Environmental Science research in South Africa

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of Cape TownRondebosch	#509	23.2	8.8%	566
2	Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch	#592	21.3	9.6%	548
3	Sustainability InstituteStellenbosch	#643	20.3	9.1%	173
4	University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburg	#809	17.5	10.0%	480
5	University of JohannesburgJohannesburg	#1,111	13.6	10.0%	749
6	Nelson Mandela UniversityPort Elizabeth	#1,308	11.5	10.2%	252
7	South African Institute for Aquatic BiodiversityGrahamstown	#1,336	11.3	10.6%	96
8	University of PretoriaPretoria	#1,367	11.0	8.6%	527
9	Rhodes UniversityGrahamstown	#1,369	11.0	7.7%	246
10	University of South AfricaPretoria	#1,415	10.6	9.7%	497
11	University of KwaZulu-NatalDurban	#1,432	10.4	8.7%	540
12	Walter Sisulu UniversityMthatha	#1,638	8.8	9.7%	91
13	University of the Western CapeCape Town	#1,650	8.7	8.7%	176
14	Agricultural Research Council of South AfricaPretoria	#1,707	8.2	8.2%	67
15	South African National Biodiversity InstitutePretoria	#1,725	8.1	11.1%	78
16	Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchPretoria	#1,818	7.5	11.2%	72
17	Vaal University of TechnologyVanderbijlpark	#1,852	7.2	8.1%	97
18	University of the Free StateBloemfontein	#2,001	6.3	8.6%	298
19	North-West UniversityPotchefstroom	#2,013	6.2	7.2%	370
20	University of Fort HareAlice	#2,028	6.1	12.6%	129
21	University of LimpopoPolokwane	#2,107	5.7	9.3%	119
22	University of VendaThohoyandou	#2,149	5.4	8.1%	118
23	Tshwane University of TechnologyPretoria	#2,390	4.1	7.8%	158
24	Durban University of TechnologyDurban	#2,461	3.7	12.7%	210
25	Cape Peninsula University of TechnologyCape Town	#2,855	1.9	6.3%	127

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

William John Bond, David M. Richardson and Steven L. Chown rank highest among researchers based in South Africa, on their papers in Environmental Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

1. 1William John Bond#18,665 worldwide overall96.6 of 241 papers here in the top 10%
2. 2David M. Richardson#64,788 worldwide overall129.3 of 344 papers here in the top 10%
3. 3Steven L. Chown#60,761 worldwide overall83.6 of 303 papers here in the top 10%
4. 4Robert J. Scholes#60,397 worldwide overall60.9 of 154 papers here in the top 10%
5. 5Guy Franklin Midgley#61,782 worldwide overall52.4 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
6. 6Sally A. Archibald#31,890 worldwide overall45.9 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
7. 7Belinda Reyers#33,722 worldwide overall42.3 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
8. 8Mélodie A. McGeoch#148,444 worldwide overall45.8 of 162 papers here in the top 10%
9. 9Matt W. Hayward#101,768 worldwide overall43.8 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
10. 10Norman Owen‐Smith#82,674 worldwide overall40.7 of 124 papers here in the top 10%
11. 11Graeme S. Cumming#72,955 worldwide overall42.0 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
12. 12Brian W. van Wilgen#253,358 worldwide overall51.6 of 143 papers here in the top 10%
13. 13Richard M. Cowling#362,574 worldwide overall64.2 of 214 papers here in the top 10%
14. 14Peter Andrew Lindsey#42,119 worldwide overall30.5 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
15. 15Peter G. Ryan#474,865 worldwide overall64.4 of 408 papers here in the top 10%

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