Life Sciences research in South Africa

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of Cape TownRondebosch	#571	27.6	9.6%	766
2	Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch	#748	24.5	9.3%	1,022
3	University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburg	#1,049	20.6	10.3%	749
4	University of JohannesburgJohannesburg	#1,197	19.1	16.0%	787
5	University of PretoriaPretoria	#1,343	17.8	9.6%	1,259
6	South African Medical Research CouncilCape Town	#1,416	17.2	11.0%	156
7	Agricultural Research Council of South AfricaPretoria	#1,546	16.2	9.5%	400
8	University of MpumalangaMbombela	#1,655	15.4	19.1%	113
9	University of KwaZulu-NatalDurban	#1,780	14.6	10.9%	1,102
10	Sustainability InstituteStellenbosch	#2,046	13.0	9.5%	124
11	University of Fort HareAlice	#2,163	12.4	16.0%	270
12	National Health Laboratory ServiceJohannesburg	#2,172	12.3	9.7%	131
13	North-West UniversityPotchefstroom	#2,224	12.1	14.7%	742
14	University of the Free StateBloemfontein	#2,258	11.9	11.7%	569
15	South African National Biodiversity InstitutePretoria	#2,479	10.8	7.5%	108
16	Walter Sisulu UniversityMthatha	#2,858	9.2	14.2%	113
17	University of ZululandEmpangeni	#2,934	8.9	18.0%	97
18	University of South AfricaPretoria	#3,162	8.1	13.4%	533
19	Central University of TechnologyBloemfontein	#3,296	7.6	11.5%	79
20	Rhodes UniversityGrahamstown	#3,412	7.2	8.3%	256
21	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences UniversityPretoria	#3,535	6.8	11.1%	132
22	University of VendaThohoyandou	#3,722	6.2	9.8%	207
23	Durban University of TechnologyDurban	#3,969	5.5	12.7%	206
24	Cape Peninsula University of TechnologyCape Town	#3,970	5.4	9.9%	179
25	University of the Western CapeCape Town	#4,066	5.2	11.2%	248
26	University of LimpopoPolokwane	#4,462	4.1	7.9%	430
27	Tshwane University of TechnologyPretoria	#4,477	4.1	11.0%	228
28	Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchPretoria	#4,546	3.9	12.2%	73
29	Eskom (South Africa)Johannesburg	#4,623	3.7	3.6%	67
30	Mangosuthu University of TechnologyDurban	#5,093	2.6	15.0%	65
31	Nelson Mandela UniversityPort Elizabeth	#5,444	1.9	5.1%	262

Institutions in South Africa above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Dan J. Stein, David M. Richardson and Arvind Varsani rank highest among researchers based in South Africa, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

1. 1Dan J. Stein#35,024 worldwide overall100.8 of 497 papers here in the top 10%
2. 2David M. Richardson#64,788 worldwide overall86.6 of 215 papers here in the top 10%
3. 3Arvind Varsani#148,324 worldwide overall78.3 of 348 papers here in the top 10%
4. 4Isak S. Pretorius#115,689 worldwide overall58.8 of 233 papers here in the top 10%
5. 5Darren Patrick Martin#107,249 worldwide overall57.9 of 250 papers here in the top 10%
6. 6Lynn Morris#122,372 worldwide overall53.6 of 207 papers here in the top 10%
7. 7Linda‐Gail Bekker#21,238 worldwide overall44.5 of 147 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in South Africa on their work in Life Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.