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

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

For South Africa, there are 454 authors affiliated with 74 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	28.2
---	[---]	Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa	2.54	34	26.2
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	3.99	73	62.7
3	[3]	Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	4.94	75	64.16
4	[4]	College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, South Africa	6.47	61	51.53
---	[---]	Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	7.51	62	50.7
5	[5]	College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) Pretoria, South Africa	7.99	34	29.42
6	[6]	Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	9.64	40	33.49
---	[---]	Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) Pretoria, South Africa	10.14	22	19.48
---	[---]	Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	11.35	21	13.97
---	[---]	School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	12.03	26	20.7
---	[---]	Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	13.36	7	5.13
---	[---]	Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	13.69	16	15
---	[---]	Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	16.4	8	6.83
7	[9]	Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) Cape Town, South Africa	17.3	30	11.75
8	[8]	South African Reserve Bank Pretoria, South Africa	17.74	16	11.59
9	[7]	Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth, South Africa	17.87	14	14
---	[---]	Bureau for Economic Research, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	21.65	6	4.84
10	[10]	Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	21.69	3	1.8
11	[11]	Business School, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	22.36	6	3.53
12	[12]	Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Pretoria, South Africa	22.82	5	3.75
13	[14]	Environmental Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	23.97	2	1.8
14	[13]	Skool vir Economie, North-West University Potchefstroom, South Africa	25.54	8	6.87
---	[---]	School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, South Africa	26.4	6	4.25
15	[15]	Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa	26.63	4	3.19
16	[16]	Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Sol Plaatje University Kimberley, South Africa	28.57	1	1
---	[---]	Research Unit for Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics (RUBEN), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	28.67	3	1.56
---	[---]	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	30.2	4	3.5
---	[---]	School of Public Leadership, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	30.21	2	2
17	[17]	College of Law and Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban, South Africa	30.96	13	9.84
18	[18]	Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	33.28	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	31	24.2
---	[---]	Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa	1.27	29	22.2
2	[2]	College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) Pretoria, South Africa	4	32	27.42
---	[---]	Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) Pretoria, South Africa	5.72	21	18.48
3	[3]	College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, South Africa	6.24	59	49.53
---	[---]	School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	6.42	58	50.56
4	[4]	Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	6.42	59	52.53
5	[5]	Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	6.73	50	40.94
---	[---]	Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	8.62	40	31.63
6	[6]	Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	10.02	37	30.49
---	[---]	School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	12.15	24	18.7
7	[7]	Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth, South Africa	13.73	14	14
---	[---]	Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	14.99	11	10.5
8	[8]	South African Reserve Bank Pretoria, South Africa	16.36	15	10.59
---	[---]	Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	16.69	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	17.25	7	5.13
---	[---]	Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	17.63	8	6.83
---	[---]	School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, South Africa	20.72	6	4.25
9	[9]	Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	23.07	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	23.83	4	3.5
10	[10]	Business School, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	23.89	5	3.03
11	[15]	Environmental Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	29.02	2	1.8
12	[14]	Skool vir Economie, North-West University Potchefstroom, South Africa	29.8	7	5.97
13	[11]	Faculty of Business and Management Science, Walter Sisulu University Mthatha, South Africa	29.97	1	1
14	[12]	Department of Economics, University of Fort Hare East London, South Africa	30.28	6	6
15	[13]	College of Law and Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban, South Africa	31.34	11	8.34
16	[16]	Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Pretoria, South Africa	31.55	4	2.95
17	[20]	Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) Cape Town, South Africa	32.6	20	5.4
18	[17]	Fakulteit Economiese en Bestuurwetenskappe, North-West University Mmabatho, South Africa	32.8	5	3.69

