Question 1

How strong is science in Kenya?

Accepted Answer

Kenya ranks #57 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#58 all time), with 29k research works and 5.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Kenya strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Kenya ranks highest in Medicine (#44 of 152), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#39 of 124) and Infectious Diseases (#29 of 70). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Safety Research, Business and International Management and Library and Information Sciences.

Question 3

Which universities in Kenya lead research?

Accepted Answer

Kenya Medical Research Institute, University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology rank highest in Kenya on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Kenya?

Accepted Answer

Robert William Snow, Edwine Barasa and Kevin Marsh rank highest among researchers based in Kenya.

Question 5

Which cities in Kenya are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Nairobi.

Question 6

How much of Kenya's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

70% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 26% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is Kenya's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Kenya?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which fields of science does Kenya work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Kenya is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (14%), Business, Management and Accounting (11%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Kenya's?

Accepted Answer

Ghana has the research profile closest to Kenya's (similarity 0.97 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Nursing, followed by Tanzania and Sierra Leone.