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Research in Nairobi

Science Explorer records 166 research institutions in Nairobi, Kenya. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kenya Medical Research Institute, University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

Research institutions
166
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
69k
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
1M
14.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Nairobi

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 Nairobi?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of NairobiUniversity 13,667 #1,940
2Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyUniversity 8,059 #2,943
3Kenyatta UniversityUniversity 7,345 #4,777
4Kenya Medical Research InstituteResearch facility 3,781 #1,852
5International Centre of Insect Physiology and EcologyResearch facility 3,014 #8,114
6Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationResearch facility 1,311 #13,299
7Strathmore UniversityUniversity 1,309 #4,936
8Technical University of KenyaUniversity 1,296 #6,008
9World Agroforestry CentreNonprofit 1,233 #11,670
10African Population and Health Research CenterHospital / health system 1,232 #6,354
11Kenya Agricultural Research InstituteResearch facility 1,221 #16,629 all time
12Catholic University of Eastern AfricaUniversity 1,130 #10,097
13Kenya Methodist UniversityUniversity 933 #9,494
14Centers for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution 897 #9,025
15Institute of Economic AffairsInstitution 821 #19,680
16Institute for Security StudiesNonprofit 806 #11,987
17National Museums of KenyaArchive 802 #17,758
18United Nations Environment ProgrammeInstitution 802 #17,379
19Kenyatta National HospitalHospital / health system 722 #13,282
20Health Strat (Kenya)Company 681 #11,400
21BirdLife InternationalNonprofit 620 #11,398
22United States International University AfricaUniversity 599 #8,240
23United Nations Human Settlements ProgrammeInstitution 593 #13,097
24Institute of Primate ResearchResearch facility 571 #17,399 all time
25Practical ActionNonprofit 559 #14,992 all time
26Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 557 #13,882
27Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and FisheriesGovernment institution 534 #19,423 all time
28Kenya School of GovernmentGovernment institution 440 #11,530
29Africa International UniversityUniversity 438 #12,203
30Daystar UniversityUniversity 424 #12,792
31Kenya Wildlife ServiceArchive 367 #20,146
32Save the ElephantsInstitution 281 #20,219
33Pan Africa Christian UniversityUniversity 270 #16,755
34Kenya Forest ServiceGovernment institution 270 #22,388 all time
35KCA UniversityUniversity 269 #13,679
36Amref Health AfricaNonprofit 267 #19,125
37Nairobi HospitalHospital / health system 267 #21,999
38Kenya Forestry Research InstituteResearch facility 266 #22,181
39Go ShengInstitution 257 #25,628 all time
40Karen HospitalHospital / health system 225 #18,213 all time
41Africa Nazarene UniversityUniversity 220 #20,713
42Kenya Medical Training CollegeUniversity 190 #19,439
43Multimedia University of KenyaUniversity 189 #17,437
44Adventist University of AfricaUniversity 187 #16,593
45African Centre for Technology StudiesNonprofit 173 #16,230
46African Conservation CentreNonprofit 173 #26,755 all time
47British CouncilNonprofit 158 #26,112 all time
48British Institute in Eastern AfricaInstitution 143 #32,203 all time
49African Institute for Development PolicyNonprofit 143 #24,584 all time
50East African UniversityUniversity 130 #31,558 all time
51African Academy of SciencesResearch facility 128 #23,438 all time
52Riara UniversityUniversity 126 #34,007 all time
53Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and AnalysisGovernment institution 122 #33,192 all time
54CABI KenyaNonprofit 119 not ranked
55Information and Communication Technology AuthorityGovernment institution 116 not ranked
56African Economic Research ConsortiumNonprofit 114 not ranked
57Kenya Industrial Research and Development InstituteResearch facility 108 not ranked
58Partners for Health and Development in AfricaNonprofit 104 not ranked
59Africa Mental Health FoundationNonprofit 98 not ranked
60Alliance for a Green Revolution in AfricaNonprofit 87 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.

University of Nairobi: 22.1%Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology: 13.0%Kenyatta University: 11.9%Kenya Medical Research Institute: 6.1%56 others listed: 47.0%22%largest
University of Nairobi14k · 22.1%Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology8,059 · 13.0%Kenyatta University7,345 · 11.9%Kenya Medical Research Institute3,781 · 6.1%56 others listed29k · 47.0%

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

Which fields of science does Nairobi work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Nairobi is in Social Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Medicine (15%), Business, Management and Accounting (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 9,025 fractional works · 45.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,747 fractional works · 18.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,046 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 741 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 390 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 302 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 213 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 142 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 125 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 124 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 120 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 107 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 77 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 158 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2,337 fractional works · 11.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 696 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAccounting: 589 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 361 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 289 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 166 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 141 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,241 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 939 fractional works · 4.7% of its workFinance: 217 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 746 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 269 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 242 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 110 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 538 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 420 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 96 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 416 fractional works · 2.1% of its workReligious studies: 120 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 133 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 4,258 fractional works · 21.2% of its workMedicine: 3,095 fractional works · 15.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 611 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 439 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 380 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 341 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 155 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 96 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 68 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 461 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 832 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 557 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 110 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 260 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 241 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3,708 fractional works · 18.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,417 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEcology: 281 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 276 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 264 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 158 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 97 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 926 fractional works · 4.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 156 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 119 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 105 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 773 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 350 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 226 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 47 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 169 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 116 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 96 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3,053 fractional works · 15.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,114 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPlant Science: 641 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 294 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 251 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 220 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 191 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 173 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 151 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 556 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 232 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 156 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 123 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 281 fractional works · 1.4% of its workParasitology: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNairobi20kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences45%

