Question 1

What is Egerton University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Egerton University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Egerton University ranks #6,160 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#10,489 all time), and #10 of 69 in Kenya.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Egerton University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Egerton University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Egerton University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Egerton University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Egerton University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Egerton University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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