i10 Productivity
Rankings
Business & Management / Business Administration i10 Productivity Rankings in South Africa 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
sustainable development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
55
0.474
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
financial management
entrepreneurship
strategic management
business ethics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
95
0.872
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Marketing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
77
0.720
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Entrepreneurship
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
80
0.792
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Land-use change
Ecosystem Services
Nature-based Infrastructure
Resource Nexus
Plural valuation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
69
0.896
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Socioeconomic issues of emerging economies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
60
0.845
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Public Governance
Project Management
Performance Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
38
0.623
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Leadership
Diversity & Inclusion
Gender
Culture
Narrative & Dialogue
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
35
0.593
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Public Governance
Public Policy Management
Policy Evaluation
D-government
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
27
0.474
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
social media technologies
emerging technologies in entrepreneurship
SMMEs
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
44
0.786
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Business sustainability
cross-sector collaboration
governance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
31
0.574
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Human and organizational capabilities and how they contribute towards the theme of development.
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
48
0.960
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Business Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
40
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
public management
gender studies
corruption
municipal governance
ethics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
37
0.822
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Distressed ventures and turnaround
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
33
0.786
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
reseach methodology
public management
public administration
local governance
public interest
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
26
0.619
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Public Administration
Local Government
Public Sector Reform
Public Management
Performance Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
21
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Responsible investment
Green investment
Business Ethics
Financial Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
32
0.780
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Business Management
Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
28
0.737
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Supply chain management
purchasing
procurement
small business
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
28
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
politics
public administration
environment
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
14
0.400
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
public management
ethics
leadership. work integrated learning
whistleblowing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Public Administration
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
25
0.735
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
family business
entrepreneurship
small business
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
21
0.636
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Researcher Development
Postgraduate supervision
Doctoral supervision
Adult Education
Community Engagement
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
21
0.656
Mark Swilling
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
55
0.474
sustainable development
Olawale Fatoki
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
95
0.872
financial management
entrepreneurship
strategic management
business ethics
Christo Boshoff
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
77
0.720
Boris Urban
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
80
0.792
Patrick O'farrell
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
69
0.896
Land-use change
Ecosystem Services
Nature-based Infrastructure
Resource Nexus
Plural valuation
Chux Gervase Iwu|Chux Iwu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
60
0.845
Socioeconomic issues of emerging economies
Gerrit Van Der Waldt
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
38
0.623
Public Governance
Project Management
Performance Management
Kurt April
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
35
0.593
Leadership
Diversity & Inclusion
Gender
Culture
Narrative & Dialogue
Fanie Cloete
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
27
0.474
Public Governance
Public Policy Management
Policy Evaluation
D-government
Patient Rambe
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
44
0.786
social media technologies
emerging technologies in entrepreneurship
SMMEs
Ralph Hamann
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
31
0.574
Business sustainability
cross-sector collaboration
governance
Willie Chinyamurindi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
48
0.960
Human and organizational capabilities and how they contribute towards the theme of development.
Richard Chinomona
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
40
0.833
Shikha Vyas-Doorgapersad
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
37
0.822
public management
gender studies
corruption
municipal governance
ethics
Marius Pretorius
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
33
0.786
Distressed ventures and turnaround
Christelle Auriacombe
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
26
0.619
reseach methodology
public management
public administration
local governance
public interest
Robert Cameron
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
21
0.500
Public Administration
Local Government
Public Sector Reform
Public Management
Performance Management
Suzette Viviers
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
32
0.780
Responsible investment
Green investment
Business Ethics
Financial Management
Cecile Nieuwenhuizen
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
28
0.737
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Business Management
Management
Johanna Adolphina Badenhorst-Weiss
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
28
0.800
Supply chain management
purchasing
procurement
small business
Greg Ruiters
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
14
0.400
politics
public administration
environment
Nirmala Dorasamy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
26
0.765
public management
ethics
leadership. work integrated learning
whistleblowing
Mokoko Piet Sebola
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
25
0.735
Shelley M Farrington
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
21
0.636
family business
entrepreneurship
small business
Ruth Albertyn
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
21
0.656
Researcher Development
Postgraduate supervision
Doctoral supervision
Adult Education
Community Engagement