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

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

For South Africa, there are 460 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	1.51	36	28.2
---	[---]	Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa	2.62	34	26.2
2	[2]	Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	2.89	77	67.23
---	[---]	School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	4.08	75	64.7
3	[3]	College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, South Africa	4.49	62	52.53
4	[4]	Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	5.4	76	65.16
---	[---]	Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	7.8	63	51.7
5	[5]	College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) Pretoria, South Africa	8.04	34	29.42
6	[6]	Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	9.71	40	33.49
---	[---]	Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) Pretoria, South Africa	10.32	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	11.42	21	13.97
---	[---]	School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	12.18	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	13.28	8	5.63
---	[---]	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	16.37	8	6.83
7	[8]	South African Reserve Bank Pretoria, South Africa	17.7	16	11.59
8	[7]	Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth, South Africa	17.75	14	14
9	[9]	Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) Cape Town, South Africa	17.88	30	11.75
10	[10]	Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	21.43	3	1.8
---	[---]	Bureau for Economic Research, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	21.48	6	4.84
11	[11]	Business School, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	22.56	6	3.53
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	24.05	2	1.8
---	[---]	School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, South Africa	25.74	6	4.25
14	[13]	Skool vir Economie, North-West University Potchefstroom, South Africa	25.93	8	6.87
15	[15]	Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape Bellville, South Africa	26.43	4	3.19
16	[16]	Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Sol Plaatje University Kimberley, South Africa	27.97	1	1
---	[---]	Research Unit for Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics (RUBEN), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	28.91	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	29.65	4	3.5
---	[---]	School of Public Leadership, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	31.27	2	2
17	[17]	College of Law and Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban, South Africa	31.34	14	10.84
18	[18]	Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	33.15	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	4.05	31	27.1
3	[3]	College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, South Africa	5.2	59	50.03
---	[---]	Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) Pretoria, South Africa	5.71	21	18.48
---	[---]	School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	6.77	61	53.56
4	[4]	Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	6.77	62	55.53
5	[5]	Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	6.93	50	41.47
---	[---]	Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	8.82	40	32.16
6	[6]	Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	10.18	37	30.49
---	[---]	School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	12.52	24	18.7
7	[7]	Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth, South Africa	13.61	14	14
---	[---]	Development Policy Research Unit, School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	14.14	11	10.5
8	[8]	South African Reserve Bank Pretoria, South Africa	16.89	15	10.59
---	[---]	Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	17.06	8	5.63
---	[---]	Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU), School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	17.09	15	9.86
---	[---]	Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa	17.5	8	6.83
---	[---]	School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg Auckland Park, South Africa	20.51	6	4.25
9	[9]	Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	23.3	2	1.5
10	[10]	Business School, University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, South Africa	23.97	5	3.03
---	[---]	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	23.98	4	3.5
11	[14]	Environmental Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa	28.69	2	1.8
12	[11]	Department of Economics, University of Fort Hare East London, South Africa	29.43	6	6
13	[12]	Faculty of Business and Management Science, Walter Sisulu University Mthatha, South Africa	30.16	1	1
14	[15]	Skool vir Economie, North-West University Potchefstroom, South Africa	30.39	6	5.5
15	[13]	College of Law and Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban, South Africa	31.28	12	9.34
16	[18]	Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Pretoria, South Africa	31.51	4	2.95
17	[16]	Fakulteit Economiese en Bestuurwetenskappe, North-West University Mmabatho, South Africa	31.73	6	4.68
18	[17]	Trade and Development Economics Research Area (TRADE), North-West University Potchefstroom, South Africa	32.82	2	2

