Question 1

How strong is science in Botswana?

Accepted Answer

Botswana ranks #92 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#91 all time), with 3k research works and 8.5% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Botswana strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Botswana ranks highest in Environmental Science (#69 of 122), Medicine (#86 of 152) and Engineering (#75 of 131). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Forestry and Statistics and Probability.

Question 3

Which universities in Botswana lead research?

Accepted Answer

University of Botswana, Botswana International University of Science and Technology and Botswana Geoscience Institute rank highest in Botswana on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Botswana?

Accepted Answer

Godfrey Mutashambara Rwegerera, John Weldon McNutt and Joseph M. Makhema rank highest among researchers based in Botswana.

Question 5

How much of Botswana's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

47% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 33% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 6

Is Botswana's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Botswana?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which fields of science does Botswana work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Botswana is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (12%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Botswana's?

Accepted Answer

South Africa has the research profile closest to Botswana's (similarity 0.75 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, followed by Papua New Guinea and Namibia.

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