How does Kenya rank in Social Sciences research?

Kenya ranks #71 of 148 countries on research quality in Social Sciences (2022-now), with 6.1k works.

Social Sciences research in Kenya

University of Nairobi ranks first in Kenya for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#2,212 worldwide), followed by Moi University and Strathmore University.

Kenya's world rank: #71
Works, 2022-now: 6.1k
Top-10% rate: 4.7%
Ranked institutions: 27

Social Sciences (field)

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What is the best university for Social Sciences in Kenya?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of NairobiNairobi	#2,212	11.4	3.6%	666
2	Moi UniversityEldoret	#2,737	9.0	4.7%	253
3	Strathmore UniversityNairobi	#3,498	6.2	7.8%	95
4	United States International University AfricaNairobi	#3,886	5.0	9.3%	70
5	Egerton UniversityNakuru	#3,968	4.7	3.1%	140
6	Kisii UniversityKisii	#4,167	4.2	5.6%	180
7	African Population and Health Research CenterNairobi	#4,204	4.1	19.4%	72
8	St. Paul's UniversityLimuru	#4,377	3.6	2.3%	140
9	Africa International UniversityNairobi	#4,476	3.3	2.4%	90
10	Institute for Security StudiesNairobi	#4,489	3.3	4.6%	84
11	Maseno UniversityKisumu	#4,690	2.8	1.8%	118
12	Chuka UniversityChuka	#4,826	2.5	1.2%	116
13	Masinde Muliro University of Science and TechnologyKakamega	#4,835	2.5	3.0%	293
14	Mount Kenya UniversityThika	#4,871	2.4	3.0%	445
15	Catholic University of Eastern AfricaNairobi	#4,891	2.3	2.0%	178
16	Laikipia UniversityNyahururu	#4,999	2.1	1.5%	79
17	Daystar UniversityNairobi	#5,089	1.9	4.4%	79
18	Kenya Methodist UniversityNairobi	#5,119	1.8	2.6%	113
19	Kenyatta UniversityNairobi	#5,220	1.6	2.9%	698
20	Technical University of KenyaNairobi	#5,224	1.6	2.8%	72
21	Pwani UniversityKilifi	#5,239	1.5	5.6%	63
22	Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and TechnologyBondo	#5,397	119.0	3.3%	66
23	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyNairobi	#5,412	116.0	2.8%	208
24	Maasai Mara UniversityNarok	#5,493	99.0	2.3%	67
25	Kabarak UniversityNakuru	#5,503	97.0	1.6%	126
26	Kibabii UniversityBungoma	#5,517	94.0	2.1%	94
27	University of EldoretEldoret	#5,519	94.0	6.5%	88

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Kenya?

Paul Odhiambo Oburu, Alex Ezeh and Prince K. Guma rank highest among researchers based in Kenya, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

1Paul Odhiambo Oburu#34,716 worldwide overall18.8 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
2Alex Ezeh#44,585 worldwide overall19.0 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
3Prince K. Guma#62,188 worldwide overall14.5 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
4Richard E. F. Leakey#59,931 worldwide overall14.8 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
5Blessing Uchenna Mberu#200,790 worldwide overall16.6 of 48 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Kenya on their work in Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences