sustainable Tourism
Climate Change Adaptation
Inclusive Leisure
Tourist Behaviour and Experience
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
36
0.973
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
LED/ Local democracy/ E-governance/ Food security
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
26
0.722
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Strategic Tourism Management
Strategic Tourism Marketing
Rural Tourism
Tourism Entrepreneurship
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
29
0.879
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Tourism environmental management
hospitality service quality
destination marketing
special events management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
31
0.969
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
sport
leisure
and tourism marketing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
25
0.781
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Tourism & Environmental management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
24
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Tourism and Hospitality
Climate Change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Tourism Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
18
0.600
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sustainable Tourism Development
Human Resources in Tourism
Poverty Reduction
Travel Agencies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
28
0.966
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Tourism Safety and Security
Tourism Governance
Tourism-Development Nexus
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
17
0.607
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Wildlife Management and Ecotourism
Biodiversity Conservation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
11
0.423
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Tourism
marketing
Hospitality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Hospitality and Tourism Education
Ecotourism
Sexual Harassment
Academic Dishonesty
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
22
0.880
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Tourism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Hospitality innovation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sustainability
event management
Pilgrimage
Tourism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Development Economics
Tourism Economics and Gender Economics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
261
0.544
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
Martinette Kruger
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
70
0.795
Market segmentation within a tourism context
Tembi Tichaawa
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
66
0.957
Tourism
Sport mega-events
Hospitality
Sabine Marschall
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
38
0.644
South Africa
commemoration
heritage
tourism
memory
Andrea Giampiccoli
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
51
0.911
Tourism
Community-based tourism
Food tourism
Food
Sport event tourism
Doreen Atkinson
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
15
0.288
local development
karoo
south africa
land reform
tourism
Tracey Mckay|Tracey Morton McKay
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
38
0.884
Adventure tourism
higher education
geography of education
Samy Zalat
Suez Canal University
Ismailia, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
13
0.310
Issahaku Adam
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
36
0.973
Sustainable Tourism
Climate Change Adaptation
Inclusive Leisure
Tourist Behaviour and Experience
Mwesigwa David
Lira University
Lira, Uganda
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
26
0.722
LED/ Local democracy/ E-governance/ Food security
Ikechukwu O. Ezeuduji
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
29
0.879
Strategic Tourism Management
Strategic Tourism Marketing
Rural Tourism
Tourism Entrepreneurship
Ishmael Mensah
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
31
0.969
Tourism environmental management
hospitality service quality
destination marketing
special events management
Neels Van Heerden
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
25
0.781
sport
leisure
and tourism marketing
Kevin Mearns
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
24
0.750
Tourism & Environmental management
Frederick Dayour
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
Tourism and Hospitality
Climate Change
Berendien Lubbe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
18
0.600
Ahmed Mohamed Elbaz
University of Sadat City
Monufia, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
28
0.966
Sustainable Tourism Development
Human Resources in Tourism
Poverty Reduction
Travel Agencies
Kwaku Boakye
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
17
0.607
Tourism Safety and Security
Tourism Governance
Tourism-Development Nexus
Henry M. Ijeomah
University of Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
11
0.423
Wildlife Management and Ecotourism
Biodiversity Conservation
Dev Jani
University of Dar Es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
Christopher Mensah
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
22
0.880
Hospitality and Tourism Education
Ecotourism
Sexual Harassment
Academic Dishonesty
Acha-Anyi Paul Nkemngu
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
Osman Ahmed El Said
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Islam Elgammal
Suez Canal University
Ismailia, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Sustainability
event management
Pilgrimage
Tourism
Tolulope Temilola Osinubi
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Development Economics
Tourism Economics and Gender Economics