| 1 | 239 | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research | 570 | 563 | 327 | 378 |
| 2 | 392 | South African Medical Research Council | 2734 | 1091 | 403 | 419 |
| 3 | 465 | South African National Biodiversity Institute | 374 | 497 | 811 | 1391 |
| 4 | 625 | Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa | 823 | 953 | 961 | 1309 |
| 5 | 769 | Agricultural Research Council Pretoria | 2310 | 1495 | 802 | 1173 |
| 6 | 779 | South African Astronomical Observatory | 2523 | 1092 | 1486 | 1345 |
| 7 | 972 | African Institute for Mathematical Sciences | 3730 | 1445 | 1715 | 1518 |
| 8 | 1182 | National Institute for Communicable Diseases | 3605 | 1999 | 751 | 2002 |
| 9 | 1216 | National Research Foundation | 868 | 955 | 2538 | 1640 |
| 10 | 1386 | National Health Laboratory Services | 3391 | 3193 | 1197 | 1753 |
| 11 | 1513 | South African Weather Service | 4805 | 935 | 2168 | 2981 |
| 12 | 1689 | South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity | 4402 | 3316 | 1425 | 2220 |
| 13 | 1850 | Ithemba Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Science | 2903 | 2969 | 1194 | 2822 |
| 14 | 1891 | Geological Survey of South Africa | 3870 | 2583 | 1776 | 2822 |
| 15 | 2353 | Aurum Institute for Health Research | 5243 | 4599 | 2422 | 1950 |
| 16 | 2489 | Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory | 3625 | 2270 | 2538 | 2867 |
| 17 | 2500 | Central Statistical Service | 849 | 434 | 2538 | 3879 |
| 18 | 2882 | Council for Mineral Technology | 3594 | 2601 | 2171 | 3509 |
| 19 | 3099 | Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital | 4916 | 4125 | 2538 | 2584 |
| 20 | 3180 | South African Water Research Commission | 914 | 1567 | 2538 | 3660 |
| 21 | 3786 | Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study | 4350 | 3347 | 2538 | 3410 |
| 22 | 4325 | Oceanographic Research Institute South African Association for Marine Biological Research | 5115 | 4579 | 2538 | 3316 |
| 23 | 4367 | South African National Space Agency SANSA | 4154 | 2481 | 2538 | 3879 |
| 24 | 5002 | Anglo Platinum Research Centre | 5025 | 3357 | 2538 | 3879 |
| 25 | 5081 | Sports Science Institute of South Africa | 5811 | 3417 | 2538 | 3879 |
| 26 | 5436 | National Metrology Institute of South Africa | 4279 | 4074 | 2538 | 3879 |
| 27 | 5461 | Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute | 3920 | 4146 | 2538 | 3879 |
| 28 | 5570 | Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology | 5876 | 5617 | 2538 | 3509 |
| 29 | 6069 | National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme | 5394 | 4932 | 2538 | 3879 |
| 30 | 6473 | Cape Shoulder Institute | 6605 | 5420 | 2538 | 3879 |
| 31 | 6530 | Lung Institute University of Cape Town | 6584 | 5500 | 2538 | 3879 |
| 32 | 7196 | Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital | 5371 | 6704 | 2538 | 3879 |
| 33 | 7229 | Forestry & Forest Products Research Centre South Africa | 7655 | 6528 | 2538 | 3879 |
| 34 | 7854 | Arwyp Medical Centre | 7137 | 7714 | 2538 | 3879 |
