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Geological Survey of Namibia

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Research works
107
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
31.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
Geological Survey of Namibia

Not ranked overall: Geological Survey 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 Geological Survey of Namibia work in?

In all years, 80% of research at Geological Survey of Namibia is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (53%), Environmental Science (10%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 86 fractional works · 80.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 57 fractional works · 52.9% of its workGeophysics: 22 fractional works · 20.2% of its workPaleontology: 12 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeology: 7 fractional works · 6.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 8.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 7.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 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 · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGeological Surveyof Namibia107fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences10%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences5752.9%
    2. Environmental Science1110.0%
    3. Computer Science98.2%
    4. Engineering87.1%
    5. Materials Science10.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    7. Chemistry00.4%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences55.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    3. Decision Sciences11.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    6. Psychology00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences54.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    1. Medicine22.0%
    2. Health Professions11.1%
    3. Nursing00.1%
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: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 36.08× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 36.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences36.08×10 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.21×1 works
  3. Social Sciences1.17×3 works
  4. Environmental Science1.12×1 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.06×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.54×0 works
  7. Computer Science0.53×1 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.40×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.36×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.33×0 works
  11. Medicine0.16×0 works
  12. Engineering0.15×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Geological Survey of Namibia?

Ranked on the quality score, Pete R. Siegfried, Helke Mocke and Gabi Schneider lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geological Survey of Namibia.

  1. 1 Pete R. Siegfried Namibia · #1,893,566 worldwide 718 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Helke Mocke Namibia · #2,428,791 worldwide 492 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Gabi Schneider Namibia · #2,899,112 worldwide 354 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Roy McG. Miller Namibia · #3,031,348 worldwide 884 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Roger Swart Namibia · #3,220,783 worldwide 262 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Roger Swart Namibia · #3,318,345 worldwide 552 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Rainer Wackerle Namibia · #3,339,931 worldwide 191 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Rainer Ellmies Namibia · #4,358,474 worldwide 190 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Geological Survey of Namibia

What are the most cited papers from Geological Survey of Namibia?

The most cited paper from Geological Survey of Namibia is "New insights into magnetic derivatives for structural mapping" (Bruno Verduzco, J.D. Fairhead, Chris Green et al., 2004), with 967 citations. Next come "U-Pb zircon date from the Neoproterozoic Ghaub Formation, Namibia: Constraints on Marinoan glaciation" (564) and "Two or four Neoproterozoic glaciations?" (394).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 New insights into magnetic derivatives for structural mapping Bruno Verduzco, J.D. Fairhead, Chris Green et al. · The Leading Edge Feb 2004 967
2 U-Pb zircon date from the Neoproterozoic Ghaub Formation, Namibia: Constraints on Marinoan glaciation K. H. Hoffmann, Daniel J. Condon, Samuel A. Bowring et al. · Geology 2004 564
3 Two or four Neoproterozoic glaciations? M. J. Kennedy, Bruce Runnegar, Anthony R. Prave et al. · Geology 1998 394
4 Age of Etendeka flood volcanism and associated intrusions in southwestern Africa Paul Randall Renne, Jonathan M. G. Glen, Simon C. Milner et al. · Geology 1996 311
5 Stratigraphy of the Karoo Supergroup in southern Africa: an overview M. R. Johnson, Chris J van Vuuren, Wulf Hegenberger et al. · Journal of African Earth Sciences Jul 1996 240
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Geological Survey of Namibia?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tectonics, Plate Tectonics, Geochronology, Zircon, Remote Sensing, Geological Mapping, Support Vector Machines and Compositional Data Analysis.

▲ 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. Tectonics21▲ 115×3 topics
  2. Plate Tectonics20▲ 83×3 topics
  3. Geochronology12▲ 112×1 topic
  4. Zircon12▲ 112×1 topic
  5. Remote Sensing11▲ 9.4×10 topics
  6. Climate Change11▲ 3.8×25 topics
  7. Machine Learning10▲ 4.2×5 topics
  8. Geological Mapping9▲ 85×2 topics
  9. Support Vector Machines9▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Compositional Data Analysis8▲ 105×1 topic
  11. Mineral Prospectivity8▲ 105×1 topic
  12. Continental Margin7▲ 98×2 topics
  13. Crustal Structure7▲ 98×2 topics
  14. Paleoproductivity6▲ 146×1 topic
  15. Paleoredox6▲ 146×1 topic
  16. Sedimentation6▲ 75×2 topics
  17. Fluvial Systems6▲ 128×1 topic
  18. Sequence Stratigraphy6▲ 128×1 topic
  19. Holocene5▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Tomography5▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Sea Level5▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Glacial Cycles4▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Paleoclimatology4▲ 33×1 topic
  24. Cenozoic Evolution4▲ 96×1 topic
  25. Rifting4▲ 96×1 topic
  26. Crystal Structure Prediction4▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Mantle Dynamics4▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Biogeography4▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 17×5 topics
  30. Invasive Species4▲ 5.7×9 topics
  31. Subduction4▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Geodetic Measurements3▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Environmental Impacts3▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Cretaceous3▲ 120×2 topics
  36. Earthquakes3▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Plate Boundaries3▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Arctic3▲ 27×1 topic
  39. geology3▲ 102×1 topic
  40. Evolution3▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Geological Survey of Namibia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Geological formations and processes and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 1 fractional worksGeological formations an…1Geological formations and processes: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…1Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 1 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…1Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 0 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 0 fractional works
Atmospheric SciencePaleontologyEarth-Surface ProcessesGeophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  2. 2 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 1 works
  3. 3 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 1 works
  6. 6 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 1 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.2%domestic only43.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Geological Survey of Namibia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% 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 Geological Survey of Namibia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000060% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Geological Survey of Namibia0.000062% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Geological Survey of Namibia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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