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Health Sciences research in Kenya

Kenya Medical Research Institute ranks first in Kenya for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#2,016 worldwide), followed by University of Nairobi and Aga Khan University Nairobi.

Kenya's world rank
#76
of 161 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.5k
Top-10% rate
13.0%
Ranked institutions
18

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Kenya?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Kenya Medical Research InstituteNairobi #2,01619.025.1%426
2University of NairobiNairobi #2,01819.011.0%637
3Aga Khan University NairobiNairobi #3,02214.718.2%233
4Moi UniversityEldoret #3,93311.911.0%230
5Aga Khan University Hospital NairobiNairobi #5,1079.110.0%157
6African Population and Health Research CenterNairobi #5,2378.834.6%129
7Kenya Methodist UniversityNairobi #5,7787.83.3%82
8Kenyatta UniversityNairobi #6,3586.86.0%394
9Centers for Disease Control and PreventionNairobi #6,4086.724.6%99
10Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyNairobi #6,4116.711.0%292
11Ministry of HealthNairobi #7,0775.626.6%78
12Kenyatta National HospitalNairobi #9,5092.59.5%140
13Mount Kenya UniversityThika #9,7022.23.9%220
14Masinde Muliro University of Science and TechnologyKakamega #9,9622.03.9%179
15Egerton UniversityNakuru #10,1991.78.5%75
16Maseno UniversityKisumu #10,2351.78.1%154
17Kabarak UniversityNakuru #11,34458.02.0%80
18Meru University of Science and TechnologyMeru #11,76519.05.5%62

Institutions in Kenya above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

How Kenya compares with other countries in Health Sciences