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Botswana Accountancy College

In research, Botswana Accountancy College stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,633 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting (Business, Management and Accounting is 7.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,659
of 22,385 · #24,300 all time
Rank in Botswana
#7
of 8
Research works
322
▲ 104% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Botswana Accountancy College

What is Botswana Accountancy College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #10,633 of 14,833 10.6%131

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Botswana Accountancy College 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 Botswana Accountancy College work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Botswana Accountancy College is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Business, Management and Accounting (24%), Social Sciences (19%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 49 fractional works · 57.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 20 fractional works · 24.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 8.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 19.2% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 22.3% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 8.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 11.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKBotswanaAccountancy…85fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences58%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Business, Management and Accounting2024.1%
    2. Social Sciences1619.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance89.6%
    4. Decision Sciences33.7%
    5. Psychology10.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Engineering78.5%
    2. Computer Science56.2%
    3. Chemistry22.4%
    4. Materials Science22.3%
    5. Environmental Science21.8%
    6. Energy10.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences89.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.1%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Medicine55.8%
    2. Health Professions11.7%
    3. Nursing00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Botswana Accountancy College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 20.5 works7.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 2.00× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.49× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.79× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.49× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting7.49×20 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.49×8 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.79×3 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.00×8 works
  5. Social Sciences1.52×16 works
  6. Chemistry1.50×2 works
  7. Nursing0.93×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.80×5 works
  9. Energy0.77×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.66×2 works
  11. Materials Science0.65×2 works
  12. Engineering0.56×7 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×2 works
  14. Environmental Science0.36×2 works
  15. Medicine0.30×5 works
  16. Psychology0.25×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.18×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.14×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Botswana Accountancy College?

Ranked on the quality score, Ayodeji Michael Obadire, David C. Munthali and J.O. Amarteifio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Botswana Accountancy College.

  1. 1 Ayodeji Michael Obadire Botswana · #2,266,601 worldwide 111 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 David C. Munthali Botswana · #3,776,405 worldwide 399 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 J.O. Amarteifio Botswana · #4,020,520 worldwide 368 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Chiteng’a John Chikunji Botswana · #4,385,357 worldwide 65 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 J.F.W. Isa Botswana · #4,622,356 worldwide 144 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 M G Binta Botswana · #5,675,399 worldwide 327 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 R G Chabo Botswana · #5,716,997 worldwide 331 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 E.Z. Mushi Botswana · #6,801,024 worldwide 930 citations · 79 works
All ranked researchers at Botswana Accountancy College

What are the most cited papers from Botswana Accountancy College?

The most cited paper from Botswana Accountancy College is "Global health 2035: a world converging within a generation" (Dean T. Jamison et al., 2013), with 1,238 citations. Next come "Changes of ecosystem service values in response to land use/land cover dynamics in Munessa–Shashemene landscape of the Ethiopian highlands" (560) and "Land Use/Land Cover Change Analysis Using Object-Based Classification Approach in Munessa-Shashemene Landscape of the Ethiopian Highlands" (342).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global health 2035: a world converging within a generation Dean T. Jamison et al. · The Lancet Open access Dec 2013 1,238
2 Changes of ecosystem service values in response to land use/land cover dynamics in Munessa–Shashemene landscape of the Ethiopian highlands Mengistie Kindu, Thomas Schneider, Demel Teketay et al. · The Science of The Total Environment 11 Jan 2016 560
3 Land Use/Land Cover Change Analysis Using Object-Based Classification Approach in Munessa-Shashemene Landscape of the Ethiopian Highlands Mengistie Kindu, Thomas Schneider, Demel Teketay et al. · Remote Sensing Open access 15 May 2013 342
4 African stock markets: multiple variance ratio tests of random walks G. Stevenson Smith, Keith R. Jefferis, Hyun-Jung Ryoo · Applied Financial Economics Open access Jul 2002 186
5 Assessment of Heavy Metal Enrichment and Degree of Contamination around the Copper-Nickel Mine in the Selebi Phikwe Region, Eastern Botswana A. S. Likuku, Khumoetsile B. Mmolawa, Gilbert Kabelo Gaboutloeloe · Environment and Ecology Research Open access Sep 2013 183
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Botswana Accountancy College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management, Financial Performance, Sustainability, Financial Constraints and Innovation.

▲ 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. Sustainability6▲ 3.0×14 topics
  2. Big Data6▲ 7.4×7 topics
  3. Machine Learning6▲ 2.1×13 topics
  4. Corporate Governance5▲ 8.1×7 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management5▲ 6.6×9 topics
  6. Risk Management5▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 3.9×6 topics
  8. Financial Performance4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  9. Innovation4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  10. Economic Growth4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  11. Financial Constraints3▲ 39×2 topics
  12. Regulation3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  13. Finance3▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Firm Performance3▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Entrepreneurship3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  16. Higher Education3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  18. Medical Imaging3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  19. Monetary Policy3▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Health Equity2▲ 10×2 topics
  21. Capital Structure2▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Performance Measurement2▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Precision Medicine2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  24. Antioxidant2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  25. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Clinical Decision Support2▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Environmental Management2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  28. Investor Protection2▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Ownership Structure2▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Shareholder Value2▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Banking2▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Liquidity2▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Supply Chain2▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Emerging Markets2▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Frugal Innovation2▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Blended Learning2▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Distance Education2▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Financial Stability2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Lifelong Learning2▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Poverty Reduction2▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Botswana Accountancy College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Corporate Finance and Governance, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development.

Artificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…2Corporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioecon…2Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksAcademic integrity and plagiarism: 2 fractional worksFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research: 2 fractional worksPublic Procurement and P…2Public Procurement and Policy: 2 fractional worksWorking Capital and Financial Performance: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional works
Health InformaticsAccountingFinanceBusiness and International Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  3. 3 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 2 works
  4. 4 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  6. 6 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 2 works
  7. 7 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 1 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 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 available49.3%not open50.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Botswana Accountancy College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 104% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Botswana Accountancy College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Botswana Accountancy College0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Botswana Accountancy College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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