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Research in Windhoek

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Windhoek, Namibia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Namibia, Namibia University of Science and Technology and International University of Management.

Research institutions
15
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.4k
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Windhoek?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of NamibiaUniversity 3,603 #4,781
2Namibia University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 1,808 #8,384
3International University of ManagementUniversity 185 #23,704
4Namibia Institute of PathologyUniversity 139 #35,145 all time
5Ministry of Health and Social ServicesGovernment institution 129 #36,868 all time
6Etosha Ecological InstituteResearch facility 115 not ranked
7Geological Survey of NamibiaGovernment institution 107 not ranked
8Ministry of Environment and TourismGovernment institution 72 not ranked
9Desert Research Foundation of NamibiaNonprofit 70 not ranked
10National Art Gallery of NamibiaArchive 66 not ranked
11Potentia (Namibia)Company 47 not ranked
12National Library of NamibiaArchive 28 not ranked
13Blood Transfusion Service of NamibiaInstitution 19 not ranked
14Ministry of Education, Arts and CultureGovernment institution 1 not ranked
15Development Aid from People to PeopleNonprofit 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Namibia: 56.4%Namibia University of Science and Technology: 28.3%International University of Management: 2.9%Namibia Institute of Pathology: 2.2%10 others listed: 10.2%56%largest
University of Namibia3,603 · 56.4%Namibia University of Science and Technology1,808 · 28.3%International University of Management185 · 2.9%Namibia Institute of Pathology139 · 2.2%10 others listed654 · 10.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Windhoek strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Windhoek is most concentrated in Media Technology (3.7× the world share in Media Technology).

  1. Media TechnologySubfield · 26.2 works3.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Windhoek?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Higher Education, Climate Change, Globalization, Technology Integration, Machine Learning, Social Capital and Lifelong Learning.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability107▲ 1.96×73 topics
  2. Climate Change101▲ 1.68×77 topics
  3. Machine Learning98▲ 1.34×60 topics
  4. Globalization87▲ 1.98×79 topics
  5. Deep Learning83◆ 1.08×61 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence64▲ 2.1×38 topics
  7. Higher Education59▲ 4.9×23 topics
  8. Mental Health57▲ 1.74×33 topics
  9. Education56▲ 1.46×52 topics
  10. Internet of Things55▲ 2.8×22 topics
  11. Healthcare52▲ 2.1×21 topics
  12. Sustainable Development52▲ 1.47×57 topics
  13. Educational Technology52▲ 1.95×27 topics
  14. Social Capital50▲ 4.2×16 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management49▲ 2.4×17 topics
  16. Big Data49▲ 2.4×20 topics
  17. Economic Development45▲ 2.5×21 topics
  18. Technology Integration43▲ 6.3×11 topics
  19. Innovation43▲ 1.82×42 topics
  20. Economic Growth42▲ 2.2×26 topics
  21. Leadership36▲ 3.4×17 topics
  22. Lifelong Learning36▲ 7.9×9 topics
  23. Security35▲ 2.4×21 topics
  24. Job Satisfaction34▲ 3.5×14 topics
  25. Rural Development32▲ 4.2×13 topics
  26. Child Development31▲ 3.3×8 topics
  27. Student Engagement31▲ 3.5×14 topics
  28. Cloud Computing31▲ 5.0×12 topics
  29. Community Health Workers28▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Poverty Reduction28▲ 9.4×5 topics
  31. Digital Divide26▲ 4.6×9 topics
  32. Multilingualism26▲ 7.1×4 topics
  33. Student Perceptions26▲ 6.3×7 topics
  34. Professional Development23▲ 5.2×9 topics
  35. Bilingual Education23▲ 8.7×3 topics
  36. Language Policy23▲ 7.3×3 topics
  37. Online Education23▲ 5.3×5 topics
  38. Information Systems22▲ 5.8×5 topics
  39. Gender Inequality21▲ 6.8×6 topics
  40. ICT20▲ 6.9×4 topics

What research is done in Windhoek?

Global Maternal and Chil…17Global Maternal and Child Health: 17 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies15ICT Impact and Policies: 15 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 15 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…14Child Nutrition and Water Access: 14 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…14Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 14 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 12 fractional worksICT in Developing Communities: 11 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…11Education Systems and Policy: 11 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 11 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 11 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthMedia TechnologyClinical PsychologyNutrition and Dietetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 17 works
  2. 2 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 15 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 15 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 14 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 14 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  7. 7 ICT in Developing Communities Information Systems 11 works
  8. 8 Education Systems and Policy Education 11 works
  9. 9 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  10. 10 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 11 works

Research output over time

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