Top 100 Scientists

Architecture and Design Top 100 Scientists in South Africa 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (870,053 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ivan Turok
Cities
Regions
Urban economics
Economic geography
Urban planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
59
166
14,314
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chrisna Du Plessis
sustainability
regenerative design
urban resilience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
22
38
3,640
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sarah Charlton
housing and informal settlements
everyday practices
state development and urban policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
29
1,472
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nancy Odendaal
Urban planning
urban infrastructure
smart cities
technology and planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
35
2,427
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bertrand Tumbain Sone
metal oxide synthesis
gas sensors
wastewater treatment
water splitting
energy storage
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
23
1,462

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
James Chakwizira
Transportation Planning
Infrastructure and Services
Sustainable Human Settlements
Planning Law
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
18
33
1,281
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tanja Winkler
Planning theory
ethics
planning education
engaged scholarship
decoloniality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
19
821
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jennifer Whittal
Land tenure
cadastral systems
high water mark
coastal cadastre
communal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
19
601
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Verna Nel
Resilience
complex adaptive systems
land use management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
20
634
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ernst Drewes
Urban and Regional Planning
Regional Policy
Planning Law
Regional Economics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
17
697
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Louis Lategan
Urban and Regional Planning
Low-cost Housing
Informal Rental Housing
Green Urbanism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
323
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thembani Moyo
GIS
Digital Transformation
Smart Cities
Spatial analysis
Urban planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
256
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Willemien Van Niekerk (Faling)
Urban planning
disaster risk reduction
built environment
spatial planning
climate change adaptation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
319
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karen Kotschy
Complex social-ecological systems
resilience
monitoring
evaluation and learning
environmental management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
1,806
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gloria U. Fayomi
Environmental Mgt
Urban Planning & Development
Housing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
222
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ca (Ida) Breed|Christina Alida Breed, Ida Breed
ecological design
urban ecology
values
biodiversity
green infrastructure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
138
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Terence Fenn
Design
Interaction Design
User Experience Design
Experience Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
146
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Belinda Verster
Higher education pedagogy
Transport Planning
Collaborative Planning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
2
140
Tom Sanya
architecture
sustainable design
climate smart design
water smart design
sustainable development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
167
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Carin Combrinck
Urban Citizenship
Public Interest Design
CoDesign
Informal Settlement Upgrade
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
109
Fabio Todeschini
Architecture City Planning Urban Design Landscape Architecture Heritage resources management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
4
195
Selna Cornelius
Urban Planning
Sustainable community development
Informality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
71
Hunadi Mokgalaka
Urban Planning
Service Access Planning
Accessibility Analysis
GIS Data Management and Modelling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
5
82
Tawanda Chinengundu
Engineering Graphics
TVET teacher education
Technology education
Blended learning
4IR and education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
60
Yashaen Luckan
Architecture
Transformative Pedagogy
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Humanistic Urbanism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
0
45
Jacques Laubscher
Energy consumption in the built environment
Resource efficiency
Building regulations and codes
Teaching and learning in architecture and design
Modernism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
63
Jameson Goto
Application of emerging technologies into teaching and learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
37
Ariane Janse Van Rensburg
Architectural education
decolonial curriculum
architectural design
mental health care facilities
stained glass
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
24
Anika Grobler Van Aswegen
Interior architecture
interface
meaning
transformative learning
cultural diversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
21
Kyle Brand
Design
simulation systems
design strategy
transdiciplinarity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
20
Khulekani Sicelo Tembe
Urban agriculture
Land issues
Sustainable development
Townships economy
entreprentreurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
17
Magda Minguzzi
Architecture
Indigenous African Architecture
Community Engagement Research
Action Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
16
Tariene Gaum|Tariene Wilcocks
Architecture
sustainability
energy efficiency
building energy codes
climate change.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
15
Kiara Lawrence
Urban and Regional Planning
Transport Planning
Sustainable Development and Green Infrastructure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
10
Michelle Van Wyk
design
practice-led research
decolonising design
product and jewellery design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
6
Luthando Keith Thomas
Architecture
Sociology
Literature
Storytelling
Indigenous Knowledge.
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
5
Imuentinyan Aivinhenyo
Urban transportation
Travel demand modelling
Sustainable mobility planning
Land use-Transport integration
Accessibility
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
15
Magdalena Cloete
Architecture
learning spaces
evidence based design
urbanism
place
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
9
Clint Abrahams
Architectural Tectonics
Emerging Cultures
Social engagement
Design Build
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
5
Xolisa Ndovela
Social innovation
Interior Design
Socially Resposible Design
Policy Making
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
2
Beth C
Urban and regional planning
housing research
sustainable human settlements
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
1
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ivan Turok
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
166
14,314
Cities
Regions
Urban economics
Economic geography
Urban planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alison Todes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
71
3,854
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marie Huchzermeyer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
52
4,786
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philip Harrison
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
53
3,113
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ronnie Donaldson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
57
2,346
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Claire Bénit-Gbaffou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
40
1,776
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chrisna Du Plessis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
38
3,640
sustainability
regenerative design
urban resilience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sarah Charlton
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
29
1,472
housing and informal settlements
everyday practices
state development and urban policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nancy Odendaal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
35
2,427
Urban planning
urban infrastructure
smart cities
technology and planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bertrand Tumbain Sone
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
23
1,462
metal oxide synthesis
gas sensors
wastewater treatment
water splitting
energy storage

