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Zimbabwe National Water Authority

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,050
of 22,385 · #28,370 all time
Rank in Zimbabwe
#17
of 17
Research works
191
▲ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
Zimbabwe National Water Authority

Which fields of science does Zimbabwe National Water Authority work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Zimbabwe National Water Authority is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (46%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 51.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 36 fractional works · 46.2% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 20.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 10.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 22.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 18.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKZimbabwe NationalWater Authority79fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science3646.2%
    2. Engineering23.2%
    3. Computer Science10.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    5. Materials Science00.1%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences810.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance44.7%
    3. Psychology22.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting22.6%
    5. Decision Sciences11.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences910.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    1. Medicine45.5%
    2. Health Professions11.9%
    3. Veterinary00.5%
    4. Nursing00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Zimbabwe National Water Authority specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 36.3 works9.3×
← 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: 2.29× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.82× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.30× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science9.30×36 works
  2. Veterinary3.64×0 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.29×9 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.21×4 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.82×0 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.58×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.21×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.01×4 works
  9. Psychology0.91×2 works
  10. Social Sciences0.83×8 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.80×2 works
  12. Health Professions0.72×2 works
  13. Nursing0.43×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×0 works
  15. Medicine0.28×4 works
  16. Engineering0.21×2 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.15×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.11×1 works
  20. Energy0.09×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Zimbabwe National Water Authority?

Ranked on the quality score, Felix Murindagomo, Roseline L. Mandisodza‐Chikerema and Hillary Madzikanda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zimbabwe National Water Authority.

  1. 1 Felix Murindagomo Zimbabwe · #474,349 worldwide 2.5k citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Roseline L. Mandisodza‐Chikerema Zimbabwe · #1,217,440 worldwide 552 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Hillary Madzikanda Zimbabwe · #1,463,837 worldwide 1.1k citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Gugu N. Mahlangu Zimbabwe · #2,025,894 worldwide 385 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Blessing Kavhu Zimbabwe · #2,848,111 worldwide 334 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Nobesuthu Adelaide Ngwenya Zimbabwe · #2,961,164 worldwide 98 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Patience Zisadza-Gandiwa Zimbabwe · #3,213,749 worldwide 702 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Lovelater Sebele Zimbabwe · #3,236,096 worldwide 252 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Jeremiah Chakuya Zimbabwe · #3,382,917 worldwide 129 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Clifford Tafangenyasha Zimbabwe · #4,650,706 worldwide 363 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Zimbabwe National Water Authority

What are the most cited papers from Zimbabwe National Water Authority?

The most cited paper from Zimbabwe National Water Authority is "Resource variability, aggregation and direct density dependence in an open context: the local regulation of an African elephant population" (Simon Chamaillé‐Jammes, Hervé Fritz, Marion Valeix et al., 2007), with 592 citations. Next come "Behavioral adjustments of African herbivores to predation risk by lions: Spatiotemporal variations influence habitat use" (475) and "The bushmeat trade in African savannas: Impacts, drivers, and possible solutions" (348).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Resource variability, aggregation and direct density dependence in an open context: the local regulation of an African elephant population Simon Chamaillé‐Jammes, Hervé Fritz, Marion Valeix et al. · Journal of Animal Ecology 6 Nov 2007 592
2 Behavioral adjustments of African herbivores to predation risk by lions: Spatiotemporal variations influence habitat use Marion Valeix, Andrew J. Loveridge, Simon Chamaillé‐Jammes et al. · Ecology Open access 2009 475
3 The bushmeat trade in African savannas: Impacts, drivers, and possible solutions Peter Andrew Lindsey et al. · Biological Conservation 12 Feb 2013 348
4 The impact of sport-hunting on the population dynamics of an African lion population in a protected area Andrew J. Loveridge, Anne Searle, Felix Murindagomo et al. · Biological Conservation 4 Nov 2006 305
5 Conserving Africa’s wildlife and wildlands through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond Peter Andrew Lindsey et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution Open access 29 Jul 2020 272
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Zimbabwe National Water Authority?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Habitat Selection, Trophic Cascades, Animal Movement, Occupancy Rates, Biodiversity and Invasive Species.

▲ 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-now 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 Change18▲ 8.5×28 topics
  2. Population Dynamics10▲ 49×7 topics
  3. Habitat Selection9▲ 164×2 topics
  4. Trophic Cascades9▲ 124×2 topics
  5. Animal Movement9▲ 218×1 topic
  6. Occupancy Rates9▲ 218×1 topic
  7. Biodiversity8▲ 14×11 topics
  8. Sustainability7▲ 3.8×17 topics
  9. Invasive Species7▲ 21×9 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 23×6 topics
  11. Land Use Change6▲ 26×4 topics
  12. Conservation4▲ 13×8 topics
  13. Adaptation4▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Environmental Services4▲ 154×1 topic
  15. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 25×4 topics
  16. Tropical Deforestation4▲ 154×1 topic
  17. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.0×9 topics
  18. Livelihoods4▲ 145×2 topics
  19. Pastoralists4▲ 190×1 topic
  20. Rangeland Degradation4▲ 190×1 topic
  21. Global Change4▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Ecosystem3▲ 39×3 topics
  23. Species Richness3▲ 60×2 topics
  24. Community Ecology2▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Economic Development2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  27. Biological Invasions2▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Functional Diversity2▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Conservation Biology2▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Destination Image2▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Genetic Diversity2▲ 5.9×7 topics
  32. Nutritional Value2▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Spatial Patterns2▲ 27×3 topics
  34. Tourist Satisfaction2▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Urbanization2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  36. Altruism2▲ 27×3 topics
  37. Evolution2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  38. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Model Evaluation2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Cooperation2▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Zimbabwe National Water Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…9Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 9 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…4Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 4 fractional worksRangeland Management and…4Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…2Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…2Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 2 fractional worksWildlife-Road Interactio…2Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation: 2 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 2 fractional worksAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 1 fractional works
EcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 9 works
  2. 2 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  3. 3 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  10. 10 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 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 available53.0%not open47.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.9%domestic only63.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Zimbabwe National Water Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Zimbabwe National Water Authority as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Zimbabwe National Water Authority0.00029% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Zimbabwe National Water Authority over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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