University of Pretoria
#427
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Best Global Universities
Address
cnr Lynnwood Road and Roper Street
Hatfield, 0028
South Africa
Website
web.up.ac.za
35,687
Total number of students
2,842
Number of international students
1,537
Total number of academic staff
173
Number of international staff
7,090
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
1,812
Number of master's degrees awarded
302
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
273
Number of research only staff
7,101
Number of new undergraduate students
347
Number of new master's students
164
Number of new doctoral students
2019 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate this institution's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
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48.9
Global score
#384
Global research reputation
#4
Regional research reputation
#402
Publications
#496
Books
#442
Conferences
#900
Normalized citation impact
#483
Total citations
#495
Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#919
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#684
International collaboration
#346
Percentage of total publications with international collaboration
#529
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#856
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
Subject Rankings
#195Tie
Agricultural Sciences
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38.0
Agricultural Sciences overall score
#131
Agricultural Sciences global research reputation
#1
Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation
#211
Agricultural Sciences publications
#207
Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact
#227
Agricultural Sciences total citations
#237
Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#227
Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#64
Agricultural Sciences international collaboration
#68
Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration
#206
Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#211
Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#511Tie
Clinical Medicine
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39.7
Clinical Medicine overall score
#372
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#9
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#619
Clinical Medicine publications
#740
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#676
Clinical Medicine total citations
#598
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#598
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#437
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#97
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration
#584
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#553
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#359Tie
Engineering
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47.6
Engineering overall score
#388
Engineering global research reputation
#4
Engineering regional research reputation
#345
Engineering publications
#327
Engineering normalized citation impact
#345
Engineering total citations
#305
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#245
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#590
Engineering international collaboration
#390
Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration
#515
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#580
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#190
Environment/Ecology
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49.5
Environment/Ecology overall score
#106
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#2
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#246
Environment/Ecology total citations
#256
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#320
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#80
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#139
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration
#262
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#304
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#100Tie
Microbiology
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45.1
Microbiology overall score
#86
Microbiology global research reputation
#3
Microbiology regional research reputation
#106
Microbiology publications
#213
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#167
Microbiology total citations
#163
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#201
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#94
Microbiology international collaboration
#17
Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration
#102
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#119
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
Show Plant and Animal Science indicator rankings
75.7
Plant and Animal Science overall score
#84
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#1
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#37
Plant and Animal Science publications
#322
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#56
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#56
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#266
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#54
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#74
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration
#37
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#182
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
Show Social Sciences and Public Health indicator rankings
30.3
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
#322
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#3
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#229
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#533
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#393
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#434
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#521
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#348
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#205
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration
#365
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#450
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
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