University of South Africa (UNISA) South Africa

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• Share of University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa
• Share of domestic institutions (24 total)

1. University of South Africa (UNISA) and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits University) (1.90)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)0.39

   University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits University)1.51
2. University of South Africa (UNISA) and DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (CoE-MaSS) (0.83)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (CoE-MaSS)0.78
3. University of South Africa (UNISA) and NITheP WITS Node (0.83)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   NITheP WITS Node0.78
4. University of South Africa (UNISA) and University of Johannesburg (UJ) (0.47)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   University of Johannesburg (UJ)0.31
5. University of South Africa (UNISA) and National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS) (0.44)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS)0.39
6. University of South Africa (UNISA) and University of Cape Town (UCT) (0.28)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   University of Cape Town (UCT)0.20
7. University of South Africa (UNISA) and University of Limpopo (0.26)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   University of Limpopo
8. University of South Africa (UNISA) and Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) (0.25)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU)
9. University of South Africa (UNISA) and National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) (0.15)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)
10. University of South Africa (UNISA) and North-West University (NWU) (0.20)
    University of South Africa (UNISA)

    North-West University (NWU)

Top 10 international collaborators with University of South Africa (UNISA) by Share*

• Share of University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa
• Share of foreign institutions (445 total)

1. University of South Africa (UNISA) and European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (1.54)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)1.53
2. University of South Africa (UNISA) and National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) (1.12)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)1.12
3. University of South Africa (UNISA) and Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) (1.04)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)0.42

   Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM)0.62
4. University of South Africa (UNISA) and Tiangong University (TGU) (0.88)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)0.31

   Tiangong University (TGU)0.56
5. University of South Africa (UNISA) and Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) (0.86)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)0.71
6. University of South Africa (UNISA) and Hebei University of Science and Technology (0.67)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   Hebei University of Science and Technology0.56
7. University of South Africa (UNISA) and University of Granada (UGR) (0.64)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   University of Granada (UGR)0.50
8. University of South Africa (UNISA) and Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (0.62)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)

   Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres0.62
9. University of South Africa (UNISA) and Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) (0.54)
   University of South Africa (UNISA)0.29

   Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)0.25
10. University of South Africa (UNISA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (0.53)
    University of South Africa (UNISA)

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)0.47

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Affiliated joint institutions and consortia

• DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis in South Africa (c*change)
• DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (CoE-MaSS)
• UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology (U2ACN2)