Evaluation and Rating Facts & Figures - 2007 - National Research ...

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E V A L U A T I O N A N D R A T I N G T R E N D S A N D N U M B E R S
Table 8: The top performing higher education institutions during 2006 in terms of the number of rated researchers
per NRF Specialist Committee (per subject areas)
Specialist Committee Institution Number Total number
of rated of rated
researchers researchers
Anthropology, Development Studies, 1) University of the Witwatersrand 11 60
Geography, Sociology and Social Work 2) University of the Western Cape 7
3) Stellenbosch University 6
3) University of Cape Town 6
3) University of KwaZulu-Natal 6
Communication, Media Studies, 1) University of Pretoria 6 21
Library and Information Sciences 2) University of Cape Town 3
3) Stellenbosch University 2
3) University of KwaZulu-Natal 2
Economics, Management, 1) Stellenbosch University 14 68
Administration and Accounting 2) University of Cape Town 12
2) University of Pretoria 12
3) Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 7
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
Education 1) University of Pretoria 12 56
2) University of Cape Town 8
3) Stellenbosch University 6
Historical Studies 1) University of Cape Town 6 36
2) Stellenbosch University 5
2) University of South Africa 5
2) University of the Western Cape 5
3) University of the Witwatersrand 4
Law 1) University of South Africa 26 85
2) University of Cape Town 11
3) Stellenbosch University 9
Literary Studies, Languages and Linguistics 1) University of South Africa 16 98
2) Stellenbosch University 10
2) University of Cape Town 10
3) North-West University 9
Performing and Creative Arts, and Design 1) University of Cape Town 7 28
2) Stellenbosch University 6
3) University of Pretoria 5
Political Sciences, Policy Studies 1) Stellenbosch University 9 31
and Philosophy 2) University of Cape Town 5
3) University of KwaZulu-Natal 4
Psychology 1) Stellenbosch University 5 38
2) University of Cape Town 4
2) University of South Africa 4
3) Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 3
3) North-West University 3
Religious Studies and Theology 1) Stellenbosch University 8 29
2) University of the Free State 4
3) North-West University 3
3) University of Cape Town 3
3) University of Pretoria 3