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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 1 239
University of Cape Town
South Africa 1874 Public 292
 
Sahal Yacoob

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56 1,205 161 307 444 563 690 823 993 1,098 1,153 1,205
2 2 415
Stellenbosch University
South Africa 1918 Public 1,504
 
David M. Richardson
56 1,101 89 211 311 424 528 653 804 925 1,011 1,101
3 3 431
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa 1922 Public 1,646
 
Bruce Mellado

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56 997 86 180 284 367 456 534 647 781 890 997
4 4 582
University of Pretoria
South Africa 1908 Public 3,563
 
Mike Wingfield
56 858 60 166 271 363 468 531 619 704 780 858
5 5 609
University of Kwazulu Natal
South Africa 2004 Public 4,760
 
Ayobami Abayomi Popoola
56 886 56 139 221 286 349 422 573 722 819 886
6 6 698
University of Johannesburg
South Africa 2005 Public 887
 
Loan Truong

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56 1,039 46 117 184 249 321 428 614 785 916 1,039
7 10 1,054
North West University
South Africa 2004 Public 8,998
 
Christo Venter

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56 459 25 71 127 194 256 305 340 429 457 459
8 12 1,140
University of the Western Cape
South Africa 1959 Public 11,884
 
Roy Maartens
56 390 22 52 89 118 161 218 272 333 363 390
9 13 1,305
Rhodes University
South Africa 1904 Public 9,462
 
Siphokazi Magadla

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56 266 18 45 75 104 123 144 171 202 242 266
10 14 1,307
University of South Africa
South Africa 1873 Public 6,744
 
Eno E. Ebenso
56 983 18 43 79 124 185 271 431 622 788 983
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11 26 1,572
University of the Free State
South Africa 1904 Public 31,164
 
HC Swart
56 352 13 39 63 96 132 179 242 284 324 352
12 34 1,942
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
South Africa 2002 Institution 12,769
 
Lynn Morris
56 57 10 16 23 30 39 44 47 49 54 57
13 37 2,030
South African Medical Research Council
South Africa 1969 Institution 10,074
 
Carl Lombard
56 72 9 21 30 34 46 56 63 67 69 72
14 38 2,037
Durban University of Technology
South Africa 2002 Public 39,053
 
Faizal Bux
56 178 9 19 34 48 57 77 99 113 147 178
15 39 2,131
Tshwane University of Technology
South Africa 2003 Public 52,133
 
Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku
56 223 8 21 36 48 74 98 125 155 201 223
16 46 2,310
University of Fort Hare
South Africa 1916 Public 16,188
 
AJ Afolayan
56 252 7 17 32 45 58 83 120 161 223 252
17 54 2,470
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
South Africa 1945 Institution 14,215
 
Suprakas Sinha Ray
56 341 6 20 36 59 95 137 190 263 310 341
18 61 2,607
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
South Africa 1968 Institution 13,618
 
Karl Peltzer
56 80 6 10 20 26 38 47 60 72 76 80
19 64 2,738
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
South Africa 2005 Public 1,967
 
Timothy D Noakes
56 267 5 16 29 53 68 97 142 179 226 267
20 74 2,976
Africa Health Research Institute
South Africa 2016 Institution 14,904
 
Willem Hanekom
56 23 5 6 6 7 9 10 15 19 23 23
21 75 3,038
University of Venda
South Africa 1982 Public 78,820
 
Pascal O. Bessong, Massaf
56 151 4 17 24 36 49 65 94 115 135 151
22 82 3,173
Nelson Mandela University
South Africa 2005 Public 4,867
 
Richard M. Cowling
56 195 4 9 24 36 52 73 107 139 174 195
23 87 3,269
South African Astronomical Observatory
South Africa 1972 Institution 43,943
 
D. Buckley

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56 14 4 7 7 7 7 8 8 10 12 14
24 102 3,622
South African National Biodiversity Institute
South Africa 2004 Institution 84,940
 
Tony Rebelo
56 50 3 8 9 12 19 23 30 44 49 50
25 103 3,642
University of Limpopo
South Africa 2005 Public 120,561
 
Olawale Fatoki
56 212 3 7 19 24 32 58 97 146 186 212