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Stellenbosch University

In research, Stellenbosch University stands highest in Social Sciences (#259 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#460 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#318 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Nature and Landscape Conservation (Religious studies is 8.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#491
of 22,385 · #603 all time
Rank in South Africa
#2
of 75
Research works
45k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
792k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Stellenbosch University

What is Stellenbosch University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #259 of 9,585 11.9%2,689 #269
Health SciencesDomain #460 of 9,902 10.1%1,723 #590
Social SciencesField #318 of 5,988 11.3%1,403 #333
MedicineField #494 of 8,541 10.0%1,356 #597
Physical SciencesDomain #762 of 10,670 7.6%2,496 #793
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #352 of 3,157 10.1%541 #307
Life SciencesDomain #748 of 6,403 9.3%1,022 #1085
Arts and HumanitiesField #261 of 1,896 14.9%381 #168
EngineeringField #851 of 5,901 6.8%1,054 #735
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #379 of 2,526 10.3%485 #359

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Stellenbosch University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#269 #259
  2. Health Sciences#590 #460
  3. Social Sciences#333 #318
  4. Medicine#597 #494
  5. Physical Sciences#793 #762
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#307 #352
  7. Life Sciences#1,085 #748
  8. Arts and Humanities#168 #261
  9. Engineering#735 #851
  10. Sociology and Political Science#359 #379
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Stellenbosch University work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Stellenbosch University is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (17%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,984 fractional works · 33.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,559 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 540 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEducation: 260 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 153 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 98 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 88 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 78 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 418 fractional works · 4.7% of its workReligious studies: 132 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 375 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 159 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 104 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 315 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 214 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 145 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 103 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,788 fractional works · 31.4% of its workEngineering: 1,136 fractional works · 12.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 184 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 174 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 170 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 87 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 84 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 80 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 79 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 629 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEcology: 155 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 128 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 382 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 164 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 68 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 162 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 112 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 89 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Science: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 82 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,962 fractional works · 22.1% of its workMedicine: 1,545 fractional works · 17.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 199 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 157 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 154 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 142 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 90 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 87 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 147 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 331 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 205 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,153 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 606 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPlant Science: 206 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 88 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 74 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 390 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 185 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 95 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 77 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKStellenboschUniversity8,886fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences34%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2,98433.6%
    1. Social Sciences1,55917.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities4184.7%
    3. Psychology3754.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3153.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2142.4%
    6. Decision Sciences1031.2%
    1. Engineering1,13612.8%
    2. Environmental Science6297.1%
    3. Computer Science3824.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1621.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1121.3%
    6. Chemistry891.0%
    7. Mathematics851.0%
    8. Materials Science851.0%
    9. Energy820.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering280.3%
  3. Health Sciences1,96222.1%
    1. Medicine1,54517.4%
    2. Health Professions3313.7%
    3. Nursing650.7%
    4. Veterinary100.1%
    5. Dentistry100.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,15313.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6066.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3904.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology770.9%
    4. Neuroscience700.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Stellenbosch University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 132.1 works8.9×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 75.5 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 606 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 390 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 77 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 70 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 28 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 89 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 382 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 162 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 82 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 1,136 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 628 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 85 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 85 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 112 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 332 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 1,545 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 65 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.63× its world share, 418 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 315 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 103 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 214 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 375 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 1,559 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities1.63×418 works
  2. Nursing1.49×65 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.44×606 works
  4. Environmental Science1.42×628 works
  5. Health Professions1.42×332 works
  6. Social Sciences1.39×1,559 works
  7. Psychology1.38×375 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.20×103 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.16×162 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.13×214 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.10×315 works
  12. Energy1.01×82 works
  13. Medicine0.90×1,545 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.89×28 works
  15. Veterinary0.87×10 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.86×77 works
  17. Engineering0.85×1,136 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.82×390 works
  19. Mathematics0.81×85 works
  20. Chemistry0.64×89 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.57×112 works
  22. Computer Science0.55×382 works
  23. Neuroscience0.48×70 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.33×10 works
  25. Materials Science0.27×85 works
  26. Dentistry0.24×10 works

Who are the top researchers at Stellenbosch University?

Ranked on the quality score, Grant Theron, Olatunji Adetokunboh and Christine Löchner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stellenbosch University.

