Subject Rankings

Africa Social Sciences Subject Rankings 2025

AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) offers the broadest spectrum of branches, providing analysis in 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses can be based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, as well as their values from the last 6 years. As of Nov 24, 2024, rankings are according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in beta. This is due to the exclusion of (873.864) scientists categorized under 'others,' whose profiles cannot yet be determined, edited, or classified. As these fields are updated, the rankings will adjust accordingly. Please keep this in mind. See Also: [University Subject Rankings]

* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Nompumelelo Zungu
Research
Public Health
Psychology
Gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
78
12,504
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Vivienne Bozalek
Posthumanism
Feminist New Materialism
Post-qualitative inquiry
Social Justice and Ethics of Care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
125
7,446
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Tamara Shefer
Heterosexualities
critical masculinities
racialisation of sexuality and gender
gender-based violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
109
6,476
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Rajend Mesthrie
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
English language
Language in South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
46
121
9,531
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Linda C. Theron
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
118
7,891
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Marlize Lombard
Stone Age archaeology
human behavioural and cognitive evolution
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
101
8,053
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Christian Pirk
Social Insects
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
45
120
9,121
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Peter N. Keiyoro
Open
distance and elearning
Global Burden of Diseases
Ecology and environmental conservatin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
52
100,497
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Robert Serpell
cultural psychology
child development
intelligence
multilingualism
literacy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
102
7,016
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Catherine Ward
psychology
violence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
111
7,057
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Andrew Gibbs
social psychology
interventions
masculinity
violence
gender
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
97
5,294
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Paul Oburu
Developmental Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
70
7,462
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Deevia Bhana
Gender and Childhood Sexuality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
112
5,645
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Maryna Steyn
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
127
13,572
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Johan Muller
sociology of knowledge
curriculum
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
89
8,974
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Christopher Stroud
linguistics
multilingualism
anthroplogy
philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
83
5,786
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Alan Fowler
African Gifting
Philanthropy
Civil Society
Governance
NGOs
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
42
86
8,658
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Nwabisa Jama Shai
Gender
Femininities
Gender Based Violence
Interventions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
62
9,341
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
E Gyimah-Boadi
Democratic Governance
Politics of Economic Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
94
7,275
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Kwaku Oppong Asante
Adolescent mental health
Substance use
Suicide
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
82
5,583
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Clifford Obby Odimegwu
Demography
Social Statistics and Population Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
125
5,769
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Adeyinka Tella
Library and Information Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
93
6,880
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Johann Mouton
Philosophy and methodology of the social sciences
higher education knowledge production
sociology of science
scientometrics a
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
39
90
19,308
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Elias Olukorede Wahab
Demography of Ageing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
92
6,060
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Nompumelelo Zungu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
47
78
12,504
Research
Public Health
Psychology
Gender
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Vivienne Bozalek
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
125
7,446
Posthumanism
Feminist New Materialism
Post-qualitative inquiry
Social Justice and Ethics of Care
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Tamara Shefer
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
109
6,476
Heterosexualities
critical masculinities
racialisation of sexuality and gender
gender-based violence
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Rajend Mesthrie
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
46
121
9,531
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
English language
Language in South Africa
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Linda C. Theron
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
118
7,891
Youth resilience
Social Ecology of Resilience Theory
Culture & resilience
African youths' resilience processes
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Marlize Lombard
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
101
8,053
Stone Age archaeology
human behavioural and cognitive evolution
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Christian Pirk
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
45
120
9,121
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Peter N. Keiyoro
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
52
100,497
Open
distance and elearning
Global Burden of Diseases
Ecology and environmental conservatin
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Robert Serpell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
44
102
7,016
cultural psychology
child development
intelligence
multilingualism
literacy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Catherine Ward
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
43
111
7,057
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Andrew Gibbs
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
97
5,294
social psychology
interventions
masculinity
violence
gender
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Paul Oburu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
70
7,462
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Deevia Bhana
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
112
5,645
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Maryna Steyn
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
127
13,572
Forensic anthropology
biological anthropology
skeletal biology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Johan Muller
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
89
8,974
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Christopher Stroud
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
83
5,786
linguistics
multilingualism
anthroplogy
philosophy
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Alan Fowler
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
42
86
8,658
African Gifting
Philanthropy
Civil Society
Governance
NGOs
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
TN Huffman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
41
95
7,956
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Nwabisa Jama Shai
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
62
9,341
Gender
Femininities
Gender Based Violence
Interventions
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
E Gyimah-Boadi
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
94
7,275
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Kwaku Oppong Asante
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
82
5,583
Adolescent mental health
Substance use
Suicide
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Clifford Obby Odimegwu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
125
5,769
Demography
Social Statistics and Population Health
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Adeyinka Tella
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
93
6,880
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Johann Mouton
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
39
90
19,308
Philosophy and methodology of the social sciences
higher education knowledge production
sociology of science
scientometrics a
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Elias Olukorede Wahab
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
92
6,060