University of Cape Town is a
prestigious public university
established in 1874 in South Africa. It is represented
by 1,702 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The
university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in
Social Sciences and Humanities (390 scientists), Medical and Health Sciences (357 scientists), and Engineering & Technology (182 scientists).
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
141,608
World Rank
582
Country Rank
139
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
158,142
World Rank
665
Country Rank
158
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
163,020
World Rank
692
Country Rank
165
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Education / Education (Other, All)
Educational technology | ICTs in education | forms of teaching & learning provision: higher education transformation | inequality | equit
Educational technology | ICTs in education | forms of teaching & learning provision: higher education transformation | inequality | equit
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Total38
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Last 6 Years28
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Last 6 Years / Total0.737
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
336,869
World Rank
1,667
Country Rank
309
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
338,506
World Rank
1,679
Country Rank
311
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Education / Education (Other, All)
Multilingual education & translanguaging | Language ideologies | critical literacies | subjectivity and learning | classroom discou
Multilingual education & translanguaging | Language ideologies | critical literacies | subjectivity and learning | classroom discou
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Total26
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Last 6 Years16
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Last 6 Years / Total0.615
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
488,748
World Rank
2,593
Country Rank
441
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Education / Education (Other, All)
cultural historical activity theory | learning | pedagogy | primary schoo
cultural historical activity theory | learning | pedagogy | primary schoo
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Total20
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Last 6 Years16
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Last 6 Years / Total0.800
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
572,590
World Rank
3,080
Country Rank
497
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Education / Education (Other, All)
Educational assessment and evaluation | academic literacies | academic staff developmen
Educational assessment and evaluation | academic literacies | academic staff developmen
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Total18
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Last 6 Years10
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Last 6 Years / Total0.556
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
591,751
World Rank
3,198
Country Rank
521
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
633,498
World Rank
3,459
Country Rank
551
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Education / Education (Other, All)
LIS education and research | LIS knowledge and skills for the digital ag
LIS education and research | LIS knowledge and skills for the digital ag
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Total16
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Last 6 Years13
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Last 6 Years / Total0.813
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
650,149
World Rank
3,566
Country Rank
567
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
684,826
World Rank
3,804
Country Rank
595
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
803,702
World Rank
4,586
Country Rank
681
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Education / Education (Other, All)
Physical Science teacher education | problem-based authentic learning | exceptional physical science (physics and chemistry) teac
Physical Science teacher education | problem-based authentic learning | exceptional physical science (physics and chemistry) teac
H-Index Metrics
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Total13
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Last 6 Years8
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Last 6 Years / Total0.615
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
810,748
World Rank
4,631
Country Rank
685
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,023,223
World Rank
6,271
Country Rank
827
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Education / Education (Other, All)
Professional and business communication | management studies | commerce education | multimodality and scenario pedagog
Professional and business communication | management studies | commerce education | multimodality and scenario pedagog
H-Index Metrics
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Total10
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Last 6 Years6
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Last 6 Years / Total0.600
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,056,938
World Rank
6,516
Country Rank
846
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Education / Education (Other, All)
Urban Studies | Public Pedagogy | Cultural Planning | Urban Humanitie
Urban Studies | Public Pedagogy | Cultural Planning | Urban Humanitie
H-Index Metrics
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Total9
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Last 6 Years9
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,124,988
World Rank
7,092
Country Rank
896
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Education / Education (Other, All)
Adult Education | Learning in Development and Social Movements | feminist pedagog
Adult Education | Learning in Development and Social Movements | feminist pedagog
H-Index Metrics
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Total9
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Last 6 Years4
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Last 6 Years / Total0.444
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,148,886
World Rank
7,222
Country Rank
912
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Education / Education (Other, All)
Angola | Mauritius | ethnography | pedagogy | social differentiatio
Angola | Mauritius | ethnography | pedagogy | social differentiatio
H-Index Metrics
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Total9
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Last 6 Years8
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Last 6 Years / Total0.889
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,170,866
World Rank
7,403
Country Rank
928
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,208,456
World Rank
7,752
Country Rank
961
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Education / Education (Other, All)
dialogical journals | literacy studies digital classroom | narrative theory | referencin
dialogical journals | literacy studies digital classroom | narrative theory | referencin
H-Index Metrics
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Total8
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Last 6 Years6
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Last 6 Years / Total0.750
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,371,612
World Rank
9,047
Country Rank
1,064
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,452,662
World Rank
9,641
Country Rank
1,116
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Education / Education (Other, All)
Education | engineering | ethics in engineering | professional identity | sustainabilit
Education | engineering | ethics in engineering | professional identity | sustainabilit
H-Index Metrics
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Total6
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Last 6 Years6
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Last 6 Years / Total1.000
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,487,623
World Rank
9,944
Country Rank
1,141
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Education / Education (Other, All)
Education | Applied Language and Literacy | English as an additional language | Digital literacie
Education | Applied Language and Literacy | English as an additional language | Digital literacie
H-Index Metrics
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Total6
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Last 6 Years5
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Last 6 Years / Total0.833
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,521,879
World Rank
10,226
Country Rank
1,158
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Education / Education (Other, All)
South African Dance | Contemporary Dance | Dance Pedagogy | Cultural studies | Disability Art
South African Dance | Contemporary Dance | Dance Pedagogy | Cultural studies | Disability Art
H-Index Metrics
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Total6
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Last 6 Years4
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Last 6 Years / Total0.667
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,676,099
World Rank
11,408
Country Rank
1,249
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Education / Education (Other, All)
student development | identity transformations | collaborations | academic liteac
student development | identity transformations | collaborations | academic liteac
H-Index Metrics
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Total5
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Last 6 Years4
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Last 6 Years / Total0.800
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
2,146,604
World Rank
15,447
Country Rank
1,499
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Education / Education (Other, All)
Educational Technology | Learning Analytics | Student Success | Student Experience | Open Source Softwar
Educational Technology | Learning Analytics | Student Success | Student Experience | Open Source Softwar
H-Index Metrics
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Total3
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Last 6 Years2
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Last 6 Years / Total0.667
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