Sustainability Institute
In research, Sustainability Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,509 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,737 of 10,670 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#643 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Environmental Science (Global and Planetary Change is 7.3× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #2,143 of 22,385 · #1,965 all time
- Rank in South Africa
- #12 of 75
- Research works
- 2.3k ▲ 86% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 30k 13.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.96× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 49% world 40%
- International
- 62% world 18%
What is Sustainability Institute known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,509 of 9,585 | 10.3% | 244 | #1583 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #1,737 of 10,670 | 8.7% | 330 | #1604 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #643 of 3,334 | 9.1% | 173 | #670 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #964 of 3,157 | 10.1% | 87 | #1185 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,046 of 6,403 | 9.5% | 124 | #2448 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,391 of 5,988 | 12.2% | 106 | #1562 | |
| EngineeringField | #2,959 of 5,901 | 6.1% | 78 | #2306 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #1,324 of 2,581 | 7.0% | 71 | #1496 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sustainability Institute 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.
- Social Sciences#1,583 #1,509
- Physical Sciences#1,604 #1,737
- Environmental Science#670 #643
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,185 #964
- Life Sciences#2,448 #2,046
- Social Sciences#1,562 #2,391
- Engineering#2,306 #2,959
- Business, Management and Accounting#1,496 #1,324
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 Sustainability Institute work in?
In 2022-now, 48% of research at Sustainability Institute is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (26%), Social Sciences (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences46047.7%
- Environmental Science24725.6%
- Engineering10410.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences262.7%
- Computer Science232.4%
- Energy212.1%
- Materials Science202.1%
- Chemistry90.9%
- Physics and Astronomy50.5%
- Chemical Engineering40.5%
- Mathematics10.1%
- Social Sciences29130.1%
- Social Sciences13013.5%
- Business, Management and Accounting798.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance252.6%
- Decision Sciences202.0%
- Psychology191.9%
- Arts and Humanities181.9%
- Life Sciences16617.2%
- Health Sciences495.0%
- Medicine293.0%
- Health Professions131.4%
- Nursing30.3%
- Veterinary30.3%
- Dentistry00.0%
What does Sustainability Institute specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 53.8 works7.3×
- EcologySubfield · 48.3 works6.4×
- Environmental ScienceField · 246.7 works5.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Environmental Science5.15×247 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.54×79 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.50×115 works
- Energy2.32×20 works
- Veterinary2.26×3 works
- Decision Sciences2.10×20 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.71×26 works
- Chemical Engineering1.32×4 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×25 works
- Social Sciences1.07×130 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×40 works
- Engineering0.72×104 works
- Nursing0.66×3 works
- Arts and Humanities0.65×18 works
- Psychology0.64×19 works
- Materials Science0.60×20 works
- Chemistry0.57×9 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.53×5 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×2 works
- Health Professions0.52×13 works
- Computer Science0.31×23 works
- Neuroscience0.25×4 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.22×5 works
- Medicine0.16×29 works
- Mathematics0.10×1 works
- Dentistry0.07×0 works
- Environmental Science 5.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.5×
- Energy 2.3×
- Veterinary 2.3×
- Decision Sciences 2.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.7×
- Chemical Engineering 1.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.2×
- Social Sciences 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.8×
- Engineering 0.7×
- Nursing 0.7×
- Arts and Humanities 0.7×
- Psychology 0.6×
- Materials Science 0.6×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Sustainability Institute?
Ranked on the quality score, Wolfgang Lienemann, Berhanu Debele and Aline Krämer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sustainability Institute.
