Question 1

How strong is science in Namibia?

Accepted Answer

Namibia ranks #93 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#111 all time), with 2.3k research works and 6.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Namibia strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Namibia ranks highest in Medicine (#95 of 152), Social Sciences (#93 of 148) and Computer Science (#81 of 128). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Research and Theory, Archeology and Library and Information Sciences.

Question 3

Which universities in Namibia lead research?

Accepted Answer

University of Namibia, Namibia University of Science and Technology and International University of Management rank highest in Namibia on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Namibia?

Accepted Answer

Michael Sony, Uchendu Eugene Chigbu and Gillian Maggs‐Kölling rank highest among researchers based in Namibia.

Question 5

How much of Namibia's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

57% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 38% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 6

Is Namibia's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Namibia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which fields of science does Namibia work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Namibia is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (10%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Namibia's?

Accepted Answer

Sierra Leone has the research profile closest to Namibia's (similarity 0.90 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Nursing, followed by Zimbabwe and Ghana.