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 21, 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 :1
Mark Tomlinson
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
297
26,102
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Christian Rogerson
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
81
480
24,990
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Sebastiaan Rothmann
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
76
219
19,303
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Leslie Swartz
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
70
320
21,396
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Kevin Durrheim
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
133
22,458
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Mark Solms
Neuropsychology
Psychoanalysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
60
173
16,727
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Ahmed M Abdel Khalek
Mental Illness
Personality Assessment
Cross Cultural Psychology
Personality Inventory
Positive Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
186
12,502
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Paul Richards
Social change in post conflict countries
social response to zoonotic diseases
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
58
182
18,241
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Lee Berger
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
138
11,413
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Naeemah Abrahams
Gender gender-based violence rape HIV
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
96
15,815
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Robert Morrell
Masculinities
Violence
Fatherhood
Southern Theory
Academic Staff Support
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
114
14,787
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Melanie Walker
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
124
10,607
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Patrick Bond
political economy
political ecology
geography
social movements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
53
235
16,799
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Clinton Aigbavboa
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
322
12,656
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Kristin L Dunkle
gender
violence
sexual health
social epidemiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
93
15,047
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Ashraf Kagee
HIV/ AIDS
adherence
mental health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
52
163
16,214
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Margaret Gyapong
Social Science
Implementation Research
Gender and Neglected tropical diseases
Malaria
Demographic Surveillance Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
116
8,276
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Kobus Maree
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
183
14,468
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Melinde Coetzee
Career and Human Capacity Development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
50
145
10,149
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Colin Tredoux
Psychology and law
eyewitness identification
social psychology
segregation
contact
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
91
8,981
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Francis B. Nyamnjoh
anthropology
African studies
media and communication studies
identities
citizenship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
125
12,017
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Jeremy Seekings
africa
class
inequality
protest
comparative social policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
47
159
9,814
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark Tomlinson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
82
297
26,102
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christian Rogerson
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
81
480
24,990
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sebastiaan Rothmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
76
219
19,303
Positive Organizations
Capabilities
Engagement
Flourishing
Well-being
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Leslie Swartz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
70
320
21,396
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health care
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ahmed Nour
El Shorouk Academy Cairo Governorate, Egypt Egypt
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
67
386
21,691
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
George Dei
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
65
193
16,950
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kevin Durrheim
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
60
133
22,458
Social psychology
race and ethnic studies
research methods
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark Solms
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
60
173
16,727
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ahmed M Abdel Khalek
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
186
12,502
Mental Illness
Personality Assessment
Cross Cultural Psychology
Personality Inventory
Positive Psychology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul Richards
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
58
182
18,241
Social change in post conflict countries
social response to zoonotic diseases
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lee Berger
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
57
138
11,413
palaeoanthropology
archaeology
taphonomy
exploration
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Naeemah Abrahams
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
96
15,815
Gender gender-based violence rape HIV
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Morrell
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
114
14,787
Masculinities
Violence
Fatherhood
Southern Theory
Academic Staff Support
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Melanie Walker
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
124
10,607
higher education and development
social justice
development ethics
capability approach
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Patrick Bond
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
53
235
16,799
political economy
political ecology
geography
social movements
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clinton Aigbavboa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
52
322
12,656
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kristin L Dunkle
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
52
93
15,047
gender
violence
sexual health
social epidemiology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ashraf Kagee
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
52
163
16,214
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Margaret Gyapong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
116
8,276
Social Science
Implementation Research
Gender and Neglected tropical diseases
Malaria
Demographic Surveillance Systems
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kobus Maree
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
183
14,468
Career (construction) counselling
narrative career counselling
life designing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Melinde Coetzee
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
145
10,149
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Judith Sealy
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
50
99
12,067
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Colin Tredoux
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
91
8,981
Psychology and law
eyewitness identification
social psychology
segregation
contact
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Francis B. Nyamnjoh
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
125
12,017
anthropology
African studies
media and communication studies
identities
citizenship
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeremy Seekings
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
47
159
9,814
africa
class
inequality
protest
comparative social policy