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Daystar University

In research, Daystar University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,363 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,762 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,168
of 28,054 · #38,137 all time
Rank in Kenya
#61
of 75
Research works
424
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Daystar University 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
Social SciencesField #3,363 of 6,365 11.8%79 #6983
Social SciencesDomain #5,762 of 10,521 8.6%151 #11230

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Daystar 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.94× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.75× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.29× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.99× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.05× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Daystar University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Social Capital, Innovation, Poverty Reduction, Mental Health, Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Mediatization.

▲ 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. Social Media16▲ 5.5×16 topics
  2. Social Capital13▲ 12×9 topics
  3. Mental Health11▲ 3.6×16 topics
  4. Sustainability11▲ 2.2×13 topics
  5. Innovation11▲ 5.0×17 topics
  6. Globalization10▲ 2.5×16 topics
  7. Poverty Reduction8▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Economic Growth8▲ 4.8×7 topics
  9. Entrepreneurship8▲ 9.5×8 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management7▲ 3.8×8 topics
  11. Human Rights7▲ 3.2×10 topics
  12. Economic Development7▲ 4.0×5 topics
  13. Colonialism6▲ 6.7×4 topics
  14. Mediatization6▲ 57×2 topics
  15. Risk Management6▲ 6.1×7 topics
  16. NGOs6▲ 27×3 topics
  17. Religion5▲ 5.3×4 topics
  18. Social Impact5▲ 6.2×5 topics
  19. News Media5▲ 51×2 topics
  20. Gender Equality4▲ 8.0×2 topics
  21. Internet4▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Student Engagement4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  23. Content Analysis4▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Digital Divide4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  25. Agenda Setting4▲ 56×1 topic
  26. Development4▲ 5.4×3 topics
  27. Media Framing4▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Psychological Adjustment4▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Adaptation4▲ 6.2×2 topics
  30. International Law4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  31. Knowledge Sharing4▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Online Communication4▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Community Development4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Faith-Based Organizations3▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Social Services3▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Gender Dynamics3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Trauma3▲ 7.9×2 topics
  38. Conditional Cash Transfers3▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Empowerment3▲ 16×1 topic
  40. School Subsidies3▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Daystar University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Media Studies and Communication, Religion, Society, and Development, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

Media Studies and Commun…4Media Studies and Communication: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…3Religion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 3 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 3 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 3 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…3FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 3 fractional worksICT in Developing Communities: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional works
CommunicationSociology and Political ScienceSafety ResearchEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Media Studies and Communication Communication 4 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 3 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  7. 7 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 works
  8. 8 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 ICT in Developing Communities Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 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 available75.7%not open24.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Daystar University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% 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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