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Civil and Structural Engineering research in South Africa

Stellenbosch University ranks first in South Africa for Civil and Structural Engineering research in 2022-now (#567 worldwide), followed by University of Johannesburg and University of Pretoria.

South Africa's world rank
#38
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
621
Top-10% rate
7.6%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Civil and Structural Engineering in South Africa?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch #5676.97.2%72
2University of JohannesburgJohannesburg #5766.710.6%104
3University of PretoriaPretoria #8031.86.7%72

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

Who are the top Civil and Structural Engineering researchers in South Africa?

Eno Effiong Ebenso, William Peter Boshoff and Mark Gavin Alexander rank highest among researchers based in South Africa, on their papers in Civil and Structural Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Eno Effiong Ebenso#926,251 worldwide overall56.5 of 105 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2William Peter Boshoff#361,457 worldwide overall14.3 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Mark Gavin Alexander#636,039 worldwide overall18.5 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4G.N. Nurick#176,522 worldwide overall11.3 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Adewumi John Babafemi#445,891 worldwide overall14.4 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Hans D. Beushausen#770,643 worldwide overall13.5 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Genevieve Sarah Langdon#337,314 worldwide overall11.1 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Riaan Combrinck#694,135 worldwide overall10.8 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Robert J. Thomas#1,664,857 worldwide overall8.8 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Leonel Noumbissié Tchadjié#1,133,618 worldwide overall5.7 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jacques Kruger#199,346 worldwide overall4.8 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12S. Chung Kim Yuen#999,553 worldwide overall5.7 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13G.N. Nurick#609,430 worldwide overall4.3 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Indra Bahadur#4,971,917 worldwide overall10.9 of 15 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in South Africa on their work in Civil and Structural Engineering 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 Civil and Structural Engineering