For South Africa, there are 475 authors affiliated with 77 institutions.
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| Rank | W.Rank | Author | Score |
| 1 | [1] | Rangan Gupta Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria | 1.02 |
| 2 | [2] | Nicholas Mbaya Odhiambo Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria | 2.36 |
| 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 | 4.34 |
| 4 | [14] | 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 | 8.03 |
| 5 | [12] | 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 | 8.23 |
| 6 | [10] | Roula Inglesi-Lotz Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria | 8.4 |
| 7 | [18] | Dirk Tasche Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics, North-West University, Potchefstroom | 10.79 |
| 8 | [29] | Alexander Zimper Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria | 11.28 |
| 9 | [4] | Ulrich Schmidt College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 11.91 |
| 10 | [11] | Andrew Phiri Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth | 12.49 |
| 11 | [21] | 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 | 13.61 |
| 12 | [15] | Johan Fourie Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 13.7 |
| 13 | [17] | Ingrid Woolard Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 14.44 |
| 14 | [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 | 14.58 |
| 15 | [31] | 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 | 14.93 |
| 16 | [24] | Fiona Tregenna College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 15.66 |
| 17 | [19] | Eric Schaling Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town | 16.64 |
| 18 | [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 | 16.96 |
| 19 | [22] | Servaas van der Berg Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 18.19 |
| 20 | [35] | Manoel Bittencourt Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria | 22.86 |
| 21 | [26] | Steven Fredric Koch Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria | 23.49 |
| 22 | [27] | Johann Frederick Kirsten Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Bureau for Economic Research, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 23.5 |
| 23 | [33] | 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 | 24.22 |
| 24 | [3] | Erik Stam Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 24.53 |
| 25 | [34] | Dorrit Posel School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | 24.67 |
| 26 | [45] | 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 | 25.03 |
| 27 | [25] | Ivan Nicholas Turok Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe, Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Bloemfontein | 25.47 |
| 28 | [36] | Renee van Eyden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria | 25.73 |
| 29 | [28] | Lumengo Bonga-Bonga College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 25.74 |
| 30 | [37] | Ramos Emmanuel Mapanga Mabugu Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley | 28.3 |
| 31 | [32] | Stan Du Plessis Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 28.58 |
| 32 | [52] | Rulof P. Burger Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 30.4 |
| 33 | [44] | Charles Komla Delali Adjasi Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 30.57 |
| 34 | [47] | 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 | 32.58 |
| 35 | [16] | Nicholas Biekpe Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town | 33.51 |
| 36 | [49] | Kalu Ojah Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | 34.17 |
| 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 | 35.06 |
| 38 | [51] | Matthew W Clance Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria | 35.96 |
| 39 | [40] | Charl Jooste Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria | 36.17 |
| 40 | [46] | Nick Vink Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 36.67 |
| 41 | [43] | Derek Yu Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville | 39.01 |
| 42 | [48] | Beatrice Desiree Simo-Kengne College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 39.49 |
| 43 | [65] | 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 | 40.88 |
| 44 | [62] | Daan Steenkamp Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 41.7 |
| 45 | [7] | Jan Luiten van Zanden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 44.37 |
| 46 | [50] | Dieter von Fintel Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 45.78 |
| 47 | [53] | Nicholas Nwanyek Ngepah School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 45.8 |
| 48 | [66] | 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 | 46.4 |
| 49 | [69] | Ruthira Naraidoo Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria | 46.64 |
| 50 | [55] | Sin-Yu Ho Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria | 46.79 |
| 51 | [57] | Margaret Mabugu Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town | 46.99 |
| 52 | [58] | James Blignaut School of Public Leadership, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 48.32 |
| 53 | [54] | Matteo Bonato College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 49.01 |
| 54 | [75] | Kevin Nell College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 49.58 |
| 55 | [86] | Co-Pierre Georg Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town | 49.64 |
| 56 | [61] | Eftychia Efi Nikolaidou School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town | 49.8 |
| 57 | [64] | Arno Tausch | 51.58 |
| 58 | [56] | John Weirstrass Muteba Mwamba College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 52.15 |
| 59 | [78] | Ben W. Smit Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Bureau for Economic Research, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 52.66 |
| 60 | [74] | Ismail Olaleke Fasanya Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | 54.04 |
| 61 | [73] | Daniela Maria Casale School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | 54.94 |
| 62 | [84] | 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 | 55.64 |
