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Kalahari Meerkat Project

Research works
78
▲ 106% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Kalahari Meerkat Project is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 4.42× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.46× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.43× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.48× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
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Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kalahari Meerkat Project?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Evolutionary Dynamics, Natural Selection, Adaptive Evolution, Behavioral Syndromes, Phenotypic Plasticity and Habitat Selection.

▲ 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 Change14▲ 6.7×26 topics
  2. Population Dynamics13▲ 54×7 topics
  3. Adaptive Evolution9▲ 127×2 topics
  4. Evolutionary Dynamics9▲ 194×2 topics
  5. Natural Selection9▲ 132×2 topics
  6. Behavioral Syndromes8▲ 236×1 topic
  7. Phenotypic Plasticity8▲ 236×1 topic
  8. Habitat Selection8▲ 116×2 topics
  9. Acoustic Communication7▲ 154×2 topics
  10. Trophic Cascades7▲ 77×2 topics
  11. Animal Movement7▲ 148×1 topic
  12. Occupancy Rates7▲ 148×1 topic
  13. Biodiversity6▲ 11×11 topics
  14. Invasive Species6▲ 13×9 topics
  15. Conservation5▲ 14×8 topics
  16. Social Learning5▲ 205×2 topics
  17. Avian Vocal Communication5▲ 304×1 topic
  18. Birdsong5▲ 304×1 topic
  19. Conservation Biology5▲ 53×3 topics
  20. Monetary Policy5▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Altruism4▲ 58×2 topics
  22. Cooperation4▲ 67×2 topics
  23. Evolution4▲ 19×5 topics
  24. Social Behavior4▲ 65×2 topics
  25. Sustainability4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  26. Intelligence4▲ 90×1 topic
  27. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Primates4▲ 188×1 topic
  29. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Multiculturalism3▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Financial Analysis2▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Market Integration2▲ 48×2 topics
  33. Asset Pricing2▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Financial Crisis2▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Globalisation2▲ 1104×1 topic
  36. Hypersonic Effect2▲ 121×1 topic
  37. Panel Data Models2▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Ultrasonic Perception2▲ 121×1 topic
  39. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 87×1 topic
  40. Marine Mammals2▲ 87×1 topic

Which research topics does Kalahari Meerkat Project publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Primate Behavior and Ecology and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior.

  1. 1 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 1 works
  8. 8 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 1 works
  9. 9 Educational Methods and Outcomes Education 0 works
  10. 10 IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available81.1%not open18.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors75.9%domestic only24.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kalahari Meerkat Project's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 106% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.