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Desert Research Foundation of Namibia

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Research works
70
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
Desert Research Foundation of Namibia

Not ranked overall: Desert Research Foundation of Namibia 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 Desert Research Foundation of Namibia work in?

In all years, 50% of research at Desert Research Foundation of Namibia is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (36%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (23%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 50.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 35.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 9.7% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 9.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 27.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 22.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 18.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 13.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDesert ResearchFoundation of…70fractional works, all years
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences19%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2535.6%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences56.8%
    3. Engineering45.5%
    4. Computer Science10.9%
    5. Energy00.6%
    6. Mathematics00.5%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1622.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.6%
    1. Social Sciences913.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.9%
    3. Psychology11.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    1. Medicine22.6%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
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: 3.70× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.59× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science6.59×3 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.70×2 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.20×1 works
  4. Psychology1.83×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.45×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.23×2 works
  7. Health Professions1.18×0 works
  8. Energy1.15×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.81×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×0 works
  12. Medicine0.44×1 works
  13. Engineering0.12×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Desert Research Foundation of Namibia?

Ranked on the quality score, Mary Seely, Juliane Zeidler and Alex Verlinden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Desert Research Foundation of Namibia.

  1. 1 Mary Seely Namibia · #392,753 worldwide 5.9k citations · 164 works
  2. 2 Juliane Zeidler Namibia · #3,075,460 worldwide 529 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Alex Verlinden Namibia · #4,043,864 worldwide 506 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Desert Research Foundation of Namibia

What are the most cited papers from Desert Research Foundation of Namibia?

The most cited paper from Desert Research Foundation of Namibia is "Local Participation in Natural Resource Monitoring: a Characterization of Approaches" (Finn Danielsen et al., 2008), with 526 citations. Next come "The global decline of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus and what it means for conservation" (218) and "Dynamics of Flood Water Infiltration and Ground Water Recharge in Hyperarid Desert" (180).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Local Participation in Natural Resource Monitoring: a Characterization of Approaches Finn Danielsen et al. · Conservation Biology 16 Sep 2008 526
2 The global decline of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus and what it means for conservation Sarah M. Durant et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 27 Dec 2016 218
3 Dynamics of Flood Water Infiltration and Ground Water Recharge in Hyperarid Desert Ofer Dahan, Boaz Tatarsky, Yehouda Enzel et al. · Ground Water 9 Jan 2008 180
4 Cross‐scale monitoring and assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management: A methodological framework for knowledge management Mark S. Reed et al. · Land Degradation and Development Open access 25 Jan 2011 162
5 Flood routing and alluvial aquifer recharge along the ephemeral arid Kuiseb River, Namibia Efrat Morin, Tamir Grodek, Ofer Dahan et al. · Journal of Hydrology 22 Feb 2009 144
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Desert Research Foundation of Namibia?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Invasive Species, Conservation, Adaptation, Global Change 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 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 Change18▲ 9.7×30 topics
  2. Sustainability7▲ 5.9×12 topics
  3. Biodiversity7▲ 12×10 topics
  4. Invasive Species6▲ 14×10 topics
  5. Conservation6▲ 17×8 topics
  6. Adaptation5▲ 26×4 topics
  7. Global Change5▲ 24×3 topics
  8. Livelihoods5▲ 216×2 topics
  9. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 23×4 topics
  10. Pastoralists4▲ 255×1 topic
  11. Rangeland Degradation4▲ 255×1 topic
  12. Land Use Change4▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Population Dynamics4▲ 19×7 topics
  14. Ecosystem4▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Biological Invasions3▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Biogeography3▲ 12×9 topics
  18. Community Ecology3▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Functional Diversity3▲ 62×1 topic
  20. Trophic Cascades3▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Habitat Selection3▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Indigenous Knowledge3▲ 52×2 topics
  23. Sediment Transport3▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Animal Movement2▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Occupancy Rates2▲ 57×1 topic
  26. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  27. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Rural Development2▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Global Carbon Budget2▲ 44×2 topics
  30. Archaeology2▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Environmental Services2▲ 101×1 topic
  32. Land Tenure2▲ 72×2 topics
  33. Southern Africa2▲ 456×1 topic
  34. Tropical Deforestation2▲ 101×1 topic
  35. Agricultural Sustainability2▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Desertification2▲ 69×2 topics
  37. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Gender Inequality2▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Sediment Transport Models2▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Soil Erosion2▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Desert Research Foundation of Namibia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine and fisheries research, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

Marine and fisheries res…0Marine and fisheries research: 0 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fert…0Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 0 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 0 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…0Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksMedieval and Early Modern Justice: 0 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 0 fractional worksEuropean Political Histo…0European Political History Analysis: 0 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 0 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 0 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAgronomy and Crop ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawHistory and Philosophy of Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  2. 2 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  3. 3 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  6. 6 Medieval and Early Modern Justice Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  8. 8 European Political History Analysis History 0 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 0 works
  10. 10 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.3%domestic only49.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Desert Research Foundation of Namibia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Desert Research Foundation of Namibia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000047% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Desert Research Foundation of Namibia0.000047% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Desert Research Foundation of Namibia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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