Stellenbosch University in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
119
researchers on the list
4
rank in South Africa
588
rank worldwide, of 38,384
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson, David M. | Ecology | 39 / 82,882 | 62 / 82,882 |
| Du Plessis, Anton | Materials | 578 / 330,896 | 81 / 330,896 |
| Makinde, O. D. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 33 / 157,792 | 34 / 157,792 |
| Dicks, Leon Milner Theodore | Microbiology | 589 / 232,186 | 95 / 232,186 |
| Bennett, Elena M. | Ecology | 405 / 82,882 | 177 / 82,882 |
| Engelbrecht, Andries Petrus | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 279 / 517,648 | 1,111 / 517,648 |
| Opara, Umezuruike Linus | Food Science | 148 / 107,913 | 160 / 107,913 |
| Deardorff, Darla K. | Education | 611 / 115,687 | 254 / 115,687 |
| Clemens, J. D. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 334 / 108,013 | 255 / 108,013 |
| Van Wilgen, Brian W. | Ecology | 429 / 82,882 | 510 / 82,882 |
| Marasas, W. F. O. | Food Science | 109 / 107,913 | — |
| Manley, Marena | Food Science | 404 / 107,913 | 270 / 107,913 |
| Meyer, J. P. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 291 / 157,792 | 246 / 157,792 |
| Coetzee, Corné J. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 626 / 95,377 | 184 / 95,377 |
| Lesaffre, Emmanuel M.E.H. | Statistics & Probability | 127 / 24,695 | 262 / 24,695 |
| Oehninger, Sergio Carlos | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 207 / 105,735 | 1,305 / 105,735 |
| Mazzola, Mark | Plant Biology & Botany | 331 / 204,373 | 430 / 204,373 |
| Kasongo, Sydney Mambwe | Networking & Telecommunications | 3,921 / 228,312 | 316 / 228,312 |
| Hui, Cang | Ecology | 1,200 / 82,882 | 667 / 82,882 |
| Gosselink, Rik A.A.M. | Respiratory System | 292 / 71,926 | 266 / 71,926 |
| Emsley, Robin Alexander | Psychiatry | 711 / 90,846 | 817 / 90,846 |
| Van Zijl, Gideon P.A.G. | Building & Construction | 368 / 56,454 | 274 / 56,454 |
| Heiss, Walter Dieter | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 888 / 164,120 | 500 / 164,120 |
| Touchette, Hugo | Fluids & Plasmas | 497 / 58,297 | 242 / 58,297 |
| Swartz, Leslie Lswartz@sun Ac Za | Public Health | 552 / 82,273 | 327 / 82,273 |
| Midgley, Guy F. | Ecology | 994 / 82,882 | 809 / 82,882 |
| Biggs, Reinette (Oonsie) | Ecology | — | 876 / 82,882 |
| Williams, Brian Gerard | Virology | 434 / 79,508 | 1,234 / 79,508 |
| Tanser, Frank C. | Virology | 442 / 79,508 | 206 / 79,508 |
| Tijssen, Robert J. W. | Science Studies | 50 / 5,303 | 96 / 5,303 |
| Wilson, John R. | Ecology | — | 1,192 / 82,882 |
| Shackleton, Ross T. | Ecology | — | 1,195 / 82,882 |
| Terblanche, John S. | Entomology | 209 / 40,595 | 104 / 40,595 |
| Schaaf, Hendrik Simon | Microbiology | 1,526 / 232,186 | 3,909 / 232,186 |
| Rawlings, Douglas Eric | Microbiology | 1,572 / 232,186 | 2,726 / 232,186 |
| Wasserman, Herman | Communication & Media Studies | 160 / 16,468 | 302 / 16,468 |
| Bolliger, Christoph Thomas | Respiratory System | 679 / 71,926 | — |
| Mash, Robert James | General & Internal Medicine | 1,600 / 360,081 | 1,018 / 360,081 |
| Swilling, Mark | Urban & Regional Planning | — | 231 / 15,338 |
| Kagee, Ashraf | Public Health | 942 / 82,273 | 821 / 82,273 |
| Laubscher, Ryno | Energy | — | 2,548 / 371,959 |
| Sebatjane, Makoena | Operations Research | — | 337 / 31,951 |
| Clusella-Trullas, Susana | Ecology | — | 1,770 / 82,882 |
| Waghid, Yusef | Education | 1,703 / 115,687 | 1,259 / 115,687 |
| Myburgh, Kathryn H. | Sport Sciences | 329 / 41,112 | 861 / 41,112 |
| Klumperman, Bert | Polymers | 871 / 133,253 | 2,125 / 133,253 |
| Measey, John | Ecology | 1,685 / 82,882 | — |
| Cloete, Thomas Eugene | Environmental Engineering | 474 / 68,664 | 1,380 / 68,664 |
| Steyn, Pieter S. | Organic Chemistry | 1,824 / 188,664 | — |
| Hargrove, John W. | Entomology | 298 / 40,595 | — |
| Morrell, Robert G. | Education | 635 / 115,687 | 1,575 / 115,687 |
| Kruger, P. Jacques | Building & Construction | — | 959 / 56,454 |
| Weideman, J. A.C. | Numerical & Computational Mathematics | 246 / 17,431 | 160 / 17,431 |
| Visser, Gustav | Urban & Regional Planning | 167 / 15,338 | — |
| Babafemi, Adewumi John | Building & Construction | — | 999 / 56,454 |
| Derman, Elton Wayne | Sport Sciences | — | 535 / 41,112 |
| Luca, Florian | General Mathematics | 639 / 76,268 | 764 / 76,268 |
| Koch, Klaus R. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 737 / 86,991 | — |
| Dalu, Tatenda | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | — | 621 / 54,545 |
