Top 25% Institutions and Economists in South Africa, as of January 2025

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Top 25% institutions in South Africa, all authors, all publication years

For South Africa, there are 449 authors affiliated with 72 institutions. All institutions in this region.

Rank	W.Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author shares
1	[1]	Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa	1.43	36	28.1
---	[---]	Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa	2.57	34	26.1
2	[2]	Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	2.8	75	65.23
---	[---]	School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	3.95	73	62.7
3	[3]	Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	4.99	74	63.16
4	[4]	College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, South Africa	6.34	59	50.88
---	[---]	Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	7.47	62	50.7
5	[5]	College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) Pretoria, South Africa	8.11	34	29.42
6	[6]	Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	9.57	40	34.39
---	[---]	Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) Pretoria, South Africa	10.1	23	20.48
---	[---]	Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	11.37	21	13.97
---	[---]	School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	11.86	26	21.65
---	[---]	Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	13.59	7	5.13
---	[---]	Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	13.73	16	15
---	[---]	Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	16.35	8	6.83
7	[9]	Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) Cape Town, South Africa	17.18	30	11.75
8	[8]	South African Reserve Bank Pretoria, South Africa	17.28	17	11.69
9	[7]	Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth, South Africa	18.09	14	14
10	[10]	Business School, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	20.26	7	4.58
11	[11]	Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	21.7	3	1.8
---	[---]	Bureau for Economic Research, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	21.95	6	4.84
12	[12]	Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Pretoria, South Africa	22.78	5	3.75
13	[14]	Environmental Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	23.91	2	1.8
14	[13]	Skool vir Economie, North-West University Potchefstroom, South Africa	24.95	8	6.87
15	[15]	Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa	26.29	4	3.19
---	[---]	Research Unit for Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics (RUBEN), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	28.13	3	1.56
---	[---]	School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, South Africa	28.3	5	4.2
---	[---]	School of Public Leadership, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	29.88	2	2
---	[---]	Studies in Financial Markets and Macroeconomics (SFM), School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	30.35	4	3.5
16	[16]	College of Law and Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban, South Africa	30.77	13	9.84
17	[18]	Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe, Universiteit van die Vrystaat Bloemfontein, South Africa	32.3	4	2.54
18	[17]	Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	33.02	7	4.07

The rankings

Top 25% institutions in South Africa, 10 best authors for each, publications last 10 years

Rank	W.Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author shares
1	[1]	Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa	1.27	33	25.6
---	[---]	Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa	1.27	31	23.6
2	[2]	College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) Pretoria, South Africa	4.02	32	27.43
---	[---]	Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) Pretoria, South Africa	5.73	22	19.48
3	[3]	College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, South Africa	6.31	57	48.88
---	[---]	School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	6.5	59	51.56
4	[4]	Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	6.5	60	53.53
5	[5]	Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	6.59	49	39.94
---	[---]	Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	8.37	40	31.63
6	[6]	Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	9.82	36	30.39
---	[---]	School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	12.08	23	18.64
7	[7]	Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth, South Africa	13.97	14	14
8	[8]	South African Reserve Bank Pretoria, South Africa	15.55	16	10.69
---	[---]	Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	15.61	11	10.5
---	[---]	Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	17.04	8	6.83
---	[---]	Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	17.12	15	9.86
---	[---]	Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	17.62	7	5.13
---	[---]	School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, South Africa	21.36	5	4.2
9	[10]	Business School, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	22.5	6	4.08
10	[9]	Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	22.61	2	1.5
---	[---]	Studies in Financial Markets and Macroeconomics (SFM), School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	24.61	4	3.5
11	[12]	Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) Cape Town, South Africa	27.94	24	7.1
12	[16]	Environmental Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	29.15	2	1.8
13	[15]	Skool vir Economie, North-West University Potchefstroom, South Africa	29.48	8	6.87
14	[11]	Faculty of Business and Management Science, Walter Sisulu University Mthatha, South Africa	29.74	1	1
15	[13]	Department of Economics, University of Fort Hare East London, South Africa	30.44	5	5
16	[14]	College of Law and Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban, South Africa	30.96	11	8.34
17	[18]	Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Pretoria, South Africa	31.57	5	3.75
18	[19]	Fakulteit Economiese en Bestuurwetenskappe, North-West University Mmabatho, South Africa	33.03	5	3.69

The rankings

Top 25% authors in South Africa, all publications years

For South Africa, there are 449 authors affiliated with 72 institutions. All institutions in this region.