- 1
Wolfgang Lienemann
South Africa · #2,344,532 worldwide 4 citations · 58 works
- 2
Berhanu Debele
South Africa · #2,825,103 worldwide 232 citations · 15 works
- 3
Aline Krämer
South Africa · #3,145,052 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
- 4
Marcus Kaplan
South Africa · #3,213,229 worldwide 106 citations · 22 works
- 5
Bolte Jfb
South Africa · #3,499,084 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
- 6
Melissa Plail
South Africa · #4,428,498 worldwide 5 citations · 14 works
- 7
Kurt Gerber
South Africa · #4,664,421 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
- 8
Maarten Vieveen
South Africa · #5,386,426 worldwide 7 citations · 42 works
- 9
潤一 高田
South Africa · #5,458,757 worldwide 0 citations · 41 works
- 10
Jun-ichi Takada
South Africa · #5,836,896 worldwide 0 citations · 50 works
Which keywords describe research at Sustainability Institute?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Biodiversity, Renewable Energy, Biodiversity Conservation, Invasive Species and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
- Livestock Production
- Global Impact
- Ecosystem
- Energy Transition
- Conservation Biology
- Environmental Policy
- Recycling
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Sustainability Assessment
- Vulnerability
- Population Dynamics
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Environmental Management
- Global Warming
- Remote Sensing
- Sustainable Development
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Globalization
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Environmental Impact
- Biodiversity
- Invasive Species
- Conservation
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Ecosystem Services
- Circular Economy
- Waste Management
- Resilience
- Health Effects
- Social Capital
- Land Use Change
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Social-Ecological Systems
- Global Change
- Model Evaluation
- Public Perception
- Citizen Science
- Biological Invasions
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
- Climate Change136▲ 5.2×97 topics
- Sustainability98▲ 4.1×86 topics
- Environmental Impact68▲ 4.1×47 topics
- Renewable Energy49▲ 3.5×36 topics
- Biodiversity48▲ 6.5×32 topics
- Globalization32▲ 1.69×61 topics
- Invasive Species30▲ 7.3×21 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation30▲ 8.2×16 topics
- Conservation29▲ 6.9×22 topics
- Sustainable Development28▲ 1.87×46 topics
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions28▲ 10×8 topics
- Remote Sensing26▲ 2.2×27 topics
- Ecosystem Services24▲ 6.4×12 topics
- Global Warming23▲ 5.7×13 topics
- Circular Economy22▲ 8.5×7 topics
- Environmental Management22▲ 5.7×12 topics
- Waste Management22▲ 5.7×10 topics
- Life Cycle Assessment22▲ 8.2×8 topics
- Resilience21▲ 4.3×10 topics
- Population Dynamics20▲ 8.1×13 topics
- Health Effects20▲ 3.4×19 topics
- Vulnerability20▲ 8.8×8 topics
- Social Capital18▲ 3.7×17 topics
- Sustainability Assessment18▲ 13×7 topics
- Land Use Change18▲ 6.1×6 topics
- Climate Change Adaptation17▲ 9.8×3 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation16▲ 7.9×5 topics
- Recycling16▲ 4.4×8 topics
- Social-Ecological Systems16▲ 12×2 topics
- Environmental Policy16▲ 8.0×8 topics
- Global Change15▲ 5.9×7 topics
- Conservation Biology15▲ 14×4 topics
- Model Evaluation12▲ 9.7×2 topics
- Energy Transition12▲ 8.0×5 topics
- Public Perception11▲ 8.8×7 topics
- Ecosystem11▲ 11×4 topics
- Citizen Science11▲ 11×4 topics
- Global Impact11▲ 6.5×4 topics
- Biological Invasions9▲ 11×3 topics
- Livestock Production9▲ 10×2 topics
Which research topics does Sustainability Institute publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact and Sustainable Supply Chain Management.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 9 works
- 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 9 works
- 3 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 9 works
- 4 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 8 works
- 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
- 6 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 8 works
- 7 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 7 works
- 8 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 7 works
- 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 6 works
- 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Sustainability Institute's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 86% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Sustainability Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0036% in 2024.
Fractional works of Sustainability Institute 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.8% in 2007.
Other research institutions in Stellenbosch
- Stellenbosch University
- iThemba Laboratory
- ISS International (South Africa)
- Centre for Higher Education Trust
- WAM Technology (South Africa)
- Centre for Rural Legal Studies
- Physiology Society of Southern Africa
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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