Top 100 Scientists

Architecture and Design / Urban Planning 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" (943,645 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: 4
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: 5
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: 6
Verna Nel
Resilience
complex adaptive systems
land use management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
20
634
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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: 8
Louis Lategan
Urban and Regional Planning
Low-cost Housing
Informal Rental Housing
Green Urbanism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
13
323
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: 10
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

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* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gloria U. Fayomi
Environmental Mgt
Urban Planning & Development
Housing
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
222
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
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
Khulekani Sicelo Tembe
Urban agriculture
Land issues
Sustainable development
Townships economy
entreprentreurship
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
17
Kiara Lawrence
Urban and Regional Planning
Transport Planning
Sustainable Development and Green Infrastructure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
10
Imuentinyan Aivinhenyo
Urban transportation
Travel demand modelling
Sustainable mobility planning
Land use-Transport integration
Accessibility
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
15
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
Philip Harrison
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
53
3,113
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ronnie Donaldson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
57
2,346
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
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: 5
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: 6
Verna Nel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
20
634
Resilience
complex adaptive systems
land use management
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
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: 8
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: 9
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: 10
Urban planning
disaster risk reduction
built environment
spatial planning
climate change adaptation

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gloria U. Fayomi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
222
Environmental Mgt
Urban Planning & Development
Housing
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Neil Klug
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
313
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Koyi Mchunu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
260
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Selna Cornelius
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
71
Urban Planning
Sustainable community development
Informality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
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: 16
Ockert R. Pretorius
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
78
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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: 18
Siphokazi Rammile
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
30
Urban Planning
Liveability
Decoloniality
Well-being
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nobukhosi Ngwenya
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
40
urban planning
spatial planning
community development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
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: 21
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: 22
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: 23
Mueletshedzi Helen Phosho
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
3
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shylet Nyamwanza
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Beth C
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
1
Urban and regional planning
housing research
sustainable human settlements
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