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Africa Social Sciences / Anthropology i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Track ongoing research productivity with the 2025 i10 Index Productivity Rankings.
By counting the number of publications with at least 10 citations, the i10 index highlights steady scholarly output and publishing consistency. These rankings offer insight into researchers’ contribution frequency, beyond cumulative impact. The system is regularly refreshed to reflect current performance trends, enabling up-to-date comparisons across fields, institutions, and regions. Premium access includes productivity heatmaps, time-based output trends, and in-depth author benchmarks.

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Total 200 scientist, 129 country, 1,565 institution
* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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33,816
World Rank
South Africa
153
Country Rank
University of Kwazulu Natal Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Keyan Tomaselli
University of Kwazulu Natal Durban, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Media and Cultural Studies | communicatio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    204
  • Last 6 Years
    51
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.250
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Rankings

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37,778
World Rank
Ghana
3
Country Rank
University of Education Winneba Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
George Dei
University of Education Winneba Winneba, Ghana
Social Sciences / Anthropology

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    193
  • Last 6 Years
    111
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.575
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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68,165
World Rank
South Africa
302
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Lee Berger
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
palaeoanthropology | archaeology | taphonomy | exploratio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    141
  • Last 6 Years
    100
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.709
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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74,655
World Rank
South Africa
337
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
43
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Maryna Steyn
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Forensic anthropology | biological anthropology | skeletal biolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    134
  • Last 6 Years
    86
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.642
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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80,767
World Rank
South Africa
359
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
80
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Francis B. Nyamnjoh
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
anthropology | African studies | media and communication studies | identities | citizenshi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    128
  • Last 6 Years
    81
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.633
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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251,872
World Rank
Nigeria
421
Country Rank
Delta State University Nigeria Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Patrick Igbigbi
Delta State University Nigeria Abraka, Nigeria
Social Sciences / Anthropology
physical and forensic anthropology and neuroanatom

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    58
  • Last 6 Years
    22
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.379
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Rankings

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254,795
World Rank
Nigeria
430
Country Rank
University of Ibadan Logo
56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Ayodele Samuel Jegede
University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Sociology | public health | anthropology | bioethic

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    57
  • Last 6 Years
    43
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.754
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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268,455
World Rank
South Africa
1,438
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
151
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Richard Rottenburg
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
evidentiary practice

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    55
  • Last 6 Years
    17
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.309
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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276,984
World Rank
Kenya
154
Country Rank
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Todd A Crane
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Addis Ababa, Kenya
Social Sciences / Anthropology
anthropology | science and technology studies | climate change adaptation and mitigation | agropastoralism | rural developmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    53
  • Last 6 Years
    41
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.774
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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278,662
World Rank
South Africa
1,501
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
162
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Lynne A. Schepartz
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Mammalian paleontology | Biological anthropology | Skeletal biology | Paleoanthropolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    53
  • Last 6 Years
    31
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.585
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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285,159
World Rank
South Africa
1,534
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
119
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Thea De Wet
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Higher education | public health | children | poverty and livelihood

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    52
  • Last 6 Years
    27
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.519
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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293,627
World Rank
Kenya
171
Country Rank
University of Nairobi Logo
56
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Salome Ra Bukachi
University of Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Social and behavioural researc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    50
  • Last 6 Years
    47
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.940
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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302,856
World Rank
Kenya
183
Country Rank
Co-operative University of Kenya Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Isaac K. Nyamongo
Co-operative University of Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
Social Sciences / Anthropology

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    49
  • Last 6 Years
    35
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.714
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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325,773
World Rank
South Africa
1,759
Country Rank
University of Johannesburg Logo
134
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Jonathan Stadler
University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Medical Anthropolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    46
  • Last 6 Years
    25
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.543
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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328,420
World Rank
Ghana
182
Country Rank
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Logo
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Dickson Adom
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Kumasi, Ghana
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology | Biodiversity Conservation | Education | Art History | Research and Academi

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    45
  • Last 6 Years
    43
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.956
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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377,543
World Rank
South Africa
2,093
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
356
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
David Johnson
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
rural connectivity | white spaces | mesh network

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    40
  • Last 6 Years
    16
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.400
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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382,225
World Rank
South Africa
2,118
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
228
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Bernhard Zipfel
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Palaeontology | palaeoanthropolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    39
  • Last 6 Years
    32
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.821
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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408,357
World Rank
South Africa
2,295
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
388
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
James R Cochrane
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
religion | public health | philosophical anthropology | social ethics | theolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    37
  • Last 6 Years
    9
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.243
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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417,335
World Rank
South Africa
2,349
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
394
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Fiona C. Ross
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Social and Cultural Anthropolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    36
  • Last 6 Years
    18
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.500
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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437,856
World Rank
South Africa
2,461
Country Rank
University of Cape Town Logo
411
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Deano Stynder
University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Palaeoenvironments | faunal analysis | Palaeontology | Palaeoanthropology | Palaeoecolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    34
  • Last 6 Years
    23
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.676
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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439,726
World Rank
Kenya
353
Country Rank
University of Nairobi Logo
126
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
W. Onyango-Ouma
University of Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Medical Anthropolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    34
  • Last 6 Years
    18
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.529
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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451,454
World Rank
South Africa
2,535
Country Rank
Walter Sisulu University Logo
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Emeka E Obioha
Walter Sisulu University Mthatha, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Social Problems | Social Control | Civic Protection Social Protection | Social Orde

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    33
  • Last 6 Years
    19
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.576
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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452,365
World Rank
South Africa
2,539
Country Rank
University of the Witwatersrand Logo
259
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Robert J Thornton
University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Africa | HIV & AIDS | sex & sexuality | Artisanal mining | traditional healin

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    33
  • Last 6 Years
    16
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.485
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Rankings

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460,930
World Rank
South Africa
2,588
Country Rank
Stellenbosch University Logo
313
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Heidi Prozesky
Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch, South Africa
Social Sciences / Anthropology
Science careers | Scientometrics | Social research methodolog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    32
  • Last 6 Years
    24
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.750
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* Total i10 Index Rankings

Rankings

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464,817
World Rank
Nigeria
1,412
Country Rank
Obafemi Awolowo University Logo
46
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Olabisi Aina
Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife, Nigeria
Social Sciences / Anthropology
SOCIOLOGY | ANTHROPOLOGY AND GENDER STUDIE

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    32
  • Last 6 Years
    16
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.500
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