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South Africa University / Institution Rankings 2024

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AD Scientific Index - World University/Institution Rankings 2024 Total Number of Scientists in University/Institution
Country Ranking Region Ranking World Ranking University / Institution Country Founded Source Best Scientist in University/Institution
World Rank / Name
Total Institutions in Country Total Scientists in Index In top %10 In top %20 In top %30 In top %40 In top %50 In top %60 In top %70 In top %80 In top %90 Total Scientists in Index
1 1 240
University of Cape Town
South Africa 1874 Public 291
 
Sahal Yacoob

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56 1,205 161 307 444 562 687 819 989 1,097 1,151 1,205
2 2 415
Stellenbosch University
South Africa 1918 Public 1,500
 
David M. Richardson
56 1,101 89 210 311 421 526 650 799 923 1,008 1,101
3 3 430
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa 1922 Public 1,642
 
Bruce Mellado

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56 997 86 180 284 366 454 534 646 779 887 997
4 4 587
University of Pretoria
South Africa 1908 Public 3,554
 
Mike Wingfield
56 858 59 165 270 362 467 529 616 700 779 858
5 5 624
University of Kwazulu Natal
South Africa 2004 Public 8,274
 
Fernando Albericio
56 886 54 136 218 282 347 418 567 716 813 886
6 6 708
University of Johannesburg
South Africa 2005 Public 885
 
Loan Truong

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56 1,040 45 113 179 243 316 423 607 780 912 1,040
7 10 1,047
North West University
South Africa 2004 Public 8,983
 
Christo Venter

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56 459 25 71 127 194 255 304 339 427 457 459
8 12 1,135
University of the Western Cape
South Africa 1959 Public 11,871
 
Roy Maartens
56 390 22 52 89 118 161 218 271 332 363 390
9 13 1,302
Rhodes University
South Africa 1904 Public 9,448
 
Siphokazi Magadla

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56 266 18 45 75 104 123 144 171 202 241 266
10 15 1,306
University of South Africa
South Africa 1873 Public 6,727
 
Eno E. Ebenso
56 983 18 42 78 122 183 268 425 618 787 983
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11 25 1,564
University of the Free State
South Africa 1904 Public 31,129
 
HC Swart
56 352 13 39 62 95 130 179 237 284 324 352
12 32 1,931
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
South Africa 2002 Institution 12,756
 
Lynn Morris
56 57 10 17 24 31 39 44 47 49 54 57
13 37 2,028
South African Medical Research Council
South Africa 1969 Institution 10,061
 
Carl Lombard
56 72 9 21 30 34 46 56 63 67 69 72
14 38 2,036
Durban University of Technology
South Africa 2002 Public 39,010
 
Faizal Bux
56 178 9 19 34 48 57 77 99 113 146 178
15 39 2,125
Tshwane University of Technology
South Africa 2003 Public 52,075
 
Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku
56 223 8 21 36 48 74 98 125 154 198 223
16 44 2,311
University of Fort Hare
South Africa 1916 Public 16,170
 
AJ Afolayan
56 252 7 16 31 44 57 82 118 161 223 252
17 53 2,457
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
South Africa 1945 Institution 14,200
 
Suprakas Sinha Ray
56 341 6 20 36 59 94 135 189 260 310 341
18 61 2,608
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
South Africa 1968 Institution 13,605
 
Karl Peltzer
56 80 6 9 19 25 37 47 60 72 76 80
19 62 2,724
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
South Africa 2005 Public 1,961
 
Timothy D Noakes
56 267 5 16 29 52 67 96 139 176 222 267
20 69 2,953
Africa Health Research Institute
South Africa 2016 Institution 14,888
 
Willem Hanekom
56 23 5 6 6 7 9 10 15 19 23 23
21 72 3,030
University of Venda
South Africa 1982 Public 78,740
 
Pascal O. Bessong, Massaf
56 151 4 16 23 35 48 64 93 115 135 151
22 76 3,146
Nelson Mandela University
South Africa 2005 Public 4,855
 
Richard M. Cowling
56 195 4 9 24 36 52 72 105 139 174 195
23 80 3,238
South African Astronomical Observatory
South Africa 1972 Institution 43,896
 
D. Buckley

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56 14 4 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 12 14
24 95 3,582
South African National Biodiversity Institute
South Africa 2004 Institution 84,860
 
Tony Rebelo
56 50 3 8 9 12 19 23 30 44 49 50
25 96 3,602
University of Limpopo
South Africa 2005 Public 120,469
 
Olawale Fatoki
56 212 3 7 19 24 32 58 96 145 186 212