i10 Productivity
Rankings
Social Sciences i10 Productivity Rankings in South Africa - 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.
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Developmen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
246
0.511
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Developmen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
342
0.927
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health car
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
215
0.650
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global healt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
261
0.859
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
political economy
political ecology
geography
social movement
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
101
0.417
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Employability
Capabilities
Flourishing
Well-being
Positive Organisation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
173
0.762
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Media and Cultural Studies
communicatio
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
51
0.250
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designin
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
113
0.579
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neuropsychology
Psychoanalysi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
113
0.642
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
HIV/ AIDS
adherence
mental healt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
124
0.721
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
africa
class
inequality
protest
comparative social polic
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
76
0.469
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Career and Human Capacity Developmen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
107
0.686
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploratio
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
100
0.709
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Posthumanism
Feminist New Materialism
Post-qualitative inquiry
Social Justice and Ethics of Car
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
103
0.741
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research method
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
92
0.687
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biolog
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
86
0.642
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
anthropology
African studies
media and communication studies
identities
citizenshi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
81
0.633
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Demography
Social Statistics and Population Healt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
102
0.803
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
100
0.794
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approac
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
91
0.722
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Social Insect
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
92
0.736
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
English language
Language in South Afric
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
60
0.496
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Masculinities
Violence
Fatherhood
Southern Theory
Academic Staff Suppor
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
76
0.650
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
psychology
violenc
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
90
0.783
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Heterosexualities
critical masculinities
racialisation of sexuality and gender
gender-based violenc
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
81
0.711
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
246
0.511
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Developmen
Clinton Aigbavboa
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
342
0.927
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Developmen
Leslie Swartz
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
215
0.650
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health car
Mark Tomlinson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
261
0.859
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global healt
Patrick Bond
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
101
0.417
political economy
political ecology
geography
social movement
Sebastiaan Rothmann
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
173
0.762
Employability
Capabilities
Flourishing
Well-being
Positive Organisation
Keyan Tomaselli
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
51
0.250
Media and Cultural Studies
communicatio
Kobus Maree
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
113
0.579
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designin
Mark Solms
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
113
0.642
Ashraf Kagee
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
124
0.721
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Jeremy Seekings
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
76
0.469
africa
class
inequality
protest
comparative social polic
Melinde Coetzee
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
107
0.686
Lee Berger
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
100
0.709
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploratio
Vivienne Bozalek
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
103
0.741
Posthumanism
Feminist New Materialism
Post-qualitative inquiry
Social Justice and Ethics of Car
Kevin Durrheim
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
92
0.687
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research method
Maryna Steyn
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
86
0.642
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biolog
Francis B. Nyamnjoh
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
81
0.633
anthropology
African studies
media and communication studies
identities
citizenshi
Clifford Obby Odimegwu
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
102
0.803
Demography
Social Statistics and Population Healt
Linda C. Theron
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
100
0.794
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processe
Melanie Walker
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
91
0.722
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approac
Christian Pirk
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
92
0.736
Rajend Mesthrie
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
60
0.496
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
English language
Language in South Afric
Robert Morrell
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
76
0.650
Masculinities
Violence
Fatherhood
Southern Theory
Academic Staff Suppor
Catherine Ward
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
90
0.783
Tamara Shefer
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
81
0.711
Heterosexualities
critical masculinities
racialisation of sexuality and gender
gender-based violenc