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Egerton University

In research, Egerton University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,226 of 3,157 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,241 of 6,403 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,188 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Soil Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (General Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 12.1× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#6,160
of 22,385 · #10,489 all time
Rank in Kenya
#10
of 69
Research works
3.1k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.72×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
74%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%

What is Egerton 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,226 of 3,157 5.8%245 #1656
Life SciencesDomain #3,241 of 6,403 5.6%279 #4984
Social SciencesDomain #5,188 of 9,585 3.4%257 #8400
Physical SciencesDomain #5,962 of 10,670 6.1%195 #11543
Social SciencesField #3,968 of 5,988 3.2%140 #7308
Plant ScienceSubfield #873 of 1,317 3.7%71 #1678
Environmental ScienceField #2,598 of 3,334 4.3%90 #3432
Health SciencesDomain #9,454 of 9,902 4.6%75 #15169

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Egerton 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,656 #1,226
  2. Life Sciences#4,984 #3,241
  3. Social Sciences#8,400 #5,188
  4. Physical Sciences#11,543 #5,962
  5. Social Sciences#7,308 #3,968
  6. Plant Science#1,678 #873
  7. Environmental Science#3,432 #2,598
  8. Health Sciences#15,169 #9,454
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 Egerton University work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research at Egerton University is in Life Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (29%), Social Sciences (18%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 306 fractional works · 33.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 266 fractional works · 29.2% of its workPlant Science: 77 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 49 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFood Science: 38 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 28 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSoil Science: 22 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 291 fractional works · 31.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 160 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 41 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEducation: 31 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 53 fractional works · 5.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 38 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 30 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 222 fractional works · 24.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 102 fractional works · 11.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 22 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 51 fractional works · 5.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 28 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 95 fractional works · 10.4% of its workMedicine: 54 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEgertonUniversity912fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences33%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences32%

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences26629.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology283.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology70.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
    5. Neuroscience20.2%
    1. Social Sciences16017.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting535.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance384.1%
    4. Psychology202.2%
    5. Decision Sciences121.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities80.9%
    1. Environmental Science10211.2%
    2. Engineering515.6%
    3. Computer Science283.1%
    4. Materials Science171.8%
    5. Energy80.9%
    6. Mathematics60.6%
    7. Chemistry50.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine545.9%
    2. Health Professions192.1%
    3. Nursing182.0%
    4. Veterinary30.3%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Egerton University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 12.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 48.7 works12×
  2. Soil ScienceSubfield · 21.8 works8.0×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 27.5 works6.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 6.15× its world share, 266 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.25× its world share, 102 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 4.07× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.14× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.81× its world share, 53 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.93× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 160 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.15×266 works
  2. Nursing4.07×18 works
  3. Environmental Science2.25×102 works
  4. Veterinary2.14×3 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.93×38 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.81×53 works
  7. Social Sciences1.39×160 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.32×12 works
  9. Energy0.96×8 works
  10. Health Professions0.81×19 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.75×7 works
  12. Psychology0.71×20 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×2 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×28 works
  15. Materials Science0.53×17 works
  16. Mathematics0.52×6 works
  17. Computer Science0.40×28 works
  18. Engineering0.37×51 works
  19. Chemistry0.32×5 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.31×1 works
  21. Medicine0.31×54 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.31×8 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×3 works
  24. Neuroscience0.12×2 works
  25. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.07×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Egerton University?

Ranked on the quality score, Samwel Mbugua, Justus Ochieng and Mary K. Mathenge lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Egerton University.

  1. 1 Samwel Mbugua Kenya · #565,639 worldwide 1.3k citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Justus Ochieng Kenya · #828,130 worldwide 1.9k citations · 94 works
  3. 3 Mary K. Mathenge Kenya · #899,855 worldwide 1.3k citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Elizabeth W. Kamau‐Mbuthia Kenya · #953,147 worldwide 1.3k citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Charles Mwithali M’Erimba Kenya · #965,002 worldwide 1.3k citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Benard Muinde Kimatu Kenya · #1,008,489 worldwide 2k citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Lydiah Maruti Waswa Kenya · #1,072,873 worldwide 985 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 John Olwande Kenya · #1,186,368 worldwide 742 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Lilian Kirimi Kenya · #1,379,119 worldwide 985 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Wilfred O. Odadi Kenya · #1,654,711 worldwide 946 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Egerton University

What are the most cited papers from Egerton University?

The most cited paper from Egerton University is "Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015" (Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al., 2016), with 7,829 citations. Next come "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (6,558) and "Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition" (2,031).

All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Egerton University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Smallholder Farmers, Social Networks, Food Security, Rural Development and Technology Adoption.

▲ 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. Climate Change98▲ 4.0×66 topics
  2. Sustainability83▲ 3.7×44 topics
  3. Sustainable Agriculture54▲ 19×11 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers53▲ 27×4 topics
  5. Social Networks49▲ 20×4 topics
  6. Food Security47▲ 9.5×19 topics
  7. Rural Development45▲ 14×8 topics
  8. Technology Adoption41▲ 24×5 topics
  9. Adaptation40▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Environmental Impact38▲ 2.4×31 topics
  11. Agricultural Innovation37▲ 88×2 topics
  12. Livelihood Diversification37▲ 129×1 topic
  13. Market Participation37▲ 129×1 topic
  14. Globalization29▲ 1.62×33 topics
  15. Agriculture28▲ 8.0×8 topics
  16. Sustainable Development28▲ 1.94×28 topics
  17. Vulnerability26▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity25▲ 6.4×18 topics
  19. Gender Equality25▲ 9.7×7 topics
  20. Social Capital24▲ 5.1×10 topics
  21. Poverty Reduction24▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Risk Management20▲ 4.5×8 topics
  23. Livelihoods19▲ 60×2 topics
  24. Social Impact19▲ 5.3×6 topics
  25. Poverty19▲ 22×5 topics
  26. Development19▲ 5.7×10 topics
  27. Land Management17▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Poverty Alleviation17▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Ecological Knowledge17▲ 43×2 topics
  30. Pastoralists16▲ 72×1 topic
  31. Rangeland Degradation16▲ 72×1 topic
  32. Gender Inequality16▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Efficiency16▲ 5.7×6 topics
  34. Livestock Farming15▲ 27×3 topics
  35. Water Management14▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Insurance13▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Agroecology13▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Diversity13▲ 8.1×6 topics
  39. Potato12▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Household Resilience12▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Egerton University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Agricultural risk and resilience and Climate change impacts on agriculture.

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 37 works
  2. 2 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 16 works
  3. 3 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 12 works
  4. 4 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 11 works
  5. 5 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 11 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 10 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 10 works
  9. 9 Potato Plant Research Food Science 10 works
  10. 10 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 9 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 available74.5%not open25.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Egerton University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Egerton University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0034% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Egerton University0.0032% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Egerton 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 2025Egerton University4.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.0% in 2011.

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