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Control and Systems Engineering research in South Africa

University of Johannesburg ranks first in South Africa for Control and Systems Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#181 worldwide), followed by Tshwane University of Technology and University of Pretoria.

South Africa's world rank
#42
of 71 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
737
Top-10% rate
11.4%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Control and Systems Engineering in South Africa?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of JohannesburgJohannesburg #18122.118.2%139
2Tshwane University of TechnologyPretoria #4977.017.6%61
3University of PretoriaPretoria #5306.014.8%67
4Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch #76162.03.9%79

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

Who are the top Control and Systems Engineering researchers in South Africa?

Xiaohua Xia, Maarten J. Kamper and Ramesh C. Bansal rank highest among researchers based in South Africa.

  1. 1Xiaohua Xia#39,522 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 31 works
  2. 2Maarten J. Kamper#163,876 worldwide overall269 citations · 18 works
  3. 3Ramesh C. Bansal#328,284 worldwide overall889 citations · 46 works
  4. 4I.K. Craig#330,727 worldwide overall177 citations · 30 works
  5. 5S. Chowdhury#699,391 worldwide overall267 citations · 26 works
  6. 6Yskandar Hamam#715,039 worldwide overall262 citations · 18 works
  7. 7Thokozani Majozi#963,913 worldwide overall112 citations · 30 works
  8. 8Y. Yavin#1,165,737 worldwide overall45 citations · 25 works
  9. 9George van Schoor#1,364,887 worldwide overall35 citations · 18 works

How South Africa compares with other countries in Control and Systems Engineering