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Research in Nairobi

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Nairobi. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
484
▲ 401% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.2%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Nairobi?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and InnovationUniversity 224 #13,878
2Hekima University CollegeUniversity 216 #41,097 all time
3Training Centre in CommunicationNonprofit 26 not ranked
4Government of KenyaGovernment institution 18 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.

Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation: 46.3%Hekima University College: 44.6%Training Centre in Communication: 5.4%Government of Kenya: 3.7%46%largest
Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation224 · 46.3%Hekima University College216 · 44.6%Training Centre in Communication26 · 5.4%Government of Kenya18 · 3.7%

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

Which keywords describe research in Nairobi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Geopolymer, Environmental Impact, CO2 Sequestration, Carbon Emissions, Sustainable Concrete, Cementitious Materials, Fly Ash and Artificial Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact11▲ 4.3×15 topics
  2. Geopolymer10▲ 47×2 topics
  3. CO2 Sequestration8▲ 29×2 topics
  4. Carbon Emissions8▲ 49×2 topics
  5. Sustainable Concrete8▲ 35×2 topics
  6. Artificial Neural Networks8▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Cementitious Materials8▲ 59×1 topic
  8. Fly Ash8▲ 49×1 topic
  9. Mechanical Properties8▲ 5.4×7 topics
  10. Machine Learning8▲ 1.57×27 topics
  11. Deep Learning7▲ 1.29×25 topics
  12. Recycled Materials6▲ 38×2 topics
  13. Fiber Reinforced Concrete6▲ 51×1 topic
  14. Renewable Energy6▲ 2.9×13 topics
  15. Ultra-High Performance Concrete6▲ 51×1 topic
  16. Durability Performance4▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency4▲ 2.6×8 topics
  18. Concrete Properties3▲ 53×2 topics
  19. NGOs3▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Power Electronics3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  21. Renewable Energy Integration3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  22. Smart Grid Applications3▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  24. Construction Waste Management3▲ 62×1 topic
  25. Recycled Aggregate3▲ 62×1 topic
  26. 3D Printing3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  27. Heat Transfer3▲ 3.9×9 topics
  28. Rheology3▲ 10.0×4 topics
  29. Colonialism3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  30. Decentralized Control2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Distributed Power Generation2▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Global Impact2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  33. Microgrid Control2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Welfare2▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Bayesian Inference2▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Cholera2▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Concrete Extrusion2▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Construction Automation2▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Sensitivity Analysis2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Wireless Communications2▲ 8.1×3 topics

What research is done in Nairobi?

Concrete and Cement Mate…8Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 8 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…6Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 6 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 3 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 2 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksStatistical Methods and Bayesian Inference: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionControl and Systems EngineeringEndocrinology4 others

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 3 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 2 works
  6. 6 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 2 works
  7. 7 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference Statistics and Probability 2 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.