i10 Productivity
Rankings
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa Scientists i10 Productivity Rankings 2025
Productivity Rankings is an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking system, derived from the i10 index, highlights the productivity of scientists in publishing impactful scientific articles. Productivity Rankings serves as a tool to identify highly productive scientists across specific areas, disciplines, universities, and countries, and supports the creation of effective incentives and academic policies. The global, regional, and institutional rankings of scientists in this table are calculated based on their total i10 index. Moreover, you can explore special rankings derived from Productivity Rankings, such as 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
health sciences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
462
0.719
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cities
Regions
Economic geography
Economic development
Urban planning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
86
0.528
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
HIV/AIDS surveillance
HIV-related stigma and discrimination
behavioural interventions
implementation research
Orphaned and
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
99
0.660
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
HIV
epidemiology
sexually transmitted infections
statistics
surveys
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
64
0.762
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Research
Public Health
Psychology
Gender
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
53
0.679
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
HIV research
testing and counselling
Tuberculosis
GBMSM
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
65
0.844
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Social change
Attitudinal measurement
Quality of Life Studies
Inequality beliefs and redress preferences
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
31
0.443
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
science
technology and innovation measurement
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
30
0.484
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Public Health
Epidemiology
Implementation Science
Disease Prevention
Health Promotion
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
34
0.708
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sociology of Youth & Education
Southern Knowledges
Methodologies
Youth Futures
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
35
0.745
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
mHealth
Community Intervention Research
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
43
0.977
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Student Experience
Student Politics
Higher Education Policy
International and Comparative Higher
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
33
0.825
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Population Studies
Demography
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
30
0.769
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Rural And Urban Development
Agroecology
Food security
Innovation
Development Actors
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
22
0.611
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
intergroup relations
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
31
0.912
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Food and Nutrition Security
Land Reform
Agriculture and Small Farmer Development
Socioeconomic
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
23
0.676
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
housing
gender
monitoring and evaluation
HIV and AIDS
non-communicable diseases
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
26
0.839
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Men
Masculinities
Fatherhood
Parenting and Early childhood development
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
24
0.774
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Research ethics
human and social development
HIV
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
23
0.767
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Health care seeking
Masculinity
adolescence
social aspects of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis
sexual
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
21
0.700
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
nutrition
public health
NCDs
health systems
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
24
0.889
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Education
Education policy
Graduate transitions
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
20
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
public health
nutrition
adolescent and child health
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
child well-being
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
15
0.625
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Survey Research and Public Opinion
Citizen Engagement and Public Participation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
14
0.609
Karl Peltzer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
462
0.719
Ivan Turok
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
86
0.528
Cities
Regions
Economic geography
Economic development
Urban planning
Leickness Chisamu Simbayi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
99
0.660
HIV/AIDS surveillance
HIV-related stigma and discrimination
behavioural interventions
implementation research
Orphaned and
Khangelani Zuma
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
64
0.762
HIV
epidemiology
sexually transmitted infections
statistics
surveys
Nompumelelo Zungu
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
53
0.679
Heidi van Rooyen
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77
65
0.844
Benjamin Roberts
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
31
0.443
Social change
Attitudinal measurement
Quality of Life Studies
Inequality beliefs and redress preferences
Glenda Kruss
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
30
0.484
science
technology and innovation measurement
Sibusiso Sifunda
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
34
0.708
Public Health
Epidemiology
Implementation Science
Disease Prevention
Health Promotion
Sharlene Swartz
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
35
0.745
Sociology of Youth & Education
Southern Knowledges
Methodologies
Youth Futures
Alastair Van Heerden
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
43
0.977
Thierry M Luescher
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
33
0.825
Student Experience
Student Politics
Higher Education Policy
International and Comparative Higher
Monde Blessing Makiwane
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
30
0.769
Tim Hart
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
22
0.611
Rural And Urban Development
Agroecology
Food security
Innovation
Development Actors
Steven Lawrence Gordon
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
31
0.912
Peter T Jacobs
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
23
0.676
Food and Nutrition Security
Land Reform
Agriculture and Small Farmer Development
Socioeconomic
Catherine Ndinda
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
26
0.839
housing
gender
monitoring and evaluation
HIV and AIDS
non-communicable diseases
Tawanda Makusha
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
24
0.774
Men
Masculinities
Fatherhood
Parenting and Early childhood development
Zaynab Essack
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
23
0.767
Jeremiah Chikovore
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
21
0.700
Health care seeking
Masculinity
adolescence
social aspects of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis
sexual
Whadi-ah Parker
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
24
0.889
nutrition
public health
NCDs
health systems
Andrea Juan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
20
0.800
Education
Education policy
Graduate transitions
Natisha Dukhi
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
public health
nutrition
adolescent and child health
Mokhantšo Makoae
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
15
0.625
Yul Davids
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
14
0.609
Survey Research and Public Opinion
Citizen Engagement and Public Participation