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Africa Nazarene University

In research, Africa Nazarene University stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,520 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,885
of 28,054 · #38,488 all time
Rank in Kenya
#75
of 75
Research works
220
▲ 101% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Africa Nazarene University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #12,520 of 16,945 12.7%159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Africa Nazarene 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).

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: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.67× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.80× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 10.09× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.59× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Africa Nazarene University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Supply Chain Management, Innovation, Poverty Reduction, Leadership Style, Social Capital, Economic Development and Construction Projects.

▲ 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. Risk Management9▲ 25×7 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management8▲ 11×7 topics
  3. Innovation6▲ 7.5×9 topics
  4. Poverty Reduction5▲ 57×3 topics
  5. Leadership Style4▲ 45×2 topics
  6. Social Capital4▲ 11×4 topics
  7. Economic Development4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  8. Sustainability4▲ 2.3×11 topics
  9. Construction Projects4▲ 124×1 topic
  10. Project Success4▲ 139×1 topic
  11. Globalization4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  12. Climate Change4▲ 1.90×11 topics
  13. Education4▲ 3.0×5 topics
  14. Gender Equality4▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Leadership4▲ 11×6 topics
  16. Development4▲ 14×6 topics
  17. Religion3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  18. Corporate Governance3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  19. Public Health3▲ 2.9×4 topics
  20. Economic Growth3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  21. Empowerment3▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Microfinance3▲ 79×1 topic
  23. Performance Measurement3▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Knowledge Management3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  25. Insurance2▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Regulation2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  27. Financial Performance2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  28. ICT2▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Governance2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  30. Conditional Cash Transfers2▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Health2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  32. School Subsidies2▲ 78×1 topic
  33. Catastrophe Bonds2▲ 65×1 topic
  34. Knowledge Economy2▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Market Structure2▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Social Determinants2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Community Health Workers2▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Employee Engagement2▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Inequality2▲ 11×1 topic
  40. financial access2▲ 66×1 topic

Which research topics does Africa Nazarene University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Construction Project Management and Performance, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Insurance and Financial Risk Management.

Construction Project Management and Performance: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and …2Business Strategies and Management Research: 2 fractional worksICT in Developing Communities: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…1Religion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchEconomics and EconometricsSafety ResearchInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  4. 4 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Business Strategies and Management Research Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  8. 8 ICT in Developing Communities Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 1 works
  10. 10 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available70.3%not open29.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Africa Nazarene University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 101% 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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