i10 Productivity
Rankings
Africa Social Sciences 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
E - Learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
274
0.710
* 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
322
305
0.947
* 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
320
222
0.694
* 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
297
264
0.889
* 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
235
109
0.464
* 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
219
178
0.813
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
120
0.622
* 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
191
65
0.340
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Mental Illness
Personality Assessment
Cross Cultural Psychology
Personality Inventory
Positive Psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
119
0.640
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
118
0.645
* 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
77
0.423
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Neuropsychology
Psychoanalysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
114
0.659
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
HIV/ AIDS
adherence
mental health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
124
0.761
* 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
159
83
0.522
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Career and Human Capacity Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
111
0.766
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
103
0.746
* 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
133
97
0.729
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
87
0.685
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Demography
Social Statistics and Population Health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
107
0.856
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Posthumanism
Feminist New Materialism
Post-qualitative inquiry
Social Justice and Ethics of Care
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
103
0.824
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
anthropology
African studies
media and communication studies
identities
citizenship
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
89
0.712
* 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
124
94
0.758
* 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
121
68
0.562
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Social Insects
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
92
0.767
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
Ahmed Nour
El Shorouk Academy
Cairo, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
274
0.710
Clinton Aigbavboa
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
322
305
0.947
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
320
222
0.694
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
297
264
0.889
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
235
109
0.464
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
219
178
0.813
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
120
0.622
Keyan Tomaselli
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
65
0.340
Cultural and Media Studies
critical indigenous methodologies
film
Ahmed M Abdel Khalek
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
119
0.640
Mental Illness
Personality Assessment
Cross Cultural Psychology
Personality Inventory
Positive Psychology
Kobus Maree
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
118
0.645
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
Paul Richards
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
77
0.423
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
114
0.659
Ashraf Kagee
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
124
0.761
Jeremy Seekings
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
83
0.522
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
145
111
0.766
Lee Berger
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
103
0.746
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
Kevin Durrheim
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
97
0.729
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
Maryna Steyn
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
87
0.685
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
Clifford Obby Odimegwu
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
107
0.856
Demography
Social Statistics and Population Health
Vivienne Bozalek
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
103
0.824
Posthumanism
Feminist New Materialism
Post-qualitative inquiry
Social Justice and Ethics of Care
Francis B. Nyamnjoh
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
89
0.712
anthropology
African studies
media and communication studies
identities
citizenship
Melanie Walker
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
94
0.758
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
121
68
0.562
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
English language
Language in South Africa
Christian Pirk
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
92
0.767