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Research in Limuru

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Limuru, Kenya. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are St. Paul's University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
741
▲ 93% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
2.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Limuru

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 Limuru?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1St. Paul's UniversityUniversity 741 #9,249

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 Limuru work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research in Limuru is in Social Sciences, 10% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (38%), Business, Management and Accounting (16%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 306 fractional works · 76.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 151 fractional works · 38.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 71 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSafety Research: 16 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 62 fractional works · 15.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 21 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAccounting: 13 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness and International Management: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 35 fractional works · 8.8% of its workReligious studies: 27 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 4.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 10.4% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 32 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% 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 workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLimuru398fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences77%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences15138.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting6215.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities358.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance297.2%
    5. Psychology184.6%
    6. Decision Sciences112.7%
    1. Computer Science184.5%
    2. Environmental Science153.8%
    3. Engineering51.4%
    4. Mathematics20.4%
    5. Energy10.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Medicine164.0%
    2. Health Professions133.1%
    3. Nursing30.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences164.1%
    2. Neuroscience10.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Limuru strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Limuru is most concentrated in Religious studies (38.3× the world share in Religious studies).

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 22.9 works38×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.97× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.11× its world share, 59 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.05× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.61× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.08× its world share, 140 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.11×59 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.61×28 works
  3. Social Sciences3.08×140 works
  4. Decision Sciences3.05×11 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.97×31 works
  6. Nursing1.67×3 works
  7. Psychology1.53×17 works
  8. Health Professions1.22×12 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.79×13 works
  10. Environmental Science0.62×11 works
  11. Computer Science0.48×13 works
  12. Mathematics0.42×2 works
  13. Energy0.30×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.23×1 works
  15. Medicine0.18×12 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works
  17. Engineering0.08×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Limuru?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Development, NGOs, Humanitarianism, International Aid, Community Development, Faith-Based Organizations and Social Services.

▲ 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. Religion38▲ 21×10 topics
  2. Development31▲ 22×7 topics
  3. Sustainability28▲ 2.9×34 topics
  4. Globalization26▲ 3.4×23 topics
  5. NGOs25▲ 68×4 topics
  6. Humanitarianism24▲ 100×2 topics
  7. International Aid24▲ 132×2 topics
  8. Community Development24▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Faith-Based Organizations24▲ 201×1 topic
  10. Social Services24▲ 137×1 topic
  11. Innovation22▲ 5.5×11 topics
  12. Climate Change20▲ 1.80×24 topics
  13. African Christianity18▲ 191×2 topics
  14. Poverty Reduction18▲ 34×3 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management17▲ 4.9×11 topics
  16. Social Media16▲ 3.0×15 topics
  17. Social Capital16▲ 7.9×13 topics
  18. Leadership16▲ 8.3×12 topics
  19. Mental Health15▲ 2.7×17 topics
  20. Gender Inequality15▲ 27×4 topics
  21. Sustainable Development14▲ 2.2×17 topics
  22. Corporate Governance13▲ 4.5×11 topics
  23. Social Justice13▲ 5.5×9 topics
  24. Global Christianity13▲ 217×1 topic
  25. Short-Term Missions13▲ 217×1 topic
  26. Risk Management12▲ 6.5×8 topics
  27. Conditional Cash Transfers12▲ 84×1 topic
  28. School Subsidies12▲ 84×1 topic
  29. Colonialism12▲ 6.2×6 topics
  30. Consumer Behavior11▲ 4.3×8 topics
  31. Financial Performance10▲ 4.5×8 topics
  32. Entrepreneurship9▲ 5.8×6 topics
  33. Organizational Performance9▲ 8.7×8 topics
  34. Poverty9▲ 24×5 topics
  35. Social Networks8▲ 7.7×5 topics
  36. Vulnerability8▲ 8.9×5 topics
  37. Spirituality8▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Finance7▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Poverty Alleviation7▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Public Procurement7▲ 132×1 topic

What research is done in Limuru?

Religion, Society, and D…23Religion, Society, and Development: 23 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …11Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 11 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…11Christian Theology and Mission: 11 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 7 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…5Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 5 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and Management Research: 5 fractional worksReligion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 4 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSafety ResearchReligious studiesStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 11 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 11 works
  4. 4 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 7 works
  5. 5 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 6 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  7. 7 Business Strategies and Management Research Management Science and Operations Research 5 works
  8. 8 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 4 works
  9. 9 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 4 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 4 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Limuru7.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.7% in 2024.

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