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African Centre for Technology Studies

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,230
of 22,385 · #24,818 all time
Rank in Kenya
#52
of 69
Research works
173
▲ 75% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
African Centre for Technology Studies

Which fields of science does African Centre for Technology Studies work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at African Centre for Technology Studies is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (18%), Social Sciences (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 40.1% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 17.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 9.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 26.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 15.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 23.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 15.1% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKAfrican Centrefor Technology…85fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences27%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1517.9%
    2. Environmental Science89.3%
    3. Computer Science55.8%
    4. Mathematics44.1%
    5. Materials Science10.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    7. Energy00.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1315.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting33.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.9%
    4. Decision Sciences22.4%
    5. Psychology11.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1315.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology66.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine67.6%
    2. Health Professions11.2%
    3. Nursing00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 3.19× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.19× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.52× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics3.52×4 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.19×13 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.47×2 works
  4. Environmental Science1.88×8 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.34×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.26×6 works
  7. Social Sciences1.24×13 works
  8. Engineering1.19×15 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.15×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.07×3 works
  11. Nursing1.01×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.75×5 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×0 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.56×0 works
  15. Energy0.55×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×1 works
  17. Health Professions0.46×1 works
  18. Psychology0.46×1 works
  19. Medicine0.39×6 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.38×1 works
  21. Neuroscience0.33×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.22×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.21×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at African Centre for Technology Studies?

Ranked on the quality score, Aschalew Demeke Tigabu, Ann Njoki Kingiri and Joel Onyango lead among researchers whose main affiliation is African Centre for Technology Studies.

  1. 1 Aschalew Demeke Tigabu Kenya · #1,808,335 worldwide 490 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Ann Njoki Kingiri Kenya · #2,213,434 worldwide 393 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Joel Onyango Kenya · #2,431,235 worldwide 194 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Grace Mwaura Kenya · #2,688,798 worldwide 301 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Mutua Kilai Kenya · #2,802,410 worldwide 129 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at African Centre for Technology Studies

What are the most cited papers from African Centre for Technology Studies?

The most cited paper from African Centre for Technology Studies is "Transformations to sustainability: combining structural, systemic and enabling approaches" (Ian Scoones, Andy Stirling, Dinesh Kumar Abrol et al., 2020), with 709 citations. Next come "Achieving food security in the face of climate change: final report from the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change" (244) and "Phylogeographic Analysis of Haplogroup E3b (E-M215) Y Chromosomes Reveals Multiple Migratory Events Within and Out Of Africa" (242).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Transformations to sustainability: combining structural, systemic and enabling approaches Ian Scoones, Andy Stirling, Dinesh Kumar Abrol et al. · Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability ReviewOpen access 22 Jan 2020 709
2 Achieving food security in the face of climate change: final report from the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change John Rex Beddington, Mohammed Asaduzzaman, Fernandez A. Bremauntz et al. · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) PreprintOpen access 2012 244
3 Phylogeographic Analysis of Haplogroup E3b (E-M215) Y Chromosomes Reveals Multiple Migratory Events Within and Out Of Africa Fulvio Cruciani, Roberta La Fratta, Piero Santolamazza et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics Open access 16 Apr 2004 242
4 Constraints for adopting climate-smart agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in Southeast Kenya Antti Autio, Tino Johansson, Lilian Motaroki et al. · Agricultural Systems Open access Oct 2021 197
5 Compensation and Rewards for Environmental Services in the Developing World: Framing Pan-Tropical Analysis and Comparison Brent M. Swallow, M. F. Kallesoe, Usman Iftikhar et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2009 189
All 65 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at African Centre for Technology Studies?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Social Impact, Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, Smallholder Farmers, Food Security and Social Networks.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability6▲ 2.9×20 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 2.4×27 topics
  3. Epidemiology4▲ 1.22×25 topics
  4. Deep Learning4▲ 1.24×16 topics
  5. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.2×13 topics
  6. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  7. Globalization3▲ 1.64×12 topics
  8. Neural Networks3▲ 2.1×12 topics
  9. Social Impact2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  10. Food Security2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  11. Sustainable Development2▲ 1.78×9 topics
  12. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  13. Rural Development2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  14. Emerging Markets2▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Social Networks2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  18. Technology Adoption2▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  20. Bottom of the Pyramid2▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Frugal Innovation2▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Colonialism2▲ 3.9×7 topics
  23. Nationalism2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  24. Religion2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  25. Adaptation2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  26. Agricultural Innovation2▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Global Warming2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  28. Infectious Diseases2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  29. Livelihood Diversification2▲ 55×1 topic
  30. Vaccine Development2▲ 6.7×8 topics
  31. Bayesian Inference1▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Consumer Attitudes1▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Migration1▲ 4.7×3 topics
  34. Aquaculture1▲ 6.0×6 topics
  35. Global Impact1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. Public Perception1▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Vulnerability1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  38. Community Development1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  39. Poverty Reduction1▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Nutritional Value1▲ 11×3 topics

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

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

Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksStatistical Distribution Estimation and Applications: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksGenetically Modified Organisms Research: 1 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…1Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenan…1Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…1African history and culture studies: 1 fractional worksFood Waste Reduction and…1Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability: 1 fractional works
Business and International ManagementGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesStatistics and ProbabilitySociology and Political Science5 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 2 works
  3. 3 Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications Statistics and Probability 1 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  6. 6 Genetically Modified Organisms Research Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  10. 10 Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability Food 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 available63.7%not open36.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 75% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is African Centre for Technology Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%African Centre for Technology Studies0.00040% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of African Centre for Technology Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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