As described in the university ranking section, it is not easy to obtain and standardize data from 1 countries, 56 universities/ institutions for the country ranking. Therefore, we based our ranking system on the number of meritorious scientists. Four criteria are used to rank the countries. The first one is the number of scientists in the top 3 % list. The second criterion is the number of scientists in the top 10%, Top 20%, Top 40%, top 60% and top 80% list. The third one is the number of scientists listed in the AD Scientific Index. In the case of equalities after applying all these three criteria, the world rank of the meritorious scientist of that country is used. Click for individual or institutional registration.
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World Rank / Name
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Best Company In Country
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1 | 30 | South Africa | 56 | 11,587 | 187 |
University of Cape Town
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2,257 |
Belgium Campus Itversity
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459 |
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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515 |
Sasol
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316 |
Dora Nginza Hospital
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# | Country | Country Region Rank | Country World Rank | Scientists in Top 10.000 | Total University | Total Scientist |
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1 | South Africa | 1 | 30 | 10000 | 56 | 11587 |
# | University | Country Rank | Region Rank | World Rank | Country | Sources of Funding | Founded | Scientists in South Africa Top 10.000 | Total Scientists in Index | Ratio (in top 10.000 / Total Scientist) |
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1 | University of Cape Town | 1 | 1 | 239 | South Africa | Public | 1874 | 1143 | 1207 | 0.947 |
2 | Stellenbosch University | 2 | 2 | 437 | South Africa | Public | 1918 | 981 | 1101 | 0.891 |
3 | University of the Witwatersrand | 3 | 3 | 438 | South Africa | Public | 1922 | 852 | 999 | 0.853 |
4 | University of Pretoria | 4 | 4 | 582 | South Africa | Public | 1908 | 761 | 863 | 0.882 |
5 | University of Kwazulu Natal | 5 | 5 | 625 | South Africa | Public | 2004 | 792 | 886 | 0.894 |
6 | University of Johannesburg | 6 | 6 | 752 | South Africa | Public | 2005 | 863 | 1042 | 0.828 |
7 | North West University | 7 | 9 | 1008 | South Africa | Public | 2004 | 456 | 460 | 0.991 |
8 | University of the Western Cape | 8 | 12 | 1139 | South Africa | Public | 1959 | 357 | 392 | 0.911 |
9 | Rhodes University | 9 | 19 | 1399 | South Africa | Public | 1904 | 233 | 266 | 0.876 |
10 | University of South Africa | 10 | 20 | 1401 | South Africa | Public | 1873 | 742 | 984 | 0.754 |
# | University | Country Rank | Region Rank | World Rank | Country | Founded | Scientists in South Africa Top 10.000 | Total Scientists in Index | Ratio (in top 10.000 / Total Scientist) |
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1 | University of Cape Town | 1 | 1 | 239 | South Africa | 1874 | 1143 | 1207 | 0.947 |
2 | Stellenbosch University | 2 | 2 | 437 | South Africa | 1918 | 981 | 1101 | 0.891 |
3 | University of the Witwatersrand | 3 | 3 | 438 | South Africa | 1922 | 852 | 999 | 0.853 |
4 | University of Pretoria | 4 | 4 | 582 | South Africa | 1908 | 761 | 863 | 0.882 |
5 | University of Kwazulu Natal | 5 | 5 | 625 | South Africa | 2004 | 792 | 886 | 0.894 |
6 | University of Johannesburg | 6 | 6 | 752 | South Africa | 2005 | 863 | 1042 | 0.828 |
7 | North West University | 7 | 9 | 1008 | South Africa | 2004 | 456 | 460 | 0.991 |
8 | University of the Western Cape | 8 | 12 | 1139 | South Africa | 1959 | 357 | 392 | 0.911 |
9 | Rhodes University | 9 | 19 | 1399 | South Africa | 1904 | 233 | 266 | 0.876 |
