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Science in Botswana

Botswana ranks #106 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#113 all time), with 3k research works and 18.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#106
of 192 · #113 all time
Works, 2022–2025
3k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
48%
world 63%

What is Botswana strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Botswana ranks highest in Social Sciences (#105 of 151), Engineering (#95 of 134) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#95 of 126). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Statistics and Probability and Forestry.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #105 of 151 20.7%471 Institutions
EngineeringField #95 of 134 18.4%360 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #95 of 126 22.9%308 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #95 of 125 20.0%284 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #113 of 131 16.3%208 Institutions
MedicineField #142 of 155 14.3%335 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 5.0 works11×
  2. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 36.5 works5.7×
  3. ForestrySubfield · 17.1 works5.5×
  4. VirologySubfield · 9.5 works5.4×
  5. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 12.7 works4.2×
  6. Numerical AnalysisSubfield · 9.8 works3.8×
  7. Soil ScienceSubfield · 29.4 works3.3×
  8. General PsychologySubfield · 1.0 works3.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 308 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 113 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 36 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 208 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 68 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 360 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.91× its world share, 284 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 64 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.11× its world share, 74 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 89 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 335 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 118 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 60 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.77× its world share, 114 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 471 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Botswana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Antiretroviral Therapy, Colonialism, Poverty Reduction, Economic Growth and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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 country'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. Climate Change166▲ 2.1×86 topics
  2. Sustainability137▲ 1.88×70 topics
  3. Machine Learning127▲ 1.29×76 topics
  4. Epidemiology91▼ 0.77×109 topics
  5. Globalization79▲ 1.35×69 topics
  6. Environmental Impact79▲ 1.55×47 topics
  7. Deep Learning77▼ 0.75×66 topics
  8. Remote Sensing64▲ 1.73×30 topics
  9. Economic Growth60▲ 2.4×26 topics
  10. Renewable Energy58▲ 1.35×37 topics
  11. Sustainable Development56▲ 1.19×47 topics
  12. Colonialism56▲ 3.9×14 topics
  13. Risk Management44▲ 3.0×13 topics
  14. Antiretroviral Therapy43▲ 8.8×6 topics
  15. Development42▲ 4.1×19 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation40▲ 3.6×12 topics
  17. Social Justice40▲ 2.3×25 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture38▲ 4.0×11 topics
  19. Higher Education36▲ 2.2×16 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity35▲ 2.6×20 topics
  21. Poverty Reduction35▲ 8.8×5 topics
  22. Adaptation34▲ 4.0×11 topics
  23. Political Economy33▲ 4.3×10 topics
  24. Land Use Change32▲ 3.5×7 topics
  25. Smallholder Farmers32▲ 4.7×5 topics
  26. Bayesian Inference28▲ 9.8×4 topics
  27. Gender Inequality26▲ 6.3×6 topics
  28. Weibull Distribution25▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Community Health Workers24▲ 9.7×2 topics
  30. Mortality Rates24▲ 8.7×2 topics
  31. Generalized Exponential24▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Skew Distributions24▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Land Reform24▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Livelihoods23▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Health Inequalities22▲ 6.1×3 topics
  36. Nutritional Value22▲ 6.5×4 topics
  37. HIV Transmission20▲ 9.2×2 topics
  38. Ecological Knowledge20▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Child Mortality19▲ 9.2×1 topic
  40. Health Systems19▲ 9.2×1 topic

Which universities in Botswana lead research?

Botswana International University of Science and Technology, University of Botswana and Ministry of Agriculture rank highest in Botswana on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 19.525%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Botswana International University of Science and Technology: 674, 16.4%University of Botswana: 1,395, 18.4%Ministry of Agriculture: 169, 29.8%Botswana Geoscience Institute: 116, 19.6%Botho University: 148, 21.9%Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources: 86, 22.8%Botswana Open University: 76, 13.3%Botswana Accountancy College: 69, 14.0%Ministry of Agricult…Botswana Geoscience …University of BotswanaBotswana Internation…
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Botswana International University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Palapye · #3,460 worldwide16.4% top 10% · 674 works
  2. 2University of BotswanaUniversity · Gaborone · #4,054 worldwide18.4% top 10% · 1.4k works
  3. 3Ministry of AgricultureGovernment institution · Gaborone · #8,138 worldwide29.8% top 10% · 169 works
  4. 4Botswana Geoscience InstituteInstitution · Lobatse · #12,704 worldwide19.6% top 10% · 116 works
  5. 5Botho UniversityUniversity · Gaborone · #15,762 worldwide21.9% top 10% · 148 works
  6. 6Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesUniversity · Gaborone · #19,398 worldwide22.8% top 10% · 86 works
  7. 7Botswana Open UniversityUniversity · Gaborone · #25,716 worldwide13.3% top 10% · 76 works
  8. 8Botswana Accountancy CollegeUniversity · Gaborone · #26,729 worldwide14.0% top 10% · 69 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Botswana

Who are the top researchers in Botswana?

Susan Ringrose, Godfrey Mutashambara Rwegerera and Joseph E. Mbaiwa rank highest among researchers based in Botswana.

  1. 1 Susan Ringrose · #56,769 worldwide 400 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Godfrey Mutashambara Rwegerera · #94,790 worldwide 1.3k citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Joseph E. Mbaiwa · #131,064 worldwide 180 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Demel Teketay · #176,983 worldwide 241 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Adamu Murtala Zungeru · #192,408 worldwide 147 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 J. Mark Dangerfield · #208,426 worldwide 191 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Berhanu M. Abegaz · #230,977 worldwide 90 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Gabriel Anabwani · #238,135 worldwide 153 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Nathan Mnjama · #243,844 worldwide 45 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Herman M. Batibo · #244,938 worldwide 97 citations · 22 works
Top researchers in Botswana

How open and international is Botswana's research?

48% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 34% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available47.6%not open52.4%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.0%domestic only66.0%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Botswana's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Botswana