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Botswana Open University

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,157
of 22,385 · #15,375 all time
Rank in Botswana
#6
of 8
Research works
242
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Botswana Open University

Which fields of science does Botswana Open University work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Botswana Open University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Computer Science (13%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 43 fractional works · 49.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 31.7% of its workEducation: 15 fractional works · 16.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 24.1% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 13.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 17.3% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 11.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBotswana OpenUniversity86fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences50%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2731.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting55.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance34.0%
    4. Psychology33.2%
    5. Decision Sciences22.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities22.3%
    1. Computer Science1213.5%
    2. Engineering44.1%
    3. Environmental Science44.1%
    4. Mathematics21.8%
    5. Materials Science10.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Medicine1011.3%
    2. Health Professions55.3%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.73× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.80× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.85× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.82×2 works
  2. Social Sciences2.50×27 works
  3. Health Professions2.02×5 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.85×3 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.80×5 works
  6. Computer Science1.73×12 works
  7. Mathematics1.50×2 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.36×1 works
  9. Nursing1.33×1 works
  10. Psychology1.04×3 works
  11. Environmental Science0.82×4 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.80×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×3 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×3 works
  15. Medicine0.59×10 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×0 works
  17. Engineering0.27×4 works
  18. Materials Science0.18×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Botswana Open University?

Ranked on the quality score, Joseph Evans Agolla, Diana Dickinson and Mmabaledi Kefilwe Seeletso lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Botswana Open University.

  1. 1 Joseph Evans Agolla Botswana · #984,974 worldwide 818 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Diana Dickinson Botswana · #1,191,108 worldwide 1.7k citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Mmabaledi Kefilwe Seeletso Botswana · #2,308,397 worldwide 169 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Brian Muyambiri Botswana · #2,501,205 worldwide 136 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Gladness L. Monametsi Botswana · #3,522,689 worldwide 124 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Freeson Kaniwa Botswana · #4,129,776 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 John Lesperance Botswana · #4,529,884 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Botswana Open University

What are the most cited papers from Botswana Open University?

The most cited paper from Botswana Open University is "Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa" (Raquel Pricilla e Silva Viana et al., 2022), with 1,926 citations. Next come "Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa" (705) and "Treatment correlates of successful outcomes in pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: an individual patient data meta-analysis" (648).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa Raquel Pricilla e Silva Viana et al. · Nature Open access 7 Jan 2022 1,926
2 Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa Houriiyah Tegally et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 27 Jun 2022 705
3 Treatment correlates of successful outcomes in pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: an individual patient data meta-analysis Nafees Ahmad et al. · The Lancet ReviewOpen access108 authors Sep 2018 648
4 Perinatally acquired HIV infection in adolescents from sub-Saharan Africa: a review of emerging challenges Elizabeth D. Lowenthal, Sabrina Bakeera‐Kitaka, Tafireyi Marukutira et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 6 Jan 2014 479
5 Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytokine Profiles Predict Risk of Early Mortality and Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis Joseph N Jarvis, Graeme Meintjes, Tihana A. Bicanic et al. · PLoS Pathogens Open access 8 Apr 2015 152
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Botswana Open University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Online Learning, E-Learning, Student Satisfaction, Instructional Design, Blended Learning, Distance Education, Technology Integration and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Online Learning10▲ 14×4 topics
  2. E-Learning9▲ 11×5 topics
  3. Machine Learning7▲ 2.4×11 topics
  4. Student Satisfaction6▲ 40×2 topics
  5. Instructional Design6▲ 93×2 topics
  6. Blended Learning5▲ 44×1 topic
  7. Distance Education5▲ 31×1 topic
  8. Educational Technology4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  9. Globalization4▲ 2.4×13 topics
  10. Technology Integration4▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Innovation4▲ 4.0×9 topics
  12. Learning Analytics3▲ 28×2 topics
  13. MOOCs3▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Digital Transformation3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  15. Education3▲ 1.90×11 topics
  16. Higher Education3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  17. Leadership3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  18. Educational Data Mining3▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Massive Open Online Courses3▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Knowledge Management2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  21. Reflective Practice2▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Professional Development2▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Colonialism2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  24. Economic Growth2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  25. Informal Learning2▲ 18×4 topics
  26. Distance Learning2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  27. Online Education2▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Precision Medicine2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  29. Waste Management2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  30. Professional Learning Communities2▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Vaccine2▲ 4.6×10 topics
  32. Academic Achievement1▲ 9.8×4 topics
  33. COVID-19 Impact1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  34. Community Development1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  35. Ethical Issues1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Lifelong Learning1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  37. Microlearning1▲ 65×1 topic
  38. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  39. Community Health Workers1▲ 16×2 topics
  40. ICT1▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Botswana Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Online and Blended Learning, Online Learning and Analytics, E-Learning and COVID-19 and Technology-Enhanced Education Studies.

Online and Blended Learn…5Online and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…3Online Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-191E-Learning and COVID-19: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 1 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Systems: 1 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional works
EducationComputer Science ApplicationsComputational Theory and MathematicsBuilding and Construction3 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 1 works
  4. 4 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  5. 5 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 1 works
  6. 6 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 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 available55.4%not open44.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.8%domestic only62.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Botswana Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% 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 Open University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Botswana Open University0.00044% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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