{"id":849114,"date":"2026-01-28T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=849114"},"modified":"2026-01-30T07:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:49:46","slug":"one-university-in-south-africa-has-entered-the-top-500-globally-in-new-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/849114\/one-university-in-south-africa-has-entered-the-top-500-globally-in-new-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"One university in South Africa has entered the top 500 globally in new ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Webometrics published its 2026 global higher education ranking, listing 124 institutions from South Africa, including all 26 public universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Webometrics.info ranking has been published since 2004 by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, the largest public research body in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It aims to promote open access to the knowledge generated by universities, and as such, focuses on the quantity and quality of higher education web content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This, the group noted, significantly enhances the transfer of scientific and cultural knowledge to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The rankings are one of the most powerful tools for initiating and consolidating change in academia, increasing scholars’ engagement, and establishing long-term strategies,” it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While other global rankings focus on established, globally recognised universities, the Webometrics ranking covers over 32,000 higher education institutions, including those in the Global South that are often overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to note that the 23-year-old Webometrics.info<\/strong><\/a> ranking is not the same as the Webometrics.org<\/strong><\/a> ranking, which is based on the original and uses a different methodology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ranking model is based on both webometric and bibliometric (research) indicators, which are collected from reliable sources such as Majestic, OpenAlex, and Scimago-Scopus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rankings are mainly based on three core indicators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n