i10 Productivity
Rankings
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa 92 Scientists i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025
Total 2,384,773 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,456 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
HIV and AIDS
Church
Gender and Sexuality
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Disaster Risk Reduction
Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
Resilience
Climate
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
peace and conflict studies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
cosmology
data science
innovation measurement
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
3
0.429
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Economics
Natural resources
Institutions
History and Language
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
0
0.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Intersectionality
Race
Youth
Identity
Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Computational Social Science
Data Science
Innovation Systems
Information Systems
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
community organisation development
arts centre development
local government
traditional leadership
project management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
3
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Agriculture
Food Systems
Plant Metabolomics
Smart-Agriculture
Sustainable Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
social psychology
africana studies
africana existential thought
critical race theory
postcolonial studies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Biomedical
health systems
disease prevention
African affairs
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Digital Inclusion
Financial Inclusion
FinTech
Future of Work
Digital Skills
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
racism
critical race theory
ethnicity
academic success
language in education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Higher Education
Public Policy
Governance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Political Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Agri-food systems
rural development
food and nutrition security
climate change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Climate Change
Governance
Local Economic Development and Environmental Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
China
Africa
Industrialisation
SEZ's
Mining
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
constitutional law
corruption
ethics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
0
0.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Mathematical Statistics - Missing data
Predictive modeling
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
heritage specialist
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
HIV
Social Sciences
Differentiated Care
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
GIS/Remote Sensing
Machine Learning
Big data mining
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Thulani Ngubane
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
HIV and AIDS
Church
Gender and Sexuality
Wilfred Lunga
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
Disaster Risk Reduction
Indigenous Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
Resilience
Climate
Cyril Adonis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
Nazeem Mustapha
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
3
0.429
cosmology
data science
innovation measurement
Nhlanhla Cyril Mbatha
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
0
0.000
Economics
Natural resources
Institutions
History and Language
Alude Mahali
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Yasser Buchana
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
Computational Social Science
Data Science
Innovation Systems
Information Systems
Gerard Hagg
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
3
0.500
community organisation development
arts centre development
local government
traditional leadership
project management
Lavhelesani Rodney Managa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Agriculture
Food Systems
Plant Metabolomics
Smart-Agriculture
Sustainable Development
Buhle Zuma
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
3
0.600
social psychology
africana studies
africana existential thought
critical race theory
postcolonial studies
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Palesa Sekhejane
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Biomedical
health systems
disease prevention
African affairs
Krish Chetty
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
Digital Inclusion
Financial Inclusion
FinTech
Future of Work
Digital Skills
Tsholofelo Angela Thomas
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
racism
critical race theory
ethnicity
academic success
language in education
Zama Mabel Mthombeni
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Ngqapheli Mchunu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Mbongeni Maziya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Agri-food systems
rural development
food and nutrition security
climate change
Thandeka Dlamini-Simelane
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Thobeka Zondi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Climate Change
Governance
Local Economic Development and Environmental Management
Funeka Yazini April
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
Gary Pienaar
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
0
0.000
Mercy Ngungu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Mathematical Statistics - Missing data
Predictive modeling
Xolani Ntinga
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Olga Bialostocka
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Lindani Msimango
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
HIV
Social Sciences
Differentiated Care
Emmanuel Fundisi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
GIS/Remote Sensing
Machine Learning
Big data mining