Stellenbosch University

46.7k papers and 991.3k indexed citations i.

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In recent decades, authors affiliated with Stellenbosch University have published 46.7k papers, which have received a total of 991.3k indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 4.1k papers in Molecular Biology, 4.0k papers in Plant Science and 3.8k papers in Infectious Diseases on the topics of Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (1.7k papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (1.5k papers) and Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS Infection (1.3k papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Molecular Biology (119.4k citations), Plant Science (105.6k citations) and Infectious Diseases (97.1k citations). Authors at Stellenbosch University collaborate with scholars in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Science and Cell. Some of Stellenbosch University's most productive authors include David M. Richardson, Steven L. Chown, Dan J. Stein, Isak S. Pretorius, Umezuruike Linus Opara, Leon M. T. Dicks, Oluwole Daniel Makinde, Soraya Seedat, Stéfan van der Walt and Petr Pyšek.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published by authors at Stellenbosch University

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers affiliated with Stellenbosch University at the time of their publication. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers affiliated with Stellenbosch University at the time of their publication.

Countries citing scholars working at Stellenbosch University

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This map shows the geographic impact of research produced by authors working at Stellenbosch University. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by papers produced at Stellenbosch University with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Stellenbosch University more than expected).

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