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Southern African Development Community

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World rank, all time
#34,437
of 42,892
Rank in Botswana
#11
of 12
Research works
169
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

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: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.00× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.29× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.88× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Southern African Development Community?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Development, Social Inequality, Governance and Policy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Globalization7▲ 8.5×11 topics
  2. Economic Development5▲ 14×6 topics
  3. Sustainable Development4▲ 5.4×9 topics
  4. Economic Growth3▲ 9.4×6 topics
  5. Climate Change3▲ 2.9×10 topics
  6. Poverty Reduction3▲ 59×2 topics
  7. Epidemiology3▲ 1.80×21 topics
  8. Social Inequality3▲ 25×4 topics
  9. Governance3▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Human Rights2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  11. Policy2▲ 28×5 topics
  12. China-Africa Relations2▲ 140×2 topics
  13. Conflict2▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Education2▲ 3.0×3 topics
  15. Innovation2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  16. International Trade2▲ 37×3 topics
  17. Social Capital2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  18. Development Policies2▲ 129×1 topic
  19. Foreign Aid2▲ 129×1 topic
  20. Finance2▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Global Governance2▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Investment2▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Inequality2▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Leadership2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  25. Market Size2▲ 54×2 topics
  26. Productivity2▲ 69×1 topic
  27. Trade Liberalization2▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Impact Investing2▲ 269×1 topic
  29. International Cooperation2▲ 75×2 topics
  30. Social Impact Bonds2▲ 269×1 topic
  31. Gender Equality1▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Democracy1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  33. Development1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  34. Empowerment1▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Financial Stability1▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Global Financial Crisis1▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Identity Politics1▲ 64×1 topic
  38. Inclusive Development1▲ 76×2 topics
  39. Microfinance1▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Poverty1▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Southern African Development Community publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Development and Aid, Global trade and economics, Community Development and Social Impact and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal.

International Developmen…2International Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics2Global trade and economics: 2 fractional worksCommunity Development an…2Community Development and Social Impact: 2 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics …1Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksWorld Systems and Global Transformations: 1 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…1Construction Project Management and Performance: 1 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 1 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 1 fractional worksTransboundary Water Reso…1Transboundary Water Resource Management: 1 fractional works
DevelopmentGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceFinanceDemography5 others

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

  1. 1 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  2. 2 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  3. 3 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 2 works
  4. 4 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 1 works
  5. 5 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 World Systems and Global Transformations Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  8. 8 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available41.1%not open58.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.0%domestic only60.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern African Development Community's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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.

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