| 1 | 178 | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research | 512 | 399 | 214 | 61 |
| 2 | 428 | Central Statistical Service | 639 | 661 | 355 | 510 |
| 3 | 553 | South African Water Research Commission | 1583 | 712 | 375 | 488 |
| 4 | 959 | African Institute for Mathematical Sciences | 734 | 1692 | 1003 | 756 |
| 5 | 1097 | South African National Biodiversity Institute | 811 | 618 | 2624 | 2340 |
| 6 | 1102 | South African Astronomical Observatory | 1747 | 1360 | 935 | 1041 |
| 7 | 1160 | Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa | 1735 | 1174 | 2782 | 582 |
| 8 | 1312 | South African Medical Research Council | 1510 | 1698 | 1364 | 1134 |
| 9 | 1472 | South African Weather Service | 442 | 695 | 3451 | 4092 |
| 10 | 1561 | National Research Foundation | 1514 | 1317 | 1844 | 2243 |
| 11 | 1773 | Agricultural Research Council Pretoria | 1849 | 1996 | 1207 | 2340 |
| 12 | 2997 | Council for Mineral Technology | 3564 | 3524 | 1893 | 2449 |
| 13 | 3271 | Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory | 3478 | 2866 | 3665 | 3430 |
| 14 | 3281 | National Institute for Communicable Diseases | 3924 | 4448 | 3508 | 1242 |
| 15 | 3498 | Anglo Platinum Research Centre | 3398 | 3100 | 2919 | 4092 |
| 16 | 3515 | Geological Survey of South Africa | 2504 | 3433 | 3612 | 4092 |
| 17 | 3625 | Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies | 3246 | 4730 | 2779 | 2561 |
| 18 | 3703 | Ithemba Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Science | 2626 | 4546 | 2584 | 3430 |
| 19 | 4213 | International Ocean Institute | 2913 | 4901 | 2954 | 4092 |
| 20 | 4586 | South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity | 4979 | 3847 | 4696 | 4092 |
| 21 | 4679 | National Health Laboratory Services | 4396 | 4582 | 4799 | 3430 |
| 22 | 4884 | Aurum Institute for Health Research | 4770 | 5053 | 3140 | 4092 |
| 23 | 4895 | Sports Science Institute of South Africa | 5249 | 4372 | 5638 | 3430 |
| 24 | 4991 | National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme | 4383 | 5420 | 4436 | 3430 |
| 25 | 5014 | South African National Space Agency SANSA | 4655 | 5099 | 3823 | 4092 |
| 26 | 5097 | Oceanographic Research Institute | 6728 | 4520 | 5150 | 3430 |
| 27 | 5396 | Cape Shoulder Institute | 5543 | 4733 | 5806 | 4092 |
| 28 | 5400 | Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute | 3478 | 5604 | 6034 | 4092 |
| 29 | 5734 | Lung Institute University of Cape Town | 5936 | 6598 | 4842 | 2875 |
| 30 | 6189 | National Metrology Institute of South Africa | 5309 | 6550 | 5531 | 4092 |
| 31 | 6476 | Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology | 6165 | 6783 | 5760 | 4092 |
| 32 | 6556 | Forestry & Forest Products Research Centre South Africa | 6867 | 6547 | 6145 | 4092 |
| 33 | 6636 | Arwyp Medical Centre | 4545 | 6846 | 6532 | 4092 |
| 34 | 6679 | Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study | 5843 | 6447 | 6838 | 4092 |
| 35 | 6703 | Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital | 7001 | 5449 | 7022 | 4092 |
| 36 | 6952 | Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital | 6596 | 7203 | 6218 | 4092 |
| 37 | 7084 | South African Brain Research Institute | 7195 | 6542 | 7022 | 4092 |