10 | University of South Africa | 10 | 20 | 1401 | South Africa | 1873 | 742 | 984 | 0.754 |
# | University | Country Rank | Region Rank | World Rank | Country | Founded | Scientists in South Africa Top 10.000 | Total Scientists in Index | Ratio (in top 10.000 / Total Scientist) |
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1 | Belgium Campus Itversity | 41 | 392 | 9674 | South Africa | 1999 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 |
2 | Milpark Business School | 46 | 664 | 13047 | South Africa | 1997 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 |
3 | South African Theological Seminary | 48 | 923 | 17120 | South Africa | 1996 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 |
4 | George Whitefield College | 50 | 1140 | 20427 | South Africa | 1989 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 |
# | University | Country Rank | Region Rank | World Rank | Country | Sources of Funding | Founded | Scientists in South Africa Top 10.000 | Total Scientists in Index | Ratio (in top 10.000 / Total Scientist) |
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1 | Africa Health Research Institute | 20 | 65 | 2928 | South Africa | Institution | 2016 | 20 | 23 | 0.870 |
2 | Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University | 31 | 161 | 5172 | South Africa | Public | 2014 | 75 | 91 | 0.824 |
3 | University of Mpumalanga | 34 | 252 | 7246 | South Africa | Public | 2014 | 54 | 68 | 0.794 |
4 | Sol Plaatje University | 38 | 322 | 8395 | South Africa | Public | 2014 | 41 | 54 | 0.759 |
# | University | Country Rank | Region Rank | World Rank | Country | Sources of Funding | Founded | Scientists in South Africa Top 10.000 | Total Scientists in Index | Ratio (in top 10.000 / Total Scientist) |
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1 | University of Kwazulu Natal | 5 | 5 | 625 | South Africa | Public | 2004 | 792 | 886 | 0.894 |
2 | University of Johannesburg | 6 | 6 | 752 | South Africa | Public | 2005 | 863 | 1042 | 0.828 |
3 | North West University | 7 | 9 | 1008 | South Africa | Public | 2004 | 456 | 460 | 0.991 |
4 | National Institute for Communicable Diseases | 12 | 31 | 1932 | South Africa | Institution | 2002 | 53 | 57 | 0.930 |
5 | Tshwane University of Technology | 14 | 34 | 2023 | South Africa | Public | 2003 | 189 | 223 | 0.848 |
6 | Durban University of Technology | 15 | 35 | 2026 | South Africa | Public | 2002 | 130 | 178 | 0.730 |
7 | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | 19 | 60 | 2704 | South Africa | Public | 2005 | 205 | 267 | 0.768 |
8 | Africa Health Research Institute | 20 | 65 | 2928 | South Africa | Institution | 2016 | 20 | 23 | 0.870 |
9 | Nelson Mandela University | 21 | 72 | 3099 | South Africa | Public | 2005 | 158 | 195 | 0.810 |
10 | South African National Biodiversity Institute | 23 | 91 | 3534 | South Africa | Institution | 2004 | 49 | 50 | 0.980 |
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Africa Table VII A. South Africa Top 10 Productivity i10 Index | H INDEX | i10 INDEX | CITATION | |||||||||||||
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University | Country | Region | World | Name | Country | University | Subject | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total |
1 | 1 | 3 | 394 | Dan J Stein |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Anxiety disorders | Psychiatry in Africa | |
171 | 112 | 0.655 | 1086 | 854 | 0.786 | 147154 | 78586 | 0.534 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 414 | Sahal Yacoob |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Particle Physics | |
212 | 145 | 0.684 | 1077 | 803 | 0.746 | 264286 | 111003 | 0.420 |
1 | 3 | 7 | 504 | Mike Wingfield |
South Africa |
University of Pretoria |
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
forest protection | mycology | entomology | biotechnology | |
122 | 74 | 0.607 | 1013 | 638 | 0.630 | 74253 | 31597 | 0.426 |
1 | 4 | 11 | 1463 | Tebello Nyokong |
South Africa |
Rhodes University |