Rank	W.Rank	Author	Score
1	[1]	Rangan Gupta Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	1.19
2	[2]	Nicholas Mbaya Odhiambo Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	2.61
3	[5]	John Paul Dunne School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	4.63
4	[15]	Murray Leibbrandt Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	8.21
5	[10]	Haroon Bhorat Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	8.76
6	[11]	Roula Inglesi-Lotz Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	9.13
7	[9]	Frank Riedel College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	10
8	[13]	Johan Fourie Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	11.76
9	[26]	Alexander Zimper Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	12.64
10	[4]	Ulrich Schmidt College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	13.19
11	[18]	Ingrid Woolard Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	15.22
12	[14]	Andrew Phiri Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	15.48
13	[28]	Harald Winkler School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	15.53
14	[21]	Fiona Tregenna College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	15.6
15	[35]	Cally Ardington Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	15.65
16	[19]	Lawrence Edwards Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	16.37
17	[17]	Servaas van der Berg Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	17.95
18	[20]	Eric Schaling Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	18.65
19	[29]	Nicola Viegi Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	19.48
20	[23]	Martine Visser Environmental Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	21.27
21	[25]	Johann Frederick Kirsten Bureau for Economic Research, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	21.99
22	[31]	Dorrit Posel School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	23.13
23	[32]	Manoel Bittencourt Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	23.99
24	[24]	Steven Fredric Koch Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	24.04
25	[33]	Renee van Eyden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	25.69
26	[27]	Stan Du Plessis Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	26.19
27	[30]	Ivan Nicholas Turok Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe, Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Bloemfontein	26.25
28	[42]	Neil Andrew Rankin School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg African Micro-Economic Research Unit (AMERU), School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	26.82
29	[3]	Erik Stam Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	27.09
30	[22]	Lumengo Bonga-Bonga College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	27.86
31	[39]	Kalu Ojah Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	29.2
32	[36]	Charles Komla Delali Adjasi Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	31
33	[16]	Nicholas Biekpe Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	32.04
34	[41]	Mike Morris School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	33.92
35	[52]	Rulof P. Burger Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	34.8
36	[38]	Nick Vink Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	38.76
37	[6]	Augustin Kwasi Fosu Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	38.94
38	[46]	Beatrice Desiree Simo-Kengne College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	42.84
39	[54]	James Blignaut School of Public Leadership, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	42.99
40	[47]	Charl Jooste Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	43.11
41	[66]	Vimal Ranchhod Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	44.56
42	[60]	Margaret Mabugu Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	45.32
43	[44]	Sin-Yu Ho Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	45.38
44	[43]	Daan Steenkamp Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	45.53
45	[53]	Derek Yu Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville	46.19
46	[48]	Eftychia Efi Nikolaidou School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	46.26
47	[57]	Matthew W Clance Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	46.41
48	[83]	Co-Pierre Georg Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	48.26
49	[7]	Jan Luiten van Zanden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	49.43
50	[50]	Sheilla Nyasha Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	50.8
51	[69]	Daniela Maria Casale School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	52.62
52	[56]	Morne Oosthuizen Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	52.75
53	[70]	Kevin Nell College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	53.14
54	[80]	Ben W. Smit Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Bureau for Economic Research, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	53.16
55	[75]	Ruthira Naraidoo Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	53.27
56	[55]	Dieter von Fintel Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	53.51
57	[81]	Don Ross Research Unit for Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics (RUBEN), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	53.9
58	[58]	John Weirstrass Muteba Mwamba College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	54.09
59	[49]	Arno Tausch	54.65
60	[78]	Witness Simbanegavi South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	55.04
61	[63]	Matteo Bonato College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	55.37
62	[59]	Nicholas Nwanyek Ngepah School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	55.45
63	[82]	Andrew Kerr Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	56.47
64	[77]	Benjamin Stanwix Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	57.01
65	[79]	Ismail Olaleke Fasanya Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	57.46
66	[62]	Willem H. Boshoff Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	58.36
67	[8]	Johannes Wolfgang Fedderke School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	58.48
68	[64]	Christopher Malikane School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Studies in Financial Markets and Macroeconomics (SFM), School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	61.31
69	[85]	Simon Jon Roberts College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	70.08
70	[98]	Sonali Das	70.23
71	[67]	Hlalefang Khobai Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	70.83
72	[87]	Monique Brigitte Reid South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	70.93
73	[68]	Moinak Maiti School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	71.51
74	[91]	Edwin Muchapondwa School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	71.65
75	[84]	Andrea Saayman Skool vir Economie, North-West University, Potchefstroom	72.83
76	[72]	Joel Hinaunye Eita Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	73.88
77	[74]	Eliphas Ndou Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	76.61
78	[86]	Hylton Hollander School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	77.44
79	[94]	Ronelle Burger Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	77.79
80	[88]	Sylvanus Ikhide Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	77.91
81	[105]	Guangling Liu Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	79.62
82	[106]	Stephen George Sinclair Taylor Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	81.72
83	[104]	Nicola Branson Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	82.49
84	[113]	Merle G. Holden Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	83.68
85	[101]	Konstantin Makrelov South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	85.58
86	[92]	Grietjie Verhoef College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	87.24
87	[95]	Umakrishnan Kollamparambil School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	87.37
88	[102]	Kevin Kotze School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	88.76
89	[76]	Mduduzi Biyase College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	89.8
90	[90]	Meshach Jesse Aziakpono Department of Economics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	91.03
91	[96]	Carolyn Chisadza Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	92.24
92	[112]	Michael Machokoto Studies in Financial Markets and Macroeconomics (SFM), School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	93.51
93	[115]	John Ele-Ojo Ataguba Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	94.9
94	[100]	Marthinus Christoffel Breitenbach Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	95.5
95	[73]	Fred Gault Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI), Faculty of Economics and Finance, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria	95.7
96	[99]	Danilo Spinola College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	96.34
97	[107]	Alexis Habiyaremye College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	96.59
98	[131]	Harold Kincaid Research Unit for Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics (RUBEN), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	99.49
99	[124]	Paul Nkemngu Acha-Anyi Faculty of Business and Management Science, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha	99.5
100	[135]	Mare Sarr School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	102.39
101	[12]	Andreas Freytag Department of Economics, Faculty of Military Science, University of Stellenbosch, Saldanha	103.1
102	[130]	Jan Horn Van Heerden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	107.57
103	[141]	Sean M. Muller Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	108.24
104	[118]	Elvis Korku Avenyo Center for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	109.08
105	[117]	Charles Lepepeule Machethe Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	109.68
106	[121]	Meshach Jesse Aziakpono Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	110.23
107	[145]	Waldo Krugell Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Skool vir Economie, North-West University, Potchefstroom	111.5
108	[122]	Tafirenyika Sunde Trade and Development Economics Research Area (TRADE), North-West University, Potchefstroom	111.54
109	[129]	Dambala Gelo School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	113.9
110	[134]	Herbert Ntuli School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	114.28
111	[154]	Bennett Stephen Labson College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	114.73
112	[133]	Harold Ngalawa School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, College of Law and Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	114.94

