University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) South Africa

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• Share of University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa
• Share of domestic institutions (49 total)

1. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) (3.63)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)1.36

   National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)2.27
2. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits University) (2.54)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)0.65

   University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits University)1.88
3. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and University of Cape Town (UCT) (2.45)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)1.55

   University of Cape Town (UCT)0.90
4. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) (2.29)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)1.19

   Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)1.10
5. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Durban University of Technology (DUT) (2.25)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)0.67

   Durban University of Technology (DUT)1.58
6. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Kwazulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP) (1.78)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)0.96

   Kwazulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP)0.82
7. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and University of the Western Cape (UWC) (1.58)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)1.28

   University of the Western Cape (UWC)
8. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Africa Health Research Institute (1.53)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)0.64

   Africa Health Research Institute0.89
9. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) (1.52)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)0.35

   South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)1.17
10. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Stellenbosch University (SU) (1.41)
    University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)0.96

    Stellenbosch University (SU)0.46

Top 10 international collaborators with University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) by Share*

• Share of University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa
• Share of foreign institutions (822 total)

1. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Harvard University (2.62)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)0.38

   Harvard University2.24
2. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and University of Oxford (2.52)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)0.57

   University of Oxford1.95
3. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and University of Nizwa (1.97)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)0.60

   University of Nizwa1.37
4. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Columbia University in the City of New York (CU) (1.73)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)1.25

   Columbia University in the City of New York (CU)0.49
5. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and University Hassan II Casablanca (UHII) (1.53)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)0.85

   University Hassan II Casablanca (UHII)0.68
6. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Umm Al-Qura University (1.17)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)0.50

   Umm Al-Qura University0.67
7. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and University of Washington (UW) (1.15)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)0.87

   University of Washington (UW)
8. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Stockholm University (1.03)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)

   Stockholm University0.82
9. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard (0.98)
   University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)

   Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard0.71
10. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Shanghai University (SHU) (0.92)
    University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)

    Shanghai University (SHU)0.73

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Affiliated joint institutions and consortia

• Berkeley-Etosha Anthrax Project
• Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)
• Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery (CAVD)
• DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis in South Africa (c*change)
• DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (CoE-MaSS)
• DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Strong Materials (CoE-SM)
• Department of Medical Microbiology, UKZN
• HIV Pathogenesis Programme (HPP)
• Kwazulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP)
• NAOC-UKZN Computational Astrophysics Centre (NUCAC)
• NITheP UKZN Node