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Research in Thika

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Thika, Kenya. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Mount Kenya University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.2k
▲ 222% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
4.8%
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 Thika?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Mount Kenya UniversityUniversity 2,140 #13,929
2Gretsa UniversityUniversity 17 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.

What is Thika strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Thika is most concentrated in Management Science and Operations Research, Safety Research and Accounting (10.0× the world share in Management Science and Operations Research).

  1. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 63.6 works10×
  2. Safety ResearchSubfield · 34.4 works9.6×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 64.4 works8.2×
  4. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 36.2 works6.9×
  5. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 73.5 works6.6×
  6. AnthropologySubfield · 23.6 works6.5×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Thika?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Risk Management, Education, Poverty Reduction, Innovation, Development, Genocide and Gender Equality.

▲ 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. Supply Chain Management119▲ 9.9×17 topics
  2. Education113▲ 5.1×27 topics
  3. Risk Management96▲ 15×12 topics
  4. Innovation70▲ 5.2×18 topics
  5. Sustainable Development62▲ 3.0×23 topics
  6. Poverty Reduction62▲ 36×5 topics
  7. Globalization60▲ 2.4×25 topics
  8. Corporate Governance54▲ 5.7×13 topics
  9. Development50▲ 11×11 topics
  10. Genocide49▲ 67×2 topics
  11. Gender Equality48▲ 14×7 topics
  12. Politics46▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Curriculum Development45▲ 5.0×10 topics
  14. Information Technology45▲ 7.2×9 topics
  15. Finance45▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Middle East45▲ 55×2 topics
  17. Media44▲ 22×1 topic
  18. Qatar44▲ 176×1 topic
  19. Leadership44▲ 7.1×18 topics
  20. Leadership Style42▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis42▲ 5.5×13 topics
  22. Construction Projects41▲ 72×2 topics
  23. Stakeholder Analysis41▲ 48×2 topics
  24. Cost Overruns40▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Project Success40▲ 79×1 topic
  26. Knowledge Management39▲ 5.5×9 topics
  27. Performance Measurement38▲ 10×7 topics
  28. Customer Satisfaction38▲ 9.2×6 topics
  29. Social Capital37▲ 5.4×12 topics
  30. Financial Stability37▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Technology Integration35▲ 8.9×9 topics
  32. Performance Analysis35▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Ethical Identity35▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Islamic Banking35▲ 6.6×1 topic
  35. Gender Inequality33▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Community Health Workers33▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Maternal Mortality33▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Teaching Strategies31▲ 8.0×5 topics
  39. Conditional Cash Transfers31▲ 65×1 topic
  40. School Subsidies31▲ 65×1 topic

What research is done in Thika?

Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 44 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 40 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…35Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 35 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …31Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 31 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 29 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 25 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…24Child Nutrition and Water Access: 24 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 20 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 19 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 19 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement Science and Operations ResearchAccountingSafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Middle East and Rwanda ConflictsSociology and Political Science 44 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and PerformanceManagement Science and Operations Research 40 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesAccounting 35 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSafety Research 31 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 29 works
  6. 6 African Education and PoliticsEducation 25 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water AccessNutrition and Dietetics 24 works
  8. 8 Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentEducation 20 works
  9. 9 Organizational and Employee PerformanceArtificial Intelligence 19 works
  10. 10 Public Procurement and PolicyStrategy and Management 19 works

Research output over time

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