| Görgens, Johann Ferdinand | Biotechnology | 853 / 69,700 | 461 / 69,700 |
| van Zyl, W. H. | Biotechnology | 363 / 69,700 | 769 / 69,700 |
| Stevens, Gary G. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 2,137 / 108,013 | — |
| Caleb, Oluwafemi James | Food Science | — | 1,640 / 107,913 |
| Boshoff, C. | Marketing | 332 / 15,920 | — |
| von der Heyden Evolutionary Genomics Group, Sophie | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | — | 678 / 54,545 |
| Weigel, Herbert Joachim | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,368 / 164,120 | — |
| Singh, Varun Pratap | Energy | — | 4,207 / 371,959 |
| F̀reeman, Melvyn Colin | Arthritis & Rheumatology | — | 623 / 45,980 |
| Raubenheimer, Helgard Gysbertus | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 892 / 86,991 | — |
| Kruger, Theunis Frans | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,306 / 105,735 | — |
| Beyers, Nulda | Microbiology | 3,483 / 232,186 | — |
| Allwood, Brian William | Respiratory System | — | 884 / 71,926 |
| Robins, Steven Lance | Development Studies | 98 / 5,287 | — |
| Tegally, Houriiyah | Microbiology | — | 3,004 / 232,186 |
| Hesseling, Anneke Catharina | Microbiology | — | 3,037 / 232,186 |
| Watermeyer, Brian | Rehabilitation | — | 333 / 31,889 |
| Fourie, Johan | History of Social Sciences | — | 31 / 2,425 |
| Visser, Willem C. | Software Engineering | 369 / 24,083 | — |
| Theron, Grant | Microbiology | — | 3,109 / 232,186 |
| Le Grange, Lesley Lionel Leonard | Education | — | 2,245 / 115,687 |
| Petruccione, Francesco | General Physics | 1,674 / 87,024 | 1,002 / 87,024 |
| Al-Benna, Sammy | Emergency & Critical Care Medicine | 611 / 44,281 | — |
| Reinecke, A. J. | Agronomy & Agriculture | 1,083 / 95,377 | — |
| Mapiye, Cletos | Dairy & Animal Science | — | 613 / 78,455 |
| Favaro, Lorenzo | Biotechnology | — | 894 / 69,700 |
| Kamper, Maarten J. | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 730 / 133,072 | 1,485 / 133,072 |
| Anderson, Bruce C. | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,871 / 204,373 | 3,836 / 204,373 |
| von Gadow, Klaus | Forestry | 355 / 36,413 | — |
| Venter, Gerhard | Aerospace & Aeronautics | 470 / 66,382 | 872 / 66,382 |
| Setati, Mathabatha Evodia | Microbiology | — | 4,497 / 232,186 |
| Slogrove, Amy L. | Virology | — | 1,008 / 79,508 |
| Kossmann, J. M. | Plant Biology & Botany | 4,038 / 204,373 | — |
| Jansen, Jonathan David | Education | 2,260 / 115,687 | — |
| Warren, Brian Leigh | Surgery | 2,370 / 146,713 | — |
| Cruywagen, Johannes J. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,789 / 86,991 | — |
| Lorenzen, L. | Mining & Metallurgy | 144 / 37,230 | — |
| Oladejo, Sunday Oladayo | Networking & Telecommunications | — | 3,567 / 228,312 |
| De Koker, Nico P.J. | Civil Engineering | 886 / 67,736 | — |
| Chu, Kathryn M. | Surgery | 2,508 / 146,713 | 1,850 / 146,713 |
| Kröger, Detlev G. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 2,351 / 157,792 | — |
| Adetokunboh, Olatunji O. | General & Internal Medicine | — | 3,398 / 360,081 |
| Mouton, Du Toit | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 1,156 / 133,072 | — |
| Cloete, Schalk Willem Petrus | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,214 / 78,455 | — |
| Muller, Elmi W. | Surgery | — | 1,716 / 146,713 |
| Von Backström, Theodor W. | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 2,826 / 157,792 | — |
| Cluver, Catherine Anne | General & Internal Medicine | — | 4,073 / 360,081 |
| Moosa, Mohammed Rafique E. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,495 / 360,081 | 7,048 / 360,081 |
| Young, Taryn N. | General & Internal Medicine | 4,508 / 360,081 | 4,933 / 360,081 |
| Steyn, Willem Herman | Aerospace & Aeronautics | 872 / 66,382 | — |
| Strydom, Phillip E. | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,395 / 78,455 | — |
| van Wyk, Johannes Hendrik | Zoology | 362 / 19,073 | — |
| Pirard, Romain | Forestry | 685 / 36,413 | 735 / 36,413 |
| Oladipo, Segun Daniel | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | — | 1,706 / 86,991 |
| Sales, James | Dairy & Animal Science | 1,485 / 78,455 | — |
| Schwoerer, Heinrich | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 1,952 / 140,272 | — |
| Bradshaw, Steven M. | Mining & Metallurgy | 275 / 37,230 | 635 / 37,230 |
| Bangani, Siviwe | Information & Library Sciences | — | 355 / 15,996 |
| Samuelson, Meg | Literary Studies | 221 / 21,141 | 195 / 21,141 |
| Ncube, Gibson | Literary Studies | — | 351 / 21,141 |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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