Subject Rankings
South Africa Law / Law and Legal Studies 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 13, 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 (873.899) 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
Criminology
policing
environmental security
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
151
17,457
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
General Relativity
Dark Energy
Modified theories of gravity
Cosmology
Integrability
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
48
145
8,300
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Systems analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
86
5,811
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Salmonella
tuberculosis
campylobacter
Lawsonia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
64
6,058
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bioethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
69
3,575
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
criminolgy
urban studies
ethnography
urban safety
security governance
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
60
2,692
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
International Human Rights Law
Regional Human Rights Systems
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
49
3,346
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
law and social change
courts and the poor
socio-economic rights including land
gender-based harm on campus
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
42
1,866
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Law. health research
HIVm children
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
44
1,435
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
International children's rights
restorative justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
39
1,356
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
rights & regulation
competition policy
legal profession
migration & citizenship
South & Southern Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
44
1,752
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
federalism
multilevel government
local government
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
45
1,548
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
health
disability
race
culture. sexualities
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
45
1,304
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chldren's rights
family law
human rights
equality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
57
1,618
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Local Government
Decentralisation
Federalism
intergovernmental relations
development planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
27
1,247
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cities
Urban Law & Governance
Sustainability
Climate Change Law & Governance
Sub-Saharan Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
23
736
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Medical Law
Bioethics
Human Rights
Neuropathology
Public Health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
27
1,130
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
criminal justice
police
policing
identity
South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
775
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Legal pluralism
cultural diversity
law of succession
mixed jurisdictions
comparative judicialism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
27
833
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Public Procurement
Open Government
Integrity & Anti-Corruption
WTO Law
Development Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,140
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
24
731
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
gender
family law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
26
767
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Feminist qualitative research
sexual and reproductive health and rights
reproductive justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
968
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Refugee and Immigration Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
24
959
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Social justice
Critical pedagogy
Educational Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
20
608
Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
57
151
17,457
Criminology
policing
environmental security
Andronikos Paliathanasis
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
48
145
8,300
General Relativity
Dark Energy
Modified theories of gravity
Cosmology
Integrability
Mary Scholes
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
40
86
5,811
Ml Van Der Walt Swanepoel
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
64
6,058
Salmonella
tuberculosis
campylobacter
Lawsonia
Keymanthri Moodley
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
69
3,575
Monique Michal Marks
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
60
2,692
criminolgy
urban studies
ethnography
urban safety
security governance
Frans Viljoen
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
49
3,346
International Human Rights Law
Regional Human Rights Systems
Jackie Dugard
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
42
1,866
law and social change
courts and the poor
socio-economic rights including land
gender-based harm on campus
Ann Strode
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
44
1,435
Ann Skelton
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
39
1,356
International children's rights
restorative justice
Jonathan Klaaren
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
44
1,752
rights & regulation
competition policy
legal profession
migration & citizenship
South & Southern Africa
Nicolaas Steytler
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
45
1,548
federalism
multilevel government
local government
Charles Ngwena
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
45
1,304
health
disability
race
culture. sexualities
Julia Sloth-Nielsen
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
57
1,618
Chldren's rights
family law
human rights
equality
Jaap De Visser
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
17
27
1,247
Local Government
Decentralisation
Federalism
intergovernmental relations
development planning
Anel Du Plessis
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
17
23
736
Cities
Urban Law & Governance
Sustainability
Climate Change Law & Governance
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sylvester Chima|Sylvester C Chima, MD, Chima S C
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
17
27
1,130
Medical Law
Bioethics
Human Rights
Neuropathology
Public Health
Andrew Faull
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
23
775
criminal justice
police
policing
identity
South Africa
Christa Rautenbach
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
27
833
Legal pluralism
cultural diversity
law of succession
mixed jurisdictions
comparative judicialism
Sope Williams-Elegbe
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,140
Public Procurement
Open Government
Integrity & Anti-Corruption
WTO Law
Development Law
Lilian Chenwi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
24
731
Elsje Bonthuys
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
26
767
Ingrid Lynch
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
14
18
968
Feminist qualitative research
sexual and reproductive health and rights
reproductive justice
Fatima Khan
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
14
24
959
Zayd Waghid
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
14
20
608
Social justice
Critical pedagogy
Educational Technology