The rankings

Top 25% authors in South Africa, publications last 10 years

Rank	W.Rank	Author	Score
1	[1]	Rangan Gupta Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	1.19
2	[2]	Nicholas Mbaya Odhiambo Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	2.12
3	[5]	Roula Inglesi-Lotz Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	5.71
4	[4]	Andrew Phiri Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	8.16
5	[32]	Rulof P. Burger Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	11.26
6	[10]	John Paul Dunne School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	11.51
7	[13]	Johan Fourie Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	11.89
8	[11]	Haroon Bhorat Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	11.97
9	[16]	Matthew W Clance Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	12
10	[8]	Sin-Yu Ho Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	12.52
11	[6]	Nicholas Biekpe Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	12.7
12	[9]	Lumengo Bonga-Bonga College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	14.21
13	[14]	Matteo Bonato College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	14.44
14	[39]	Neil Andrew Rankin School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg African Micro-Economic Research Unit (AMERU), School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	14.49
15	[15]	Nicholas Nwanyek Ngepah School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	15.29
16	[21]	Murray Leibbrandt Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	15.64
17	[25]	Renee van Eyden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	17.51
18	[24]	Fiona Tregenna College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	18.06
19	[29]	Harald Winkler School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	19.72
20	[18]	Moinak Maiti School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	21.42
21	[19]	Hlalefang Khobai Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	22.22
22	[3]	Erik Stam Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	22.4
23	[30]	John Weirstrass Muteba Mwamba College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	22.81
24	[28]	Steven Fredric Koch Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	23.56
25	[26]	Daan Steenkamp Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	24.17
26	[37]	Paul Nkemngu Acha-Anyi Faculty of Business and Management Science, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha	24.83
27	[20]	Frank Riedel College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	25.25
28	[22]	Sheilla Nyasha Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	26.63
29	[31]	Charles Komla Delali Adjasi Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	27.53
30	[34]	Kalu Ojah Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	28.1
31	[61]	Alexander Zimper Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	28.45
32	[40]	Martine Visser Environmental Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	31.74
33	[49]	Ismail Olaleke Fasanya Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	31.88
34	[43]	Dorrit Posel School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	32.52
35	[54]	Andrew Kerr Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	34.54
36	[23]	Mduduzi Biyase College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	34.64
37	[36]	Carolyn Chisadza Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	34.92
38	[46]	Charl Jooste Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	35.11
39	[42]	Michael Machokoto Studies in Financial Markets and Macroeconomics (SFM), School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	38.28
40	[44]	Dieter von Fintel Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	40.49
41	[47]	Nicola Viegi Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	40.71
42	[63]	Lawrence Edwards Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	42.37
43	[45]	Danilo Spinola College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	44.4
44	[56]	Marthinus Christoffel Breitenbach Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	44.84
45	[48]	Umakrishnan Kollamparambil School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	45.04
46	[53]	Hylton Hollander School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	45.26
47	[73]	Benjamin Stanwix Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	45.38
48	[65]	Tafirenyika Sunde Trade and Development Economics Research Area (TRADE), North-West University, Potchefstroom	47.18
49	[59]	Beatrice Desiree Simo-Kengne College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	49.42
50	[41]	Joel Hinaunye Eita Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	49.5
51	[105]	Stephen George Sinclair Taylor Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	50.68
52	[77]	Ingrid Woolard Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	51.06
53	[51]	Eftychia Efi Nikolaidou School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	51.2
54	[75]	Konstantin Makrelov South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	51.55
55	[66]	Grietjie Verhoef College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	52.22
56	[68]	Mike Morris School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	54.25
57	[69]	Elvis Korku Avenyo Center for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	55.38