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Photophysics | |
85 | 37 | 0.435 | 704 | 427 | 0.607 | 33832 | 12220 | 0.361 |
1 | 5 | 12 | 1521 | Fernando Albericio |
South Africa |
University of Kwazulu Natal |
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
medicinal chemistry | peptides | |
99 | 58 | 0.586 | 693 | 375 | 0.541 | 45811 | 17345 | 0.379 |
1 | 6 | 13 | 1696 | Bruce Mellado |
South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand |
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics | |
148 | 100 | 0.676 | 661 | 467 | 0.707 | 112458 | 46449 | 0.413 |
1 | 7 | 14 | 1791 | Loan Truong |
South Africa |
University of Johannesburg |
Natural Sciences / Physics
HEP | LHC | ATLAS | |
175 | 141 | 0.806 | 645 | 631 | 0.978 | 122359 | 80821 | 0.661 |
2 | 8 | 15 | 1812 | Rangan Gupta |
South Africa |
University of Pretoria |
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Macroecomomics | forecasting | |
84 | 73 | 0.869 | 642 | 496 | 0.773 | 33474 | 25171 | 0.752 |
1 | 9 | 17 | 2028 | Karl Peltzer |
South Africa |
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa |
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
health sciences | |
87 | 64 | 0.736 | 611 | 423 | 0.692 | 39373 | 21156 | 0.537 |
1 | 10 | 20 | 2428 | HC Swart |
South Africa |
University of the Free State |
Natural Sciences / Physics
nanophosphors | luminescence | cathodoluminescence | surface characterization | |
67 | 51 | 0.761 | 564 | 437 | 0.775 | 23316 | 15058 | 0.646 |
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Africa Table VII B. South Africa Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index | H INDEX | i10 INDEX | CITATION | |||||||||||||
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University | Country | Region | World | Name | Country | University | Subject | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total |
1 | 1 | 5 | 330 | Dan J Stein |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Anxiety disorders | Psychiatry in Africa | |
171 | 112 | 0.655 | 1086 | 854 | 0.786 | 147154 | 78586 | 0.534 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 397 | Sahal Yacoob |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Particle Physics | |
212 | 145 | 0.684 | 1077 | 803 | 0.746 | 264286 | 111003 | 0.420 |
1 | 3 | 9 | 804 | Mike Wingfield |
South Africa |
University of Pretoria |
Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
forest protection | mycology | entomology | biotechnology | |
122 | 74 | 0.607 | 1013 | 638 | 0.630 | 74253 | 31597 | 0.426 |
1 | 4 | 10 | 833 | Loan Truong |
South Africa |
University of Johannesburg |
Natural Sciences / Physics
HEP | LHC | ATLAS | |
175 | 141 | 0.806 | 645 | 631 | 0.978 | 122359 | 80821 | 0.661 |
2 | 5 | 13 | 1368 | Rangan Gupta |
South Africa |
University of Pretoria |
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Macroecomomics | forecasting | |
84 | 73 | 0.869 | 642 | 496 | 0.773 | 33474 | 25171 | 0.752 |
1 | 6 | 15 | 1559 | Bruce Mellado |
South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand |
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics | |
148 | 100 | 0.676 | 661 | 467 | 0.707 | 112458 | 46449 | 0.413 |
2 | 7 | 16 | 1804 | Shabir A. Madhi |
South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand |
First interest | Second interest | Vaccinology | Respiratory pathogens | |
106 | 77 | 0.726 | 517 | 441 | 0.853 | 58774 | 36942 | 0.629 |
1 | 8 | 18 | 1841 | HC Swart |
South Africa |
University of the Free State |
Natural Sciences / Physics
nanophosphors | luminescence | cathodoluminescence | surface characterization | |
67 | 51 | 0.761 | 564 | 437 | 0.775 | 23316 | 15058 | 0.646 |
1 | 9 | 20 | 1943 | Tebello Nyokong |
South Africa |
Rhodes University |
Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Photophysics | |
85 | 37 | 0.435 | 704 | 427 | 0.607 | 33832 | 12220 | 0.361 |
1 | 10 | 21 | 1996 | Karl Peltzer |
South Africa |
