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Etosha Ecological Institute

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Research works
114
▲ 105% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.8k
33.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Etosha Ecological Institute

Not ranked overall: Etosha Ecological Institute 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 Etosha Ecological Institute work in?

In all years, 50% of research at Etosha Ecological Institute is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (41%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (23%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 57 fractional works · 49.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 47 fractional works · 41.3% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 24.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 45 fractional works · 39.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 22.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 12.0% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 14.7% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEquine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEtosha EcologicalInstitute115fractional works, all years
Life Sciences39%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences4%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science4741.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences86.8%
    3. Computer Science10.8%
    4. Engineering10.8%
    5. Energy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2622.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1714.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Veterinary43.5%
    2. Medicine32.3%
    3. Health Professions00.4%
    1. Psychology32.8%
    2. Social Sciences21.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
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: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.59× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.83× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 28.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 28.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary28.24×0 works
  2. Environmental Science9.83×5 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.59×2 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.33×0 works
  5. Psychology0.99×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.70×1 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.69×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.39×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.30×0 works
  11. Medicine0.16×0 works
  12. Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Etosha Ecological Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, J. Werner Kilian, A.C. Marsh and Werner Kilian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Etosha Ecological Institute.

  1. 1 J. Werner Kilian Namibia · #1,010,705 worldwide 515 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 A.C. Marsh Namibia · #1,231,574 worldwide 1.5k citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Werner Kilian Namibia · #1,248,823 worldwide 627 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 P.E. Stander Namibia · #1,270,723 worldwide 1.6k citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Claudine C. Cloete Namibia · #1,537,133 worldwide 379 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 M. Lindeque Namibia · #2,224,244 worldwide 859 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Stéphanie Périquet-Pearce Namibia · #2,522,608 worldwide 20 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Conrad Brain Namibia · #2,591,953 worldwide 550 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Madeline H. Melton Namibia · #3,203,176 worldwide 15 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Jessica R. Patterson Namibia · #3,473,099 worldwide 66 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Etosha Ecological Institute

What are the most cited papers from Etosha Ecological Institute?

The most cited paper from Etosha Ecological Institute is "Cooperative hunting in lions: the role of the individual" (P.E. Stander, 1992), with 504 citations. Next come "Variability of biomass burning aerosol optical characteristics in southern Africa during the SAFARI 2000 dry season campaign and a comparison of single scattering albedo estimates from radiometric measurements" (313) and "The global decline of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus and what it means for conservation" (218).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cooperative hunting in lions: the role of the individual P.E. Stander · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Feb 1992 504
2 Variability of biomass burning aerosol optical characteristics in southern Africa during the SAFARI 2000 dry season campaign and a comparison of single scattering albedo estimates from radiometric measurements T. F. Eck, BRENT N. HOLBEN, Darold E. Ward et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 22 Feb 2003 313
3 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
4 Source-area determination of elephant ivory by isotopic analysis Nikolaas J. van der Merwe, Julia A. Lee‐Thorp, Francis Thackeray et al. · Nature Aug 1990 195
5 Climate of the central Namib Desert Marcus Lancaster, Lancaster, N. Seely · Madoqua 1984 190
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Etosha Ecological Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Habitat Selection, Habitat Fragmentation, Global Change and Trophic Cascades.

▲ 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 Change27▲ 8.7×31 topics
  2. Invasive Species20▲ 31×15 topics
  3. Biodiversity19▲ 22×12 topics
  4. Population Dynamics17▲ 48×8 topics
  5. Habitat Selection14▲ 129×2 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation12▲ 37×4 topics
  7. Global Change12▲ 33×5 topics
  8. Trophic Cascades12▲ 86×2 topics
  9. Animal Movement11▲ 163×1 topic
  10. Occupancy Rates11▲ 163×1 topic
  11. Conservation9▲ 17×10 topics
  12. Species Richness8▲ 87×2 topics
  13. Genomics8▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Symbiosis6▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Microbiota6▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Conservation Biology6▲ 49×3 topics
  17. Ants6▲ 99×1 topic
  18. Biological Invasions6▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Social Insects6▲ 99×1 topic
  20. Ecosystem6▲ 35×3 topics
  21. Adaptive Evolution6▲ 54×2 topics
  22. Community Ecology6▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services5▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Evolution5▲ 16×6 topics
  25. Ecological Interactions5▲ 74×2 topics
  26. Biogeography5▲ 13×10 topics
  27. Functional Diversity5▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Reproductive Strategies5▲ 70×2 topics
  29. Natural Selection5▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Phenotypic Plasticity5▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Plant-Animal Interactions5▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Pollinator Decline5▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 17×9 topics
  34. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 8.3×7 topics
  36. Biodiversity Loss4▲ 47×3 topics
  37. DNA Barcoding4▲ 19×6 topics
  38. Geomorphological Effects4▲ 69×2 topics
  39. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Climate Resilience3▲ 61×2 topics

Which research topics does Etosha Ecological Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Gut microbiota and health, Fecal contamination and water quality and Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health1Gut microbiota and health: 1 fractional worksFecal contamination and …1Fecal contamination and water quality: 1 fractional worksWildlife-Road Interactio…0Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation: 0 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Interac…0Plant and Fungal Interactions Research: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…0Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 0 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 0 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 0 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 0 fractional works
EcologyMolecular BiologyWater Science and TechnologyEndocrinology2 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Fecal contamination and water quality Water Science and Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  5. 5 Plant and Fungal Interactions Research Endocrinology 0 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 0 works
  7. 7 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 0 works
  8. 8 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 0 works
  10. 10 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.8%domestic only58.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Etosha Ecological Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 105% 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 Etosha Ecological Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000022% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Etosha Ecological Institute0.000051% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Etosha Ecological Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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