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African Centre for Technology Studies

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,578
of 28,054 · #34,401 all time
Rank in Kenya
#54
of 75
Research works
173
▲ 111% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
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: 3.10× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.24× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.33× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at African Centre for Technology Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Social Impact, Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change, Emerging Markets, Poverty Alleviation, Social Networks and Technology Adoption.

▲ 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. Sustainability5▲ 3.0×17 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 2.1×21 topics
  3. Deep Learning3▲ 1.36×13 topics
  4. Epidemiology3▲ 1.17×18 topics
  5. Neural Networks3▲ 2.4×10 topics
  6. Machine Learning2◆ 1.11×16 topics
  7. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.97×12 topics
  8. Social Impact2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  9. Globalization2▲ 1.51×10 topics
  10. Emerging Markets2▲ 41×2 topics
  11. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Renewable Energy2▲ 1.95×9 topics
  13. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  14. Social Networks2▲ 10×4 topics
  15. Technology Adoption2▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Food Security2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  17. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Bottom of the Pyramid2▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Frugal Innovation2▲ 46×1 topic
  20. Religion2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  21. Rural Development2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  22. Agricultural Innovation1▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Artificial Neural Networks1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  24. Livelihood Diversification1▲ 65×1 topic
  25. Migration1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  26. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 2.9×6 topics
  27. Adaptation1▲ 6.1×5 topics
  28. Bayesian Inference1▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Colonialism1▲ 3.8×7 topics
  30. Community Development1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  31. Consumer Attitudes1▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Heat Transfer1▲ 3.4×5 topics
  33. Nationalism1▲ 3.8×6 topics
  34. Public Perception1▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Risk Management1▲ 3.6×6 topics
  36. Support Vector Machines1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  37. Global Impact1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  38. Pathogenesis1▲ 3.2×7 topics
  39. Vaccine Development1▲ 6.5×5 topics
  40. Global Warming1▲ 3.5×4 topics

Which research topics does African Centre for Technology Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Religion, Society, and Development and Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications.

Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksStatistical Distribution Estimation and Applications: 1 fractional worksGenetically Modified Organisms Research: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 1 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…1Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 1 fractional worksInsect Utilization and Effects: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and culture analysis: 1 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 1 fractional works
Business and International ManagementGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSociology and Political ScienceStatistics and Probability5 others

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

  1. 1 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications Statistics and Probability 1 works
  5. 5 Genetically Modified Organisms Research Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 1 works
  9. 9 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 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 available63.7%not open36.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.5%domestic only43.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has African Centre for Technology Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 111% 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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