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Africa International University

In research, Africa International University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,597 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,518 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies — Religious studies is 65.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,285
of 28,054 · #23,884 all time
Rank in Kenya
#34
of 75
Research works
438
▲ 972% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is Africa International University 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 #3,597 of 10,521 10.2%171 #4822
Social SciencesField #3,518 of 6,365 13.0%90 #7279

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Africa International University 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 Africa International University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 65.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 22.1 works65×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.05× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.93× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.07× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.49× its world share, 90 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Africa International University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Development, Civil Society, NGOs, Community Development, Faith-Based Organizations, Social Services and Globalization.

▲ 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. Religion24▲ 25×7 topics
  2. Development18▲ 26×4 topics
  3. Globalization16▲ 4.1×25 topics
  4. Civil Society15▲ 67×3 topics
  5. NGOs15▲ 74×2 topics
  6. Community Development15▲ 39×2 topics
  7. Faith-Based Organizations15▲ 227×1 topic
  8. Social Services15▲ 161×1 topic
  9. Mental Health14▲ 4.6×15 topics
  10. Education11▲ 3.1×16 topics
  11. Poverty Reduction10▲ 37×4 topics
  12. African Christianity9▲ 208×2 topics
  13. Meta-Analysis9▲ 7.4×8 topics
  14. Higher Education9▲ 8.0×6 topics
  15. Social Capital9▲ 8.2×6 topics
  16. Global Christianity8▲ 279×1 topic
  17. Short-Term Missions8▲ 279×1 topic
  18. Gender Inequality8▲ 27×4 topics
  19. Biblical Monotheism7▲ 134×1 topic
  20. Jewish Society7▲ 134×1 topic
  21. Well-being7▲ 9.0×5 topics
  22. Spirituality7▲ 35×5 topics
  23. Conditional Cash Transfers7▲ 90×1 topic
  24. School Subsidies7▲ 90×1 topic
  25. Social Support6▲ 5.5×6 topics
  26. Personality Traits6▲ 23×4 topics
  27. Biblical Interpretation6▲ 93×2 topics
  28. Conflict6▲ 18×4 topics
  29. Gender Equality6▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Psychological Adjustment6▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Health6▲ 7.0×5 topics
  32. Psychopathology6▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Migration5▲ 7.7×5 topics
  34. Youth Development5▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Politics5▲ 9.1×3 topics
  36. Coping5▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 19×4 topics
  38. Christian Education5▲ 99×1 topic
  39. Church Leadership5▲ 99×1 topic
  40. Postcolonialism5▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Africa International University publish most on?

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

Religion, Society, and D…15Religion, Society, and Development: 15 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 8 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…7Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 7 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …7Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 7 fractional worksContemporary Christian Leadership and Education: 5 fractional worksReligion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria: 4 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …4Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 4 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 4 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksAfrican history and culture analysis: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesSafety ResearchGeneral Social Sciences4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 8 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 7 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 7 works
  5. 5 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 5 works
  6. 6 Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria General Social Sciences 4 works
  7. 7 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 4 works
  8. 8 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 4 works
  9. 9 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available80.7%not open19.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Africa International University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 972% 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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