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Top 10 Scientists in South Africa

Top 10 scientists in South Africa ranked by composite score (self-citations excluded).

Top 10 Scientists in South Africa flag South Africa (2025)
This is the top 10 only. South Africa has 975 scientists on the 2025 single-year list. See growth since 2020, top institutes and the full list
# Scientist Institute
1
University of Johannesburg
2
University of Cape Town
3
University of the Free State
4
North-West University
5
University of Johannesburg
6
North-West University
7
Stellenbosch University
8
Stellenbosch University
9
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
10
Kalahari Research Centre

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