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Nursing research in South Africa

University of Johannesburg ranks first in South Africa for Nursing research in 2022-now (#188 worldwide), followed by University of Pretoria and University of KwaZulu-Natal.

South Africa's world rank
#34
of 64 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
784
Top-10% rate
11.2%
Ranked institutions
3

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Nursing in South Africa?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of JohannesburgJohannesburg #1886.714.1%70
2University of PretoriaPretoria #2084.88.0%73
3University of KwaZulu-NatalDurban #2203.811.4%70

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

Who are the top Nursing researchers in South Africa?

Aletta Elisabeth Schutte, Pascal Obong Bessong and Linda Marleine Richter rank highest among researchers based in South Africa, on their papers in Nursing that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Aletta Elisabeth Schutte#65,901 worldwide overall16.1 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Pascal Obong Bessong#401,991 worldwide overall9.5 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Linda Marleine Richter#114,875 worldwide overall9.7 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4André Pascal Kengne#67,920 worldwide overall7.5 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Mickey Chopra#58,556 worldwide overall7.2 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Benn K. D. Sartorius#10,888 worldwide overall6.2 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Amidou Samie#433,442 worldwide overall6.7 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Shabir Ahmed Madhi#30,649 worldwide overall5.3 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Shane Anthony Norris#100,359 worldwide overall9.7 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Nigel Campbell Rollins#105,767 worldwide overall4.8 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Oluwafemi Ayodeji Adebo#627,842 worldwide overall8.2 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jens Koßmann#1,429,513 worldwide overall5.7 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Umezuruike Linus Opara#999,285 worldwide overall11.2 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Andrew Duncan Steele#412,393 worldwide overall4.2 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Chukwudi A Nnaji#14,377 worldwide overall3.0 of 4 papers here in the top 10%

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

How South Africa compares with other countries in Nursing