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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
46,193
Country Rank
143
Institution Rank : 26
South Africa
Kathryn Myburgh
Skeletal Muscle Physiology
Biology and Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,679
10,947
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
46,372
Country Rank
144
Institution Rank : 27
South Africa
Andreas Henri Diacon
Tuberculosis
medicine
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,629
9,261
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
49,252
Country Rank
156
Institution Rank : 28
South Africa
Anna-Mart Engelbrecht
breast cancer
chemoresistance
tumor microenvironment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,865
8,226
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
51,133
Country Rank
163
Institution Rank : 29
South Africa
Robin Emsley
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,392
5,162
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
54,720
Country Rank
176
Institution Rank : 30
South Africa
Ashraf Kagee
HIV/ AIDS
adherence
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,592
7,278
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
58,342
Country Rank
187
Institution Rank : 31
South Africa
Etheresia Pretorius
erythrocytes
fibrinogen
platelets
coagulation
long covid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,855
9,516
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
61,389
Country Rank
204
Institution Rank : 32
South Africa
JD Clemens
geology
petrology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,289
4,609
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
62,380
Country Rank
207
Institution Rank : 33
South Africa
Balindiwe Sishi
doxorubicin
cardiotoxicity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,108
6,531
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
65,509
Country Rank
221
Institution Rank : 34
South Africa
Cang Hui
Mathematical Ecology
Ecological Networks
Spatial Ecology
Biodiversity Informatics
Evolutionary Dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,598
8,778
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
67,381
Country Rank
230
Institution Rank : 35
South Africa
Bernard Prior
yeast & fungal bioolgy and biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,305
2,711
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
68,813
Country Rank
234
Institution Rank : 36
South Africa
John S. Terblanche
Evolutionary physiology - insect physiology - physiological plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,093
6,859
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
76,161
Country Rank
252
Institution Rank : 37
South Africa
Snoep Jl
Computational Systems Biology
Metabolic Control Analysis
Whole Body Modelling
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,062
3,073
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
77,475
Country Rank
257
Institution Rank : 38
South Africa
Karen Esler
Conservation Ecology
Restoration Ecology
Social-Ecological Systems
Invasion Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,893
6,221
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
80,692
Country Rank
267
Institution Rank : 39
South Africa
Bert Klumperman
radical polymerization
RAFT
ATRP
nanomedicine
drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,506
3,216
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
81,183
Country Rank
273
Institution Rank : 40
South Africa
Christo Boshoff
Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,449
3,546
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
81,211
Country Rank
274
Institution Rank : 41
South Africa
Willem Visser
Testing
Symbolic Execution
Software Engineering
Model Checing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,446
2,749
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
81,466
Country Rank
275
Institution Rank : 42
South Africa
Angela Dramowski
Neonatal sepsis
Bloodstream infection
Antimicrobial resistance & stewardship
Healthcare-associated infection
Infection preve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,414
10,841
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
81,763
Country Rank
276
Institution Rank : 43
South Africa
Johann Gorgens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,379
7,860
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
82,984
Country Rank
280
Institution Rank : 44
South Africa
Mark Swilling
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,241
5,971
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
83,739
Country Rank
285
Institution Rank : 45
South Africa
Anton Du Plessis
X-ray tomography
Additive Manufacturing
Biomimicry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,154
10,123
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
87,919
Country Rank
302
Institution Rank : 46
South Africa
Jonathan Jansen
education
curriculum
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,712
3,320
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
92,652
Country Rank
323
Institution Rank : 47
South Africa
Jens Kossmann
Life Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,239
2,572
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
92,720
Country Rank
324
Institution Rank : 48
South Africa
TE Cloete
Microbiology
water
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,233
3,040
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
96,963
Country Rank
342
Institution Rank : 49
South Africa
Nicolaas C Gey Van Pittius
Mycobactomics (comparative mycobacterial genomics
proteomics
etc)
Mycobacterial evolution
Type VII ESX secretion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,852
3,267
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
97,337
Country Rank
343
Institution Rank : 50
South Africa
Elizabeth Streicher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,820
3,581
0.365
Total Citation Counts AD Scientific Index - World Citation Ranking - 2024 Citation Metrics
University Rank Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Name Country University / Institution Subject
Research Areas
Total Last 6 Year Last 6 year/total
26 143 307 46,193 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Skeletal Muscle Physiology | Biology and Biotechnology |

17,679 10,947 0.619
27 144 309 46,372 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases

Tuberculosis | medicine | microbiology |

17,629 9,261 0.525
28 156 331 49,252 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Medical and Health Sciences / Physiology

breast cancer | chemoresistance | tumor microenvironment |

16,865 8,226 0.488
29 163 345 51,133 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry

psychiatry |

16,392 5,162 0.315
30 176 368 54,720 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Social Sciences / Psychology

HIV/ AIDS | adherence | mental health |

15,592 7,278 0.467
31 187 396 58,342 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Medical and Health Sciences / Physiology

erythrocytes | fibrinogen | platelets | coagulation | long covid |

14,855 9,516 0.641
32 204 428 61,389 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences

geology | petrology |

14,289 4,609 0.323
33 207 436 62,380 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Medical and Health Sciences / Physiology

doxorubicin | cardiotoxicity |

14,108 6,531 0.463
34 221 461 65,509 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences

Mathematical Ecology | Ecological Networks | Spatial Ecology | Biodiversity Informatics | Evolutionary Dynamics |

13,598 8,778 0.646
35 230 478 67,381 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology

yeast & fungal bioolgy and biotechnology |

13,305 2,711 0.204
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36 234 490 68,813 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Agriculture & Forestry / Entomology & Pesticides

Evolutionary physiology - insect physiology - physiological plasticity |

13,093 6,859 0.524
37 252 541 76,161 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Medical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry

Computational Systems Biology | Metabolic Control Analysis | Whole Body Modelling | Epidemiology |

12,062 3,073 0.255
38 257 550 77,475 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Natural Sciences / Biological Science

Conservation Ecology | Restoration Ecology | Social-Ecological Systems | Invasion Biology |

11,893 6,221 0.523
39 267 573 80,692 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences

radical polymerization | RAFT | ATRP | nanomedicine | drug delivery |

11,506 3,216 0.280
40 273 582 81,183 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Business & Management / Business Administration

Marketing |

11,449 3,546 0.310
41 274 583 81,211 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Engineering & Technology / Computer Science

Testing | Symbolic Execution | Software Engineering | Model Checing |

11,446 2,749 0.240
42 275 587 81,466 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology

Neonatal sepsis | Bloodstream infection | Antimicrobial resistance & stewardship | Healthcare-associated infection | Infection preve |

11,414 10,841 0.950
43 276 590 81,763 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

11,379 7,860 0.691
44 280 601 82,984 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Business & Management / Business Administration

sustainable development |

11,241 5,971 0.531
45 285 610 83,739 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Engineering & Technology / Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

X-ray tomography | Additive Manufacturing | Biomimicry |

11,154 10,123 0.908
46 302 640 87,919 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Education / Education (Other, All)

education | curriculum | policy |

10,712 3,320 0.310
47 323 681 92,652 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics

Life Sciences |

10,239 2,572 0.251
48 324 683 92,720 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology

Microbiology | water | nanotechnology |

10,233 3,040 0.297
49 342 719 96,963 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Medical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences

Mycobactomics (comparative mycobacterial genomics | proteomics | etc) | Mycobacterial evolution | Type VII ESX secretion |

9,852 3,267 0.332
50 343 722 97,337 South Africa South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics

9,820 3,581 0.365