Subfield · Education · South Africa
Education research in South Africa
University of Johannesburg ranks first in South Africa for Education research in 2022–2025 (#18 worldwide), followed by University of South Africa and University of the Free State.
- South Africa's world rank
- #11 of 115 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 6k
- Top-10% rate
- 32.6%
- Ranked institutions
- 21
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Education in South Africa?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of JohannesburgJohannesburg | #18 | 61.7 | 36.7% | 661 |
| 2 | University of South AfricaPretoria | #30 | 54.9 | 34.7% | 904 |
| 3 | University of the Free StateBloemfontein | #119 | 36.7 | 35.9% | 423 |
| 4 | University of PretoriaPretoria | #142 | 34.3 | 30.3% | 359 |
| 5 | North-West UniversityPotchefstroom | #143 | 34.2 | 36.7% | 301 |
| 6 | Walter Sisulu UniversityMthatha | #160 | 32.7 | 31.9% | 294 |
| 7 | University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburg | #171 | 31.9 | 33.8% | 319 |
| 8 | Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch | #198 | 29.9 | 27.5% | 231 |
| 9 | University of ZululandEmpangeni | #227 | 28.1 | 39.1% | 152 |
| 10 | University of KwaZulu-NatalDurban | #250 | 26.8 | 31.4% | 328 |
| 11 | University of Cape TownRondebosch | #290 | 24.9 | 33.5% | 183 |
| 12 | University of Fort HareAlice | #449 | 19.1 | 34.7% | 127 |
| 13 | University of LimpopoPolokwane | #460 | 18.7 | 26.8% | 148 |
| 14 | Cape Peninsula University of TechnologyCape Town | #498 | 17.7 | 39.4% | 107 |
| 15 | Durban University of TechnologyDurban | #525 | 17.0 | 31.6% | 148 |
| 16 | University of the Western CapeCape Town | #561 | 16.1 | 33.1% | 171 |
| 17 | Tshwane University of TechnologyPretoria | #572 | 15.9 | 30.8% | 130 |
| 18 | Nelson Mandela UniversityPort Elizabeth | #615 | 14.9 | 31.4% | 110 |
| 19 | Rhodes UniversityGrahamstown | #647 | 14.2 | 36.1% | 111 |
| 20 | Central University of TechnologyBloemfontein | #800 | 11.4 | 23.3% | 149 |
| 21 | University of VendaThohoyandou | #940 | 9.3 | 22.5% | 98 |
Institutions in South Africa above the floor of 40 fractional works in Education, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Education researchers in South Africa?
Thaddeus Metz, Vivienne Bozalek and Jonathan D. Jansen rank highest among researchers based in South Africa.
- 1Thaddeus Metz#43,385 worldwide overall275 citations · 24 works
- 2Vivienne Bozalek#111,224 worldwide overall196 citations · 17 works
- 3Jonathan D. Jansen#192,631 worldwide overall146 citations · 25 works
- 4Jill Adler#213,111 worldwide overall178 citations · 28 works
- 5Crain Soudien#240,410 worldwide overall140 citations · 27 works
- 6Lesley Le Grange#285,190 worldwide overall97 citations · 18 works
- 7Penny Enslin#410,921 worldwide overall58 citations · 18 works
- 8Kathleen Pithouse-Morgan#419,627 worldwide overall70 citations · 21 works
- 9Melinde Coetzee#527,237 worldwide overall156 citations · 24 works
- 10Shirley Walters#583,668 worldwide overall46 citations · 20 works
- 11Cedric Linder#584,658 worldwide overall172 citations · 38 works
- 12Newman Wadesango#636,628 worldwide overall69 citations · 19 works
- 13G.D. Bertram-Troost#643,913 worldwide overall21 citations · 25 works
- 14Emmanuel O. Adu#741,287 worldwide overall31 citations · 17 works
- 15Karin Brodie#795,276 worldwide overall59 citations · 19 works