South AfricaOverall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Communication & Textual Studies
SubField 1:
Literary Studies
SubField 2:
Cultural Studies
Rank in SubField 1: 46 out of 19,713 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2025
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 198,764 | 221,062 |
| Total Cites | 1,460 | 1,508 |
| H-index | 15 | 16 |
| Hm-index | 13 | 13 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 48 | 48 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 839 | 870 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 61 | 61 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 974 | 1,017 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 68 | 68 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 1,014 | 1,060 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 1,257 | 1,293 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.16 | 1.17 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
3.18%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Communication & Textual Studies
SubField 1:
Literary Studies
SubField 2:
Cultural Studies
Rank in SubField 1: 49 out of 17,976 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2024
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 220,906 | 235,867 |
| Total Cites | 1,295 | 1,343 |
| H-index | 14 | 15 |
| Hm-index | 11 | 12 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 46 | 46 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 744 | 775 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 59 | 59 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 854 | 897 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 66 | 66 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 882 | 928 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 1,117 | 1,153 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.16 | 1.16 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
3.57%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Communication & Textual Studies
SubField 1:
Literary Studies
SubField 2:
Cultural Studies
Rank in SubField 1: 47 out of 16,221 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2023
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 246,801 | 272,233 |
| Total Cites | 1,075 | 1,116 |
| H-index | 13 | 14 |
| Hm-index | 11 | 11 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 42 | 42 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 577 | 603 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 55 | 55 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 674 | 710 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 62 | 62 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 698 | 737 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 934 | 965 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.15 | 1.16 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
3.67%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Communication & Textual Studies
SubField 1:
Literary Studies
SubField 2:
Cultural Studies
Rank in SubField 1: 49 out of 14,395 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2022
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 274,033 | 307,216 |
| Total Cites | 866 | 900 |
| H-index | 12 | 13 |
| Hm-index | 10 | 10 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 39 | 39 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 465 | 486 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 50 | 50 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 546 | 577 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 57 | 57 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 559 | 593 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 782 | 808 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.11 | 1.11 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
3.78%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Communication & Textual Studies
SubField 1:
Literary Studies
SubField 2:
Cultural Studies
Rank in SubField 1: 46 out of 13,030 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2021
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 292,714 | 326,015 |
| Total Cites | 763 | 796 |
| H-index | 11 | 12 |
| Hm-index | 10 | 10 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 39 | 39 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 406 | 427 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 49 | 49 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 476 | 506 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 55 | 55 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 487 | 520 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 691 | 716 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.10 | 1.11 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
4.15%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Communication & Textual Studies
SubField 1:
Literary Studies
SubField 2:
Cultural Studies
Rank in SubField 1: 94 out of 10,211 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2020
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 347,098 | 386,103 |
| Total Cites | 608 | 639 |
| H-index | 11 | 11 |
| Hm-index | 8 | 8 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 37 | 37 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 285 | 304 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 47 | 47 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 349 | 377 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 52 | 52 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 354 | 385 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 558 | 581 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.09 | 1.10 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
4.85%
|
|
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