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CABI Kenya

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Research works
119
▲ 149% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: CABI Kenya is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 9.95× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.56× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 4.88× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at CABI Kenya?

Ranked on the composite score, W. Otieno, Arne Witt and Roger Day lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CABI Kenya.

  1. 1 W. Otieno Kenya · #609,647 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Arne Witt Kenya · #912,959 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Roger Day Kenya · #1,073,885 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at CABI Kenya

Which keywords describe research at CABI Kenya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Biological Control, Biopesticides, Insecticide Resistance, Mode of Action, Bacillus thuringiensis, RNA Interference and Sustainable Agriculture.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  2. Biological Control4▲ 80×8 topics
  3. Biopesticides3▲ 167×2 topics
  4. Insecticide Resistance3▲ 130×3 topics
  5. Bacillus thuringiensis3▲ 333×1 topic
  6. Mode of Action3▲ 91×2 topics
  7. RNA Interference3▲ 100×1 topic
  8. Epidemiology3▲ 2.1×13 topics
  9. Pest Management2▲ 93×3 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 25×7 topics
  11. Invasive Species2▲ 17×10 topics
  12. Social Networks2▲ 28×3 topics
  13. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 32×4 topics
  14. Botanical Insecticides2▲ 171×1 topic
  15. Essential Oils2▲ 59×2 topics
  16. Insect Control2▲ 171×1 topic
  17. Rural Development2▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Agricultural Innovation2▲ 127×1 topic
  19. Biodiversity2▲ 7.7×8 topics
  20. Livelihood Diversification2▲ 187×1 topic
  21. Sustainability2▲ 2.2×6 topics
  22. Vector Control2▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Vaccine Development2▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Climate Change2▲ 1.80×10 topics
  25. Genomic Sequencing1▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Entomopathogenic Fungi1▲ 283×1 topic
  27. Insect Pathogens1▲ 283×1 topic
  28. Microbiota1▲ 18×4 topics
  29. Arboviral Diseases1▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Nematodes1▲ 70×3 topics
  31. Respiratory Infections1▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Zika Virus1▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does CABI Kenya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect Resistance and Genetics, Insect Pest Control Strategies, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control.

Insect Resistance and Ge…3Insect Resistance and Genetics: 3 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…1Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 1 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 1 fractional worksGlobal trade, sustainability, and social impact: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPlant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesInsect Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 3 works
  2. 2 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  4. 4 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect Science 1 works
  5. 5 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 1 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 1 works
  8. 8 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 1 works
  9. 9 Global trade, sustainability, and social impact Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available66.3%not open33.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors75.9%domestic only24.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has CABI Kenya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 149% 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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