The rankings

Top 25% authors in South Africa, all publications years

For South Africa, there are 460 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	2.69
3	[3]	Wim Naude College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	4.07
4	[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	5.2
5	[13]	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	8.96
6	[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	9.64
7	[12]	Roula Inglesi-Lotz Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	10.37
8	[9]	Frank Riedel College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	10.76
9	[20]	Ingrid Woolard Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	15
10	[7]	Ulrich Schmidt College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	15.16
11	[27]	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	15.81
12	[21]	Fiona Tregenna College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	15.91
13	[28]	Alexander Zimper Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	15.92
14	[17]	Johan Fourie Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	16.01
15	[36]	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	17.25
16	[11]	Andrew Phiri Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	17.43
17	[19]	Servaas van der Berg Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	18.88
18	[22]	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	19.06
19	[23]	Eric Schaling Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	19.64
20	[26]	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	22.07
21	[25]	Johann Frederick Kirsten Bureau for Economic Research, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	23.37
22	[32]	Manoel Bittencourt Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	25.01
23	[35]	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	25.53
24	[33]	Dorrit Posel School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	26.77
25	[4]	Erik Stam Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	26.88
26	[29]	Steven Fredric Koch Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	28.39
27	[47]	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	28.48
28	[30]	Ivan Nicholas Turok Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe, Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Bloemfontein	28.57
29	[37]	Renee van Eyden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	28.87
30	[31]	Stan Du Plessis Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	29.62
31	[24]	Lumengo Bonga-Bonga College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	29.7
32	[34]	Charles Komla Delali Adjasi Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	30.84
33	[45]	Ramos Emmanuel Mapanga Mabugu Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley	33.06
34	[51]	Rulof P. Burger Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	33.31
35	[18]	Nicholas Biekpe Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	34.76
36	[44]	Kalu Ojah Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	35.05
37	[43]	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	35.56
38	[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	38.55
39	[41]	Nick Vink Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	41.35
40	[48]	Charl Jooste Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	42.88
41	[55]	Matthew W Clance Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	44.52
42	[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	45.66
43	[49]	Beatrice Desiree Simo-Kengne College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	45.69
44	[42]	Sin-Yu Ho Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	46.45
45	[70]	Margaret Mabugu Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	50.16
46	[54]	Eftychia Efi Nikolaidou School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	50.84
47	[52]	Nicholas Nwanyek Ngepah School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	51.32
48	[61]	Derek Yu Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville	51.55
49	[85]	Co-Pierre Georg Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	51.87
50	[8]	Jan Luiten van Zanden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	52
51	[72]	James Blignaut School of Public Leadership, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	52.57
52	[53]	Sheilla Nyasha Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	52.96
53	[73]	Kevin Nell College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	54.43
54	[58]	John Weirstrass Muteba Mwamba College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	55.22
55	[82]	Ruthira Naraidoo Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	55.39
56	[78]	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	56.1
57	[50]	Arno Tausch	56.12
58	[84]	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	56.92
59	[62]	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	57.35
60	[59]	Dieter von Fintel Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	57.46
61	[80]	Daniela Maria Casale School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	57.62
62	[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	57.79
63	[77]	Ismail Olaleke Fasanya Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	57.85
64	[71]	Matteo Bonato College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	57.9
65	[60]	Daan Steenkamp Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	58.47
66	[87]	Witness Simbanegavi South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	61.58
67	[83]	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	62.02
68	[65]	Willem H. Boshoff Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	63.06
69	[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	63.23
70	[66]	Moinak Maiti School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	66.83
71	[63]	Hlalefang Khobai Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	68.26
72	[16]	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	73.06
73	[91]	Monique Brigitte Reid South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	74.05
74	[92]	Ronelle Burger Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	75.36
75	[74]	Eliphas Ndou Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	76.14
76	[110]	Sonali Das	77.29
77	[88]	Andrea Saayman Skool vir Economie, North-West University, Potchefstroom	78.31
78	[76]	Joel Hinaunye Eita Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	78.32
79	[105]	Stephen George Sinclair Taylor Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	79.61
80	[90]	Hylton Hollander School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	82.94
81	[108]	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	83.61
82	[93]	Sylvanus Ikhide Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	84.93
83	[107]	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	86.95
84	[123]	Guangling Liu Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	87.71
85	[118]	Merle G. Holden Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	88.02
86	[75]	Mduduzi Biyase College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	88.08
87	[95]	Umakrishnan Kollamparambil School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	89.7
88	[96]	Grietjie Verhoef College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	92.59
89	[94]	Marthinus Christoffel Breitenbach Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	93.41
90	[114]	John Ele-Ojo Ataguba Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	93.56
91	[98]	Danilo Spinola College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	94.21
92	[104]	Carolyn Chisadza Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	94.5
93	[119]	Kevin Kotze School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	97.26
94	[111]	Alexis Habiyaremye College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	97.85
95	[122]	Paul Nkemngu Acha-Anyi Faculty of Business and Management Science, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha	98.58
96	[120]	Konstantin Makrelov South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	99.56
97	[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	99.75
98	[129]	Edwin Muchapondwa School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	99.96
99	[132]	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	99.99
100	[99]	Meshach Jesse Aziakpono Department of Economics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	101.03
101	[79]	Fred Gault Institute for Economic Research on Innovation (IERI), Faculty of Economics and Finance, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria	101.94
102	[117]	Tafirenyika Sunde Trade and Development Economics Research Area (TRADE), North-West University, Potchefstroom	102.68
103	[113]	Charles Lepepeule Machethe Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	103.61
104	[15]	Andreas Freytag Department of Economics, Faculty of Military Science, University of Stellenbosch, Saldanha	103.9
105	[100]	Daniel Makina College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	107.67
106	[143]	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	108.07
107	[158]	Mare Sarr School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	109.15
108	[102]	Clement Zibusiso Moyo Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	109.43
109	[146]	Waldo Krugell Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Skool vir Economie, North-West University, Potchefstroom	112.59
110	[97]	Themba Gilbert Chirwa College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	112.7
111	[130]	Elvis Korku Avenyo Center for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	114.9
112	[121]	Estian Calitz Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	115.12
113	[163]	Bennett Stephen Labson College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	115.7
114	[134]	Dambala Gelo School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	116.09
115	[126]	Adeola Oyenubi School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	119.19

