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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
political economy
political ecology
geography
social movements
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
98
0.414
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
International relations
African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
African Leadership
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
32
0.405
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
International relations
social theory
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
13
0.236
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
International Relations
Deviant conduct by states
Ethno-Politics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
10
0.244
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Globalization
African Political Economy
Development Studies
Peace & Conflict Studies
Migration
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
30
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
African Security
International Development
African International Relations
Political Economy
South African Nuclear History
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
17
0.708
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
comparative politics
social protection policies
poverty
inequality
Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
political economy
financialization
the state and development
combined and uneven development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
8
0.364
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
International Business
Strategy
Political Economy
International Relations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
8
0.444
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
South Africa
cultural politics
drugs and medicines
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
7
0.412
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
voting
public institutions
parties
democracy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
6
0.375
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paradiplomacy
Decentralized Cooperation
City-to-City Cooperation
Local Peacebuilding in Africa
South African Foreign Policy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
diplomacy
africa
foreign policy
ethics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
7
0.636
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maritime Security
Ocean Politics
African Security
Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
Climate Change
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
6
0.667
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sovereignty
Territorial disputes
Military tech
African international relations
Executive power
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Political philosophy
Liberal Egalitarianism
Ubuntu
Institutional Research
The Poetry of W.B. Yeats
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
International Relations
International Politics
Foreign Policy
Diplomacy
Methodology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
political identities
political history
biography
African political thought
African nationalism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Climate Change
Security
Migration and international politics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
science politique
études africaines
sociologie des mouvements sociaux
Cameroun
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
International Relations
African Studies
Rwanda
Global South
Black Feminisms
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Political Philosophy
Social Philosophy
Feminist Philosophy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Political Risk
Political Economy and African Intellectualism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Communication
Social Media
Journalism
Media
Politics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Patrick Bond
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
98
0.414
political economy
political ecology
geography
social movements
Chris Landsberg
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
32
0.405
International relations
African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
African Leadership
Peter Vale
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
13
0.236
International relations
social theory
Deon Geldenhuys
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
10
0.244
International Relations
Deviant conduct by states
Ethno-Politics
Adeoye O. Akinola
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
30
0.833
Globalization
African Political Economy
Development Studies
Peace & Conflict Studies
Migration
Legend Asuelime
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
17
0.708
African Security
International Development
African International Relations
Political Economy
South African Nuclear History
Marianne S Ulriksen
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
15
0.682
comparative politics
social protection policies
poverty
inequality
Africa
Sam Ashman
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
8
0.364
political economy
financialization
the state and development
combined and uneven development
Lyal White
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
8
0.444
International Business
Strategy
Political Economy
International Relations
Thembisa Waetjen
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
7
0.412
South Africa
cultural politics
drugs and medicines
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Mcebisi Ndletyana
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
6
0.375
voting
public institutions
parties
democracy
Fritz Nganje
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
9
0.818
Paradiplomacy
Decentralized Cooperation
City-to-City Cooperation
Local Peacebuilding in Africa
South African Foreign Policy
Yolanda Kemp Spies
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
7
0.636
diplomacy
africa
foreign policy
ethics
Lisa Otto
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
6
0.667
Maritime Security
Ocean Politics
African Security
Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
Climate Change
Bhaso Ndzendze
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Sovereignty
Territorial disputes
Military tech
African international relations
Executive power
Graham Dampier
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
Political philosophy
Liberal Egalitarianism
Ubuntu
Institutional Research
The Poetry of W.B. Yeats
Costa Andre Georghiou
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
1
0.333
International Relations
International Politics
Foreign Policy
Diplomacy
Methodology
Bongani Ngqulunga
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
political identities
political history
biography
African political thought
African nationalism
Joseph Makanda
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Climate Change
Security
Migration and international politics
Morillas Cindy
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
science politique
études africaines
sociologie des mouvements sociaux
Cameroun
Camila Andrade|Camila Santos Andrade
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
International Relations
African Studies
Rwanda
Global South
Black Feminisms
Sarah Setlaelo
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Political Philosophy
Social Philosophy
Feminist Philosophy
Ndzalama C. Mathebula
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Political Risk
Political Economy and African Intellectualism
Blessing Vava
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Communication
Social Media
Journalism
Media
Politics