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 24.8K citations received by 2.64K academic papers made by 21 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.

8. University of the Free State

For Publishing

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

9. Aswan University

For Publishing

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

11. University of Ghana

For Publishing

#1 in Ghana
#577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1948

12. University of the Western Cape

For Publishing

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

13. University of Ibadan

For Publishing

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

15. Cairo University

For Publishing

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

16. University of Nigeria

For Publishing

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

17. Rhodes University

For Publishing

#745 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

18. University of Ilorin

For Publishing

#3 in Nigeria
#749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
76,000
Founded
1975

19. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Publishing

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

20. University of Nairobi

For Publishing

#1 in Kenya
#897 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

21. Makerere University

For Publishing

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