22 Best universities for Nuclear 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 Nuclear Physics. A graph of 672K citations received by 22.2K academic papers made by 22 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.

2. University of the Witwatersrand

For Nuclear Physics

#3 in Africa
#471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Nuclear Physics

#5 in Africa
#587 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

4. North-West University

For Nuclear Physics

#6 in Africa
#599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

6. University of the Free State

For Nuclear Physics

#10 in Africa
#740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

7. University of Pretoria

For Nuclear Physics

#12 in Africa
#773 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

8. University of Johannesburg

For Nuclear Physics

#14 in Africa
#867 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

9. Rhodes University

For Nuclear Physics

#21 in Africa
#1031 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

10. University of South Africa

For Nuclear Physics

#32 in Africa
#1300 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

11. University of the Western Cape

For Nuclear Physics

#36 in Africa
#1372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

12. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#63 in Africa
#1986 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Nuclear Physics

#82 in Africa
#2385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. University of Limpopo

For Nuclear Physics

#88 in Africa
#2456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

15. Tshwane University of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#93 in Africa
#2548 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

16. University of Zululand

For Nuclear Physics

#111 in Africa
#2792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

17. Durban University of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#113 in Africa
#2810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

18. University of Venda

For Nuclear Physics

#115 in Africa
#2834 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

20. University of Fort Hare

For Nuclear Physics

#147 in Africa
#3253 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

21. Vaal University of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#157 in Africa
#3419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1966

The best cities to study Nuclear Physics in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, and Potchefstroom.