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Africa Top 100 Institutions Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total i10 Index)

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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 %3	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	291	University of Cape Town	South Africa	1874	Public	290	Sahal Yacoob ⁱ	74	1204	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,204
2	2	383	Stellenbosch University	South Africa	1918	Public	1514	David M. Richardson	74	1100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,100
3	3	384	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa	1922	Public	1590	Bruce Mellado ⁱ	74	997	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	997
4	4	539	University of Kwazulu Natal	South Africa	2004	Public	7984	Fernando Albericio	74	886	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	886
5	5	584	University of Pretoria	South Africa	1908	Public	3584	Mike Wingfield	74	859	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	859
1	6	615	Cairo University	Egypt	1908	Public	771	Ali Ellithi ⁱ	99	1316	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,316
6	7	642	University of Johannesburg	South Africa	2005	Public	865	Loan Truong ⁱ	74	1039	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,039
2	8	891	Mansoura University	Egypt	1972	Public	24763	Maysaa El Sayed Zaki ⁱ	99	1238	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,238
3	9	914	Assiut University	Egypt	1957	Public	22641	ايمان مصطفي محمد جفلان	99	486	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	486
7	10	979	North West University	South Africa	2004	Public	8725	Christo Venter ⁱ	74	459	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	459
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4	11	1053	Ain Shams University	Egypt	1950	Public	2520	Amr Radi ⁱ	99	1606	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,606
1	12	1094	Université Mohammed V de Rabat	Morocco	1957	Public	182	Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli ⁱ	54	468	2	12	36	64	101	130	160	203	285	366	468
8	13	1095	University of South Africa	South Africa	1873	Public	6768	Eno E. Ebenso	74	983	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	983
5	14	1212	National Research Center, Egypt	Egypt	1956	Institution	46392	A. Hebeish	99	577	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	577
1	15	1247	World Agroforestry (ICRAF)	Kenya	1978	Institution	7710	Meine Van Noordwijk\|Noordwijk, Meine van, van Noordwijk, Meine	89	72	4	12	23	31	42	54	59	65	71	72	72
6	16	1297	Alexandria University	Egypt	1942	Public	13001	MS El Naschie	99	504	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	504
9	17	1300	University of the Western Cape	South Africa	1959	Public	11947	Roy Maartens	74	390	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	390
1	18	1353	Addis Ababa University	Ethiopia	1950	Public	32749	Girmay Medhin	64	348	4	15	42	66	80	104	137	197	263	310	348
7	19	1361	Kafr El Sheikh University	Egypt	2006	Public	23691	Sabry Shaheen	99	711	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	711
8	20	1461	Zagazig University	Egypt	1974	Public	19922	Mohamed Abd Elaziz	99	420	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	420
9	21	1468	Beni Suef University	Egypt	2005	Public	31374	Mohamed Ahmed	99	229	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	229
1	22	1475	University of Ibadan	Nigeria	1948	Public	3420	Oye Gureje ⁱ	298	569	4	16	64	142	212	260	277	281	290	344	569
10	23	1479	Rhodes University	South Africa	1904	Public	15339	Tebello Nyokong	74	265	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	265
1	24	1502	Université de Sfax	Tunisia	1986	Public	14900	Moncef Nasri	25	905	2	12	41	99	165	252	357	508	674	815	905
10	25	1600	Menoufia University	Egypt	1976	Public	44089	Raouf El Mallawany	99	1057	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,057
11	26	1647	Suez Canal University	Egypt	1976	Public	12650	Waleed E. Mahmoud	99	479	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	479
1	27	1693	University of Ghana	Ghana	1948	Public	37161	Dwomoa Adu	84	861	1	16	65	109	167	230	318	429	528	687	861
1	28	1756	Makerere University	Uganda	1922	Public	12438	Nelson Sewankambo ⁱ	44	414	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	414
2	29	1781	University of Nigeria	Nigeria	1960	Public	26115	Obinna E. Onwujekwe ⁱ	298	366	1	7	51	126	235	321	354	364	365	365	366
11	30	1790	Tshwane University of Technology	South Africa	2003	Public	49953	Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku	74	223	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	223
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12	31	1819	South African Medical Research Council	South Africa	1969	Institution	10127	Carl Lombard	74	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72
12	32	1828	American University in Cairo	Egypt	1919	Private	7357	Ahmed M Hamed ⁱ	99	500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	500
