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Research in Eldoret

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Eldoret, Kenya. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Moi University, University of Eldoret and University of Eastern Africa, Baraton.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.8k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
50k
8.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1961-2026
66 years on the record
Eldoret

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Eldoret?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Moi UniversityUniversity 4,096 #3,106
2University of EldoretUniversity 1,319 #7,468
3University of Eastern Africa, BaratonUniversity 222 #17,518
4AMPATHHospital / health system 181 #28,922 all time
5Kenya National Library ServiceArchive 10 not ranked
6African Network for Internationalization of EducationNonprofit 4 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Moi University: 70.2%University of Eldoret: 22.6%University of Eastern Africa, Baraton: 3.8%AMPATH: 3.1%2 others listed: 0.2%70%largest
Moi University4,096 · 70.2%University of Eldoret1,319 · 22.6%University of Eastern Africa, Baraton222 · 3.8%AMPATH181 · 3.1%2 others listed14 · 0.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Eldoret work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Eldoret is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (14%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 920 fractional works · 48.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 418 fractional works · 21.8% of its workEducation: 152 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 78 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSafety Research: 37 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 195 fractional works · 10.2% of its workAccounting: 69 fractional works · 3.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 41 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 141 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 110 fractional works · 5.8% of its workFinance: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 70 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 59 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 36 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 403 fractional works · 21.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 133 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPollution: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 118 fractional works · 6.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 65 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 37 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 366 fractional works · 19.1% of its workMedicine: 265 fractional works · 13.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 51 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 76 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 56 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 224 fractional works · 11.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 175 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPlant Science: 65 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKEldoret1,913fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences48%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences41821.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting19510.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1417.4%
    4. Psychology703.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities593.1%
    6. Decision Sciences361.9%
    1. Environmental Science1337.0%
    2. Engineering1186.2%
    3. Computer Science653.4%
    4. Materials Science261.4%
    5. Energy241.3%
    6. Mathematics170.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences70.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy50.3%
    9. Chemistry50.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Medicine26513.8%
    2. Health Professions764.0%
    3. Nursing191.0%
    4. Dentistry30.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1759.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology301.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology120.6%
    4. Neuroscience40.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Eldoret strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Eldoret is most concentrated in Safety Research and Accounting (7.0× the world share in Safety Research).

  1. Safety ResearchSubfield · 33.5 works7.0×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 64.9 works6.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 149 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 110 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 119 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 69 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 231 worksMedicineNursing: 1.85× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.30× its world share, 184 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.55× its world share, 131 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 63 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 381 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.55×131 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.30×184 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.98×33 works
  4. Nursing1.85×16 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.82×149 works
  6. Social Sciences1.75×381 works
  7. Health Professions1.51×69 works
  8. Energy1.45×23 works
  9. Environmental Science1.39×119 works
  10. Psychology1.20×63 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.11×55 works
  12. Veterinary0.88×2 works
  13. Medicine0.70×231 works
  14. Mathematics0.68×14 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.52×9 works
  16. Computer Science0.45×60 works
  17. Engineering0.43×110 works
  18. Materials Science0.39×24 works
  19. Dentistry0.38×3 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×2 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×26 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.25×2 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×6 works
  24. Chemistry0.17×4 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.13×5 works
  26. Neuroscience0.12×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Eldoret?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fiscal Policy, Institutional Quality, Poverty Reduction, Labor Market, Corruption, Informal Economy, Tax Evasion and Economic Growth.

▲ 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 city'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. Sustainability87▲ 1.85×71 topics
  2. Climate Change82▲ 1.57×63 topics
  3. Globalization73▲ 1.95×62 topics
  4. Epidemiology70◆ 0.92×91 topics
  5. Education69▲ 2.1×43 topics
  6. Fiscal Policy63▲ 16×5 topics
  7. Renewable Energy61▲ 2.2×36 topics
  8. Economic Growth58▲ 3.8×22 topics
  9. Environmental Impact57▲ 1.74×41 topics
  10. Institutional Quality51▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Sustainable Development50▲ 1.68×41 topics
  12. Poverty Reduction50▲ 20×5 topics
  13. Labor Market48▲ 9.0×6 topics
  14. Corruption48▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Innovation47▲ 2.4×33 topics
  16. Corporate Governance46▲ 3.3×14 topics
  17. Leadership46▲ 4.9×20 topics
  18. Informal Economy43▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Tax Evasion43▲ 48×1 topic
  20. Development43▲ 6.2×16 topics
  21. Human Rights41▲ 2.1×31 topics
  22. Supply Chain Management40▲ 2.3×18 topics
  23. Social Capital39▲ 3.9×13 topics
  24. Gender Inequality37▲ 14×6 topics
  25. Higher Education36▲ 3.5×19 topics
  26. Lifelong Learning33▲ 8.4×9 topics
  27. Conditional Cash Transfers32▲ 47×1 topic
  28. School Subsidies32▲ 47×1 topic
  29. Technology Integration29▲ 4.8×11 topics
  30. Gender Equality28▲ 5.3×9 topics
  31. Community Health Workers27▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Maternal Mortality26▲ 6.2×5 topics
  33. Antiretroviral Therapy26▲ 8.3×6 topics
  34. Health Inequalities22▲ 9.7×3 topics
  35. Financial Constraints22▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Mortality Rates22▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Socio-economic Factors21▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Child Mortality21▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Health Systems21▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Financial Reporting21▲ 9.0×4 topics

What research is done in Eldoret?

Taxation and Compliance …40Taxation and Compliance Studies: 40 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 30 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 19 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 18 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 14 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 14 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and A…14Corporate Taxation and Avoidance: 14 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 12 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 12 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 12 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSafety ResearchPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPollution4 others

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

  1. 1 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 40 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 30 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 19 works
  4. 4 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 18 works
  5. 5 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  6. 6 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 14 works
  7. 7 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 14 works
  8. 8 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 12 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 12 works
  10. 10 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 12 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Eldoret8.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.6% in 2012.

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