26/08/2022
According to the World Economic Forum, South Africa has the worst math and science skills in the world – but that hasn’t stopped individuals from excelling in the field, nor South African institutions from shining through.
The CWTS Leiden Ranking for 2016 shows which institutions had the best scientific performance out of over 800 major universities worldwide – with five South African universities making the cut.
The ranking is based exclusively on bibliographic data from the Web of Science database produced by Thomson Reuters, across a number of science indices, including maths, science, social science, and arts and humanities.
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Despite having a reputation for having the worst maths and science skills in the world, these five South African universities have put the country on the map for their research in the field.