13	33	1904	National Institute for Communicable Diseases	South Africa	2002	Institution	12310	Lynn Morris	74	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57
2	34	1924	Université Hassan II de Casablanca	Morocco	1975	Public	47	Abdeslam Hoummada ⁱ	54	442	2	6	16	27	38	53	86	151	231	364	442
3	35	1927	Nnamdi Azikiwe University	Nigeria	1991	Public	63872	Joshua O. Ighalo	298	405	0	4	12	29	67	136	261	371	395	401	405
13	36	1942	Zewail City of Science and Technology	Egypt	2011	Public	102	Ahmed Ali Abdelalim ⁱ	99	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	153
14	37	2015	British University in Egypt	Egypt	2005	Private	703	Yasser Assran ⁱ	99	174	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	174
15	38	2041	Tanta University	Egypt	1972	Public	39122	Ammar H Elsheikh	99	787	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	787
14	39	2048	University of the Free State	South Africa	1904	Public	31286	HC Swart	74	352	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	352
15	40	2148	Durban University of Technology	South Africa	2002	Public	39193	Faizal Bux	74	178	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	178
16	41	2167	Helwan University	Egypt	1975	Public	55088	Ahmed Abdel Moneim	99	672	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	672
1	42	2220	Djillali Liabes university of Sidi Bel Abbes	Algeria	1989	Public	3394	Abdelouahed Tounsi	109	356	2	6	10	16	23	32	40	63	99	195	356
4	43	2254	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)	Nigeria	1967	Institution	38121	Ranajit Bandyopadhyay	298	66	1	6	15	19	23	32	36	44	60	66	66
1	44	2259	University of Khartoum	Sudan	1956	Public	65164	Ahmed Hassan Fahal	50	220	0	7	11	16	25	39	48	53	89	153	220
17	45	2282	South Valley University	Egypt	1995	Public	61054	Muhammad Salman	99	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150
16	46	2342	University of Fort Hare	South Africa	1916	Public	15593	AJ Afolayan	74	252	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	252
18	47	2359	Aswan University	Egypt	2012	Public	58118	Ahmed M Rashad	99	257	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	257
19	48	2360	Damietta University	Egypt	2012	Public	71343	Ashraf El Bindary	99	418	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	418
17	49	2457	Africa Health Research Institute	South Africa	2016	Institution	14978	Willem Hanekom	74	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
18	50	2472	Nelson Mandela University	South Africa	2005	Public	4729	Richard M. Cowling	74	195	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	195
2	51	2476	University of Health and Allied Sciences	Ghana	2011	Public	28785	Seth Owusu Agyei	84	152	3	7	10	17	29	43	57	84	106	133	152
1	52	2494	University of Malawi	Malawi	1964	Public	50505	Ken Maleta	16	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72
20	53	2537	Future University	Egypt	2006	Private	45405	Almoataz Youssef Abdelaziz	99	258	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	258
19	54	2568	South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity	South Africa	2000	Institution	22453	Whitfield, AK	74	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30
1	55	2619	Njala University Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone	1964	Public	40625	Bockarie M	9	56	1	2	4	5	8	11	14	22	31	45	56
3	56	2636	Université Euro-Méditerranéenne de Fès	Morocco	2012	Private	8382	Belkheir Hammouti	54	25	1	2	3	5	6	6	7	10	13	21	25
2	57	2684	Université de Monastir	Tunisia	2004	Public	50767	Sassi Ben Nasrallah	25	90	0	8	24	36	47	57	68	78	86	89	90
3	58	2786	Université de Tunis el Manar	Tunisia	1987	Public	15424	Adel Trabelsi	25	55	1	6	22	29	41	48	53	54	54	55	55
1	59	2829	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences	Tanzania	2007	Public	62030	Mecky Matee	62	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	119
2	60	2838	International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)	Kenya	1994	Institution	6538	Philip Thornton	89	60	2	7	14	20	29	31	42	53	57	59	60
4	61	2854	Université Cadi Ayyad Marrakech	Morocco	1978	Public	45858	Mohamed Hafidi	54	343	1	3	21	33	52	70	100	151	203	260	343
5	62	2857	Ahmadu Bello University	Nigeria	1962	Public	11124	Shafiu Mohammed ⁱ	298	193	1	3	19	38	71	102	118	127	137	167	193
6	63	2860	Federal University of Technology Akure	Nigeria	1981	Public	26152	Ganiyu Oboh	298	553	1	7	23	45	75	98	121	198	323	445	553
4	64	2866	Université de Carthage	Tunisia	1987	Public	99351	Mosbah Amlouk	25	51	0	4	14	28	38	46	48	48	49	51	51
20	65	2868	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa	South Africa	1945	Institution	14284	Suprakas Sinha Ray	74	341	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	341
3	66	2885	International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology	Kenya	1965	Institution	34648	Zeyaur R Khan	89	74	2	5	13	17	23	27	36	51	67	74	74
7	67	2898	Obafemi Awolowo University	Nigeria	1962	Public	64299	Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan ⁱ	298	462	0	6	22	43	76	115	193	301	394	440	462