58	[52]	Clement Zibusiso Moyo Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	55.52
59	[58]	Eliphas Ndou Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	55.82
60	[83]	John Ele-Ojo Ataguba Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	55.84
61	[97]	Don Ross Research Unit for Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics (RUBEN), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	55.96
62	[82]	Herbert Ntuli School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	56.07
63	[79]	Willem H. Boshoff Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	56.97
64	[88]	Monique Brigitte Reid South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	57.19
65	[71]	Christopher Malikane School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Studies in Financial Markets and Macroeconomics (SFM), School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	59.08
66	[57]	Themba Gilbert Chirwa College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	59.38
67	[87]	Edwin Muchapondwa School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	60.33
68	[92]	Witness Simbanegavi South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	60.9
69	[85]	Jones Odei-Mensah Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	61.54
70	[81]	Mthokozisi Mlilo School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	62.05
71	[27]	Ulrich Schmidt College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	62.71
72	[64]	Ivan Nicholas Turok Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe, Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Bloemfontein	63.73
73	[78]	Adeola Oyenubi School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	63.93
74	[91]	James Blignaut School of Public Leadership, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	66.2
75	[104]	Daniela Maria Casale School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	66.95
76	[118]	Roy Havemann Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	71.36
77	[120]	Stan Du Plessis Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	71.99
78	[76]	Timothy Kohler Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	72.03
79	[111]	Eleni Abraham Yitbarek Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	72.86
80	[84]	Morne Oosthuizen Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	74.84
81	[114]	Neryvia Pillay South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	76.39
82	[106]	Christopher W Loewald South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	76.71
83	[72]	Forget Mingiri Kapingura Department of Economics, University of Fort Hare, East London	77.19
84	[55]	Acha-Anyi Asongu Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	77.25
85	[96]	Meshach Jesse Aziakpono Department of Economics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	80.52
86	[99]	Servaas van der Berg Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	81.21
87	[123]	Omokolade Akinsomi School of Construction Economics and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	82.3
88	[107]	Gabrielle Wills Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	82.91
89	[119]	Nick Vink Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	84.47
90	[136]	Ruthira Naraidoo Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	84.48
91	[116]	Kevin Kotze School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	84.9
92	[110]	Amy Julia Thornton Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	85.54
93	[115]	Kevin Nell College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	86.15
94	[108]	Derek Yu Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville	86.64
95	[137]	Pierre Leonard Le Roux School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	87.98
96	[89]	Yonas Tesfamariam Bahta Department of Agricultural Economics, Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Bloemfontein	88.37
97	[113]	Dambala Gelo School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	88.57
98	[94]	Charles Lepepeule Machethe Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	88.93
99	[132]	Vimal Ranchhod Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	89.66
100	[103]	Jules Clement Mba College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	90.41
101	[112]	Simon Jon Roberts College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	90.85
102	[95]	Alexis Habiyaremye College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	90.94
103	[100]	Sylvanus Ikhide Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	92.35
104	[117]	Emmanuel Orkoh Fakulteit Economiese en Bestuurwetenskappe, North-West University, Mmabatho	92.9
105	[130]	Manoel Bittencourt Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	93.55
106	[133]	Talita Greyling College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	94.83
107	[128]	Francois Karl Steenkamp Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	95.82
108	[121]	Xolani Sibande Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	97.68
109	[122]	Andrea Saayman Skool vir Economie, North-West University, Potchefstroom	98.17
110	[142]	Sonali Das	98.25
111	[102]	Zurika Robinson Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	100.36
112	[131]	Johann Frederick Kirsten Bureau for Economic Research, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	100.49

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