The AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) provides the most comprehensive analysis across 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses are based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, including their values from the last 6 years. As of Feb 16, 2025, the rankings are determined according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in their Beta phase. This is due to the exclusion of (888.752) scientists categorized under ‘Others’, whose profiles have yet to be determined, edited, or classified. As updates are made to these fields, the rankings will be adjusted accordingly. Note: Please keep this in mind while reviewing the rankings. For further details, explore our [University Subject Rankings].
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
African politics
history
colonialism
race
enlightenment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
79
285
68,083
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
rock art
shell middens
human evolution
South African Prehistory
San hunter gatherers
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
136
10,472
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
African Philosophy
African Metaphysics
African Bioethics
African Traditional Religion
African Cultural Studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
38
116
6,290
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
African Philosophy
Philosophy of Education
Global Citizenship
Democratic Citizenship Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
142
5,690
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
118
4,725
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
African History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
48
3,601
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
71
4,312
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
67
2,290
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Systematic theology
ecotheology
ecumenical theology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
93
3,566
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Postcolonial literary studies
print culture
book history
oceanic studies
Indian Ocean studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
63
4,880
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
18th and early 19th century Cape history
early modern Indian Ocean history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
43
3,839
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
historical information
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
51
1,902
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Indian Diaspora
Islam in South Africa
Sports History
Citizenship
Transnationalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
68
2,684
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
South African History
Ethnicity and Nationalism
Film and History
Urban History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
42
2,918
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
social-ecological research
complex adaptive systems
philosophy
transformative change toward sustainable futures
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
34
3,572
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Social and political change
African studies
comparative labour history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
45
3,536
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
African history
photography
visual studies
gender studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
44
1,764
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Environmental History
19th and 20th Century South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
41
1,935
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
African history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
41
2,623
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philosophy of Education
Higher Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
52
2,267
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
History
South Africa
Biometrics
States
Gold Mining
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
32
2,158
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hermeneutics
Investment
Humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
41
1,500
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
New Testament
Parables
Social-scientific criticism
Sexuality in the ancient world
Narrative criticism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
49
1,491
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
History of Medicine
History of South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
43
1,835
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
African Philosophy
Logic
Decoloniality
Racism
Ethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
48
1,787
Achille Mbembe
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
79
285
68,083
African politics
history
colonialism
race
enlightenment
John Parkington
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
59
136
10,472
rock art
shell middens
human evolution
South African Prehistory
San hunter gatherers
Kanu Ikechukwu Anthony
Tansian University
Umunya, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
38
116
6,290
African Philosophy
African Metaphysics
African Bioethics
African Traditional Religion
African Cultural Studies
Yusef Waghid
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
142
5,690
African Philosophy
Philosophy of Education
Global Citizenship
Democratic Citizenship Education
Gerald West
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
118
4,725
Peter Delius
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
48
3,601
Ogbu Kalu
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
71
4,312
Mohamed Salama
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
67
2,290
Ernst M. Conradie
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
93
3,566
Systematic theology
ecotheology
ecumenical theology
Isabel Hofmeyr
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
63
4,880
Postcolonial literary studies
print culture
book history
oceanic studies
Indian Ocean studies
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Nigel Worden
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
43
3,839
18th and early 19th century Cape history
early modern Indian Ocean history
Sive Masawe
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
25
51
1,902
Goolam Vahed
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
25
68
2,684
Indian Diaspora
Islam in South Africa
Sports History
Citizenship
Transnationalism
Vivian Bickford-Smith
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
25
42
2,918
South African History
Ethnicity and Nationalism
Film and History
Urban History
Rika Preiser
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
34
3,572
social-ecological research
complex adaptive systems
philosophy
transformative change toward sustainable futures
Peter Alexander
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
45
3,536
Social and political change
African studies
comparative labour history
Patricia Hayes
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
44
1,764
African history
photography
visual studies
gender studies
Lance Van Sittert
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
41
1,935
Environmental History
19th and 20th Century South Africa
Alois Mlambo
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
41
2,623
Philip Higgs
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
52
2,267
Philosophy of Education
Higher Education
Keith Breckenridge
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
32
2,158
History
South Africa
Biometrics
States
Gold Mining
Cherif Zerroukhi
Université de Sétif 2
Sétif, Algeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
41
1,500
Hermeneutics
Investment
Humanities
Ernest Van Eck
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
49
1,491
New Testament
Parables
Social-scientific criticism
Sexuality in the ancient world
Narrative criticism
Rebecca Hodes
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
43
1,835
History of Medicine
History of South Africa
Jonathan Okeke Chimakonam
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
48
1,787
African Philosophy
Logic
Decoloniality
Racism
Ethics