Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Research facility · Nairobi · Kenya

African Academy of Sciences

aasciences.ac.keROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#29,397
of 42,892
Rank in Kenya
#69
of 98
Research works
128
▲ 281% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

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: 2.68× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.38× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at African Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Sustainability, Adaptation, Vulnerability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ocean Circulation and Global Health.

▲ 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. Climate Change10▲ 6.7×36 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 4.4×27 topics
  3. Global Warming5▲ 22×9 topics
  4. Adaptation2▲ 16×4 topics
  5. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.6×16 topics
  6. Vulnerability2▲ 17×5 topics
  7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 13×4 topics
  8. Global Health2▲ 23×2 topics
  9. Ocean Circulation2▲ 27×3 topics
  10. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.8×13 topics
  11. Ethical Considerations2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  12. Global Surgery2▲ 172×1 topic
  13. Health Development2▲ 172×1 topic
  14. Medical Education2▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Climate Modeling2▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Extreme Events2▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties2▲ 3.2×11 topics
  18. Precipitation Extremes2▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Human Health2▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  21. Genomic Analysis2▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Smallholder Farmers1▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Food Security1▲ 4.4×5 topics
  24. Modeling1▲ 9.3×5 topics
  25. Infectious Diseases1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  26. Livestock Farming1▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Pathogenesis1▲ 4.3×4 topics
  28. Agricultural Development1▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Agroecology1▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Ancient DNA1▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Heat Waves1▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Mitochondrial DNA1▲ 68×2 topics
  33. Waste Management1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  34. Work Organization1▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Drought1▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Ebola Virus1▲ 69×1 topic
  37. Human Evolution1▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Outbreak1▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Population History1▲ 135×1 topic
  40. Transportation1▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does African Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Health and Surgery, Climate variability and models, Climate Change and Health Impacts and Agriculture and Rural Development Research.

Global Health and Surgery: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Healt…1Climate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…1Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 1 fractional worksForensic and Genetic Research: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Drought An…1Hydrology and Drought Analysis: 1 fractional worksClimate change impacts o…1Climate change impacts on agriculture: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…1Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport Systems …1Urban Transport Systems Analysis: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGlobal and Planetary ChangeHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  4. 4 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  5. 5 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  10. 10 Urban Transport Systems Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors66.3%domestic only33.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has African Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 281% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Other research institutions in Nairobi

All research institutions in Nairobi

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.