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa |
Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences
health sciences | |
87 | 64 | 0.736 | 611 | 423 | 0.692 | 39373 | 21156 | 0.537 |
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Africa Table VII C. South Africa Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index | H INDEX | i10 INDEX | CITATION | |||||||||||||
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University | Country | Region | World | Name | Country | University | Subject | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total |
1 | 1 | 5 | 197 | Sahal Yacoob |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Particle Physics | |
212 | 145 | 0.684 | 1077 | 803 | 0.746 | 264286 | 111003 | 0.420 |
1 | 2 | 7 | 277 | Loan Truong |
South Africa |
University of Johannesburg |
Natural Sciences / Physics
HEP | LHC | ATLAS | |
175 | 141 | 0.806 | 645 | 631 | 0.978 | 122359 | 80821 | 0.661 |
2 | 3 | 10 | 897 | Dan J Stein |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Anxiety disorders | Psychiatry in Africa | |
171 | 112 | 0.655 | 1086 | 854 | 0.786 | 147154 | 78586 | 0.534 |
1 | 4 | 12 | 1030 | Joyful Mdhluli |
South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand |
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | |
110 | 108 | 0.982 | 373 | 373 | 1.000 | 42644 | 40837 | 0.958 |
2 | 5 | 16 | 1349 | Bruce Mellado |
South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand |
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics | |
148 | 100 | 0.676 | 661 | 467 | 0.707 | 112458 | 46449 | 0.413 |
1 | 6 | 17 | 1374 | David M. Richardson |
South Africa |
Stellenbosch University |
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
invasion ecology | invasion biology | invasion science | conservation biology | biological invasions | |
151 | 100 | 0.662 | 492 | 409 | 0.831 | 94573 | 38302 | 0.405 |
3 | 7 | 18 | 1438 | Jean Cleymans |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics | Thermal Models | particle Physics | |
133 | 99 | 0.744 | 469 | 363 | 0.774 | 77812 | 35782 | 0.460 |
3 | 8 | 19 | 1566 | Zeblon Vilakazi |
South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand |
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy physics | Grid Computing | |
120 | 97 | 0.808 | 336 | 316 | 0.940 | 68122 | 34476 | 0.506 |
2 | 9 | 23 | 2565 | Simon Connell |
South Africa |
University of Johannesburg |
Natural Sciences / Physics
Nuclear Physics | Particle Physics | Diamond Physics | Quantum Physics | |
127 | 85 | 0.669 | 370 | 297 | 0.803 | 69209 | 33482 | 0.484 |
4 | 10 | 25 | 2758 | Karen Sliwa |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
cardiology | heart failure | Africa | peripartum | covid | |
108 | 83 | 0.769 | 303 | 262 | 0.865 | 131254 | 80083 | 0.610 |
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Africa Table VII D. South Africa Top 10 Total Citiation Index | H INDEX | i10 INDEX | CITATION | |||||||||||||
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University | Country | Region | World | Name | Country | University | Subject | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total |
1 | 1 | 5 | 260 | Sahal Yacoob |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Particle Physics | |
212 | 145 | 0.684 | 1077 | 803 | 0.746 | 264286 | 111003 | 0.420 |
2 | 2 | 10 | 1289 | Dan J Stein |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Anxiety disorders | Psychiatry in Africa | |
171 | 112 | 0.655 | 1086 | 854 | 0.786 | 147154 | 78586 | 0.534 |
1 | 3 | 11 | 1393 | Robert J Scholes |
South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand |
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
carbon cycle | savannas | earth observation | biodiversity | |
105 | 66 | 0.629 | 303 | 200 | 0.660 | 141435 | 50647 | 0.358 |
3 | 4 | 15 | 1612 | Karen Sliwa |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
cardiology | heart failure | Africa | peripartum | covid | |
