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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
Psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
239
0.707
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
176
0.815
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Mental Illness
Personality Assessment
Cross Cultural Psychology
Personality Inventory
Positive Psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
118
0.638
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
116
0.648
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neuropsychology
Psychoanalysis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
111
0.649
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
HIV/ AIDS
adherence
mental health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
121
0.761
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Career and Human Capacity Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
107
0.748
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
94
0.718
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processes
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
96
0.828
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Animal Behaviour
Behavioural Ecology
Psychology
Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
65
0.580
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
psychology
violence
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
84
0.792
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
cultural psychology
child development
intelligence
multilingualism
literacy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
48
0.480
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Globalisation
Organisational behaviour
Industrial Relations
HR
Business
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
64
0.646
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
social psychology
interventions
masculinity
violence
gender
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
87
0.906
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Neuropsychology
Clinical Psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
77
0.811
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Neuropsychology (cross-cultural
HIV
FASD
sleep)
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
76
0.817
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psychology and law
eyewitness identification
social psychology
segregation
contact
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
61
0.670
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
40
0.455
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Organisational Behaviour
Psychology assessment
Research methodology
Organisational development
Social sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
40
0.476
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
positive psychology
meaning
relational well-being
cultures of positivity
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
58
0.699
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Adolescent mental health
Substance use
Suicide
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
74
0.914
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
psychosocial and behavioural aspects of HIV
adolescents
young people and vulnerable populations
masculinities
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
67
0.838
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Feminist Psychology
Critical Health Psychology
critical studies in sexualities and reproduction
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
65
0.813
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Research
Public Health
Psychology
Gender
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
52
0.667
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
36
0.468
Silvia Helena Koller
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
239
0.707
Sebastiaan Rothmann
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
176
0.815
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
Ahmed M Abdel Khalek
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
118
0.638
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
179
116
0.648
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
Mark Solms
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
171
111
0.649
Ashraf Kagee
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
121
0.761
Melinde Coetzee
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143
107
0.748
Kevin Durrheim
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
94
0.718
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
Linda C. Theron
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
96
0.828
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processes
Neville Pillay
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
65
0.580
Animal Behaviour
Behavioural Ecology
Psychology
Ecology
Catherine Ward
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
84
0.792
Robert Serpell
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
48
0.480
cultural psychology
child development
intelligence
multilingualism
literacy
Wilfred Isioma Ukpere
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
64
0.646
Globalisation
Organisational behaviour
Industrial Relations
HR
Business
Andrew Gibbs
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
87
0.906
social psychology
interventions
masculinity
violence
gender
Kevin Thomas
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
77
0.811
Kevin GF Thomas
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
76
0.817
Neuropsychology (cross-cultural
HIV
FASD
sleep)
Colin Tredoux
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
61
0.670
Psychology and law
eyewitness identification
social psychology
segregation
contact
CPH Myburgh
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
40
0.455
Gert Roodt
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
40
0.476
Organisational Behaviour
Psychology assessment
Research methodology
Organisational development
Social sciences
Marie Wissing
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
58
0.699
positive psychology
meaning
relational well-being
cultures of positivity
Kwaku Oppong Asante
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
74
0.914
Adolescent mental health
Substance use
Suicide
Kaymarlin Govender
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
67
0.838
psychosocial and behavioural aspects of HIV
adolescents
young people and vulnerable populations
masculinities
Catriona Macleod
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
65
0.813
Feminist Psychology
Critical Health Psychology
critical studies in sexualities and reproduction
Nompumelelo Zungu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
52
0.667
Chris Myburgh
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
36
0.468