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Research in Stellenbosch

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Stellenbosch University, Sustainability Institute and iThemba Laboratory.

Research institutions
9
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
46k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Stellenbosch?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Stellenbosch UniversityUniversity 42,585 #698
2Sustainability InstituteNonprofit 2,308 #4,950
3iThemba LaboratoryResearch facility 683 #11,427
4Institute for Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineGovernment institution 483 #25,443
5ISS International (South Africa)Company 94 not ranked
6Centre for Higher Education TrustNonprofit 86 not ranked
7WAM Technology (South Africa)Company 4 not ranked
8Centre for Rural Legal StudiesNonprofit 3 not ranked
9Physiology Society of Southern AfricaInstitution 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Stellenbosch University: 92.1%Sustainability Institute: 5.0%iThemba Laboratory: 1.5%Institute for Deciduous Fruit, Vines and Wine: 1.0%5 others listed: 0.4%92%largest
Stellenbosch University43k · 92.1%Sustainability Institute2,308 · 5.0%iThemba Laboratory683 · 1.5%Institute for Deciduous Fruit, Vines and Wine483 · 1.0%5 others listed188 · 0.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Stellenbosch strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Stellenbosch is most concentrated in Religious studies, Ecological Modeling and Nature and Landscape Conservation (8.8× the world share in Religious studies).

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 126.8 works8.8×
  2. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 26.3 works4.0×
  3. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 80.9 works3.9×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 84.0 works3.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Stellenbosch?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Colonialism, Globalization, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Epidemiology and Human Rights.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change462▲ 1.98×106 topics
  2. Epidemiology354◆ 1.03×134 topics
  3. Sustainability338▲ 1.60×100 topics
  4. Globalization286▲ 1.68×111 topics
  5. Environmental Impact222▲ 1.51×56 topics
  6. Renewable Energy210▲ 1.68×50 topics
  7. Human Rights207▲ 2.3×60 topics
  8. Biodiversity191▲ 3.0×35 topics
  9. Mental Health187▲ 1.48×40 topics
  10. Colonialism173▲ 4.2×29 topics
  11. Invasive Species158▲ 4.3×21 topics
  12. Social Justice156▲ 3.1×38 topics
  13. Conservation122▲ 3.3×23 topics
  14. Higher Education122▲ 2.6×25 topics
  15. Nationalism110▲ 2.8×26 topics
  16. South Africa100▲ 43×4 topics
  17. Development100▲ 3.3×17 topics
  18. Race96▲ 9.9×13 topics
  19. Inequality95▲ 4.8×12 topics
  20. Social Movements93▲ 3.6×13 topics
  21. Neoliberalism90▲ 2.9×20 topics
  22. Gender-based Violence88▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Global Change88▲ 3.9×7 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation84▲ 4.4×5 topics
  25. Antiretroviral Therapy82▲ 5.9×6 topics
  26. Population Dynamics81▲ 3.7×13 topics
  27. Intersectionality76▲ 4.9×12 topics
  28. economic empowerment72▲ 53×1 topic
  29. protests72▲ 106×1 topic
  30. African Christianity70▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Biological Invasions67▲ 8.7×3 topics
  32. Equality66▲ 13×7 topics
  33. Gender Dynamics64▲ 7.0×6 topics
  34. Environmental Governance62▲ 11×5 topics
  35. NGOs60▲ 6.9×4 topics
  36. Judicial Review59▲ 7.6×4 topics
  37. Constitutionalism58▲ 7.0×4 topics
  38. Public Participation58▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Consumer Protection56▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Developmental Local Government54▲ 57×1 topic

What research is done in Stellenbosch?

South African History an…72South African History and Culture: 72 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Af…55Legal Issues in South Africa: 55 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 48 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 44 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 43 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 42 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 39 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…37African cultural and philosophical studies: 37 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 34 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 32 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLawReligious studiesAnthropology4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 72 works
  2. 2 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 55 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 48 works
  4. 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 44 works
  5. 5 African history and culture studies Anthropology 43 works
  6. 6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 42 works
  7. 7 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 39 works
  8. 8 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 37 works
  9. 9 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 32 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.