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 Sciences9,02545.0%
    1. Social Sciences3,74718.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2,33711.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,2416.2%
    4. Psychology7463.7%
    5. Decision Sciences5382.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities4162.1%
  2. Health Sciences4,25821.2%
    1. Medicine3,09515.4%
    2. Health Professions8324.2%
    3. Nursing2601.3%
    4. Veterinary380.2%
    5. Dentistry320.2%
    1. Environmental Science1,4177.1%
    2. Engineering9264.6%
    3. Computer Science7733.9%
    4. Mathematics1690.8%
    5. Materials Science1160.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences960.5%
    7. Energy800.4%
    8. Chemistry610.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy580.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering120.1%
  4. Life Sciences3,05315.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2,11410.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5562.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2811.4%
    4. Neuroscience650.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics360.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Nairobi strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nairobi is most concentrated in Business and International Management, Safety Research and Accounting (7.2× the world share in Business and International Management).

  1. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 131.5 works7.2×
  2. Safety ResearchSubfield · 268.9 works5.6×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 512.4 works4.8×
  4. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 329.3 works4.6×
  5. VirologySubfield · 44.1 works4.4×
  6. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 635.7 works4.2×
← 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: 2.26× its world share, 1,864 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 482 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 236 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 53 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 30 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 53 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 664 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 77 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 72 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 816 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 1,203 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 101 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 146 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 42 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 730 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 2,634 worksMedicineNursing: 2.66× its world share, 226 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.33× its world share, 31 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 341 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.71× its world share, 2,072 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 442 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.03× its world share, 1,124 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 617 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 3,228 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.71×2,072 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.03×1,124 works
  3. Nursing2.66×226 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.64×442 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.26×1,864 works
  6. Health Professions1.60×730 works
  7. Social Sciences1.47×3,228 works
  8. Environmental Science1.40×1,203 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.35×236 works
  10. Veterinary1.33×31 works
  11. Psychology1.17×617 works
  12. Medicine0.79×2,634 works
  13. Mathematics0.72×146 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.68×341 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×482 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×30 works
  17. Computer Science0.49×664 works
  18. Energy0.46×72 works
  19. Dentistry0.33×28 works
  20. Engineering0.31×816 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×77 works
  22. Neuroscience0.19×53 works
  23. Chemistry0.19×53 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.17×10 works
  25. Materials Science0.17×101 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.11×42 works

Which keywords describe research in Nairobi?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Sustainability, Poverty Reduction, Climate Change, Supply Chain Management, Social Capital, Epidemiology and Innovation.

▲ 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 Change1,102▲ 2.0×117 topics
  2. Epidemiology1,079▲ 1.35×135 topics
  3. Sustainability1,067▲ 2.2×116 topics
  4. Globalization724▲ 1.84×134 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management695▲ 3.9×24 topics
  6. Innovation628▲ 3.0×69 topics
  7. Risk Management628▲ 6.6×16 topics
  8. Social Capital576▲ 5.5×20 topics
  9. Economic Growth566▲ 3.5×32 topics
  10. Poverty Reduction561▲ 22×6 topics
  11. Corporate Governance491▲ 3.3×28 topics
  12. Leadership478▲ 4.9×30 topics
  13. Economic Development434▲ 2.7×49 topics
  14. Development395▲ 5.5×19 topics
  15. Gender Equality373▲ 6.6×18 topics
  16. Sustainable Agriculture370▲ 6.0×16 topics
  17. Financial Performance370▲ 3.3×15 topics
  18. Community Health Workers349▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Maternal Mortality345▲ 7.7×5 topics
  20. Smallholder Farmers344▲ 8.1×6 topics
  21. Adaptation344▲ 5.8×15 topics
  22. Rural Development334▲ 4.8×21 topics
  23. Entrepreneurship325▲ 4.1×19 topics
  24. Social Networks323▲ 5.9×12 topics
  25. Performance Measurement308▲ 5.8×6 topics
  26. Health Inequalities306▲ 13×5 topics
  27. Gender Inequality300▲ 11×7 topics
  28. Socio-economic Factors293▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Child Mortality291▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Health Systems291▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Empowerment244▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Financial Constraints243▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Finance238▲ 6.5×4 topics
  34. Antiretroviral Therapy237▲ 7.3×6 topics
  35. Financial Inclusion233▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Microfinance233▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Poverty Alleviation231▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Social Protection230▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Conditional Cash Transfers229▲ 32×1 topic
  40. School Subsidies229▲ 32×1 topic

What research is done in Nairobi?

Global Maternal and Chil…252Global Maternal and Child Health: 252 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …212Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 212 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 210 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…178Child Nutrition and Water Access: 178 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…177Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 177 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 150 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 150 fractional worksRangeland Management and…137Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 137 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 130 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 126 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSafety ResearchEconomics and EconometricsNutrition and Dietetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 252 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 212 works
  3. 3 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 210 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 178 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 177 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 150 works
  7. 7 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 150 works
  8. 8 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 137 works
  9. 9 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 130 works
  10. 10 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 126 works

Research output over time

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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 counting10%20%30%Nairobi13.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.9% in 2015.

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What are the best universities in Nairobi for research?

Science Explorer records 166 research institutions in Nairobi, Kenya. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kenya Medical Research Institute, University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

Which research institutions are in Nairobi?
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