57
4.6.5. NRF Rated Researchers
One measure of research intensity is the number of NRF rated researchers in a university. The NRF runs an annual call for rating applications. These consist of a detailed curriculum vitae and an argument about one’s impact on a particular scholarly community. These applications are reviewed by up to six independent peer reviewers. Based on their assessments, a specialist panel awards ratings as follows: A (leading international scholar), B (internationally recognised scholar) or C (established researcher) rating. There are two ‘developmental’ ratings, namely Y (young entrants) and P (prestigious young scholars). Wits maintained its number of NRF rated researchers in 2020 boasting a total of 434. Ratings
Commerce, Law & Management
Engineering & the Built Environment
Health Sciences
Humanities
Science
Total
Total
45
44
117
75
153
434
A
0
1
10
4
12
27
B
10
10
30
16
45
111
C
24
27
59
47
74
231
P
0
0
0
0
1
1
Y
11
6
18
8
21
64
The following 27 Wits Professors are A-Rated researchers: Engineering & the Built Environment
Health Sciences
Humanities
Science
Professor Emeritus B Skews
Professor D Brouwer
Professor J Adler
Professor L Ashwal
Professor M Coetzee
Professor L Allais
Professor A Forbes
Professor C Feldman
Professor L Hamilton
Professor C Henshilwood
Research Professor G Gray
Professor A Mbembe
Professor J Lewis-Williams
Professor R Jewkes
Professor F Luca
Professor S Madhi (Dean)
Professor R Owen-Smith
Professor L Manderson
Professor B Rubidge
Professor C Mathew
Professor B Scholes
Professor L Morris (Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research)
Professor R Sheldon
Professor L Richter
Profesor R Smith Professor L Wadley Honorary Research Fellow Professor Y Zelenyuk