108 | 83 | 0.769 | 303 | 262 | 0.865 | 131254 | 80083 | 0.610 |
1 | 5 | 18 | 1838 | Loan Truong |
South Africa |
University of Johannesburg |
Natural Sciences / Physics
HEP | LHC | ATLAS | |
175 | 141 | 0.806 | 645 | 631 | 0.978 | 122359 | 80821 | 0.661 |
4 | 6 | 19 | 1999 | Bongani M Mayosi |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medicine | |
99 | 72 | 0.727 | 290 | 215 | 0.741 | 116477 | 61225 | 0.526 |
2 | 7 | 21 | 2141 | Bruce Mellado |
South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand |
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics | |
148 | 100 | 0.676 | 661 | 467 | 0.707 | 112458 | 46449 | 0.413 |
1 | 8 | 27 | 3021 | David M. Richardson |
South Africa |
Stellenbosch University |
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
invasion ecology | invasion biology | invasion science | conservation biology | biological invasions | |
151 | 100 | 0.662 | 492 | 409 | 0.831 | 94573 | 38302 | 0.405 |
5 | 9 | 30 | 3826 | Naomi Sharlene Levitt |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
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82 | 56 | 0.683 | 301 | 222 | 0.738 | 83750 | 43590 | 0.520 |
6 | 10 | 31 | 4343 | Jean Cleymans |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Natural Sciences / Physics
Physics | Thermal Models | particle Physics | |
133 | 99 | 0.744 | 469 | 363 | 0.774 | 77812 | 35782 | 0.460 |
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Africa Table VII E. South Africa Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index | H INDEX | i10 INDEX | CITATION | |||||||||||||
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University | Country | Region | World | Name | Country | University | Subject | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total | Total | Last 5 year | Last 5 year / total |
1 | 1 | 5 | 228 | Sahal Yacoob |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Particle Physics| |
198 | 145 | 0.732 | 974 | 781 | 0.802 | 217585 | 114606 | 0.527 |
1 | 2 | 9 | 807 | Loan Truong |
South Africa |
University of Johannesburg |
Natural Sciences / Physics
HEP|LHC|ATLAS| |
150 | 140 | 0.933 | 557 | 556 | 0.998 | 85539 | 74900 | 0.876 |
2 | 3 | 13 | 920 | Bongani M Mayosi |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medical and Health Sciences / Medicine
Medicine| |
91 | 73 | 0.802 | 274 | 220 | 0.803 | 99411 | 70418 | 0.708 |
3 | 4 | 14 | 982 | Karen Sliwa |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiology
cardiology|heart failure|Africa|peripartum|covid| |
95 | 79 | 0.832 | 262 | 232 | 0.885 | 97810 | 68344 | 0.699 |
4 | 5 | 16 | 1059 | Dan J Stein |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Anxiety disorders|Psychiatry in Africa| |
156 | 103 | 0.660 | 1008 | 837 | 0.830 | 113870 | 65992 | 0.580 |
1 | 6 | 25 | 2214 | Bruce Mellado |
South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand |
Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics| |
129 | 92 | 0.713 | 553 | 400 | 0.723 | 86426 | 43744 | 0.506 |
2 | 7 | 26 | 2370 | Robert J Scholes |
South Africa |
University of the Witwatersrand |
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
carbon cycle|savannas|earth observation|biodiversity| |
98 | 63 | 0.643 | 273 | 186 | 0.681 | 90279 | 42040 | 0.466 |
5 | 8 | 27 | 2433 | Naomi Sharlene Levitt |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
|
75 | 56 | 0.747 | 269 | 208 | 0.773 | 67709 | 41284 | 0.610 |
1 | 9 | 32 | 2852 | David M. Richardson |
South Africa |
Stellenbosch University |
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
invasion ecology|invasion biology|invasion science|conservation biology|biological invasions| |
140 | 101 | 0.721 | 462 | 401 | 0.868 | 81219 | 37223 | 0.458 |
6 | 10 | 34 | 2979 | Liesl Zuhlke |
South Africa |
University of Cape Town |
Medical and Health Sciences / Pediatric Cardiology
Paediatric Cardiology| |
45 | 43 | 0.956 | 92 | 89 | 0.967 | 38146 | 36401 | 0.954 |