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Materials Chemistry research in South Africa

University of Johannesburg ranks first in South Africa for Materials Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#253 worldwide), followed by University of South Africa and North-West University.

South Africa's world rank
#33
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.5k
Top-10% rate
15.3%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Materials Chemistry in South Africa?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of JohannesburgJohannesburg #25324.717.4%278
2University of South AfricaPretoria #34520.519.1%189
3North-West UniversityPotchefstroom #8098.920.3%68
4University of the Free StateBloemfontein #8448.313.7%109
5Tshwane University of TechnologyPretoria #8967.516.4%76
6University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburg #1,1624.09.1%101
7University of KwaZulu-NatalDurban #1,1843.714.5%83
8University of PretoriaPretoria #1,3541.910.1%76

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

Who are the top Materials Chemistry researchers in South Africa?

Eno E. Ebenso, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa and K. Kaviyarasu rank highest among researchers based in South Africa.

  1. 1Eno E. Ebenso#60,574 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 50 works
  2. 2O.M. Ntwaeaborwa#199,756 worldwide overall298 citations · 35 works
  3. 3K. Kaviyarasu#237,466 worldwide overall730 citations · 35 works
  4. 4H.C. Swart#382,769 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 151 works
  5. 5Tebello Nyokong#445,258 worldwide overall944 citations · 98 works
  6. 6Neerish Revaprasadu#594,041 worldwide overall248 citations · 28 works
  7. 7Neil J. Coville#602,286 worldwide overall552 citations · 48 works
  8. 8M.L. Chithambo#655,004 worldwide overall158 citations · 28 works
  9. 9Peter Apata Olubambi#664,107 worldwide overall478 citations · 32 works
  10. 10A. G. Every#681,010 worldwide overall175 citations · 32 works
  11. 11R.E. Kroon#745,646 worldwide overall156 citations · 38 works
  12. 12A.P.I. Popoola#806,213 worldwide overall292 citations · 53 works
  13. 13F.B. Dejene#1,044,500 worldwide overall119 citations · 47 works
  14. 14M.S. Dhlamini#1,129,996 worldwide overall93 citations · 29 works

How South Africa compares with other countries in Materials Chemistry