| Rank | Score | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | 1.02 | Stephen George Hall | Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria |
| 2. | 2.38 | Johannes Wolfgang Fedderke | School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town |
| 3. | 4.73 | Nicola Viegi | School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town |
| 4. | 4.81 | Murray Leibbrandt | School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town |
| 5. | 5.57 | Servaas van der Berg | Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch |
| 6. | 5.73 | Ingrid D Woolard | Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town |
| 7. | 6.44 | Martin Wittenberg | School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town |