21	68	2927	Egypt Japan University of Science & Technology	Egypt	2010	Public	10735	Ayman Mahrous ⁱ	99	175	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	175
8	69	2952	University of Ilorin	Nigeria	1975	Public	94444	Musa Toyin Yakubu	298	707	0	5	18	64	112	170	226	356	467	533	707
22	70	3032	Minia University	Egypt	1976	Public	52192	Abdel Hamid M	99	369	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	369
21	71	3040	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	South Africa	2005	Public	1989	Timothy D Noakes	74	267	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	267
22	72	3087	Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa	South Africa	1968	Institution	13686	Karl Peltzer	74	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	80
1	73	3096	University of Mauritius	Mauritius	1965	Public	20918	Rajesh Jeewon	10	124	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	124
9	74	3129	University of Lagos	Nigeria	1962	Public	85015	Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo	298	719	0	6	26	56	98	133	162	225	336	515	719
23	75	3202	Fayoum University	Egypt	2005	Public	1010	Mohammed Attia Mahmoud ⁱ	99	429	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	429
5	76	3215	Université Moulay Ismail Meknès	Morocco	1989	Public	107656	Zakia Hammouch	54	222	0	4	6	12	21	42	72	101	147	194	222
1	77	3234	University of Namibia	Namibia	1992	Public	11414	Riaan Steenkamp ⁱ	5	127	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	127
23	78	3239	University of Zululand	South Africa	1960	Public	108783	Neerish Revaprasadu	74	96	0	2	7	14	18	21	31	48	67	79	96
24	79	3243	Nile University	Egypt	2006	Public	45566	Ahmed G Radwan	99	189	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	189
24	80	3248	South African Astronomical Observatory	South Africa	1972	Institution	44133	D. Buckley ⁱ	74	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
25	81	3321	Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute	Egypt	1974	Institution	55717	MA Deyab	99	103	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	103
26	82	3398	Arab Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport	Egypt	1972	Private	25935	MR Darwish ⁱ	99	188	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	188
1	83	3406	Université de Kinshasa	Congo	1954	Public	115955	Pius T Mpiana	40	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	78
27	84	3411	Delta University for Science & Technology	Egypt	2007	Private	12067	Ae Kabeel	99	117	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	117
28	85	3497	El Shorouk Academy	Egypt	1995	Private	41388	Ahmed Nour	99	24	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	17	24
10	86	3503	University of Benin	Nigeria	1970	Public	51220	Friday Okonofua	298	422	0	2	9	28	49	77	92	99	119	209	422
2	87	3507	Université Setif 1 Ferhat Abbas Setif	Algeria	1978	Public	41035	Zoubida Zaidi ⁱ	109	164	1	3	11	26	43	61	74	83	108	150	164
3	88	3531	Université de Bejaia	Algeria	1983	Public	67486	Khodir Madani	109	361	0	2	7	15	24	51	89	143	188	236	361
1	89	3539	Université de Dschang	Cameroon	1993	Public	14299	Victor Kuete	16	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55
29	90	3554	University of Sadat City	Egypt	2013	Public	108291	Mohamed Sabry Abd Elraheam Elsayed	99	273	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	273
4	91	3586	Université de M'sila	Algeria	1985	Public	94619	Nadir Bouarissa	109	484	0	1	4	9	22	33	66	108	196	295	484
5	92	3591	Université de Sousse	Tunisia	2004	Public	58344	Hassen Aydi	25	197	0	1	2	7	18	30	55	77	113	163	197
1	93	3608	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	Mozambique	1962	Public	31152	Albertino Damasceno ⁱ	15	36	1	3	5	6	7	10	16	17	25	32	36
2	94	3653	Kampala International University	Uganda	2008	Private	12512	Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu	44	176	1	1	3	7	16	20	34	62	94	134	176
5	95	3656	Université de Mascara	Algeria	1986	Public	41518	Khenata Rabah	109	166	1	2	6	6	13	19	39	64	89	89	166
4	96	3663	Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya	1979	Institution	2293	Robert W Snow	89	29	1	2	6	8	12	14	18	20	25	28	29
2	97	3694	Armauer Hansen Research Institute	Ethiopia	1970	Institution	21153	Abraham Aseffa	64	13	1	1	4	4	5	6	6	8	12	12	13
30	98	3730	Deraya University	Egypt	2010	Private	97007	Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen	99	51	0	1	2	5	8	10	12	13	14	25	51
25	99	3763	The Aurum Institute NPC	South Africa	2002	Institution	16522	Gavin Churchyard	74	5	1	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
6	100	3826	Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene	Algeria	1974	Public	46020	Trari Mohamed	109	157	1	1	10	25	41	82	100	106	106	111	157

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Africa Top 100 Institutions Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total i10 Index)

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