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University of Namibia

In research, University of Namibia stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,068 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,840 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,148 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nursing — Nursing is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,781
of 28,054 · #8,506 all time
Rank in Namibia
#1
of 3
Research works
3.6k
▲ 84% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is University of Namibia 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 SciencesField #1,068 of 6,365 18.9%311 #1324
Social SciencesDomain #1,840 of 10,521 19.0%564 #2574
Health SciencesDomain #2,148 of 11,982 14.5%265 #5381
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,406 of 3,409 18.3%113 #1610
Physical SciencesDomain #6,049 of 12,888 11.9%368 #8939
EducationSubfield #972 of 1,892 20.0%130 #1489
MedicineField #5,755 of 10,443 12.6%166 #10220
Life SciencesDomain #4,872 of 7,800 17.0%155 #6712
Environmental ScienceField #2,325 of 3,551 14.1%101 #3741
Computer ScienceField #3,131 of 4,667 12.2%88 #5462

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Namibia 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#1,324 #1,068
  2. Social Sciences#2,574 #1,840
  3. Health Sciences#5,381 #2,148
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,610 #1,406
  5. Physical Sciences#8,939 #6,049
  6. Education#1,489 #972
  7. Medicine#10,220 #5,755
  8. Life Sciences#6,712 #4,872
  9. Environmental Science#3,741 #2,325
  10. Computer Science#5,462 #3,131
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 Namibia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nursing takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NursingField · 24.6 works3.7×
← 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: 1.75× its world share, 113 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 88 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.94× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 109 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 101 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.01× its world share, 72 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 166 worksMedicineNursing: 3.71× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.34× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 64 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.49× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 311 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Namibia?

Ranked on the composite score, Jeremy Silvester, Dan Kibuule and Artwell Nhemachena lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Namibia.

  1. 1 Jeremy Silvester Namibia · #506,550 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Dan Kibuule Namibia · #589,123 worldwide 40 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Artwell Nhemachena Namibia · #766,860 worldwide 3 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Choshi D. Kasanda Namibia · #1,042,740 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Roman Grynberg Namibia · #1,226,945 worldwide 13 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Daniel Opotamutale Ashipala Namibia · #1,277,048 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Grzegorz Kopij Namibia · #1,289,827 worldwide 26 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Benjamin Mapani Namibia · #1,292,830 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Borden Mushonga Namibia · #1,295,059 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Ahmad Cheikhyoussef Namibia · #1,357,142 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Namibia

Which keywords describe research at University of Namibia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Globalization, Climate Change, Mental Health, Technology Integration, Lifelong Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability.

▲ 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 Change63▲ 1.72×68 topics
  2. Globalization57▲ 2.1×69 topics
  3. Sustainability53▲ 1.61×64 topics
  4. Mental Health48▲ 2.4×33 topics
  5. Machine Learning47◆ 1.06×47 topics
  6. Deep Learning46◆ 0.99×42 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence43▲ 2.3×29 topics
  8. Higher Education40▲ 5.5×20 topics
  9. Education37▲ 1.61×49 topics
  10. Educational Technology35▲ 2.2×23 topics
  11. COVID-1930▲ 1.62×18 topics
  12. E-Learning29▲ 2.1×16 topics
  13. Depression28▲ 2.4×14 topics
  14. Job Satisfaction28▲ 4.7×13 topics
  15. Technology Integration28▲ 6.7×10 topics
  16. Pandemic27▲ 1.89×12 topics
  17. Economic Development25▲ 2.3×19 topics
  18. Lifelong Learning24▲ 8.7×9 topics
  19. Child Development23▲ 4.1×7 topics
  20. Social Capital23▲ 3.2×14 topics
  21. Cloud Computing22▲ 5.8×10 topics
  22. Social Justice21▲ 2.7×22 topics
  23. Anxiety21▲ 3.3×8 topics
  24. Leadership20▲ 3.1×15 topics
  25. Poverty Reduction20▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Rural Development20▲ 4.1×10 topics
  27. Multilingualism19▲ 8.5×4 topics
  28. Student Perceptions18▲ 7.4×6 topics
  29. Professional Development18▲ 6.9×8 topics
  30. Online Education18▲ 7.1×4 topics
  31. Healthcare Workers17▲ 5.0×5 topics
  32. Bilingual Education17▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Language Policy17▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Psychological Distress17▲ 4.9×5 topics
  35. Reflective Practice16▲ 6.6×6 topics
  36. Gender Inequality16▲ 8.5×6 topics
  37. Community Health Workers16▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Physical Education14▲ 8.7×4 topics
  39. Health Inequalities13▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Competency-Based Education13▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Namibia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 and Mental Health, Global Maternal and Child Health, Educational Technology and Pedagogy and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

COVID-19 and Mental Health13COVID-19 and Mental Health: 13 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…12Global Maternal and Child Health: 12 fractional worksEducational Technology and Pedagogy: 11 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 10 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 9 fractional worksNursing education and management: 9 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 9 fractional worksIdeological and Politica…9Ideological and Political Education: 9 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 9 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies: 8 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthArtificial IntelligenceNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 13 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 12 works
  3. 3 Educational Technology and Pedagogy Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 10 works
  5. 5 Education Systems and Policy Education 9 works
  6. 6 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 9 works
  7. 7 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 9 works
  8. 8 Ideological and Political Education Education 9 works
  9. 9 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 9 works
  10. 10 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 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 available65.3%not open34.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.8%domestic only65.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Namibia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 84% higher 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.

Other research institutions in Windhoek

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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.