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South Africa University Rankings 2024

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.

AD Scientific Index - Country Rankings 2024
Region Ranking World Ranking Country Total Institutios in Country Total Scientists in Index Best Public University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Private University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Institution In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Company In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Hospital In Country
World Rank / Name
1 30 South Africa 56 11,587 187
University of Cape Town
2,257
Belgium Campus Itversity
459
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
515
Sasol
316
Dora Nginza Hospital
Table I. Number of scientists in South Africa top 10.000 according to Country Click for details
# Country Country Region Rank Country World Rank Scientists in Top 10.000 Total University Total Scientist
1 South Africa 1 30 10000 56 11587
Table II. General Universities in South Africa top 10.000 Click for details
# 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)
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
Table III. Public Universities in South Africa top 10.000 Click for details
# 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)
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
Table IV. Private Universities in South Africa top 10.000 Click for details
# 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)
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
Table V. Universities Founded After 2010 in South Africa Top 10.000 Click for details
# 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)
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
Table VI. Universities Founded After 2000 in South Africa Top 10.000 Click for details
# 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)
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
Table VII A. South Africa Top 10 Productivity i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Africa Table VII A. South Africa Top 10 Productivity i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Table VII B. South Africa Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Africa Table VII B. South Africa Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Table VII C. South Africa Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Africa Table VII C. South Africa Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Table VII D. South Africa Top 10 Total Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Africa Table VII D. South Africa Top 10 Total Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Naomi Sharlene Levitt

South Africa
University of Cape Town Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
82 56 0.683 301 222 0.738 83750 43590 0.520
6 10 31 4343 Jean Cleymans 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
Table VII E. South Africa Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 South Africa Table VII E. South Africa Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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