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Biomedical Engineering research in South Africa

University of Johannesburg ranks first in South Africa for Biomedical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#188 worldwide), followed by University of the Witwatersrand and University of South Africa.

South Africa's world rank
#34
of 81 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.6k
Top-10% rate
15.8%
Ranked institutions
8

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Biomedical Engineering in South Africa?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of JohannesburgJohannesburg #18828.818.5%266
2University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburg #54814.316.0%130
3University of South AfricaPretoria #64112.218.3%127
4University of KwaZulu-NatalDurban #8598.216.2%98
5Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch #9776.411.4%160
6University of PretoriaPretoria #1,1823.814.6%87
7North-West UniversityPotchefstroom #1,2872.712.6%62
8University of Cape TownRondebosch #1,412142.09.0%74

Institutions in South Africa above the floor of 40 fractional works in Biomedical Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Biomedical Engineering researchers in South Africa?

Amir H. Mohammadi, Oluwole Daniel Makinde and Johann F. Görgens rank highest among researchers based in South Africa.

  1. 1Amir H. Mohammadi#127,036 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 21 works
  2. 2Oluwole Daniel Makinde#154,454 worldwide overall655 citations · 25 works
  3. 3Johann F. Görgens#197,213 worldwide overall379 citations · 32 works
  4. 4Andrew Forbes#231,534 worldwide overall551 citations · 21 works
  5. 5Tebello Nyokong#445,258 worldwide overall944 citations · 32 works
  6. 6Deresh Ramjugernath#477,587 worldwide overall292 citations · 18 works
  7. 7Josua P. Meyer#500,260 worldwide overall710 citations · 24 works
  8. 8A. G. Every#681,010 worldwide overall175 citations · 24 works
  9. 9Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku#692,393 worldwide overall403 citations · 18 works
  10. 10Mohsen Sharifpur#694,451 worldwide overall323 citations · 29 works
  11. 11Edison Muzenda#844,813 worldwide overall178 citations · 27 works
  12. 12Michael O. Daramola#968,925 worldwide overall124 citations · 22 works
  13. 13Cara E. Schwarz#1,062,761 worldwide overall83 citations · 19 works
  14. 14Kevin Land#1,606,729 worldwide overall5 citations · 24 works

How South Africa compares with other countries in Biomedical Engineering