Research in Kisumu
Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Kisumu, Kenya. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Maseno University.
- Research institutions
- 10 1 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 2.6k ▲ 40% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 9.4% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Kisumu?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maseno UniversityUniversity | 2,131 | #13,665 | |
| 2 | Great Lakes University of KisumuUniversity | 196 | #39,602 all time | |
| 3 | Aga Khan Hospital, KisumuHospital / health system | 132 | #41,120 all time | |
| 4 | Impact Research and Development OrganizationNonprofit | 57 | not ranked | |
| 5 | Uzima University CollegeUniversity | 31 | not ranked | |
| 6 | Nyanza Reproductive Health SocietyInstitution | 25 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Tropical Institute Of Community Health And DevelopmentInstitution | 15 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Maisha MedsHospital / health system | 12 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Centre for Research and Technology DevelopmentNonprofit | 6 | not ranked | |
| 10 | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources & Regional Development AuthoritiesGovernment institution | 1 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.
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What is Kisumu strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Kisumu is most concentrated in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Infectious Diseases (5.1× the world share in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health).
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 31.0 works5.1×
- Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 24.6 works4.5×
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.
Which keywords describe research in Kisumu?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Community Health Workers, Health Inequalities, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Epidemiology, Poverty Reduction and Risk Management.
- Insurance
- Microfinance
- HIV Transmission
- Empowerment
- Poverty
- Social Networks
- Maternal and Child Undernutrition
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Global Burden of Disease
- Sexual Behavior
- Social Determinants of Health
- HIV Prevention
- Vaccine
- Social Capital
- Public Health
- Globalization
- Health Systems
- Health Inequalities
- Community Health Workers
- Maternal Mortality
- Epidemiology
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Child Mortality
- Risk Factors
- Economic Growth
- Poverty Reduction
- Risk Management
- Child Development
- Development
- Adolescent Health
- Global Burden
- Gender Equality
- Antiretroviral Therapy
- Water Sanitation Hygiene
- Mortality Rates
- Gender Inequality
- Smallholder Farmers
- Financial Inclusion
- HIV/AIDS
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
- Epidemiology53▲ 1.64×85 topics
- Maternal Mortality32▲ 18×5 topics
- Sustainability30▲ 1.52×36 topics
- Community Health Workers30▲ 43×2 topics
- Climate Change28▲ 1.29×38 topics
- Health Inequalities27▲ 28×2 topics
- Child Mortality27▲ 47×1 topic
- Health Systems27▲ 47×1 topic
- Risk Factors26▲ 3.0×24 topics
- Globalization24▲ 1.52×33 topics
- Economic Growth24▲ 3.5×14 topics
- Public Health23▲ 1.91×38 topics
- Poverty Reduction21▲ 20×5 topics
- Social Capital20▲ 4.8×11 topics
- Risk Management20▲ 5.2×9 topics
- Vaccine17▲ 5.2×10 topics
- Child Development17▲ 4.9×6 topics
- HIV Prevention16▲ 34×2 topics
- Development16▲ 5.8×8 topics
- Social Determinants of Health16▲ 8.6×2 topics
- Adolescent Health15▲ 21×1 topic
- Sexual Behavior15▲ 51×1 topic
- Global Burden15▲ 3.4×11 topics
- Global Burden of Disease14▲ 7.1×4 topics
- Gender Equality14▲ 6.3×7 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture14▲ 5.4×8 topics
- Antiretroviral Therapy14▲ 10×5 topics
- Maternal and Child Undernutrition13▲ 20×1 topic
- Water Sanitation Hygiene13▲ 20×1 topic
- Social Networks12▲ 5.7×8 topics
- Mortality Rates12▲ 16×2 topics
- Poverty11▲ 15×3 topics
- Gender Inequality11▲ 10×4 topics
- Empowerment11▲ 14×2 topics
- Smallholder Farmers11▲ 6.2×4 topics
- HIV Transmission11▲ 18×2 topics
- Financial Inclusion11▲ 26×1 topic
- Microfinance11▲ 26×1 topic
- HIV/AIDS10▲ 20×3 topics
- Insurance10▲ 16×3 topics
What research is done in Kisumu?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 27 works
- 2 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 15 works
- 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 13 works
- 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 11 works
- 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 9 works
- 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 9 works
- 7 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 7 works
- 8 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 6 works
- 9 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 6 works
- 10 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.