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Research in Thika

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

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.2k
▲ 151% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
2.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Thika

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 Thika?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Mount Kenya UniversityUniversity 2,140 #9,424
2Gretsa UniversityUniversity 17 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.

Which fields of science does Thika work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research in Thika is in Social Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Business, Management and Accounting (16%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 936 fractional works · 67.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 475 fractional works · 34.4% of its workEducation: 197 fractional works · 14.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 116 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSafety Research: 36 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAnthropology: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 219 fractional works · 15.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 75 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAccounting: 65 fractional works · 4.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 37 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 79 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 56 fractional works · 4.1% of its workFinance: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 77 fractional works · 5.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 66 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 58 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 240 fractional works · 17.4% of its workMedicine: 148 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 38 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 23 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 62 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 35 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 29 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 143 fractional works · 10.4% of its workComputer Science: 72 fractional works · 5.2% of its workInformation Systems: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 62 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThika1,381fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences68%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences47534.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting21915.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance795.7%
    4. Decision Sciences775.6%
    5. Psychology584.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities282.0%
    1. Medicine14810.7%
    2. Health Professions624.5%
    3. Nursing292.1%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Computer Science725.2%
    2. Engineering261.9%
    3. Environmental Science241.7%
    4. Mathematics80.6%
    5. Energy40.3%
    6. Chemistry30.2%
    7. Materials Science20.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences382.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology100.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology80.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.3%
    5. Neuroscience20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

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: 0.58× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 65 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 134 worksMedicineNursing: 4.30× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.16× its world share, 214 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.70× its world share, 71 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.80× its world share, 77 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.75× its world share, 448 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences5.70×71 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting5.16×214 works
  3. Nursing4.30×27 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.80×77 works
  5. Social Sciences2.75×448 works
  6. Health Professions1.69×57 works
  7. Psychology1.35×53 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.96×4 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.66×25 works
  10. Computer Science0.65×65 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×36 works
  12. Medicine0.54×134 works
  13. Mathematics0.53×8 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.48×6 works
  15. Environmental Science0.32×20 works
  16. Energy0.25×3 works
  17. Dentistry0.19×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.15×3 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×9 works
  20. Engineering0.11×22 works
  21. Veterinary0.10×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.08×2 works
  23. Materials Science0.05×2 works
  24. Neuroscience0.04×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Thika?

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

▲ 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. Supply Chain Management122▲ 9.8×18 topics
  2. Education116▲ 4.9×29 topics
  3. Risk Management97▲ 15×12 topics
  4. Innovation72▲ 5.1×18 topics
  5. Sustainable Development64▲ 3.0×27 topics
  6. Globalization64▲ 2.4×28 topics
  7. Poverty Reduction64▲ 35×6 topics
  8. Corporate Governance55▲ 5.4×14 topics
  9. Development50▲ 10×11 topics
  10. Gender Equality50▲ 13×7 topics
  11. Genocide49▲ 68×2 topics
  12. Politics47▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Leadership47▲ 6.9×18 topics
  14. Information Technology46▲ 7.1×9 topics
  15. Curriculum Development46▲ 4.9×10 topics
  16. Middle East45▲ 53×2 topics
  17. Finance45▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Media44▲ 21×1 topic
  19. Qatar44▲ 176×1 topic
  20. Leadership Style42▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Technology Integration42▲ 9.7×10 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis42▲ 5.2×13 topics
  23. Knowledge Management42▲ 5.4×10 topics
  24. Construction Projects42▲ 68×2 topics
  25. Stakeholder Analysis41▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Cost Overruns41▲ 74×1 topic
  27. Project Success41▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Customer Satisfaction40▲ 9.2×6 topics
  29. Performance Measurement39▲ 11×7 topics
  30. Social Capital39▲ 5.4×12 topics
  31. Financial Stability37▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Maternal Mortality36▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Community Health Workers35▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Performance Analysis35▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Ethical Identity35▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Islamic Banking35▲ 6.7×1 topic
  37. Gender Inequality34▲ 18×4 topics
  38. Health Inequalities33▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Conditional Cash Transfers32▲ 66×1 topic
  40. School Subsidies32▲ 66×1 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 Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 44 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 40 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 35 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 31 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 29 works
  6. 6 African Education and Politics Education 25 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 24 works
  8. 8 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 20 works
  9. 9 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  10. 10 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 19 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Thika4.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.2% in 2014.

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