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Research in Mombasa

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Mombasa, Kenya. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Technical University of Mombasa and Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute.

Research institutions
8
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.3k
▲ 84% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Mombasa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Technical University of MombasaUniversity 588 #19,847
2Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research InstituteResearch facility 506 #20,037
3Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian OceanResearch facility 109 not ranked
4International Centre for Reproductive Health KenyaNonprofit 69 not ranked
5Aga Khan Hospital, MombasaHospital / health system 36 not ranked
6Kenya Coastal Development ProjectInstitution 9 not ranked
7Kenya Fisheries ServiceGovernment institution 9 not ranked
8Kenya Sea Turtle Conservation CommitteeGovernment 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.

Technical University of Mombasa: 44.3%Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute: 38.1%Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean: 8.2%International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya: 5.2%4 others listed: 4.1%44%largest
Technical University of Mombasa588 · 44.3%Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute506 · 38.1%Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean109 · 8.2%International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya69 · 5.2%4 others listed55 · 4.1%

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

What is Mombasa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Mombasa is most concentrated in Aquatic Science, Ecology and Accounting (29.1× the world share in Aquatic Science).

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 26.8 works29×
  2. EcologySubfield · 45.3 works11×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 33.4 works11×
  4. Business, Management and AccountingField · 79.9 works4.9×
  5. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 20.8 works4.7×
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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 Mombasa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Quality, Eutrophication, Fisheries Management, Biodiversity Loss, Wetland Conservation, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Climate Change69▲ 5.0×48 topics
  2. Water Quality32▲ 16×9 topics
  3. Eutrophication31▲ 59×3 topics
  4. Fisheries Management28▲ 50×4 topics
  5. Biodiversity Loss27▲ 105×3 topics
  6. Wetland Conservation27▲ 274×2 topics
  7. Lake Tanganyika26▲ 576×1 topic
  8. Lake Victoria26▲ 576×1 topic
  9. Environmental Impact25▲ 2.9×31 topics
  10. Corporate Governance23▲ 6.0×11 topics
  11. Sustainability22▲ 1.75×37 topics
  12. Conservation21▲ 9.8×14 topics
  13. Biodiversity20▲ 5.4×14 topics
  14. Aquaculture19▲ 14×7 topics
  15. Financial Performance18▲ 6.1×6 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity18▲ 8.1×9 topics
  17. Financial Constraints18▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Phylogenetic Analysis16▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management16▲ 3.4×13 topics
  20. Biogeography16▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Freshwater15▲ 61×2 topics
  22. Fish14▲ 74×1 topic
  23. Fisheries Sustainability14▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Length-Weight Relationships14▲ 74×1 topic
  25. Morphology14▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Performance Measurement13▲ 9.3×5 topics
  27. Social Capital13▲ 4.9×10 topics
  28. SMEs11▲ 6.2×2 topics
  29. Supply Chain11▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Corporate Finance11▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Invasive Species11▲ 4.9×10 topics
  32. Profitability10▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Trade Credit10▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Working Capital Management10▲ 76×1 topic
  35. Firm Performance9▲ 9.4×2 topics
  36. Ocean Acidification9▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Capital Structure9▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Marine Ecosystems9▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Marine Environment9▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Trophic Cascades8▲ 18×2 topics

What research is done in Mombasa?

  1. 1 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 26 works
  2. 2 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 14 works
  3. 3 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 10 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  5. 5 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 8 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 8 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 7 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 works
  9. 9 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works

Research output over time

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