2016 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences

The 2016 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.

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# Institution Share 2015 Count 2015
1 University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa 3.01 12
2 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits University), South Africa 2.84 17
3 University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa 1.74 9
4 University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa 0.74 6
5 North-West University (NWU), South Africa 0.65 4
6 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa 0.62 5
7 University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa 0.58 1
8 Sasol Limited, South Africa 0.50 1
9 South African Weather Service (SAWS), South Africa 0.48 2
10 University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa 0.38 3
11 Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa 0.35 4
12 South African National Space Agency (SANSA), South Africa 0.33 2
13 Seismogen Cc, South Africa 0.24 2
14 Open House Management Solutions (OHMS), South Africa 0.17 2
15 Council for Geoscience (CGS), South Africa 0.17 1
15 NRF South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), South Africa 0.17 1
16 Sibanye Gold Limited, South Africa 0.11 1
16 AngloGold Ashanti, South Africa 0.11 1
17 Rhodes University (RU), South Africa 0.09 2
18 Nelson Mandela University (NMU), South Africa 0.08 1
19 South Africa Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), South Africa 0.07 2
20 Iziko Museums of Cape Town, South Africa 0.07 2
21 South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa 0.03 1
22 Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF), South Africa 0.03 1
23 SKA South Africa, South Africa 0.01 1

Footnote

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