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	2.2
3	[6]	Wim Naude College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	5.26
4	[5]	Roula Inglesi-Lotz Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	5.97
5	[4]	Andrew Phiri Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	9.03
6	[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	11.84
7	[16]	Matthew W Clance Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	11.89
8	[33]	Rulof P. Burger Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	11.99
9	[7]	Nicholas Biekpe Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	13.48
10	[9]	Sin-Yu Ho Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	14.12
11	[13]	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	14.22
12	[15]	Nicholas Nwanyek Ngepah School of Economics, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	14.41
13	[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	14.59
14	[10]	Lumengo Bonga-Bonga College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	14.97
15	[17]	Matteo Bonato College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	15.8
16	[20]	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	16.39
17	[18]	Johan Fourie Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	17.18
18	[26]	Renee van Eyden Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	18.23
19	[24]	Fiona Tregenna College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	18.36
20	[27]	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	18.63
21	[19]	Moinak Maiti School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	20.84
22	[28]	John Weirstrass Muteba Mwamba College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	23.16
23	[3]	Erik Stam Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	23.63
24	[23]	Hlalefang Khobai Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	24.67
25	[22]	Frank Riedel College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	25.57
26	[21]	Sheilla Nyasha Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	26.78
27	[39]	Paul Nkemngu Acha-Anyi Faculty of Business and Management Science, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha	26.98
28	[31]	Charles Komla Delali Adjasi Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	27.23
29	[34]	Steven Fredric Koch Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	27.31
30	[32]	Daan Steenkamp Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	27.49
31	[47]	Ismail Olaleke Fasanya Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	31.85
32	[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	32.25
33	[42]	Charl Jooste Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	32.96
34	[51]	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	33.91
35	[40]	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	34.1
36	[25]	Mduduzi Biyase College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	35.07
37	[35]	Carolyn Chisadza Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	36.06
38	[86]	Alexander Zimper Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	38.81
39	[48]	Hylton Hollander School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	39.96
40	[52]	Marthinus Christoffel Breitenbach Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	42.11
41	[65]	Ingrid Woolard Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	42.46
42	[46]	Danilo Spinola College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	42.74
43	[71]	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	43.63
44	[50]	Kalu Ojah Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	44.11
45	[98]	Stephen George Sinclair Taylor Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	45.15
46	[61]	Tafirenyika Sunde Trade and Development Economics Research Area (TRADE), North-West University, Potchefstroom	46.06
47	[54]	Umakrishnan Kollamparambil School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	46.87
48	[57]	Beatrice Desiree Simo-Kengne College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	49.04
49	[43]	Clement Zibusiso Moyo Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	49.52
50	[56]	Dieter von Fintel Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	50.12
51	[44]	Joel Hinaunye Eita Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	50.98
52	[67]	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	53.33
53	[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	54.57
54	[76]	Elvis Korku Avenyo Center for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	55.54
55	[69]	Grietjie Verhoef College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	55.72
56	[53]	Eliphas Ndou Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	55.85
57	[80]	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	56.39
58	[99]	Carl Friedrich Kreuser Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	56.44
59	[70]	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	56.82
60	[100]	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	56.84
61	[55]	Themba Gilbert Chirwa College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	57.32
62	[88]	Jones Odei-Mensah Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	59.06
