Best Universities for Nuclear Physics in Africa

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Nuclear Physics. A graph of 264K citations received by 2.29K academic papers made by 24 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.

University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Nuclear Physics

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1874

Cairo University

For Nuclear Physics

#2 in Africa

#1 in Egypt

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Nuclear Physics

#3 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1922

University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Nuclear Physics

#4 in Africa

#3 in South Africa

#485 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1918

Ain Shams University

For Nuclear Physics

#5 in Africa

#2 in Egypt

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1950

Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Nuclear Physics

#6 in Africa

#1 in Mozambique

#500 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1985

University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Nuclear Physics

#7 in Africa

#4 in South Africa

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1959

Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Nuclear Physics

#8 in Africa

#601 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Nuclear Physics

#9 in Africa

#5 in South Africa

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Nuclear Physics

#10 in Africa

#6 in South Africa

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 56,483
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1908

Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Nuclear Physics

#11 in Africa

#704 in the World

Enrollment: 67,415

Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Nuclear Physics

#12 in Africa

#3 in Egypt

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Nuclear Physics

#13 in Africa

#4 in Egypt

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 9,228
Founded: 2005

Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Nuclear Physics

#14 in Africa

#5 in Egypt

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 150,642
Founded: 1942

University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Nuclear Physics

#15 in Africa

#1 in Ghana

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1992

South Valley University - Qena

For Nuclear Physics

#16 in Africa

#6 in Egypt

#746 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1995

Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Nuclear Physics

#17 in Africa

#7 in Egypt

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 2006

University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Nuclear Physics

#18 in Africa

#7 in South Africa

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

Helwan University

For Nuclear Physics

#19 in Africa

#8 in Egypt

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1975

Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakech

For Nuclear Physics

#20 in Africa

#837 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500

Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Nuclear Physics

#21 in Africa

#9 in Egypt

#857 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

Fayoum University

For Nuclear Physics

#22 in Africa

#10 in Egypt

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 2005

National University of Science and Technology

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

For Nuclear Physics

#23 in Africa

#1 in Zimbabwe

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1991

Suez University

For Nuclear Physics

#24 in Africa

#11 in Egypt

#968 in the World

Founded: 2012

Physics subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering12

Applied/Engineering Physics22

Astrophysics and Astronomy18

Atomic and Molecular physics25

Condensed Matter Physics34

Materials Science163

Medical Physics22

Nanotechnology30

Optical Engineering33

Quantum and Particle physics36

Theoretical Physics23