15 Best universities for Atomic and Molecular physics in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Atomic and Molecular physics. A graph of 237K citations received by 6.62K academic papers made by 15 universities in South 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.

1. University of the Witwatersrand

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#1 in Africa
#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

2. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#2 in Africa
#536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

4. University of Cape Town

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#7 in Africa
#715 in the World
Founded
1874

5. University of Pretoria

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#13 in Africa
#871 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

6. Rhodes University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#14 in Africa
#890 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

7. University of South Africa

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#17 in Africa
#981 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

8. University of the Free State

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#19 in Africa
#1022 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

9. University of the Western Cape

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#21 in Africa
#1065 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

10. North-West University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#32 in Africa
#1326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

11. University of Johannesburg

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#48 in Africa
#1535 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

12. University of Zululand

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#85 in Africa
#2365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

13. Tshwane University of Technology

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#87 in Africa
#2396 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

14. Nelson Mandela University

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#90 in Africa
#2435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

15. Durban University of Technology

For Atomic and Molecular physics

#93 in Africa
#2500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

The best cities to study Atomic and Molecular physics in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Johannesburg, Durban, Stellenbosch, and Cape Town.