top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists at Stellenbosch University

2025 single-year list · 86 listed authors · South Africa

86 researchers at Stellenbosch University ( South Africa) are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 38 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). By listed authors it is 571st of 28,577 institutions worldwide and 4th in South Africa.

Listed authors
86
4th in South Africa
In the global top 100,000
38
44.2% of its listed authors
Rank worldwide
#571
of 28,577 institutions by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#2,455
Richardson, David M.

Top fields

  1. Clinical Medicine1720%
  2. Biology1416%
  3. Biomedical Research89%
  4. Engineering78%
  5. Enabling & Strategic Technologies67%
  6. Social Sciences67%
  7. Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry67%
  8. Built Environment & Design45%
  9. Information & Communication Technologies33%
  10. Physics & Astronomy33%

Top subfields

  1. Ecology910%
  2. Microbiology78%
  3. General & Internal Medicine56%
  4. Education45%
  5. Food Science33%
  6. Building & Construction33%
  7. Virology33%
  8. Biotechnology33%
  9. Mechanical Engineering & Transports22%
  10. Networking & Telecommunications22%

86 listed scientists at Stellenbosch University

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