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Psychology research in Kenya

University of Nairobi ranks first in Kenya for Psychology research in 2022-now (#1,585 worldwide), followed by Kenyatta University.

Kenya's world rank
#70
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.1k
Top-10% rate
5.0%
Ranked institutions
2

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Psychology in Kenya?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of NairobiNairobi #1,5853.85.4%94
2Kenyatta UniversityNairobi #1,8102.12.8%128

Institutions in Kenya above the floor of 40 fractional works in Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Psychology researchers in Kenya?

Paul Odhiambo Oburu, Amina A Abubakar and Manasi Kumar rank highest among researchers based in Kenya, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Paul Odhiambo Oburu#34,716 worldwide overall25.1 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Amina A Abubakar#228,652 worldwide overall13.2 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Manasi Kumar#34,615 worldwide overall13.8 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Dana M. Basnight-Brown#101,138 worldwide overall9.7 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Charles R. Newton#82,794 worldwide overall12.5 of 52 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Kenya on their work in Psychology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Kenya compares with other countries in Psychology