The rankings

Top 25% authors in South Africa, all publications years

For South Africa, there are 454 authors affiliated with 74 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	2.62
3	[4]	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	4.56
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
5	[9]	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	8.4
6	[14]	Roula Inglesi-Lotz Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	9.55
7	[8]	Frank Riedel College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	9.64
8	[5]	Ulrich Schmidt College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	13.32
9	[16]	Johan Fourie Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	13.44
10	[30]	Alexander Zimper Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	14.05
11	[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	14.29
12	[18]	Ingrid Woolard Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	14.43
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	15.12
14	[23]	Fiona Tregenna College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	16.2
15	[12]	Andrew Phiri Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	16.33
16	[20]	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	17
17	[19]	Servaas van der Berg Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	18.25
18	[27]	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	18.57
19	[21]	Eric Schaling Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	19.58
20	[24]	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	21.07
21	[25]	Johann Frederick Kirsten Bureau for Economic Research, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	22.34
22	[32]	Manoel Bittencourt Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	23.64
23	[33]	Dorrit Posel School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	25.16
24	[26]	Steven Fredric Koch Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	25.23
25	[34]	Renee van Eyden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	25.77
26	[29]	Stan Du Plessis Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	25.78
27	[3]	Erik Stam Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	25.86
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	26.78
29	[31]	Ivan Nicholas Turok Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe, Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Bloemfontein	27.12
30	[22]	Lumengo Bonga-Bonga College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	27.76
31	[37]	Charles Komla Delali Adjasi Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	30.65
32	[41]	Ramos Emmanuel Mapanga Mabugu Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley	32.25
33	[17]	Nicholas Biekpe Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	32.51
34	[50]	Rulof P. Burger Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	32.77
35	[45]	Kalu Ojah Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	34.64
36	[44]	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	35.41
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	38.15
38	[38]	Nick Vink Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	38.72
39	[47]	Charl Jooste Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	40.91
40	[57]	James Blignaut School of Public Leadership, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	42.33
41	[67]	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	43.76
42	[48]	Beatrice Desiree Simo-Kengne College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	43.84
43	[55]	Matthew W Clance Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	44.64
44	[43]	Sin-Yu Ho Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	44.84
45	[60]	Derek Yu Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville	47.39
46	[63]	Margaret Mabugu Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	47.45
47	[52]	Eftychia Efi Nikolaidou School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	48.02
48	[85]	Co-Pierre Georg Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	48.9
49	[7]	Jan Luiten van Zanden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	49.56
50	[51]	Daan Steenkamp Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	50.84
51	[53]	Sheilla Nyasha Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	51
52	[59]	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	52.47
53	[72]	Daniela Maria Casale School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	52.99
54	[56]	Dieter von Fintel Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	53.04
55	[81]	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	53.14
56	[58]	John Weirstrass Muteba Mwamba College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	53.46
57	[76]	Ruthira Naraidoo Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	53.8
58	[75]	Kevin Nell College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	54.24
59	[49]	Arno Tausch	54.3
60	[73]	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	54.5
61	[83]	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	54.62
62	[61]	Nicholas Nwanyek Ngepah School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	54.83
63	[64]	Matteo Bonato College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	55.08
64	[80]	Ismail Olaleke Fasanya Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	55.82
65	[62]	Willem H. Boshoff Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	55.97
66	[78]	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	58.2
67	[84]	Witness Simbanegavi South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	58.99
68	[65]	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	60.58
69	[69]	Moinak Maiti School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	66.36
70	[10]	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	69.89
71	[71]	Hlalefang Khobai Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	71.03
72	[99]	Sonali Das	71.25
73	[88]	Monique Brigitte Reid South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	73.73
74	[87]	Andrea Saayman Skool vir Economie, North-West University, Potchefstroom	74.73
75	[74]	Eliphas Ndou Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	75.86
76	[82]	Joel Hinaunye Eita Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	77.04
77	[97]	Ronelle Burger Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	77.49
78	[103]	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	78.79
79	[89]	Hylton Hollander School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	81.55
80	[115]	Guangling Liu Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	81.56
81	[93]	Sylvanus Ikhide Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	82.02
82	[113]	Merle G. Holden Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	82.11
83	[111]	Stephen George Sinclair Taylor Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	82.86
84	[95]	Konstantin Makrelov South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	84.34
85	[77]	Mduduzi Biyase College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	87.2
86	[92]	Grietjie Verhoef College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	87.54
87	[108]	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	87.99
88	[117]	Edwin Muchapondwa School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	89.41
89	[98]	Carolyn Chisadza Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	90.05
90	[102]	Umakrishnan Kollamparambil School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	91.98
91	[104]	Kevin Kotze School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	93.03
92	[105]	Alexis Habiyaremye College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	93.49
93	[100]	Danilo Spinola College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	94.54
94	[119]	John Ele-Ojo Ataguba Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	94.93
95	[101]	Marthinus Christoffel Breitenbach Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	95.2
96	[129]	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	95.85
97	[123]	Paul Nkemngu Acha-Anyi Faculty of Business and Management Science, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha	97.78
98	[96]	Meshach Jesse Aziakpono Department of Economics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	98.27
99	[79]	Fred Gault Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI), Faculty of Economics and Finance, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria	98.7
100	[11]	Andreas Freytag Department of Economics, Faculty of Military Science, University of Stellenbosch, Saldanha	102.1
101	[86]	Simon Jon Roberts School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development (CSID), School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	102.15
102	[135]	Mare Sarr School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	103.04
103	[110]	Charles Lepepeule Machethe Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	104.56
104	[132]	Jan Horn Van Heerden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	107.63
105	[121]	Elvis Korku Avenyo Center for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	107.7
106	[147]	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	110.86
107	[144]	Waldo Krugell Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Skool vir Economie, North-West University, Potchefstroom	112.08
108	[124]	Tafirenyika Sunde Trade and Development Economics Research Area (TRADE), North-West University, Potchefstroom	112.69
109	[118]	Estian Calitz Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	113.09
110	[154]	Bennett Stephen Labson College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	114.75
111	[120]	Daniel Makina College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	114.95
112	[131]	Dambala Gelo School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	115.36
113	[136]	Reza Che Daniels School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	115.89

