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Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

In research, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,756 of 10,521 worldwide), Engineering (#5,620 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,141 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,784
of 28,054 · #23,148 all time
Rank in Kenya
#32
of 75
Research works
630
▲ 169% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Dedan Kimathi University of Technology 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 SciencesDomain #6,756 of 10,521 7.3%97 #10481
EngineeringField #5,620 of 6,636 7.8%73 #9647
Physical SciencesDomain #11,141 of 12,888 7.8%163 #18988

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dedan Kimathi University of Technology 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. Social Sciences#10,481 #6,756
  2. Engineering#9,647 #5,620
  3. Physical Sciences#18,988 #11,141
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: 1.47× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.50× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.49× its world share, 73 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.94× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 3.49× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.46× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.66× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Ciira wa Maina and Charles Ndegwa Mundia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dedan Kimathi University of Technology.

  1. 1 Ciira wa Maina Kenya · #951,384 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Charles Ndegwa Mundia Kenya · #1,359,750 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Deep Learning, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Poverty Alleviation.

▲ 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. Deep Learning20▲ 1.82×42 topics
  2. Machine Learning19▲ 1.78×38 topics
  3. Sustainability18▲ 2.2×26 topics
  4. Climate Change18▲ 1.99×34 topics
  5. Risk Management14▲ 9.1×11 topics
  6. Neural Networks10▲ 2.1×22 topics
  7. Renewable Energy10▲ 2.1×18 topics
  8. Environmental Impact10▲ 1.70×22 topics
  9. Entrepreneurship9▲ 7.2×5 topics
  10. Innovation9▲ 2.6×12 topics
  11. Remote Sensing9▲ 2.2×17 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management8▲ 2.8×9 topics
  13. Corporate Governance7▲ 3.0×4 topics
  14. Economic Growth7▲ 2.6×9 topics
  15. Social Capital7▲ 3.9×6 topics
  16. Finance6▲ 10×4 topics
  17. Poverty Alleviation6▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Financial Stability6▲ 9.0×3 topics
  19. Health Benefits6▲ 5.5×8 topics
  20. Leadership6▲ 3.8×8 topics
  21. Poverty Reduction6▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Land Use Change6▲ 5.6×4 topics
  23. Social Impact6▲ 4.3×3 topics
  24. Artificial Neural Networks5▲ 3.5×6 topics
  25. Emerging Markets5▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Frugal Innovation5▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Hydrological Modeling5▲ 6.5×3 topics
  28. Model Evaluation5▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Performance Analysis5▲ 6.7×2 topics
  30. Water Resources5▲ 6.1×4 topics
  31. Ethical Identity5▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Performance Measurement4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  33. Empowerment4▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Game Theory4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Microfinance4▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Rheological Properties4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  37. Dietary Fiber4▲ 11×3 topics
  38. COVID-19 Impact4▲ 7.1×3 topics
  39. Biomass Estimation4▲ 7.1×3 topics
  40. Nutritional Value4▲ 9.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Dedan Kimathi University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies.

Innovation and Socioecon…5Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 5 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…5Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 5 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…4Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 4 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …3Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 3 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 3 fractional worksInsurance and Financial …2Insurance and Financial Risk Management: 2 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 2 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksNatural Language Process…2Natural Language Processing Techniques: 2 fractional works
Business and International ManagementAccountingEconomics and EconometricsWater Science and Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 5 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 5 works
  3. 3 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 3 works
  5. 5 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 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 available70.0%not open30.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dedan Kimathi University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 169% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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