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Gobabeb Namib Research Institute

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Research works
102
▲ 47% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
60%
world 18%
Gobabeb Namib Research Institute

Not ranked overall: Gobabeb Namib Research 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 Gobabeb Namib Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Gobabeb Namib Research Institute is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (36%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 55.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 36.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 27.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGobabeb NamibResearch…24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences13%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science936.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences310.8%
    3. Engineering14.5%
    4. Materials Science12.8%
    5. Energy01.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences521.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.5%
    3. Neuroscience01.1%
    1. Social Sciences210.1%
    2. Psychology01.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities01.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Medicine13.0%
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: 4.46× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.90× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.29× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× 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, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science7.29×9 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.90×3 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.46×5 works
  4. Energy1.41×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.04×1 works
  6. Materials Science0.81×1 works
  7. Social Sciences0.80×2 works
  8. Neuroscience0.68×0 works
  9. Psychology0.58×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.43×0 works
  11. Engineering0.30×1 works
  12. Medicine0.16×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Gobabeb Namib Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Gillian Maggs‐Kölling, Eugène Marais and Ruth H. Leeney lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gobabeb Namib Research Institute.

  1. 1 Gillian Maggs‐Kölling Namibia · #275,971 worldwide 2.7k citations · 102 works
  2. 2 Eugène Marais Namibia · #846,366 worldwide 2.7k citations · 124 works
  3. 3 Ruth H. Leeney Namibia · #1,950,617 worldwide 962 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Joh R. Henschel Namibia · #2,495,759 worldwide 4.4k citations · 138 works
  5. 5 Theo D. Wassenaar Namibia · #2,554,647 worldwide 711 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Titus Shuuya Namibia · #2,752,539 worldwide 169 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 C.T. Stuart Namibia · #4,594,835 worldwide 191 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Gobabeb Namib Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Gobabeb Namib Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Gobabeb Namib Research Institute is "Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate‐dependent" (Diana H. Wall et al., 2008), with 550 citations. Next come "Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands" (426) and "The Aerosols, Radiation and Clouds in Southern Africa Field Campaign in Namibia: Overview, Illustrative Observations, and Way Forward" (210).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate‐dependent Diana H. Wall et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 19 Jun 2008 550
2 Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands Fernando T. Maestre et al. · Science Open access131 authors 24 Nov 2022 426
3 The Aerosols, Radiation and Clouds in Southern Africa Field Campaign in Namibia: Overview, Illustrative Observations, and Way Forward Paola Formenti et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Open access 6 Mar 2019 210
4 The nature of moisture at Gobabeb, in the central Namib Desert Frank D. Eckardt, Keir Soderberg, L.J. Coop et al. · Journal of Arid Environments 22 Feb 2012 190
5 Social dominance and feeding patterns of spotted hyaenas RONALD L. TILSON, William John Hamilton · Animal Behaviour Aug 1984 164
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Gobabeb Namib Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Change, Ecosystem Functioning, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Cyanobacteria and Ecosystem Resilience.

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

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 8.0×21 topics
  2. Global Change2▲ 36×4 topics
  3. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 40×5 topics
  4. Biodiversity2▲ 9.2×7 topics
  5. Invasive Species2▲ 17×6 topics
  6. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 31×3 topics
  7. Cyanobacteria1▲ 121×2 topics
  8. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 34×2 topics
  9. Symbiosis1▲ 57×3 topics
  10. Biological Soil Crusts1▲ 270×1 topic
  11. Conservation1▲ 10×4 topics
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 15×7 topics
  13. Population Dynamics1▲ 19×3 topics
  14. UV Protection1▲ 270×1 topic
  15. Genomics1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Gobabeb Namib Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Aeolian processes and effects and Ecosystem dynamics and resilience.

Biocrusts and Microbial …1Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecol…1Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksAeolian processes and ef…1Aeolian processes and effects: 1 fractional worksEcosystem dynamics and r…1Ecosystem dynamics and resilience: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art…0Archaeology and Rock Art Studies: 0 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 0 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 0 fractional worksDigital Games and Media0Digital Games and Media: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneticsEarth-Surface ProcessesGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  2. 2 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  3. 3 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  4. 4 Ecosystem dynamics and resilience Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 0 works
  8. 8 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 0 works
  10. 10 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.2%domestic only39.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Gobabeb Namib Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 47% higher 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 Gobabeb Namib Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000083% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Gobabeb Namib Research Institute0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Gobabeb Namib Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

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