63	[90]	John Ele-Ojo Ataguba Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	59.2
64	[77]	Mthokozisi Mlilo School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	59.37
65	[63]	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	59.93
66	[96]	Witness Simbanegavi South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	60.22
67	[30]	Ulrich Schmidt College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	60.23
68	[97]	Ramos Emmanuel Mapanga Mabugu Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley	60.87
69	[82]	Konstantin Makrelov South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	60.93
70	[60]	Ivan Nicholas Turok Economic Performance and Development, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Pretoria Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe, Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Bloemfontein	61.63
71	[58]	Eftychia Efi Nikolaidou School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	61.77
72	[78]	Willem H. Boshoff Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	61.8
73	[74]	Adeola Oyenubi School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	61.97
74	[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	65.72
75	[87]	Dorrit Posel School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	67.33
76	[101]	Monique Brigitte Reid South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	68.59
77	[94]	Gabrielle Wills Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	69.01
78	[123]	Stan Du Plessis Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	70.74
79	[109]	Eleni Abraham Yitbarek Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	70.84
80	[84]	Charles Lepepeule Machethe Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	72.4
81	[95]	Servaas van der Berg Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	76.14
82	[75]	Forget Mingiri Kapingura Department of Economics, University of Fort Hare, East London	76.43
83	[103]	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	79.65
84	[108]	Xolani Sibande Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria	80.64
85	[62]	Acha-Anyi Asongu Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	81.03
86	[106]	Kevin Kotze School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	81.24
87	[125]	Omokolade Akinsomi School of Construction Economics and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	82.46
88	[111]	Nick Vink Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	83.32
89	[85]	Yonas Tesfamariam Bahta Department of Agricultural Economics, Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Bloemfontein	83.89
90	[122]	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	84.04
91	[115]	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	84.32
92	[133]	Ruthira Naraidoo Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	84.82
93	[116]	Kevin Nell College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	85.14
94	[110]	Dambala Gelo School of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg	85.74
95	[135]	Pierre Leonard Le Roux School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	86.99
96	[91]	Alexis Habiyaremye College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	86.99
97	[112]	Derek Yu Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville	87.37
98	[118]	Talita Greyling College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	87.57
99	[113]	Emmanuel Orkoh Fakulteit Economiese en Bestuurwetenskappe, North-West University, Mmabatho	87.63
100	[102]	Jules Clement Mba College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	88.95
101	[136]	Neryvia Pillay South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria School of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, University of Cape Town, Cape Town	90.11
102	[137]	Roy Havemann Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	92.61
103	[92]	Zurika Robinson Department of Economics, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	94.74
104	[105]	Daniel Makina College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Pretoria	96.83
105	[127]	Johann Frederick Kirsten Bureau for Economic Research, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	98.11
106	[154]	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	98.92
107	[121]	David Mhlanga College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park	99.59
108	[73]	Franz Ulrich Ruch South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA), Cape Town	99.72
109	[138]	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	99.99
110	[89]	Syden Mishi Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth	100
111	[107]	Sylvanus Ikhide Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	100.43
112	[119]	Meshach Jesse Aziakpono Department of Economics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown Business School, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch	100.47
113	[126]	Andrea Saayman Skool vir Economie, North-West University, Potchefstroom	100.93
114	[134]	Manoel Bittencourt Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria	103.29
115	[159]	Sonali Das	106.18

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