Subject Rankings

University of the Free State Subject Rankings 2025

Agriculture and Forestry, Architecture and Design, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings along with their 197 sub-branches, can be analyzed at global, national, and regional levels. You can also evaluate them based on the i10 index and citation numbersAs of Sep 18, 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 (1.014.193) 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
Paul J Oberholster
Limnology
Ecotoxicology
Integrated Water Resource Management
Water Ecosystem Services
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
78
2,914
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Geoffrey Mukwada
Climate change
Natural resource conservation
Rural livelihoods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
27
980
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Johanes Belle
Disaster Risk Reduction
Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
17
800
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Alice Ncube
International migration
vulnerability and resilience disaster management
gender and climate change
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
264
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Nola Redelinghuys
population and environment
environmental sociology
unconventional gas mining
hydraulic fracturing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
14
277
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Alba Gómez-Arias
Geology
Environmental science
mine waste characterization
revalorization
geomicrobiology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
250
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul J Oberholster
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
78
2,914
Limnology
Ecotoxicology
Integrated Water Resource Management
Water Ecosystem Services
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
G Osthoff
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
52
1,676
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Geoffrey Mukwada
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
27
980
Climate change
Natural resource conservation
Rural livelihoods
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Johanes Belle
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
17
800
Disaster Risk Reduction
Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alice Ncube
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
10
10
264
International migration
vulnerability and resilience disaster management
gender and climate change
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nola Redelinghuys
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
10
14
277
population and environment
environmental sociology
unconventional gas mining
hydraulic fracturing
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ernestine Alabaroaye Atangana
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
8
6
327
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alba Gómez-Arias
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
8
5
250
Geology
Environmental science
mine waste characterization
revalorization
geomicrobiology