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Botswana Predator Conservation Trust

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World rank, all time
#31,652
of 34,923
Rank in Botswana
#11
of 11
Research works
124
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
58%
world 18%
Botswana Predator Conservation Trust

Which fields of science does Botswana Predator Conservation Trust work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Botswana Predator Conservation Trust is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (37%), Social Sciences (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%).

Physical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 43.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 36.8% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 25.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 28.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 18.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKBotswana PredatorConservation…25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences28%

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. Environmental Science936.8%
    2. Computer Science14.3%
    3. Mathematics02.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    5. Energy00.2%
    6. Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences313.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting15.3%
    3. Psychology14.8%
    4. Decision Sciences13.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences29.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology27.4%
    3. Neuroscience01.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    1. Medicine15.8%
    2. Veterinary12.1%
    3. Health Professions01.9%
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: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.40× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.71× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 15.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 15.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary15.24×0 works
  2. Environmental Science7.40×9 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.46×1 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.90×2 works
  5. Mathematics1.71×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.66×1 works
  7. Psychology1.57×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.39×2 works
  9. Social Sciences1.04×3 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.82×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.72×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.54×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.32×0 works
  15. Medicine0.30×1 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×0 works
  17. Energy0.18×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×0 works
  19. Engineering0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Botswana Predator Conservation Trust?

Ranked on the quality score, John Weldon McNutt, Kasim Rafiq and Anna Songhurst lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Botswana Predator Conservation Trust.

  1. 1 John Weldon McNutt Botswana · #207,426 worldwide 5.3k citations · 119 works
  2. 2 Kasim Rafiq Botswana · #493,584 worldwide 704 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Anna Songhurst Botswana · #766,943 worldwide 825 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Graham Paul McCulloch Botswana · #878,305 worldwide 964 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Krystyna A. Golabek Botswana · #921,235 worldwide 1.3k citations · 41 works
  6. 6 J. Weldon McNutt Botswana · #1,077,175 worldwide 1k citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Megan J. Claase Botswana · #3,789,740 worldwide 157 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Glyn Maude Botswana · #5,008,588 worldwide 611 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Botswana Predator Conservation Trust

What are the most cited papers from Botswana Predator Conservation Trust?

The most cited paper from Botswana Predator Conservation Trust is "Locomotion dynamics of hunting in wild cheetahs" (Alan M. Wilson, John C. Lowe, Kyle Roskilly et al., 2013), with 404 citations. Next come "The bushmeat trade in African savannas: Impacts, drivers, and possible solutions" (348) and "Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence" (321).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Locomotion dynamics of hunting in wild cheetahs Alan M. Wilson, John C. Lowe, Kyle Roskilly et al. · Nature Open access 11 Jun 2013 404
2 The bushmeat trade in African savannas: Impacts, drivers, and possible solutions Peter Andrew Lindsey et al. · Biological Conservation 12 Feb 2013 348
3 Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence Craig Packer et al. · Ecology Letters Open access 5 Mar 2013 321
4 Stability of elemental carbon in a savanna soil Michael I. Bird, C.S. Moyo, ELMAR M. VEENENDAAL et al. · Global Biogeochemical Cycles Open access Dec 1999 294
5 Behavioural and hormonal responses to predation in female chacma baboons (Papio hamadryas ursinus) Anne L. Engh, Jacinta C. Beehner, Thore J. Bergman et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 6 Dec 2005 271
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Which keywords describe research at Botswana Predator Conservation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Population Dynamics, Habitat Selection, Animal Movement, Occupancy Rates, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Conservation and Invasive Species.

▲ 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 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Population Dynamics4▲ 69×4 topics
  2. Habitat Selection4▲ 223×2 topics
  3. Animal Movement4▲ 299×1 topic
  4. Climate Change4▲ 5.7×17 topics
  5. Occupancy Rates4▲ 299×1 topic
  6. Biodiversity2▲ 11×9 topics
  7. Conservation2▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Sustainability2▲ 2.7×5 topics
  9. Invasive Species1▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Adaptation1▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Cybercrime1▲ 66×1 topic
  12. Dark Web1▲ 160×1 topic
  13. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.4×3 topics
  14. Evolution1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Botswana Predator Conservation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies, Primate Behavior and Ecology and Human-Animal Interaction Studies.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 1 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 1 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksWildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation: 1 fractional worksRangeland Management and…1Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 0 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 0 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 0 fractional works
EcologyInformation SystemsSocial PsychologyGenetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  5. 5 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  10. 10 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 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 available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.3%domestic only41.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Botswana Predator Conservation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% 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 Predator Conservation Trust as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000060% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Botswana Predator Conservation Trust0.00010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Botswana Predator Conservation Trust over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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