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[Raphael Nyonje]

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From: Journals Consortium
Sent: ‎04/‎07/‎2015 04:29 PM
To: Joseph Kigamwa
Subject: Ranking of African Universities and Higher Institutions (2015)

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Ranking of African Universities and Higher Institutions (2015) Dear Joseph Kigamwa, Journals Consortium is glad to release the 2015 African Universities and Higher Institutions Ranking. This maiden edition of the ranking includes 1447 African universities and other higher institutions of learning and research. The ranking is based on two factors: research publications and citations from the last five years (2010 to 2014) as well as their visibility on the internet. See methodology. South African institution dominate the top ten with University of Cape Town topping the ranking with a Total Influence Factor (TIF) of 45.02. This is followed by Cairo University (TIF: 43.43) and the University of Pretoria (TIF: 43.35). The top ten includes six institutions from South African, two from Egypt and one each from Kenya and Nigeria. Rank Institution Country Total Influence Factor 1 University of Cape Town South Africa 45.02 2 Cairo University Egypt 43.43 3 University of Pretoria South Africa 43.35 4 University of Nairobi Kenya 42.81 [The entire original message is not included.]