  1. 1 Grant Theron South Africa · #26,149 worldwide 9.8k citations · 293 works
  2. 2 Olatunji Adetokunboh South Africa · #32,899 worldwide 98k citations · 97 works
  3. 3 Christine Löchner South Africa · #35,812 worldwide 25k citations · 404 works
  4. 4 André Young South Africa · #43,076 worldwide 19k citations · 93 works
  5. 5 Wendy Foden South Africa · #50,662 worldwide 9k citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Steven L. Chown South Africa · #60,761 worldwide 44k citations · 757 works
  7. 7 David M. Richardson South Africa · #64,788 worldwide 83k citations · 803 works
  8. 8 Gerhard Walzl South Africa · #69,096 worldwide 20k citations · 427 works
  9. 9 Andreas Henri Diacon South Africa · #69,701 worldwide 14k citations · 260 works
  10. 10 Mark Tomlinson South Africa · #74,313 worldwide 24k citations · 580 works
All ranked researchers at Stellenbosch University

What are the most cited papers from Stellenbosch University?

The most cited paper from Stellenbosch University is "Array programming with NumPy" (Charles R. Harris et al., 2020), with 23,885 citations. Next come "Planck 2018 results" (14,737) and "Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet" (12,569).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Array programming with NumPy Charles R. Harris et al. · Nature Open access 16 Sep 2020 23,885
2 Planck 2018 results N. Aghanim et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access181 authors 3 Apr 2020 14,737
3 Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet Will Steffen, Katherine Anne Koren Richardson, Johan Rockström et al. · Science Open access 15 Jan 2015 12,569
4 A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Stephen S Lim et al. · The Lancet Open access209 authors Dec 2012 12,027
5 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Stellenbosch University?

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

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Epidemiology429▲ 1.21×130 topics
  2. Climate Change394▲ 1.63×101 topics
  3. Sustainability292▲ 1.35×86 topics
  4. Globalization283▲ 1.62×108 topics
  5. Human Rights218▲ 2.4×57 topics
  6. Renewable Energy204▲ 1.59×49 topics
  7. Mental Health202▲ 1.59×39 topics
  8. Environmental Impact191▲ 1.26×54 topics
  9. Colonialism188▲ 4.5×30 topics
  10. Biodiversity184▲ 2.7×31 topics
  11. Social Justice166▲ 3.1×37 topics
  12. Invasive Species151▲ 4.0×20 topics
  13. Higher Education126▲ 2.7×23 topics
  14. Nationalism118▲ 3.0×25 topics
  15. Conservation112▲ 2.9×21 topics
  16. South Africa112▲ 46×4 topics
  17. Race109▲ 10×15 topics
  18. Inequality104▲ 5.1×13 topics
  19. Antiretroviral Therapy102▲ 7.0×6 topics
  20. Development100▲ 3.2×16 topics
  21. Social Movements100▲ 3.8×11 topics
  22. Gender-based Violence99▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Neoliberalism91▲ 2.9×20 topics
  24. Global Change86▲ 3.6×7 topics
  25. Intersectionality83▲ 4.9×12 topics
  26. economic empowerment81▲ 57×1 topic
  27. protests81▲ 116×1 topic
  28. Habitat Fragmentation77▲ 4.0×5 topics
  29. African Christianity73▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Equality69▲ 13×6 topics
  31. Gender Dynamics67▲ 7.2×6 topics
  32. Biological Invasions66▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. Environmental Governance65▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Judicial Review60▲ 8.0×4 topics
  35. NGOs60▲ 7.2×4 topics
  36. Consumer Protection60▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Public Participation59▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Constitutionalism59▲ 7.5×3 topics
  39. Developmental Local Government58▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Socio-Economic Rights58▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does Stellenbosch University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: South African History and Culture, Legal Issues in South Africa, Christian Theology and Mission and African history and culture studies.

South African History an…81South African History and Culture: 81 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Af…58Legal Issues in South Africa: 58 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 49 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 46 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 45 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 44 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 42 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…38Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 38 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 36 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 35 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLawReligious studiesAnthropology3 others

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

  1. 1 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 81 works
  2. 2 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 58 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 49 works
  4. 4 African history and culture studies Anthropology 46 works
  5. 5 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 45 works
  6. 6 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 44 works
  7. 7 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 42 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 38 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 36 works
  10. 10 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 35 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Stellenbosch University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Stellenbosch University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.036% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Stellenbosch University0.033% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Stellenbosch University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Stellenbosch University10.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.4% in 2011.

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