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Adventist University of Africa

In research, Adventist University of Africa stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,114 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Arts and Humanities — Religious studies is 145.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,352
of 28,054 · #27,095 all time
Rank in Kenya
#44
of 75
Research works
187
▲ 471% vs 2013–17
Citations
605
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

What is Adventist University of Africa known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,114 of 10,521 7.3%107 #5096

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Adventist University of Africa sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Adventist University of Africa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 145.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 30.8 works146×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 40.0 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 10.92× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.98× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.78× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Adventist University of Africa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, African Christianity, Development, Global Christianity, Short-Term Missions, Theology, Mental Health and NGOs.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Religion19▲ 31×8 topics
  2. African Christianity14▲ 498×2 topics
  3. Development13▲ 30×3 topics
  4. Mental Health12▲ 6.3×13 topics
  5. Global Christianity11▲ 597×1 topic
  6. Short-Term Missions11▲ 597×1 topic
  7. Globalization11▲ 4.3×12 topics
  8. Theology11▲ 89×2 topics
  9. NGOs11▲ 85×2 topics
  10. Biblical Monotheism10▲ 308×1 topic
  11. Faith-Based Organizations10▲ 257×1 topic
  12. Jewish Society10▲ 308×1 topic
  13. Social Services10▲ 183×1 topic
  14. Biblical Interpretation9▲ 231×2 topics
  15. Spirituality9▲ 73×4 topics
  16. Health8▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Well-being7▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Youth Development7▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Quality of Life6▲ 3.6×3 topics
  20. Social Support6▲ 9.0×4 topics
  21. Christian Education6▲ 206×1 topic
  22. Church Leadership6▲ 206×1 topic
  23. Organizational Performance6▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Leadership6▲ 9.9×7 topics
  25. Psychological Adjustment6▲ 32×3 topics
  26. Coping6▲ 87×2 topics
  27. End-of-Life Care5▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Employee Engagement5▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Social Justice4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  30. Stress4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  31. Church History4▲ 63×2 topics
  32. Hermeneutics3▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Career Development3▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Cultural Identity3▲ 4.8×4 topics
  35. Ecclesiology3▲ 310×1 topic
  36. Pentecostalism3▲ 98×1 topic
  37. Urban Development3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  38. Social Change3▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Succession Planning3▲ 44×2 topics
  40. Spiritual Leadership2▲ 143×1 topic

Which research topics does Adventist University of Africa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Christian Theology and Mission, Religion, Society, and Development, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education.

Christian Theology and Mission: 11 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 10 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 10 fractional worksContemporary Christian L…6Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education: 6 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …5Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 5 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 3 fractional worksWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership: 2 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talen…2Human Resource and Talent Management: 2 fractional worksDevelopment, Ethics, and Society: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 2 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceHealthDemography2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 11 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 10 works
  4. 4 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 6 works
  5. 5 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 5 works
  6. 6 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 3 works
  7. 7 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 2 works
  8. 8 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  9. 9 Development, Ethics, and Society Development 2 works
  10. 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available86.2%not open13.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Adventist University of Africa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 471% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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