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Geophysics research in South Africa

University of the Witwatersrand ranks first in South Africa for Geophysics research in 2022-now (#195 worldwide), followed by .

South Africa's world rank
#29
of 45 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
296
Top-10% rate
6.4%
Ranked institutions
1
Geophysics
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What is the best university for Geophysics in South Africa?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburg #1952.65.2%62

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

Who are the top Geophysics researchers in South Africa?

Sebastian Tappe, J. D. Clemens and Lewis D. Ashwal rank highest among researchers based in South Africa, on their papers in Geophysics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Sebastian Tappe#184,657 worldwide overall24.0 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2J. D. Clemens#486,618 worldwide overall31.6 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Lewis D. Ashwal#540,535 worldwide overall20.9 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Axel Hofmann#403,704 worldwide overall20.4 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Stephen H. Richardson#116,193 worldwide overall14.5 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Maarten J. de Wit#190,197 worldwide overall16.2 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Laurence J. Robb#869,134 worldwide overall14.8 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Anton P. le Roex#294,461 worldwide overall11.8 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Gary Stevens#1,644,131 worldwide overall20.2 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Marlina Elburg#1,557,965 worldwide overall18.7 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Allan H. Wilson#605,522 worldwide overall11.2 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12I. S. Buick#924,708 worldwide overall13.2 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Johann F.A. Diener#527,733 worldwide overall8.6 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Katie A. Smart#701,599 worldwide overall7.2 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Nicolas J. Beukes#108,551 worldwide overall8.4 of 35 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in South Africa on their work in Geophysics 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 Geophysics