Scholarly Index

South African History and Culture

2021-2025 World Top1000 Scholar ranking for South African History and Culture.

World rank	Scholar	Impact score	Total citations	Total publications
1	Marcel Paret	97.63	1,077	68
2	Victor H. Mlambo	95.52	613	87
3	Rafaël Verbuyst	94.44	158	30
4	Zachary Levenson	93.82	257	36
5	Collin Olebogeng Mongale	93.71	51	8
6	Daniel N. Mlambo	93.14	285	49
7	Godfrey Maringira	91.66	390	42
8	Amanuel Isak Tewolde	91.42	111	30
9	Mlamli Diko	90.94	204	65
10	Patrick Bond	89.63	3,253	260
11	Keyan G. Tomaselli	89.55	2,831	320
12	Vidette Bester	89.15	88	8
13	Lerato Thakholi	87.64	241	12
14	Maxim Bolt	85.82	333	65
15	Lochner Marais	84.62	2,200	181
16	Mandisi Majavu	84.20	205	24
17	Whitney N. Laster Pirtle	82.56	1,437	24
18	Stasja Koot	81.77	817	62
19	John Mamokhere	81.52	283	44
20	Kelebogile T. Resane	80.84	353	69
21	Roger Southall	80.73	3,047	259
22	Andrew van der Vlies	80.16	225	50
23	Chitja Twala	80.02	264	94
24	Goutam Karmakar	79.75	170	95
25	Makhura Benjamin Rapanyane	79.69	219	60
26	Jody Metcalfe	79.13	17	6
27	Bongani Ngqulunga	78.02	73	14
28	Simbarashe Gukurume	77.08	691	40
29	David Everatt	76.78	498	50
30	Grant Andrews	76.73	197	39
31	Niyi Akingbe	76.01	173	61
32	Amanda Joyce Hall	75.73	11	4
33	Michael Chapman	75.67	493	117
34	Prinola Govenden	74.55	29	9
35	Kenny Chiwarawara	74.31	22	10
36	Lena Englund	74.00	37	25
37	Hauke-Peter Vehrs	73.67	106	11
38	Toks Oyedemi	73.35	566	27
39	Hoolo ‘Nyane	72.84	75	56
40	Siseko H. Kumalo	72.60	267	33
41	Ashwin Desai	72.46	1,076	79
42	Luan Staphorst	72.25	37	22
43	Janeke Thumbran	72.18	14	11
44	Mookgo Solomon Kgatle	72.00	741	125
45	Grasian Mkodzongi	71.78	379	17
46	Melusi Nkomo	71.33	19	6
47	Moffat Sebola	71.03	32	22
48	Kate Ekama	70.36	45	14
49	Aylwyn Walsh	70.24	102	42
50	Malesela Edward Montle	69.72	62	47