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	5.79
4	[4]	Andrew Phiri Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	8.15
5	[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	11.27
6	[15]	Matthew W Clance Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	11.29
7	[12]	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	11.34
8	[33]	Rulof P. Burger Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	11.45
9	[8]	Sin-Yu Ho Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	12.29
10	[6]	Nicholas Biekpe Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	12.83
11	[13]	Matteo Bonato College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	14.16
12	[38]	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	14.16
13	[10]	Lumengo Bonga-Bonga College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	14.22
14	[16]	Johan Fourie Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	14.65
15	[17]	Nicholas Nwanyek Ngepah School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	15.3
16	[22]	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	15.75
17	[25]	Renee van Eyden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	17.49
18	[23]	Fiona Tregenna College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	17.92
19	[26]	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	18.33
20	[18]	Moinak Maiti School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	19.53
21	[3]	Erik Stam Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	22.16
22	[21]	Hlalefang Khobai Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	22.71
23	[29]	John Weirstrass Muteba Mwamba College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	23.06
24	[36]	Paul Nkemngu Acha-Anyi Faculty of Business and Management Science, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha	24.25
25	[19]	Frank Riedel College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	24.31
26	[31]	Steven Fredric Koch Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	25.09
27	[20]	Sheilla Nyasha Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	25.44
28	[30]	Charles Komla Delali Adjasi Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	26.73
29	[32]	Daan Steenkamp Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	27.03
30	[46]	Ismail Olaleke Fasanya Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	30.18
31	[49]	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	31.51
32	[44]	Charl Jooste Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	31.83
33	[41]	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	32.46
34	[24]	Mduduzi Biyase College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	32.51
35	[35]	Carolyn Chisadza Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	33.13
36	[39]	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	33.78
37	[43]	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	34.62
38	[82]	Alexander Zimper Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	36.79
39	[45]	Danilo Spinola College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	43.07
40	[71]	Ingrid Woolard Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	43.41
41	[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	43.44
42	[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	43.8
43	[56]	Marthinus Christoffel Breitenbach Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	44.44
44	[52]	Hylton Hollander School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	45.04
45	[70]	Tafirenyika Sunde Trade and Development Economics Research Area (TRADE), North-West University, Potchefstroom	46.32
46	[53]	Kalu Ojah Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	46.48
47	[50]	Dieter von Fintel Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	46.68
48	[68]	Konstantin Makrelov South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	46.9
49	[54]	Umakrishnan Kollamparambil School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	48.51
50	[42]	Joel Hinaunye Eita Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	48.83
51	[64]	Beatrice Desiree Simo-Kengne College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	49.62
52	[69]	Grietjie Verhoef College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	50.92
53	[105]	Stephen George Sinclair Taylor Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	51.2
54	[72]	Elvis Korku Avenyo Center for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	51.44
55	[51]	Eliphas Ndou Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	51.71
56	[67]	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	51.74
57	[76]	Willem H. Boshoff Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	53.25
58	[48]	Clement Zibusiso Moyo Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	54.02
59	[65]	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	54.16
60	[95]	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	54.76
