Health Sciences research in Kenya
Kenya Medical Research Institute ranks first in Kenya for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#725 worldwide), followed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and University of Nairobi.
- Kenya's world rank
- #42 of 158 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 5.5k
- Top-10% rate
- 7.1%
- Ranked institutions
- 16
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?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya Medical Research InstituteNairobi | #725 | 28.4 | 12.5% | 426 |
| 2 | Centers for Disease Control and PreventionNairobi | #2,001 | 17.4 | 15.6% | 99 |
| 3 | University of NairobiNairobi | #2,091 | 16.9 | 5.6% | 637 |
| 4 | African Population and Health Research CenterNairobi | #2,749 | 13.9 | 18.6% | 129 |
| 5 | Kenyatta National HospitalNairobi | #3,302 | 11.9 | 5.7% | 140 |
| 6 | Moi UniversityEldoret | #3,604 | 11.0 | 5.6% | 230 |
| 7 | Ministry of HealthNairobi | #3,847 | 10.3 | 14.3% | 78 |
| 8 | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyNairobi | #4,902 | 7.6 | 5.7% | 292 |
| 9 | Maseno UniversityKisumu | #6,681 | 4.3 | 2.9% | 154 |
| 10 | Meru University of Science and TechnologyMeru | #8,404 | 1.8 | 3.5% | 62 |
| 11 | Masinde Muliro University of Science and TechnologyKakamega | #8,448 | 1.7 | 1.1% | 179 |
| 12 | Kenyatta UniversityNairobi | #8,509 | 1.6 | 3.2% | 394 |
| 13 | Kenya Methodist UniversityNairobi | #9,167 | 84.0 | 1.1% | 82 |
| 14 | Kabarak UniversityNakuru | #9,269 | 72.0 | 0.7% | 80 |
| 15 | Mount Kenya UniversityThika | #9,318 | 66.0 | 1.8% | 220 |
| 16 | Egerton UniversityNakuru | #9,454 | 50.0 | 4.7% | 75 |
Institutions in Kenya above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Kenya?
Robert William Snow, Kevin Marsh and Elizabeth Anne Bukusi rank highest among researchers based in Kenya, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Robert William Snow#6,135 worldwide overall153.2 of 366 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Kevin Marsh#18,105 worldwide overall124.8 of 364 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Elizabeth Anne Bukusi#95,663 worldwide overall109.9 of 470 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Charles R. Newton#82,794 worldwide overall112.8 of 515 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Thomas Neil Williams#31,636 worldwide overall86.2 of 267 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Mike English#77,281 worldwide overall96.4 of 373 papers here in the top 10%
- 7James Alexander Berkley#49,418 worldwide overall86.2 of 288 papers here in the top 10%
- 8J. Anthony G. Scott#24,316 worldwide overall77.7 of 211 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Kenya on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.