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
James Chakwizira
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
33
1,281
Transportation Planning
Infrastructure and Services
Sustainable Human Settlements
Planning Law
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tanja Winkler
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
821
Planning theory
ethics
planning education
engaged scholarship
decoloniality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jennifer Whittal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
19
601
Land tenure
cadastral systems
high water mark
coastal cadastre
communal
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Verna Nel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
20
634
Resilience
complex adaptive systems
land use management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ernst Drewes
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
17
697
Urban and Regional Planning
Regional Policy
Planning Law
Regional Economics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Louis Lategan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
13
323
Urban and Regional Planning
Low-cost Housing
Informal Rental Housing
Green Urbanism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gerald Steyn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
542
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thembani Moyo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
256
GIS
Digital Transformation
Smart Cities
Spatial analysis
Urban planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Urban planning
disaster risk reduction
built environment
spatial planning
climate change adaptation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karen Kotschy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
1,806
Complex social-ecological systems
resilience
monitoring
evaluation and learning
environmental management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gloria U. Fayomi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
222
Environmental Mgt
Urban Planning & Development
Housing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Neil Klug
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
313
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Koyi Mchunu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
260
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ca (Ida) Breed|Christina Alida Breed, Ida Breed
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
138
ecological design
urban ecology
values
biodiversity
green infrastructure
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Terence Fenn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
146
Design
Interaction Design
User Experience Design
Experience Design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Nic Coetzer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
167
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Belinda Verster
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
140
Higher education pedagogy
Transport Planning
Collaborative Planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Tom Sanya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
167
architecture
sustainable design
climate smart design
water smart design
sustainable development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Carin Combrinck
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
109
Urban Citizenship
Public Interest Design
CoDesign
Informal Settlement Upgrade
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Fabio Todeschini
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
195
Architecture City Planning Urban Design Landscape Architecture Heritage resources management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Iain Low
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
128
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Amira Osman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
126
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Selna Cornelius
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
71
Urban Planning
Sustainable community development
Informality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Hunadi Mokgalaka
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
5
82
Urban Planning
Service Access Planning
Accessibility Analysis
GIS Data Management and Modelling
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Arthur Barker
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
2
72
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Desiree Smal
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
1
66
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Ockert R. Pretorius
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
78
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Carmel Rawhani
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
66
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Tawanda Chinengundu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
60
Engineering Graphics
TVET teacher education
Technology education
Blended learning
4IR and education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Nischolan Pillay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
42
Architectural Design
Theory of Architecture
4IR
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Yashaen Luckan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
0
45
Architecture
Transformative Pedagogy
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Humanistic Urbanism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Engela Petzer
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
78
Urban planning
Futures studies
Built environment
Spatial planning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Tanya Dayaram
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
157
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Christo Vosloo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
75
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Jacques Laubscher
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
63
Energy consumption in the built environment
Resource efficiency
Building regulations and codes
Teaching and learning in architecture and design
Modernism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Bruce Snaddon
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
36
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Walter Peters
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
85
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Peta De Jager
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
31
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Natasha Himmelman
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
31
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Jameson Goto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
37
Application of emerging technologies into teaching and learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Siphokazi Rammile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
30
Urban Planning
Liveability
Decoloniality
Well-being
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Neshane Harvey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
32
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Rudolf Perold
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
30
Architecture
Urbanism
Live Projects
Community Engagement
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Anneli Bowie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
71
Design
Rhetoric
Visual culture
Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Nobukhosi Ngwenya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
40
urban planning
spatial planning
community development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Ariane Janse Van Rensburg
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
24
Architectural education
decolonial curriculum
architectural design
mental health care facilities
stained glass
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Anika Grobler Van Aswegen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
21
Interior architecture
interface
meaning
transformative learning
cultural diversity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Emmanuel Nkambule
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
10
Design-led research
visual research
archipreneurship
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Kyle Brand
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
20
Design
simulation systems
design strategy
transdiciplinarity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Khulekani Sicelo Tembe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
17
Urban agriculture
Land issues
Sustainable development
Townships economy
entreprentreurship
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Magda Minguzzi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
16
Architecture
Indigenous African Architecture
Community Engagement Research
Action Research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Tariene Gaum|Tariene Wilcocks
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
15
Architecture
sustainability
energy efficiency
building energy codes
climate change.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Francine Van Tonder
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
14
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Ilse Prinsloo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
interior design
retail design
retail marketing
retail stores
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Kiara Lawrence
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
10
Urban and Regional Planning
Transport Planning
Sustainable Development and Green Infrastructure
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Absalom Makhubu|Jabu Makhubu, Jabu Absalom Makhubu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
8
architecture
urban design
curriculum
pedagogy
African urbanism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Michelle Van Wyk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
6
design
practice-led research
decolonising design
product and jewellery design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Luthando Keith Thomas
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
5
Architecture
Sociology
Literature
Storytelling
Indigenous Knowledge.
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Imuentinyan Aivinhenyo
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
15
Urban transportation
Travel demand modelling
Sustainable mobility planning
Land use-Transport integration
Accessibility
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Brendan Hart
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
8
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Magdalena Cloete
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
9
Architecture
learning spaces
evidence based design
urbanism
place
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Stella Sofia Papanicolaou
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
7
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Clint Abrahams
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
5
Architectural Tectonics
Emerging Cultures
Social engagement
Design Build
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Andrew Gill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Mueletshedzi Helen Phosho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Xolisa Ndovela
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Social innovation
Interior Design
Socially Resposible Design
Policy Making
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Derick De Bruyn
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Shylet Nyamwanza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Beth C
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Urban and regional planning
housing research
sustainable human settlements
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Louis Du Plessis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1