Law research in South Africa
Stellenbosch University ranks first in South Africa for Law research in 2022-now (#217 worldwide), followed by University of Cape Town and University of Johannesburg.
- South Africa's world rank
- #17 of 46 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 1.5k
- Top-10% rate
- 14.3%
- Ranked institutions
- 12
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Law in South Africa?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch | #217 | 11.8 | 11.6% | 92 |
| 2 | University of Cape TownRondebosch | #233 | 10.6 | 14.5% | 68 |
| 3 | University of JohannesburgJohannesburg | #235 | 10.5 | 17.6% | 155 |
| 4 | University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburg | #267 | 8.4 | 13.9% | 114 |
| 5 | University of South AfricaPretoria | #357 | 3.6 | 15.6% | 176 |
| 6 | University of the Western CapeCape Town | #365 | 3.2 | 8.3% | 95 |
| 7 | University of LimpopoPolokwane | #374 | 2.8 | 19.2% | 69 |
| 8 | Tshwane University of TechnologyPretoria | #375 | 2.8 | 18.3% | 61 |
| 9 | North-West UniversityPotchefstroom | #391 | 2.1 | 12.3% | 106 |
| 10 | University of PretoriaPretoria | #403 | 1.6 | 12.8% | 121 |
| 11 | University of KwaZulu-NatalDurban | #422 | 87.0 | 13.8% | 89 |
| 12 | University of the Free StateBloemfontein | #434 | 41.0 | 9.5% | 84 |
Institutions in South Africa above the floor of 40 fractional works in Law, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Law researchers in South Africa?
Louis Jacobus Kotze, Sandra Liebenberg and Christian M. Rogerson rank highest among researchers based in South Africa, on their papers in Law that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Louis Jacobus Kotze#230,449 worldwide overall13.0 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Sandra Liebenberg#704,873 worldwide overall11.4 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Christian M. Rogerson#479,030 worldwide overall14.0 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Marius Pieterse#835,498 worldwide overall10.4 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Michael Ashley Stein#914,201 worldwide overall7.6 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Lochner Marais#1,084,911 worldwide overall8.9 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
- 7John Mamokhere#1,647,787 worldwide overall9.1 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Shikha Vyas-Doorgapersad#2,202,788 worldwide overall8.1 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Jeremy Seekings#497,009 worldwide overall5.9 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Roger Southall#2,043,767 worldwide overall8.5 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Loren B. Landau#559,766 worldwide overall6.5 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Susan M. Parnell#89,819 worldwide overall5.1 of 11 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Antoinette Louw#1,611,487 worldwide overall4.8 of 10 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Robert Cameron#1,529,889 worldwide overall5.7 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Marie Huchzermeyer#580,212 worldwide overall5.8 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in South Africa on their work in Law alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.