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University of Botswana

In research, University of Botswana stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,336 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#850 of 6,365 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#966 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology — Anthropology is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,054
of 28,054 · #4,442 all time
Rank in Botswana
#2
of 8
Research works
7.9k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
94k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is University of Botswana 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,336 of 10,521 20.8%576 #903
Social SciencesField #850 of 6,365 21.8%346 #450
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #966 of 3,409 20.7%120 #845
Physical SciencesDomain #4,033 of 12,888 16.7%410 #5172
EngineeringField #2,775 of 6,636 17.0%128 #4977
Health SciencesDomain #5,145 of 11,982 16.1%237 #6094
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,158 of 2,578 25.9%108 #1033
Environmental ScienceField #1,880 of 3,551 22.3%111 #1930
Life SciencesDomain #4,175 of 7,800 17.9%171 #4803
MedicineField #6,128 of 10,443 15.0%170 #6812

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Botswana 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#903 #1,336
  2. Social Sciences#450 #850
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#845 #966
  4. Physical Sciences#5,172 #4,033
  5. Engineering#4,977 #2,775
  6. Health Sciences#6,094 #5,145
  7. Sociology and Political Science#1,033 #1,158
  8. Environmental Science#1,930 #1,880
  9. Life Sciences#4,803 #4,175
  10. Medicine#6,812 #6,128
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Botswana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 21.2 works5.4×
← 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: 1.80× its world share, 120 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 77 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 111 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 170 worksMedicineNursing: 1.88× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 54 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 346 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Botswana?

Ranked on the composite score, Susan Ringrose, Godfrey Mutashambara Rwegerera and Joseph E. Mbaiwa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Botswana.

  1. 1 Susan Ringrose Botswana · #56,769 worldwide 400 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Godfrey Mutashambara Rwegerera Botswana · #94,790 worldwide 1.3k citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Joseph E. Mbaiwa Botswana · #131,064 worldwide 180 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Demel Teketay Botswana · #176,983 worldwide 241 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 J. Mark Dangerfield Botswana · #208,426 worldwide 191 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Berhanu M. Abegaz Botswana · #230,977 worldwide 90 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Nathan Mnjama Botswana · #243,844 worldwide 45 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Herman M. Batibo Botswana · #244,938 worldwide 97 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 J. Prakash Botswana · #250,242 worldwide 156 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 A.B. Kampunzu Botswana · #260,346 worldwide 202 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Botswana

Which keywords describe research at University of Botswana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Climate Change, Sustainability, Development, Economic Growth, Social Justice, Political Economy and Poverty Reduction.

▲ 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 Change84▲ 2.2×72 topics
  2. Sustainability76▲ 2.2×54 topics
  3. Globalization49▲ 1.79×54 topics
  4. Colonialism48▲ 7.2×12 topics
  5. Economic Growth38▲ 3.2×23 topics
  6. Human Rights36▲ 2.5×25 topics
  7. Mental Health34▲ 1.65×28 topics
  8. Social Justice34▲ 4.1×24 topics
  9. Sustainable Development32▲ 1.45×33 topics
  10. Development31▲ 6.4×11 topics
  11. Nationalism28▲ 4.4×6 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation27▲ 5.2×12 topics
  13. Political Economy26▲ 7.2×9 topics
  14. Poverty Reduction23▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Higher Education23▲ 3.0×13 topics
  16. Neoliberalism22▲ 4.4×10 topics
  17. Social Impact21▲ 3.9×8 topics
  18. Risk Management21▲ 3.1×13 topics
  19. Gender Inequality21▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Adaptation20▲ 5.1×8 topics
  21. Sustainable Agriculture20▲ 4.6×9 topics
  22. Land Reform20▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Land Use Change20▲ 4.7×6 topics
  24. Community Health Workers20▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Rural Development19▲ 3.9×8 topics
  26. Smallholder Farmers19▲ 6.1×5 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality19▲ 6.0×5 topics
  28. Health Inequalities18▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Antiretroviral Therapy18▲ 7.8×6 topics
  30. Child Mortality16▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Health Systems16▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Gender Dynamics15▲ 10×6 topics
  33. South Africa15▲ 39×4 topics
  34. NGOs14▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Agrarian Relations14▲ 115×1 topic
  36. Livelihoods14▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Zimbabwe14▲ 115×1 topic
  38. Environmental Governance13▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Public Participation13▲ 42×2 topics
  40. Equality13▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Botswana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, African studies and sociopolitical issues, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and African history and culture studies.

Global Maternal and Chil…16Global Maternal and Child Health: 16 fractional worksAfrican studies and soci…14African studies and sociopolitical issues: 14 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 13 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…13African history and culture studies: 13 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Af…12Legal Issues in South Africa: 12 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 11 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 10 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…9African cultural and philosophical studies: 9 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 8 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 8 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSociology and Political ScienceSafety ResearchAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 16 works
  2. 2 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 13 works
  4. 4 African history and culture studies Anthropology 13 works
  5. 5 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 12 works
  6. 6 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 11 works
  7. 7 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  8. 8 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 9 works
  9. 9 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  10. 10 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 8 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 available43.4%not open56.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.6%domestic only75.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Botswana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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