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Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation

Research works
72
▲ 89% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 7.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.85× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.92× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.72× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.65× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.61× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 2.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingSocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
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Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Urbanization, Water Quality, Optimization, Water Resources and Genetic Algorithms.

▲ 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. Climate Change8▲ 4.0×18 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 4.5×12 topics
  3. Renewable Energy5▲ 6.6×11 topics
  4. Urbanization4▲ 19×3 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.8×13 topics
  6. Water Quality3▲ 11×4 topics
  7. Optimization3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  8. Genetic Algorithms3▲ 25×2 topics
  9. Water Resources3▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Reservoir Operation3▲ 108×1 topic
  11. Water Demand3▲ 108×1 topic
  12. Leak Detection2▲ 135×1 topic
  13. Water Distribution Networks2▲ 135×1 topic
  14. Catalysis2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  15. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  16. Recycling2▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Biochar2▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Solar Energy2▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Heavy Metals2▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Anticancer Agents2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  21. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. IoT Security2▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Ionic Liquids2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  25. Sustainable Drainage Systems2▲ 144×1 topic
  26. Urban Stormwater Management2▲ 144×1 topic
  27. Biomass2▲ 25×3 topics
  28. Membrane Technology2▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Health Equity2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Lake Tanganyika2▲ 221×1 topic
  31. Lake Victoria2▲ 221×1 topic
  32. Respiratory Infections2▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Rural Development2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  34. Climate Resilience1▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Household Fuel Use1▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Indoor Air Pollution1▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Land Use1▲ 45×3 topics
  38. Desalination1▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Digital Divide1▲ 9.7×1 topic
  40. Nanofiltration1▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Membrane Separation Technologies, Coal and Its By-products, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching.

  1. 1 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  2. 2 Coal and Its By-products Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  3. 3 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 0 works
  6. 6 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 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 available45.1%not open54.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.5%domestic only58.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 89% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

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