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Daystar University

In research, Daystar University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,208 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,089 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,792
of 22,385 · #21,867 all time
Rank in Kenya
#41
of 69
Research works
424
▲ 179% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.78×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Daystar University

What is Daystar 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 #6,208 of 9,585 3.1%151 #10547
Social SciencesField #5,089 of 5,988 4.5%79 #7582

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Daystar University work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Daystar University is in Social Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (38%), Business, Management and Accounting (16%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 196 fractional works · 74.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 99 fractional works · 37.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 35 fractional works · 13.4% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCommunication: 12 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 42 fractional works · 15.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 4.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 8.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 4.2% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 14.2% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 7.3% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDaystarUniversity262fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences75%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences9937.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4215.8%
    3. Psychology218.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance176.7%
    5. Decision Sciences103.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities72.8%
    1. Computer Science197.3%
    2. Environmental Science114.1%
    3. Engineering62.4%
    4. Energy00.2%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Medicine124.5%
    2. Health Professions103.8%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.92× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.80× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.11× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.61× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.97× its world share, 99 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting4.92×42 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.80×10 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.11×17 works
  4. Social Sciences2.97×99 works
  5. Psychology2.61×21 works
  6. Health Professions1.46×10 works
  7. Nursing1.02×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.99×8 works
  9. Computer Science0.94×19 works
  10. Environmental Science0.82×11 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×5 works
  12. Medicine0.23×12 works
  13. Energy0.21×0 works
  14. Engineering0.16×6 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Daystar University?

Ranked on the quality score, Agnes Lucy Lando, James Kombo and Samuel Muriithi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Daystar University.

  1. 1 Agnes Lucy Lando Kenya · #1,821,806 worldwide 132 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 James Kombo Kenya · #3,039,225 worldwide 35 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Samuel Muriithi Kenya · #3,113,438 worldwide 338 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 White Kenya · #3,440,150 worldwide 178 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Geoffrey Kariuki Kinuthia Kenya · #3,479,676 worldwide 849 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Anthony Wambua Kenya · #3,482,435 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Beth Mbesu Muroki Kenya · #3,669,040 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Levi Obonyo Kenya · #3,876,476 worldwide 106 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Joanes Kaleli Kyongo Kenya · #3,920,790 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Charles Katua Kithandi Kenya · #4,218,917 worldwide 11 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Daystar University

What are the most cited papers from Daystar University?

The most cited paper from Daystar University is "Levels of heavy metals in wastewater and soil samples from open drainage channels in Nairobi, Kenya: community health implication" (Geoffrey Kariuki Kinuthia, Veronica Ngure, Dunstone Beti et al., 2020), with 701 citations. Next come "Management of Business Challenges Among Small and Micro Enterprises in Nairobi-Kenya" (312) and "Controversies in faith and health care" (127).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Levels of heavy metals in wastewater and soil samples from open drainage channels in Nairobi, Kenya: community health implication Geoffrey Kariuki Kinuthia, Veronica Ngure, Dunstone Beti et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 21 May 2020 701
2 Management of Business Challenges Among Small and Micro Enterprises in Nairobi-Kenya Meirio Bowen, M Morara, Muriuki Mureithi · KCA Journal of Business Management 17 Jul 2009 312
3 Controversies in faith and health care Andrew M Tomkins, Jean Duff, Atallah Fitzgibbon et al. · The Lancet 7 Jul 2015 127
4 Factors Leading to Self-Disclosure of a Positive HIV Diagnosis in Nairobi, Kenya Ann Neville Miller, Donald L. Rubin · Qualitative Health Research May 2007 108
5 A Cross-Cultural Study of Immediacy, Credibility, and Learning in the U.S. and Kenya Scott D. Johnson, Ann Neville Miller · Communication Education Jul 2002 92
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Daystar University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Social Capital, Mental Health, Innovation, Poverty Reduction, Economic Growth, Supply Chain Management and Entrepreneurship.

▲ 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. Social Media21▲ 5.7×16 topics
  2. Mental Health16▲ 4.3×21 topics
  3. Social Capital15▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Sustainability14▲ 2.1×14 topics
  5. Innovation14▲ 5.0×19 topics
  6. Globalization13▲ 2.5×24 topics
  7. Economic Growth11▲ 5.4×11 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management11▲ 4.7×9 topics
  9. Poverty Reduction10▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Entrepreneurship9▲ 8.5×9 topics
  11. Leadership8▲ 6.2×11 topics
  12. Economic Development8▲ 3.6×6 topics
  13. Risk Management7▲ 6.0×7 topics
  14. Colonialism7▲ 5.8×5 topics
  15. Mediatization7▲ 52×2 topics
  16. Human Rights7▲ 2.6×10 topics
  17. Gender Equality7▲ 8.9×4 topics
  18. NGOs7▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Religion6▲ 5.2×5 topics
  20. News Media6▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Social Impact5▲ 5.2×5 topics
  22. Content Analysis5▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Development5▲ 5.2×4 topics
  24. Digital Divide5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  25. Internet5▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Online Communication5▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Agenda Setting5▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Media Framing5▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Psychological Adjustment5▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Community Development4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  31. Trauma4▲ 8.1×2 topics
  32. Empowerment4▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Firm Performance4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  34. Conditional Cash Transfers4▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Poverty Alleviation4▲ 16×2 topics
  36. School Subsidies4▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Financial Inclusion4▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Microfinance4▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Faith-Based Organizations4▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Social Services4▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Daystar University publish most on?

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

Media Studies and Commun…5Media Studies and Communication: 5 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …4Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…4Religion, Society, and Development: 4 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…3FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 3 fractional worksPublic Relations and Crisis Communication: 3 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…3Misinformation and Its Impacts: 3 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 3 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 3 fractional works
CommunicationSafety ResearchEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Media Studies and Communication Communication 5 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 4 works
  3. 3 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 3 works
  7. 7 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 works
  8. 8 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  10. 10 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 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 available75.7%not open24.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Daystar University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 179% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Daystar University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Daystar University0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Daystar 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 2025Daystar University4.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 4.4% in 2020.

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