Best Universities for Publishing in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Publishing. A graph of 16.8K citations received by 2.59K academic papers made by 20 universities in Africa was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

9. University of the Free State

For Publishing

#505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. Aswan University

For Publishing

#1 in Egypt
#554 in the World
Enrollment
1,898
Founded
2012

11. University of the Western Cape

For Publishing

#581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

12. University of Ibadan

For Publishing

#1 in Nigeria
#587 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

14. University of Ghana

For Publishing

#1 in Ghana
#614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

15. Cairo University

For Publishing

#2 in Egypt
#683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
207,853
Founded
1908

16. University of Nigeria

For Publishing

#2 in Nigeria
#690 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

17. Rhodes University

For Publishing

#729 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

18. University of Ilorin

For Publishing

#3 in Nigeria
#749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

19. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Publishing

#2 in Ghana
#852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

20. Makerere University

For Publishing

#1 in Uganda
#883 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922