| 63 | [70] | Sheilla Nyasha Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria | 56.42 |
| 64 | [80] | Witness Simbanegavi South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria | 56.42 |
| 65 | [68] | 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 | 57.34 |
| 66 | [67] | Moinak Maiti School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | 59.22 |
| 67 | [76] | 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 | 61.48 |
| 68 | [77] | Willem H. Boshoff Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 62.29 |
| 69 | [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 | 64.32 |
| 70 | [85] | 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 | 64.73 |
| 71 | [79] | Monique Brigitte Reid South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 66.49 |
| 72 | [94] | Sonali Das | 67.99 |
| 73 | [72] | Hylton Hollander School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town | 69.28 |
| 74 | [81] | Joel Hinaunye Eita Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 69.4 |
| 75 | [89] | Andrea Saayman Skool vir Economie, North-West University, Potchefstroom | 73.89 |
| 76 | [96] | Ronelle Burger Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 74.92 |
| 77 | [91] | Hlalefang Khobai Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth | 75.3 |
| 78 | [87] | Eliphas Ndou Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria | 75.47 |
| 79 | [102] | 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 | 75.87 |
| 80 | [63] | Don A 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 | 78.42 |
| 81 | [93] | Danilo Spinola College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 79.36 |
| 82 | [115] | Stephen George Sinclair Taylor Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 79.66 |
| 83 | [83] | Mduduzi Biyase College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 79.91 |
| 84 | [92] | Marthinus Christoffel Breitenbach Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria | 80.3 |
| 85 | [118] | Guangling Liu Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 83.23 |
| 86 | [13] | Andreas Freytag Department of Economics, Faculty of Military Science, University of Stellenbosch, Saldanha | 83.3 |
| 87 | [108] | Sylvanus Ikhide Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 83.55 |
| 88 | [107] | Umakrishnan Kollamparambil School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | 84.32 |
| 89 | [100] | Carolyn Chisadza Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria | 86.06 |
| 90 | [97] | Grietjie Verhoef College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 86.81 |
| 91 | [117] | Merle G. Holden Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town | 88.76 |
| 92 | [109] | Alexis Habiyaremye College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 89.6 |
| 93 | [111] | Edwin Muchapondwa School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town | 90.36 |
| 94 | [128] | Harold Kincaid School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Research Unit for Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics (RUBEN), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town | 90.9 |
| 95 | [122] | Paul Nkemngu Acha-Anyi Faculty of Business and Management Science, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha | 91.38 |
| 96 | [88] | 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 | 91.85 |
| 97 | [121] | Camille Roger Meyer Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town | 92.93 |
| 98 | [113] | Elvis Korku Avenyo College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 92.99 |
| 99 | [112] | Konstantin Makrelov South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria | 93.09 |
| 100 | [137] | Matthew Olckers Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 95.2 |
| 101 | [106] | Kevin Kotze School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town | 95.24 |
| 102 | [99] | Meshach Jesse Aziakpono Department of Economics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch | 95.73 |
| 103 | [120] | John Ele-Ojo Ataguba Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town | 96.35 |
| 104 | [116] | Charles Lepepeule Machethe Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, Pretoria | 98.67 |
| 105 | [124] | Dambala Gelo School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | 100.74 |
| 106 | [135] | Mare Sarr School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town | 100.77 |
| 107 | [103] | Daniel Makina College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria | 102.46 |
| 108 | [104] | Tendai Gwatidzo School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | 102.47 |
| 109 | [71] | Ravinder Rena Fakulteit Economiese en Bestuurwetenskappe, North-West University, Mmabatho Faculty of Management Sciences, Durban University of Technlogy, Durban Faculty of Business and management Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville | 104.43 |
| 110 | [105] | Clement Zibusiso Moyo Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth | 104.81 |
| 111 | [126] | Tafirenyika Sunde Trade and Development Economics Research Area (TRADE), North-West University, Potchefstroom | 104.85 |
| 112 | [132] | Reza Che Daniels School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town | 105.19 |
| 113 | [90] | Fred Gault Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI), Faculty of Economics and Finance, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria | 105.81 |
| 114 | [145] | 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 | 108.64 |
| 115 | [129] | Adeola Oyenubi School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | 110.62 |
| 116 | [123] | Themba Gilbert Chirwa College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria | 112.08 |
| 117 | [151] | Bennett Stephen Labson College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park | 113.32 |
| 118 | [144] | Waldo Krugell Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Skool vir Economie, North-West University, Potchefstroom | 113.41 |