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Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute

In research, Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,059 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,208 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 29.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,437
of 28,054 · #23,177 all time
Rank in Tanzania
#30
of 43
Research works
841
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #7,059 of 7,800 6.4%90 #10154
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,208 of 3,409 5.6%66 #3160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 29.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 23.4 works30×
  2. EcologySubfield · 21.6 works16×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 8.31× its world share, 66 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.06× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.62× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.36× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.05× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenneth L. Campbell, Robert Fyumagwa and Julius D. Keyyu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute.

  1. 1 Kenneth L. Campbell Tanzania · #574,034 worldwide 36 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Robert Fyumagwa Tanzania · #669,569 worldwide 77 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Julius D. Keyyu Tanzania · #1,013,899 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Evolution, Biogeography, Conservation and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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. Climate Change35▲ 7.8×34 topics
  2. Biodiversity24▲ 19×18 topics
  3. Taxonomy20▲ 94×12 topics
  4. Phylogeny20▲ 80×14 topics
  5. Evolution18▲ 42×9 topics
  6. Biogeography16▲ 37×15 topics
  7. Conservation15▲ 21×12 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity15▲ 20×10 topics
  9. Invasive Species15▲ 21×15 topics
  10. Sustainability15▲ 3.6×17 topics
  11. Population Dynamics14▲ 33×10 topics
  12. DNA Barcoding12▲ 45×7 topics
  13. Adaptation10▲ 22×5 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis10▲ 20×11 topics
  15. Food Security8▲ 9.2×11 topics
  16. Biodiversity Loss8▲ 98×2 topics
  17. Conservation Biology8▲ 47×3 topics
  18. Cryptic Species8▲ 208×2 topics
  19. Lepidoptera8▲ 246×1 topic
  20. Molecular Phylogenetics8▲ 246×1 topic
  21. Habitat Selection7▲ 59×2 topics
  22. Biological Control7▲ 28×5 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 19×5 topics
  24. Animal Movement7▲ 76×1 topic
  25. Occupancy Rates7▲ 76×1 topic
  26. Water Quality7▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Eutrophication7▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Molecular Phylogeny7▲ 25×7 topics
  29. Livelihoods6▲ 107×2 topics
  30. Morphology6▲ 22×6 topics
  31. Ecological Knowledge6▲ 84×2 topics
  32. Gender Equality6▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Host Specificity6▲ 33×4 topics
  34. Pastoralists6▲ 139×1 topic
  35. Rangeland Degradation6▲ 139×1 topic
  36. Fisheries Management6▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Ancient DNA6▲ 63×2 topics
  38. Speciation5▲ 83×2 topics
  39. Ecological Impact5▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Water Hyacinth5▲ 278×1 topic

Which research topics does Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology and Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity.

Lepidoptera: Biology and…8Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 8 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…7Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 7 fractional worksRangeland Management and…6Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 6 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and B…5Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 5 fractional worksBiological Control of Invasive Species: 5 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Management: 5 fractional worksOrthoptera Research and …4Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy: 4 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…4Species Distribution and Climate Change: 4 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…4Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 4 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…3Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional works
GeneticsEcologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawInsect Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 8 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 7 works
  3. 3 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  4. 4 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Biological Control of Invasive Species Insect Science 5 works
  6. 6 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 5 works
  7. 7 Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 4 works
  9. 9 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 4 works
  10. 10 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 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 available76.7%not open23.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.3%domestic only66.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower 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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