Subject Rankings
Africa History, Philosophy, Theology 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 Dec 03, 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 (873.937) 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
:1
African politics
history
colonialism
race
enlightenment
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
276
66,006
* 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
10,364
* 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
112
6,199
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:4
African Philosophy
Philosophy of Education
Global Citizenship Education
Higher Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
37
139
5,566
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:5
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
118
4,650
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:6
African History
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
47
3,541
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:7
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
71
4,232
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:8
Systematic theology
ecotheology
ecumenical theology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
93
3,533
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:9
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
62
2,173
* 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
26
62
4,765
* 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
3,785
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:12
historical information
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
50
1,855
* 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
67
2,614
* 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
2,882
* 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
3,415
* 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
3,498
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:17
African history
photography
visual studies
gender studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
44
1,746
* 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
1,913
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:19
African history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
41
2,585
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:20
History
South Africa
Biometrics
States
Gold Mining
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
32
2,113
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:21
Hermeneutics
Investment
Humanities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
41
1,483
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:22
African Philosophy
Logic
Decoloniality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
47
1,696
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:23
History of Medicine
History of South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
40
1,805
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:24
Philosophy of Education
Higher Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
52
2,226
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:25
Religious Urbanism
African Pentecostalism
Religion and Media
African Religions
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
41
1,660
Achille Mbembe
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
77
276
66,006
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
10,364
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
112
6,199
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
37
139
5,566
African Philosophy
Philosophy of Education
Global Citizenship Education
Higher Education
Gerald West
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
118
4,650
Peter Delius
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
47
3,541
Ogbu Kalu
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
71
4,232
Ernst M. Conradie
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
93
3,533
Systematic theology
ecotheology
ecumenical theology
Mohamed Salama
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
62
2,173
Isabel Hofmeyr
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
62
4,765
Postcolonial literary studies
print culture
book history
oceanic studies
Indian Ocean studies
Nigel Worden
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
26
43
3,785
18th and early 19th century Cape history
early modern Indian Ocean history
Sive Masawe
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
25
50
1,855
Goolam Vahed
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
25
67
2,614
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
2,882
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
3,415
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
3,498
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
1,746
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
1,913
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
2,585
Keith Breckenridge
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
32
2,113
History
South Africa
Biometrics
States
Gold Mining
Cherif Zerroukhi
Université de Sétif 2
Sétif, Algeria
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
41
1,483
Hermeneutics
Investment
Humanities
Jonathan Okeke Chimakonam
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
47
1,696
African Philosophy
Logic
Decoloniality
Rebecca Hodes
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
40
1,805
History of Medicine
History of South Africa
Philip Higgs
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
52
2,226
Philosophy of Education
Higher Education
Asonzeh Ukah
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
41
1,660
Religious Urbanism
African Pentecostalism
Religion and Media
African Religions