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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1

Career and Human Capacity Development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
103
0.705
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2

Systems Psychodynamics
Positive Psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
28
0.359
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3

Psychology
Industrial Psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
34
0.895
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4

Hate victimisation
LGBT+ well-being
gay mental health
sexual and gender diversity
affirmative
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
25
0.658
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5

Employability
Career development
Employee well-being
Personal attributes
Retention
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
29
0.935
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6

Career Psychology
Positive Psychology
Employment Relations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
25
0.806
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7

Social Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Leadership
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
16
0.727
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8

Teaching of Research Methodology
Sense of Coherence
Work-related Sense of Coherence
Student Success
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
13
0.591
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9

psychological wellbeing and adjustment
qualitative research
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10

Psychological assessment
Psychometrics
Leadership
Organisational dynamics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
4
0.200
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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11

i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
9
0.643
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12

Sense of coherence
burnout
Career adaptability
hardiness
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
7
0.700
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13

Career Psychology
Personnel Psychology
Organisational Psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
5
0.556
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14

Industrial and Organisational Psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
5
0.625
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15

Psychological Counselling
Community Development and Indgenous Knowledge Systems
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
5
0.625
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16

Employee retention
generational diversity
psychological contract
employee relations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17

Technology-enhanced teaching and learning
consumer psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18

Psychology of Education
Science Education and Educational Management
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
4
0.571
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19

neuropsychology
chronic pain
post-TBI intervention
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
3
0.429
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20

Wellbeing
stress
workplace bullying
psychological resources
emotional intelligence
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
4
0.667
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21

Psychology
Gender
Activism
Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22

clinical psychology
adult psychopathology
work related psychological issues
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23

Industrial and Organisational Psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24

Gender-based violence
Victim empowerment
Coping and resilience
Police and corrections research
Christianity and mental healt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
2
0.400
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25

Counseling Psychology/Addiction & Rehabilitation Counseling/Trauma & Grief Counseling/Marriage &
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
Melinde Coetzee
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
103
0.705
Frans Cilliers
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
28
0.359
Systems Psychodynamics
Positive Psychology
Renier Steyn
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
34
0.895
Juan A Nel
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
25
0.658
Hate victimisation
LGBT+ well-being
gay mental health
sexual and gender diversity
affirmative
Ingrid Potgieter
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
29
0.935
Employability
Career development
Employee well-being
Personal attributes
Retention
Rudolf M Oosthuizen
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
25
0.806
Career Psychology
Positive Psychology
Employment Relations
Kitty Dumont
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
16
0.727
Social Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Leadership
Sanet Van Der Westhuizen
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
13
0.591
Teaching of Research Methodology
Sense of Coherence
Work-related Sense of Coherence
Student Success
Antoni Barnard
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
17
0.850
psychological wellbeing and adjustment
qualitative research
Rene Van Eeden
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
4
0.200
Psychological assessment
Psychometrics
Leadership
Organisational dynamics
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Monika Dos Santos
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
9
0.643
Nisha Harry
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
7
0.700
Sense of coherence
burnout
Career adaptability
hardiness
Rebecca Tladinyane
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
5
0.556
Career Psychology
Personnel Psychology
Organisational Psychology
Sonja Grobler
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
5
0.625
Mutanana Ngonidzashe
Women's University in Africa
Harare, Zimbabwe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
5
0.625
Psychological Counselling
Community Development and Indgenous Knowledge Systems
Alda Deas
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Employee retention
generational diversity
psychological contract
employee relations
Leona Ungerer
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
Technology-enhanced teaching and learning
consumer psychology
Prem Heeralal
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
4
0.571
Psychology of Education
Science Education and Educational Management
Catherine Govender
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
3
0.429
neuropsychology
chronic pain
post-TBI intervention
Elzabe Nel
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
4
0.667
Wellbeing
stress
workplace bullying
psychological resources
emotional intelligence
Bianca Rochelle Parry
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Susan Muriungi
Africa International University
Nairobi, Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
clinical psychology
adult psychopathology
work related psychological issues
Louise Tonelli
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
4
0.800
Masefako Gumani
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
2
0.400
Gender-based violence
Victim empowerment
Coping and resilience
Police and corrections research
Christianity and mental healt
Margaret Mwenje
Pan Africa Christian University
Nairobi, Kenya
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
Counseling Psychology/Addiction & Rehabilitation Counseling/Trauma & Grief Counseling/Marriage &