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Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,398
of 28,054 · #31,256 all time
Rank in Botswana
#6
of 8
Research works
227
▲ 266% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What does Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 38.7 works9.5×
← 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: 9.49× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.66× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 4.64× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.43× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Adaptation, Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture, Genetic Diversity, Smallholder Farmers and Livelihoods.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 Change17▲ 7.2×27 topics
  2. Sustainability10▲ 4.9×17 topics
  3. Adaptation7▲ 29×4 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 22×5 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 24×8 topics
  6. Genetic Diversity6▲ 16×12 topics
  7. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 32×4 topics
  8. Livelihoods6▲ 182×2 topics
  9. Pastoralists5▲ 235×1 topic
  10. Rangeland Degradation5▲ 235×1 topic
  11. Land Use Change5▲ 19×4 topics
  12. Nutritional Value5▲ 49×2 topics
  13. Biodiversity4▲ 7.1×11 topics
  14. Invasive Species4▲ 11×11 topics
  15. Phytochemicals4▲ 40×4 topics
  16. Climate Resilience4▲ 70×2 topics
  17. Agroforestry3▲ 57×2 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 5.8×8 topics
  19. Conservation3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  20. Plant Breeding3▲ 36×3 topics
  21. Nutritional Quality3▲ 44×4 topics
  22. Food Security3▲ 5.9×7 topics
  23. Indigenous Fruits3▲ 139×1 topic
  24. Tree Domestication3▲ 139×1 topic
  25. Ecosystem Services3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  26. Marker-Assisted Selection3▲ 38×3 topics
  27. Population Genetics3▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Health Benefits2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  29. Dietary Fiber2▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Rural Development2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  31. Bioactive Compounds2▲ 11×6 topics
  32. Environmental Services2▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Tropical Deforestation2▲ 79×1 topic
  34. Animal Breeding2▲ 57×1 topic
  35. Drought Tolerance2▲ 18×7 topics
  36. Genomic Selection2▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Water Use Efficiency2▲ 78×3 topics
  39. Heat Stress2▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Ecosystem2▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.

Rangeland Management and…5Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 5 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 2 fractional worksSeed and Plant Biochemistry: 2 fractional worksSunflower and Safflower Cultivation: 2 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…2Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksMoringa oleifera research and applications: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawForestryGlobal and Planetary ChangeGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 3 works
  3. 3 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Seed and Plant Biochemistry Food Science 2 works
  6. 6 Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  9. 9 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 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 available80.0%not open20.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.6%domestic only59.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 266% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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