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Research in Embu

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Embu, Kenya. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Embu.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
599
▲ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.9k
8.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1964-2026
63 years on the record
Embu

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Which research institutions are in Embu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of EmbuUniversity 599 #6,461

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.

Which fields of science does Embu work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Embu is in Social Sciences, 30% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (25%), Social Sciences (18%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 127 fractional works · 38.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 58 fractional works · 17.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 24 fractional works · 7.1% of its workAccounting: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 4.9% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 100 fractional works · 30.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 84 fractional works · 25.2% of its workPlant Science: 34 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSoil Science: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 72 fractional works · 21.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 30 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKEmbu331fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences30%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences38%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5817.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting247.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance216.3%
    4. Psychology113.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities82.4%
    6. Decision Sciences51.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8425.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology134.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Neuroscience10.2%
    1. Environmental Science309.1%
    2. Computer Science133.9%
    3. Engineering133.8%
    4. Chemistry61.7%
    5. Materials Science41.2%
    6. Energy20.7%
    7. Mathematics20.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Medicine236.9%
    2. Health Professions61.9%
    3. Nursing30.9%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Embu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Embu is most concentrated in Plant Science (5.8× the world share in Plant Science).

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 27.9 works5.8×
← 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 25 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: 5.49× its world share, 71 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.84× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 2.02× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.60× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.30× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.49×71 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.30×19 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.60×23 works
  4. Nursing2.02×3 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.87×5 works
  6. Environmental Science1.84×25 works
  7. Social Sciences1.39×48 works
  8. Chemistry1.06×5 works
  9. Psychology1.03×8 works
  10. Veterinary0.93×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.93×7 works
  12. Energy0.75×2 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×10 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.68×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.67×5 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.48×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.46×10 works
  18. Mathematics0.42×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.33×3 works
  20. Medicine0.28×15 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.23×1 works
  22. Engineering0.22×9 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  24. Neuroscience0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Embu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Agriculture, Social Networks, Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Food Security, Sustainability, Rural Development and Technology Adoption.

▲ 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. Climate Change22▲ 2.4×34 topics
  2. Sustainability20▲ 2.5×27 topics
  3. Sustainable Agriculture15▲ 15×8 topics
  4. Social Networks14▲ 16×5 topics
  5. Environmental Impact13▲ 2.4×23 topics
  6. Smallholder Farmers13▲ 19×5 topics
  7. Food Security12▲ 6.9×12 topics
  8. Corporate Governance12▲ 4.8×12 topics
  9. Rural Development11▲ 10.0×7 topics
  10. Technology Adoption10▲ 17×5 topics
  11. Biodiversity10▲ 4.0×15 topics
  12. Economic Growth10▲ 3.6×14 topics
  13. Agricultural Innovation9▲ 58×1 topic
  14. Livelihood Diversification9▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Poverty Reduction9▲ 20×4 topics
  16. Risk Management8▲ 5.2×5 topics
  17. Adaptation8▲ 7.8×6 topics
  18. Vulnerability8▲ 10.0×5 topics
  19. Drought Tolerance8▲ 17×5 topics
  20. Agriculture7▲ 5.9×4 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity7▲ 4.9×10 topics
  22. Social Interaction7▲ 5.2×6 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services7▲ 5.1×6 topics
  24. Biological Control6▲ 13×5 topics
  25. Breeding6▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Marker Development6▲ 42×3 topics
  27. Leadership6▲ 4.0×8 topics
  28. Financial Constraints6▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Invasive Species6▲ 4.5×11 topics
  30. Gender Inequality6▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Nutritional Quality6▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Agricultural Sustainability6▲ 16×5 topics
  33. Gender Equality6▲ 6.3×8 topics
  34. Global Change6▲ 6.4×5 topics
  35. Poverty5▲ 17×5 topics
  36. Climate Resilience5▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Fiscal Policy5▲ 7.5×4 topics
  38. Genome Sequence5▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Insurance5▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Nitrogen Fixation5▲ 21×2 topics

What research is done in Embu?

Agricultural Innovations…8Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 8 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 4 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 4 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 3 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 3 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 3 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…3Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies: 3 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 3 fractional worksClimate change impacts o…2Climate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSafety ResearchAccountingSoil Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 4 works
  3. 3 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 4 works
  4. 4 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 3 works
  5. 5 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  6. 6 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  9. 9 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 3 works
  10. 10 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting20%40%Embu21.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.3% in 2024.

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