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Chuka University

In research, Chuka University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,345 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,826 of 5,988 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,211 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,899
of 22,385 · #16,603 all time
Rank in Kenya
#21
of 69
Research works
857
▲ 137% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9k
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.66×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
89%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Chuka University

What is Chuka University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,345 of 9,585 1.3%207 #10082
Social SciencesField #4,826 of 5,988 1.2%116 #7795
Life SciencesDomain #5,211 of 6,403 2.0%104 #7779
Physical SciencesDomain #8,877 of 10,670 5.2%104 #14299
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,778 of 3,157 1.9%89 #4398

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chuka University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#10,082 #6,345
  2. Social Sciences#7,795 #4,826
  3. Life Sciences#7,779 #5,211
  4. Physical Sciences#14,299 #8,877
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,398 #2,778
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Chuka University work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Chuka University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 225 fractional works · 42.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 128 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 36 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEducation: 32 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 28 fractional works · 5.3% of its workReligious studies: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 27 fractional works · 5.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 17 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 123 fractional works · 23.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 42 fractional works · 8.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 26 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 117 fractional works · 22.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 99 fractional works · 18.8% of its workPlant Science: 35 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 62 fractional works · 11.7% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKChuka University527fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences43%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences12824.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities285.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting275.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance203.8%
    5. Psychology173.2%
    6. Decision Sciences61.1%
    1. Environmental Science428.0%
    2. Engineering285.3%
    3. Computer Science265.0%
    4. Mathematics101.9%
    5. Materials Science71.2%
    6. Chemistry40.7%
    7. Energy40.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy20.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9918.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology132.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology30.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    5. Neuroscience10.1%
    1. Medicine438.2%
    2. Health Professions132.6%
    3. Nursing40.8%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
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: 3.95× its world share, 99 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.84× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.59× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.78× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 128 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.95×99 works
  2. Social Sciences1.91×128 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.84×28 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.78×20 works
  5. Mathematics1.61×10 works
  6. Nursing1.61×4 works
  7. Environmental Science1.60×42 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.59×27 works
  9. Veterinary1.51×1 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.13×6 works
  11. Psychology1.05×17 works
  12. Health Professions0.97×14 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.84×2 works
  14. Energy0.74×4 works
  15. Computer Science0.65×26 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×3 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×13 works
  18. Chemistry0.43×4 works
  19. Medicine0.42×43 works
  20. Engineering0.35×28 works
  21. Materials Science0.35×6 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.24×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.14×2 works
  24. Neuroscience0.08×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Chuka University?

Ranked on the quality score, Brian Rotich, Edna Chebet Too and Peter Kinyua Muriungi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chuka University.

  1. 1 Brian Rotich Kenya · #371,092 worldwide 422 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Edna Chebet Too Kenya · #2,852,274 worldwide 1.6k citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Peter Kinyua Muriungi Kenya · #3,375,330 worldwide 335 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Rael Nkatha Mwirigi Kenya · #3,631,467 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Eunice Wamuyu Githae Kenya · #4,036,483 worldwide 155 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Geofrey Kingori Gathungu Kenya · #4,120,044 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Wycliffe Nyachoti Otiso Kenya · #4,162,924 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Catherine Kathure Kaimenyi Kenya · #4,206,284 worldwide 73 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 James Gitonga Kirimi Kenya · #4,322,836 worldwide 341 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Monicah Buyatsi Oundo Kenya · #4,489,129 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Chuka University

What are the most cited papers from Chuka University?

The most cited paper from Chuka University is "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (Simon I Hay et al., 2025), with 762 citations. Next come "Effect of hot air drying on volatile compounds of Flammulina velutipes detected by HS-SPME–GC–MS and electronic nose" (231) and "Climate predicts geographic and temporal variation in mosquito-borne disease dynamics on two continents" (148).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
2 Effect of hot air drying on volatile compounds of Flammulina velutipes detected by HS-SPME–GC–MS and electronic nose Wenjian Yang, Jie Yu, Fei Pei et al. · Food Chemistry 2 Oct 2015 231
3 Climate predicts geographic and temporal variation in mosquito-borne disease dynamics on two continents Jamie M. Caldwell, Angelle Desiree LaBeaud, Éric F. Lambin et al. · Nature Communications Open access 23 Feb 2021 148
4 Characterization and productivity profiles of Aedes aegypti (L.) breeding habitats across rural and urban landscapes in western and coastal Kenya Harun Njenga Ngugi, Francis Maluki Mutuku, Bryson Alberto Ndenga et al. · Parasites & Vectors Open access 12 Jul 2017 147
5 Comparative Analysis of Cross-Validation Techniques: LOOCV, K-folds Cross-Validation, and Repeated K-folds Cross-Validation in Machine Learning Models Victor Lumumba, Dennis Kiprotich, Mary Lemasulani Mpaine et al. · American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics Open access 10 Oct 2024 142
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Chuka University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Globalization, Sustainable Agriculture, Development, Social Networks, Poverty Reduction, Community Development and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Globalization33▲ 3.2×27 topics
  2. Climate Change29▲ 2.0×42 topics
  3. Sustainability26▲ 2.0×33 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers21▲ 19×5 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture21▲ 13×10 topics
  6. Development20▲ 11×10 topics
  7. Social Networks18▲ 12×5 topics
  8. Sustainable Development17▲ 2.0×18 topics
  9. Poverty Reduction16▲ 24×4 topics
  10. Community Development16▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Religion15▲ 6.1×6 topics
  12. Social Capital14▲ 5.0×10 topics
  13. NGOs13▲ 26×4 topics
  14. Rural Development13▲ 7.1×3 topics
  15. Adaptation13▲ 8.1×6 topics
  16. Gender Equality13▲ 8.6×6 topics
  17. Technology Adoption12▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Welfare12▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Humanitarianism12▲ 39×2 topics
  20. International Aid12▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Agricultural Innovation12▲ 49×1 topic
  22. Livelihood Diversification12▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Curriculum Development12▲ 3.4×3 topics
  24. Faith-Based Organizations12▲ 77×1 topic
  25. Social Services12▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Genetic Diversity12▲ 5.1×15 topics
  27. Social Justice11▲ 3.5×10 topics
  28. Gender Inequality10▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Conditional Cash Transfers9▲ 50×1 topic
  30. School Subsidies9▲ 50×1 topic
  31. African Christianity9▲ 75×2 topics
  32. Sociolinguistics9▲ 9.2×3 topics
  33. Language Policy9▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Multilingualism9▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Breeding8▲ 20×4 topics
  36. Teacher Education8▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Drought Tolerance8▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Diversity8▲ 8.3×5 topics
  39. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy8▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Translanguaging8▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Chuka University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Religion, Society, and Development, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Multilingual Education and Policy.

Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 12 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 12 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …9Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 9 fractional worksMultilingual Education a…8Multilingual Education and Policy: 8 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 7 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 6 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colo…6Global Maritime and Colonial Histories: 6 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 6 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 6 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…5African Education and Politics: 5 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSociology and Political ScienceSafety ResearchLinguistics and Language5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 9 works
  4. 4 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 8 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 7 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  7. 7 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 6 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  9. 9 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 6 works
  10. 10 African Education and Politics Education 5 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 available89.4%not open10.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.7%domestic only85.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Chuka University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 137% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Chuka University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0024% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Chuka University0.0023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Chuka University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Chuka University5.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.4% in 2016.

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