61	[85]	John Ele-Ojo Ataguba Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	55.03
62	[55]	Themba Gilbert Chirwa College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	57.71
63	[80]	Mthokozisi Mlilo School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	58.37
64	[62]	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	58.85
65	[58]	Eftychia Efi Nikolaidou School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	58.92
66	[27]	Ulrich Schmidt College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	59.01
67	[86]	Jones Odei-Mensah Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	59.06
68	[97]	Ramos Emmanuel Mapanga Mabugu Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley	60.56
69	[61]	Ivan Nicholas Turok Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe, Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Bloemfontein	61.02
70	[98]	Witness Simbanegavi South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	61.83
71	[77]	Adeola Oyenubi School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	62.35
72	[89]	James Blignaut School of Public Leadership, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	63.05
73	[104]	Daniela Maria Casale School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	63.79
74	[83]	Dorrit Posel School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	66.2
75	[81]	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	67.05
76	[108]	Eleni Abraham Yitbarek Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	68.39
77	[122]	Stan Du Plessis Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	68.67
78	[103]	Monique Brigitte Reid South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	69.5
79	[96]	Gabrielle Wills Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	71.11
80	[93]	Servaas van der Berg Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	75.72
81	[78]	Forget Mingiri Kapingura Department of Economics, University of Fort Hare, East London	77.78
82	[60]	Acha-Anyi Asongu Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	78.37
83	[90]	Charles Lepepeule Machethe Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	78.65
84	[125]	Omokolade Akinsomi School of Construction Economics and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	78.9
85	[106]	Xolani Sibande Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	80.67
86	[133]	Ruthira Naraidoo Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	81.29
87	[107]	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	81.95
88	[113]	Talita Greyling College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	83.16
89	[114]	Nick Vink Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	83.43
90	[126]	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	83.93
91	[112]	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	84.16
92	[116]	Kevin Kotze School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	84.92
93	[87]	Yonas Tesfamariam Bahta Department of Agricultural Economics, Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Bloemfontein	85.66
94	[110]	Derek Yu Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville	86.34
95	[120]	Kevin Nell College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	86.56
96	[91]	Alexis Habiyaremye College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	86.59
97	[134]	Pierre Leonard Le Roux School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	86.7
98	[117]	Dambala Gelo School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	88.94
99	[102]	Jules Clement Mba College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	89.96
100	[136]	Roy Havemann Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	90.25
101	[115]	Emmanuel Orkoh Fakulteit Economiese en Bestuurwetenskappe, North-West University, Mmabatho	90.39
102	[140]	Sonali Das	93.42
103	[130]	Manoel Bittencourt Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	95.14
104	[101]	Sylvanus Ikhide Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	95.24
105	[127]	Johann Frederick Kirsten Bureau for Economic Research, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	95.93
106	[92]	Zurika Robinson Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	96.24
107	[152]	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	96.55
108	[132]	Edwin Muchapondwa School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	97.25
109	[119]	David Mhlanga College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	97.45
110	[137]	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	97.57
111	[139]	Neryvia Pillay South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	97.89
112	[124]	Andrea Saayman Skool vir Economie, North-West University, Potchefstroom	98.23
113	[74]	Franz Ulrich Ruch South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	98.67

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