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Aga Khan University Nairobi

In research, Aga Khan University Nairobi stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,022 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#5,169 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,455 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,332
of 28,054 · #12,749 all time
Rank in Kenya
#13
of 75
Research works
707
▲ 150% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is Aga Khan University Nairobi 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,022 of 11,982 18.2%233 #3894
MedicineField #5,169 of 10,443 15.1%191 #8864
Social SciencesDomain #7,455 of 10,521 30.5%60 #6884

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aga Khan University Nairobi 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#3,894 #3,022
  2. Medicine#8,864 #5,169
  3. Social Sciences#6,884 #7,455
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.77× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.00× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.99× its world share, 191 worksMedicineNursing: 4.26× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.15× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Aga Khan University Nairobi?

Ranked on the composite score, Anthony Ngugi, Shahin Sayed and Jasmit Shah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aga Khan University Nairobi.

  1. 1 Anthony Ngugi Kenya · #548,293 worldwide 58 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Shahin Sayed Kenya · #1,031,120 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Jasmit Shah Kenya · #1,164,604 worldwide 51 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Alex Awiti Kenya · #1,169,829 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 James Orwa Kenya · #1,211,660 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Aga Khan University Nairobi

Which keywords describe research at Aga Khan University Nairobi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Maternal Mortality, Risk Factors, Health Inequalities, Community Health Workers, Child Mortality, Health Systems and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology42▲ 3.2×86 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality17▲ 24×5 topics
  3. Risk Factors16▲ 4.5×25 topics
  4. Mental Health16▲ 3.2×21 topics
  5. Depression14▲ 4.7×13 topics
  6. Public Health14▲ 2.8×32 topics
  7. Health Inequalities12▲ 30×4 topics
  8. COVID-1912▲ 2.6×16 topics
  9. Inflammation12▲ 1.71×39 topics
  10. Community Health Workers11▲ 40×2 topics
  11. Child Mortality11▲ 47×1 topic
  12. Global Burden11▲ 6.2×10 topics
  13. Health Systems11▲ 47×1 topic
  14. Pandemic11▲ 3.0×9 topics
  15. SARS-CoV-210▲ 9.7×5 topics
  16. Quality of Life10▲ 2.1×24 topics
  17. Medical Education10▲ 12×9 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 2.6×27 topics
  19. Diagnosis9▲ 2.9×26 topics
  20. Immune Response9▲ 4.8×15 topics
  21. Global Health9▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Cancer Incidence8▲ 19×4 topics
  23. Biomarkers8▲ 3.6×13 topics
  24. Ethical Considerations8▲ 7.2×8 topics
  25. Antiretroviral Therapy8▲ 14×6 topics
  26. Guidelines8▲ 4.8×11 topics
  27. Mortality Rates7▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Aging7▲ 4.0×11 topics
  29. Psychological Distress7▲ 8.5×4 topics
  30. Anxiety7▲ 4.5×8 topics
  31. Pathophysiology6▲ 6.3×6 topics
  32. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 8.2×4 topics
  33. Infectious Diseases6▲ 5.6×7 topics
  34. ACE2 Receptor6▲ 7.4×2 topics
  35. Maternal Outcomes6▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Perinatal Outcomes6▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Health Disparities6▲ 6.7×4 topics
  38. Global Surgery6▲ 89×1 topic
  39. Health Development6▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Surgical Care6▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Aga Khan University Nairobi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Global Health and Surgery, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Global Maternal and Chil…11Global Maternal and Child Health: 11 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 6 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 4 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health3COVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 3 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…3Child Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsInfectious Diseases5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 11 works
  2. 2 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 4 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 4 works
  6. 6 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 4 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 3 works
  9. 9 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 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 available81.2%not open18.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.1%domestic only51.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Aga Khan University Nairobi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 150% 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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