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Potentia (Namibia)

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Research works
47
▲ 244% vs 2018-21
Citations
93
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Potentia (Namibia)

Not ranked overall: Potentia (Namibia) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Potentia (Namibia) work in?

In all years, 47% of research at Potentia (Namibia) is in Social Sciences, 43% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (28%), Business, Management and Accounting (20%), Social Sciences (16%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 22 fractional works · 47.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 19.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 42.9% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 27.8% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 8.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKPotentia(Namibia)47fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences47%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Business, Management and Accounting919.7%
    2. Social Sciences715.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance24.2%
    4. Psychology23.2%
    5. Decision Sciences12.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.8%
    1. Engineering1327.8%
    2. Computer Science48.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy23.2%
    4. Mathematics12.1%
    5. Environmental Science11.1%
    1. Health Professions12.4%
    2. Medicine12.2%
    3. Veterinary00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.1%
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.

Computer Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 5.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.96× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9.57× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 3.79× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting9.57×1 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy5.20×0 works
  3. Health Professions3.96×0 works
  4. Psychology3.79×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.98×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.38×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.36×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.33×0 works
  9. Medicine0.27×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Potentia (Namibia)?

Ranked on the quality score, Craig Causer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Potentia (Namibia).

  1. 1 Craig Causer Namibia · #7,181,921 worldwide 44 citations · 119 works
All ranked researchers at Potentia (Namibia)

What are the most cited papers from Potentia (Namibia)?

The most cited paper from Potentia (Namibia) is "Hydration and cooling in elite athletes: relationship with performance, body mass loss and body temperatures during the Doha 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships" (Sébastien Racinais, Mohammed Ihsan, Lee K. Taylor et al., 2021), with 69 citations. Next come "A Review of the Epidemiology and Control of Gastrointestinal Nematode Infections of Small Ruminants" (32) and "They've got a golden ticket" (21).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Hydration and cooling in elite athletes: relationship with performance, body mass loss and body temperatures during the Doha 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships Sébastien Racinais, Mohammed Ihsan, Lee K. Taylor et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 12 Feb 2021 69
2 A Review of the Epidemiology and Control of Gastrointestinal Nematode Infections of Small Ruminants Khurshid Ahmad Tariq · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B Biological Sciences 24 Jul 2014 32
3 They've got a golden ticket Craig Causer · IEEE Potentials Jul 2009 21
4 Walking the talk for dementia: A unique immersive, embodied, and multi‐experiential initiative Fernando Aguzzoli Peres et al. · Alzheimer s & Dementia Open access 26 Jan 2024 15
5 Tight-focusing parabolic reflector schemes for petawatt lasers Simon Vallières, François Fillion‐Gourdeau, S. Payeur et al. · Optics Express Open access 25 Apr 2023 7
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Potentia (Namibia)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Leadership, Innovation, Competitive Advantage, Organizational Performance, Engineering Education, Global, Talent Management and Education.

▲ 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. Leadership6▲ 35×4 topics
  2. Innovation6▲ 13×8 topics
  3. Competitive Advantage4▲ 223×2 topics
  4. Organizational Performance4▲ 62×2 topics
  5. Education4▲ 5.7×7 topics
  6. Engineering Education4▲ 75×3 topics
  7. Global3▲ 221×1 topic
  8. Talent Management3▲ 275×1 topic
  9. Economic Development3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  10. Sustainability3▲ 3.5×6 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  12. STEM Education3▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Remote Laboratories2▲ 121×1 topic
  14. Virtual Labs2▲ 121×1 topic
  15. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 19×1 topic
  16. Information Technology2▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Internet2▲ 57×2 topics
  18. Sequential Testing Algorithms2▲ 407×1 topic
  19. Biomedical Engineering2▲ 44×2 topics
  20. Big Data2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  21. Digital Transformation2▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Labor Market2▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Regulation2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  24. Agile Manufacturing2▲ 128×1 topic
  25. Collaborative Networks2▲ 128×1 topic
  26. Ethics2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  27. Healthcare2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  28. Knowledge Sharing2▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Challenge-Based Learning1▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Digitalization1▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Entrepreneurship1▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Experiential Learning1▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Hackathons1▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Project-Based Learning1▲ 80×2 topics
  35. Security1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  36. Soft Skills1▲ 82×2 topics
  37. Supply Chain Management1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  38. Curriculum Development1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  39. Firm Performance1▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Governance1▲ 7.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Potentia (Namibia) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Games and Gamification, Digital Games and Media, South African History and Culture and Sharing Economy and Platforms.

Educational Games and Ga…0Educational Games and Gamification: 0 fractional worksDigital Games and Media0Digital Games and Media: 0 fractional worksSouth African History and Culture: 0 fractional worksSharing Economy and Platforms: 0 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…0Employment and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 0 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 0 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talen…0Human Resource and Talent Management: 0 fractional worksOrganizational Change and Leadership: 0 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 0 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologySociology and Political ScienceMarketingGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  2. 2 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 Sharing Economy and Platforms Marketing 0 works
  5. 5 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  6. 6 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 0 works
  7. 7 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  9. 9 Organizational Change and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  10. 10 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available27.1%not open72.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Potentia (Namibia)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 244% 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 Potentia (Namibia) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000029% in 2023.

0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Potentia (Namibia)0.000026% in 20241990200020102020

Fractional works of Potentia (Namibia) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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