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Africa Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality 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
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
260
0.543
* 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
66
63
0.955
* 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
58
38
0.655
* 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
35
0.946
* 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
35
25
0.714
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
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 :12
sport
leisure
and tourism marketing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
24
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
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 :14
Strategic Tourism Management
Strategic Tourism Marketing
Rural Tourism
Tourism Entrepreneurship
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
28
0.903
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Tourism & Environmental management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
24
0.774
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Social sciences
positive psychology
Tourism
Hospitality
Leisure
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
23
0.793
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Tourism Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
18
0.621
* 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
Sustainable Tourism Development
Human Resources in Tourism
Poverty Reduction
Travel Agencies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Tourism
marketing
Hospitality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
24
0.960
* 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
Wildlife Management and Ecotourism
Biodiversity Conservation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
10
0.400
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Tourism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
21
0.955
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Hospitality innovation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Food Tourism
Ecotourism
Community and tourism development
Volunteer tourism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
260
0.543
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
66
63
0.955
Tourism
Sport mega-events
Hospitality
Sabine Marschall
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
38
0.655
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
35
0.946
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
35
25
0.714
LED/ Local democracy/ E-governance/ Food security
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
24
0.750
sport
leisure
and tourism marketing
Frederick Dayour
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
31
1.000
Tourism and Hospitality
Climate Change
Ikechukwu O. Ezeuduji
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
28
0.903
Strategic Tourism Management
Strategic Tourism Marketing
Rural Tourism
Tourism Entrepreneurship
Kevin Mearns
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
24
0.774
Tourism & Environmental management
Kruger S
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
23
0.793
Social sciences
positive psychology
Tourism
Hospitality
Leisure
Berendien Lubbe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
18
0.621
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
Ahmed Mohamed Elbaz
University of Sadat City
Monufia, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
Sustainable Tourism Development
Human Resources in Tourism
Poverty Reduction
Travel Agencies
Dev Jani
University of Dar Es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
24
0.960
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
Henry M. Ijeomah
University of Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
10
0.400
Wildlife Management and Ecotourism
Biodiversity Conservation
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
20
20
1.000
Francis Eric Amuquandoh
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
15
0.750
Food Tourism
Ecotourism
Community and tourism development
Volunteer tourism