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Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis

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Research works
55
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
502
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis

Not ranked overall: Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis work in?

In all years, 73% of research at Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis is in Social Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 40 fractional works · 73.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 34.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 20.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 14.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 12.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 15.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 14.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workALL ITS WORKBotswanaInstitute for…55fractional works, all years
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences73%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1934.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1120.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting712.6%
    4. Decision Sciences22.7%
    5. Psychology11.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences814.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.6%
    1. Computer Science12.4%
    2. Environmental Science12.2%
    3. Engineering00.9%
    4. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Medicine12.0%
    2. Health Professions11.8%
    3. Nursing11.8%
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: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.42× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 7.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.63× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 3.31× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing7.24×0 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance6.63×1 works
  3. Social Sciences3.31×3 works
  4. Health Professions2.42×0 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.20×0 works
  6. Mathematics1.81×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.76×0 works
  8. Environmental Science1.43×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.80×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×0 works
  11. Medicine0.41×1 works
  12. Engineering0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis?

Ranked on the quality score, Tebogo Bruce Seleka and Khaufelo Raymond Lekobane lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis.

  1. 1 Tebogo Bruce Seleka Botswana · #2,609,097 worldwide 305 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Khaufelo Raymond Lekobane Botswana · #2,952,715 worldwide 185 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis

What are the most cited papers from Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis?

The most cited paper from Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis is "Determinants of Household Welfare and Poverty in Botswana, 2002/2003 and 2009/2010" (Khaufelo Raymond Lekobane, Tebogo Bruce Seleka, 2016), with 72 citations. Next come "The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Poverty and Inequality in Botswana" (55) and "Health governance in Sub-Saharan Africa" (54).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Determinants of Household Welfare and Poverty in Botswana, 2002/2003 and 2009/2010 Khaufelo Raymond Lekobane, Tebogo Bruce Seleka · Journal of Poverty 29 Feb 2016 72
2 The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Poverty and Inequality in Botswana Robert Greener, Keith R. Jefferis, Happy Siphambe · South African Journal of Economics Dec 2000 55
3 Health governance in Sub-Saharan Africa Keneilwe S. Mooketsane, Molefe B. Phirinyane · Global Social Policy Open access 5 Nov 2015 54
4 Measurement of competitiveness in smallholder livestock systems and emerging policy advocacy: An application to Botswana Sirak Bahta, Patrick Malope · Food Policy Open access 22 Oct 2014 42
5 Export Competitiveness of Botswana’s Beef Industry Tebogo Bruce Seleka, Pinkie G. Kebakile · The International Trade Journal 8 Jul 2016 34
All 70 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Gender Inequality, Economic Development, Smallholder Farmers, Poverty Reduction, Globalization, Sustainable Development and Conditional Cash Transfers.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Economic Growth9▲ 22×12 topics
  2. Gender Inequality8▲ 114×4 topics
  3. Economic Development5▲ 14×5 topics
  4. Globalization5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  5. Smallholder Farmers5▲ 63×2 topics
  6. Poverty Reduction4▲ 82×3 topics
  7. Sustainable Development4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  8. Conditional Cash Transfers4▲ 223×1 topic
  9. School Subsidies4▲ 223×1 topic
  10. Sustainability4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  11. Rural Development4▲ 21×2 topics
  12. Social Networks3▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Fiscal Policy3▲ 28×4 topics
  14. Income Tax3▲ 63×2 topics
  15. Innovation3▲ 6.0×7 topics
  16. Income Inequality3▲ 38×3 topics
  17. Agricultural Innovation3▲ 175×1 topic
  18. Livelihood Diversification3▲ 235×1 topic
  19. Political Economy3▲ 20×5 topics
  20. Social Justice3▲ 10×2 topics
  21. Gender Equality2▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Governance2▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Institutions2▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Multifunctionality2▲ 73×2 topics
  25. Adaptation2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. South Africa2▲ 140×2 topics
  27. Capability Approach2▲ 188×1 topic
  28. Food Security2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  29. Poverty2▲ 49×3 topics
  30. Poverty Measurement2▲ 188×1 topic
  31. Monetary Policy2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Productivity Growth2▲ 72×2 topics
  33. Agricultural Development2▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Land Tenure2▲ 92×2 topics
  35. Livestock Farming2▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Market Size2▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Regional Development2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Policy2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Development2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Infrastructure2▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Income, Poverty, and Inequality, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Global Health Care Issues.

Poverty, Education, and …1Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Ine…0Income, Poverty, and Inequality: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 0 fractional worksMigration, Ethnicity, an…0Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 0 fractional worksLabor market dynamics and wage inequality: 0 fractional worksElder Abuse and Neglect: 0 fractional worksEconomics of Agriculture…0Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets: 0 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 0 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 0 fractional works
Safety ResearchSociology and Political ScienceEcologyGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  2. 2 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  4. 4 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  7. 7 Elder Abuse and Neglect Demography 0 works
  8. 8 Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 0 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 available50.9%not open49.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower 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 Institute for Development Policy Analysis as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000045% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis0.000043% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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