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Botho University

In research, Botho University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,714 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,805
of 22,385 · #14,154 all time
Rank in Botswana
#4
of 8
Research works
432
▲ 65% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.6k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
Botho University

What is Botho University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,714 of 10,670 11.0%72 #13616

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Botho University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Botho University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Botho University is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (24%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 79 fractional works · 47.1% of its workComputer Science: 40 fractional works · 23.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 8.2% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 14.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 36.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 13.6% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 10.3% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.0% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBotho University168fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences36%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science4023.9%
    2. Engineering2414.5%
    3. Environmental Science63.6%
    4. Materials Science42.2%
    5. Chemistry31.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences2313.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1710.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance106.2%
    4. Psychology52.9%
    5. Decision Sciences42.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences106.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.8%
    3. Neuroscience21.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Medicine95.2%
    2. Health Professions32.0%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.07× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.20× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.88× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.20×17 works
  2. Computer Science3.07×40 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.88×10 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.64×4 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.27×10 works
  6. Chemistry1.18×3 works
  7. Social Sciences1.07×23 works
  8. Engineering0.96×24 works
  9. Psychology0.95×5 works
  10. Neuroscience0.82×2 works
  11. Health Professions0.75×3 works
  12. Environmental Science0.72×6 works
  13. Materials Science0.62×4 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.51×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×3 works
  16. Dentistry0.30×0 works
  17. Medicine0.27×9 works
  18. Nursing0.27×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.16×1 works
  21. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Botho University?

Ranked on the quality score, Oliver Chikuta, Olumide Olasimbo Jaiyeoba and Kabelo Leonard Mauco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Botho University.

  1. 1 Oliver Chikuta Botswana · #1,693,446 worldwide 490 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Olumide Olasimbo Jaiyeoba Botswana · #1,911,667 worldwide 623 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Kabelo Leonard Mauco Botswana · #1,928,611 worldwide 164 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Srinath Doss Botswana · #2,104,855 worldwide 659 citations · 95 works
  5. 5 Tendai Douglas Svotwa Botswana · #2,253,093 worldwide 238 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Sreekumar Narayanan Botswana · #2,273,841 worldwide 121 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 K. Meenakshi Sundaram Botswana · #2,797,487 worldwide 989 citations · 64 works
  8. 8 Srinath Doss Botswana · #2,812,536 worldwide 63 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Annamalai Alagappan Botswana · #2,942,067 worldwide 282 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Harold C. Long Botswana · #3,015,704 worldwide 136 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Botho University

What are the most cited papers from Botho University?

The most cited paper from Botho University is "Collinearity: a review of methods to deal with it and a simulation study evaluating their performance" (Carsten F. Dormann, Jane Elith, Sven Bacher et al., 2012), with 11,040 citations. Next come "6-month versus 36-month isoniazid preventive treatment for tuberculosis in adults with HIV infection in Botswana: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial" (359) and "Entrepreneurship education, curriculum and lecturer-competency as antecedents of student entrepreneurial intention" (285).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Collinearity: a review of methods to deal with it and a simulation study evaluating their performance Carsten F. Dormann, Jane Elith, Sven Bacher et al. · Ecography Open access 18 May 2012 11,040
2 6-month versus 36-month isoniazid preventive treatment for tuberculosis in adults with HIV infection in Botswana: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Taraz Samandari, Tefera Agizew, Samba Nyirenda et al. · The Lancet 20 Apr 2011 359
3 Entrepreneurship education, curriculum and lecturer-competency as antecedents of student entrepreneurial intention Chux Gervase Iwu, Promise Abdullah Opute, Rylyne Mande Nchu et al. · The International Journal of Management Education Open access 5 Apr 2019 285
4 Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017 Roy Burstein et al. · Nature Open access559 authors 16 Oct 2019 280
5 Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018 Damaris K. Kinyoki et al. · Nature Medicine Open access766 authors Oct 2021 207
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Botho University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Healthcare, IoT Security, Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining.

▲ 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 institution'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. Machine Learning26▲ 4.6×46 topics
  2. Deep Learning25▲ 4.4×44 topics
  3. Healthcare11▲ 5.6×12 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 3.4×15 topics
  5. Internet of Things8▲ 5.3×10 topics
  6. IoT Security7▲ 13×3 topics
  7. Education6▲ 2.2×14 topics
  8. Neural Networks6▲ 2.5×14 topics
  9. Sustainability6▲ 1.56×15 topics
  10. Data Mining6▲ 4.8×6 topics
  11. Big Data6▲ 3.7×12 topics
  12. Cybersecurity6▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.1×9 topics
  14. Economic Growth5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  15. Security5▲ 4.7×10 topics
  16. Higher Education5▲ 5.8×9 topics
  17. Environmental Management5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  18. IoT5▲ 7.7×11 topics
  19. Corporate Governance5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  20. Economic Development5▲ 3.6×6 topics
  21. Image Processing5▲ 6.6×6 topics
  22. Medical Imaging5▲ 5.3×5 topics
  23. Dissolved Gas Analysis4▲ 117×1 topic
  24. Frequency Response Analysis4▲ 117×1 topic
  25. Anomaly Detection4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  26. Smart Cities4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  27. Risk Management4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  28. Financial Performance4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  29. Institutionalization4▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Curriculum4▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Wireless Sensor Networks4▲ 4.6×4 topics
  32. Competencies3▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Sustainability Education3▲ 78×1 topic
  34. Intrusion Detection3▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Network Security3▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Privacy3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  37. Dielectrics3▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Firm Performance3▲ 9.9×2 topics
  39. Polymer3▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Financial Constraints3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Botho University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation, Sustainability in Higher Education, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena.

Power Transformer Diagno…4Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 4 fractional worksSustainability in Higher…3Sustainability in Higher Education: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…3Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation …3High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 3 fractional worksUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation Models: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…2Corporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 2 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI2Smart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEducationComputer Networks and CommunicationsMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Sustainability in Higher Education Education 3 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  4. 4 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 University-Industry-Government Innovation Models Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  6. 6 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  8. 8 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 2 works
  9. 9 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available40.3%not open59.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.1%domestic only60.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Botho University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 65% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Botho University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00067% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Botho University0.00085% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Botho University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Botho University5.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.2% in 2023.

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