20 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 346K citations received by 17.6K academic papers made by 20 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

#2 in Africa
#472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Nuclear Physics

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

5. North-West University

For Nuclear Physics

#7 in Africa
#649 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

6. University of Pretoria

For Nuclear Physics

#11 in Africa
#755 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

7. University of the Free State

For Nuclear Physics

#12 in Africa
#759 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

8. University of Johannesburg

For Nuclear Physics

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

9. Rhodes University

For Nuclear Physics

#19 in Africa
#989 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

10. University of South Africa

For Nuclear Physics

#31 in Africa
#1279 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

11. University of the Western Cape

For Nuclear Physics

#34 in Africa
#1335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

13. Nelson Mandela University

For Nuclear Physics

#78 in Africa
#2345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

14. University of Limpopo

For Nuclear Physics

#82 in Africa
#2437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

15. Tshwane University of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#87 in Africa
#2570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

16. University of Zululand

For Nuclear Physics

#96 in Africa
#2697 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

17. University of Venda

For Nuclear Physics

#111 in Africa
#2896 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

18. Durban University of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#113 in Africa
#2906 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

19. Vaal University of Technology

For Nuclear Physics

#139 in Africa
#3293 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 Stellenbosch.