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Pollution research in South Africa

University of Johannesburg ranks first in South Africa for Pollution research in 2022-now (#143 worldwide), followed by University of South Africa.

South Africa's world rank
#27
of 58 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
836
Top-10% rate
8.0%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Pollution in South Africa?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of JohannesburgJohannesburg #1435.911.1%120
2University of South AfricaPretoria #1643.36.1%77

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

Who are the top Pollution researchers in South Africa?

Peter G. Ryan, G. v. R. Marais and Sheena Kumari rank highest among researchers based in South Africa, on their papers in Pollution that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Peter G. Ryan#474,865 worldwide overall14.1 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2G. v. R. Marais#531,479 worldwide overall5.5 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Sheena Kumari#146,578 worldwide overall5.4 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Vonica Perold#470,020 worldwide overall4.3 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Nhamo Chaukura#230,886 worldwide overall3.7 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Faizal Bux#82,789 worldwide overall5.8 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Moshood Akanni Alao#556,496 worldwide overall2.5 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Lawrence Mzukisi Madikizela#792,874 worldwide overall5.6 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Fisseha Andualem Bezza#1,946,257 worldwide overall4.0 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Luxon Nhamo#86,501 worldwide overall2.5 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Trishan Naidoo#1,181,942 worldwide overall3.0 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Brenda Moodley#2,503,176 worldwide overall3.5 of 13 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Sylvester Mpandeli#83,244 worldwide overall2.2 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Luke Chimuka#2,741,841 worldwide overall5.7 of 31 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Somandla Ncube#1,768,891 worldwide overall3.3 of 13 papers here in the top 10%

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