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Africa Architecture and Design 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
Cities
Regions
Economic geography
Economic development
Urban planning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
85
0.521
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sustainable Human Settlements
Post Occupancy Evaluation
e-Procurement in Construction
Environment and Behaviour
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
72
0.947
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
39
0.549
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
urban geography
urban planning
urbanization
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
57
0.905
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Urban and tourism development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
35
0.636
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
urban planning
cities
governance
china
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
33
0.623
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Landscape
thermal comfort
environmental planning
outdoor spaces
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
35
0.673
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Urban studies
housing
informal settlements
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
32
0.615
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
recherche scientifique
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
16
0.308
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Qualité de l'eau
Traitement et épuration de l'eau
Environnement
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
16
0.308
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Urban Design
Urban Morphology
Urban Planning
New Urbanism
Sustainable Urban Form
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Architectural Education
Housing and Sustainability Studies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
35
0.778
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Urban ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
39
0.929
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban Geography
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
2
0.048
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Urban Planning
Transportation Planning
Housing
Involuntary Resettlement and Livelihood
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
36
0.923
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
urban politics and governance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
22
0.564
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Architecture
Creativity
Artificial Intelligence
Virtual Environments
Sustainability
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
20
0.526
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
sustainability
regenerative design
urban resilience
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
25
0.676
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Urban planning
urban infrastructure
smart cities
technology and planning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
29
0.829
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Digitalization & Building Informatics
Construction Communication
Mass Housing Management
Teamwork & Managerial Effectiveness
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Urban Planning
Informal Urbanization
Urban Flood Vulnerability
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
31
0.969
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Architecture
Professional Practice
Architectural Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
25
0.781
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Transportation Planning
Infrastructure and Services
Sustainable Human Settlements
Planning Law
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
24
0.774
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sustainable Design
Urban Microclimate
Built Environment Simulation
Climate Change Adaptation
Building Energy Efficiency
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
24
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Urban Planning
Climate Change
Informal Urbanism
Landscape Ecology
Special Economic Zones
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
Ivan Turok
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
85
0.521
Cities
Regions
Economic geography
Economic development
Urban planning
Eziyi O. Ibem
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76
72
0.947
Sustainable Human Settlements
Post Occupancy Evaluation
e-Procurement in Construction
Environment and Behaviour
Alison Todes
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
39
0.549
George Owusu
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
57
0.905
urban geography
urban planning
urbanization
Ronnie Donaldson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
35
0.636
Urban and tourism development
Philip Harrison
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
33
0.623
urban planning
cities
governance
china
Ayman Hassaan Ahmed Mahmoud
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
35
0.673
Landscape
thermal comfort
environmental planning
outdoor spaces
Marie Huchzermeyer
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
32
0.615
Urban studies
housing
informal settlements
Linda Kharab
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
16
0.308
Achour Samia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
16
0.308
Qualité de l'eau
Traitement et épuration de l'eau
Environnement
Abeer Elshater
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
Urban Design
Urban Morphology
Urban Planning
New Urbanism
Sustainable Urban Form
Abiodun Olukayode Olotuah
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
35
0.778
Architectural Education
Housing and Sustainability Studies
Kumelachew Yeshitela
Ethiopian Institute of Architecture
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
39
0.929
Robert A Obudho
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
2
0.048
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban Geography
Michael Poku Boansi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
36
0.923
Urban Planning
Transportation Planning
Housing
Involuntary Resettlement and Livelihood
Claire Bénit-Gbaffou
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
22
0.564
Rabee M Reffat
Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
20
0.526
Architecture
Creativity
Artificial Intelligence
Virtual Environments
Sustainability
Chrisna Du Plessis
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
25
0.676
sustainability
regenerative design
urban resilience
Nancy Odendaal
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
29
0.829
Urban planning
urban infrastructure
smart cities
technology and planning
Titus Ebenezer Kwofie
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
30
0.882
Digitalization & Building Informatics
Construction Communication
Mass Housing Management
Teamwork & Managerial Effectiveness
Clifford Amoako
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
31
0.969
Urban Planning
Informal Urbanization
Urban Flood Vulnerability
Oluwatayo Adedapo
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
25
0.781
Architecture
Professional Practice
Architectural Education
James Chakwizira
University of Venda
Thohoyandou, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
24
0.774
Transportation Planning
Infrastructure and Services
Sustainable Human Settlements
Planning Law
Mohammad Fahmy
Military Technical College
Kahire, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
24
0.800
Sustainable Design
Urban Microclimate
Built Environment Simulation
Climate Change Adaptation
Building Energy Efficiency
Aliyu Salisu Barau|Aliyu Barau, A.S. Barau
Bayero University
Gwarzo Road Kano, Nigeria
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
26
0.897
Urban Planning
Climate Change
Informal Urbanism
Landscape Ecology
Special Economic Zones