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Research in Walvis Bay

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The largest by output are Gobabeb Namib Research Institute.

Research institutions
1
Research works
102
▲ 47% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
21.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1968-2026
59 years on the record
Walvis Bay

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Which research institutions are in Walvis Bay?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Gobabeb Namib Research InstituteResearch facility 102 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Walvis Bay work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research in Walvis Bay is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (36%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 55.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 36.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 27.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWalvis Bay24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences13%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science936.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences310.8%
    3. Engineering14.5%
    4. Materials Science12.8%
    5. Energy01.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences521.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.5%
    3. Neuroscience01.1%
    1. Social Sciences210.1%
    2. Psychology01.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities01.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Medicine13.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Walvis Bay?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Change, Ecosystem Functioning, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Cyanobacteria and Ecosystem Resilience.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 15 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 8.0×21 topics
  2. Global Change2▲ 36×4 topics
  3. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 40×5 topics
  4. Biodiversity2▲ 9.2×7 topics
  5. Invasive Species2▲ 17×6 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 31×3 topics
  7. Cyanobacteria1▲ 121×2 topics
  8. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 34×2 topics
  9. Symbiosis1▲ 57×3 topics
  10. Biological Soil Crusts1▲ 270×1 topic
  11. Conservation1▲ 10×4 topics
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 15×7 topics
  13. Population Dynamics1▲ 19×3 topics
  14. UV Protection1▲ 270×1 topic
  15. Genomics1▲ 14×2 topics

What research is done in Walvis Bay?

Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksAeolian processes and ef…1Aeolian processes and effects: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…1Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksEcosystem dynamics and resilience: 1 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 0 fractional worksDigital Games and Media0Digital Games and Media: 0 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 0 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 0 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…0Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneticsEarth-Surface ProcessesNature and Landscape Conservation4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  2. 2 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  3. 3 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  5. 5 Ecosystem dynamics and resilience Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 0 works
  7. 7 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  9. 9 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  10. 10 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 0 works

Research output over time

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