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Gretsa University

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Research works
17
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
24
1.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
77%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Gretsa University

Not ranked overall: Gretsa University is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Gretsa University work in?

In all years, 62% of research at Gretsa University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Computer Science (20%), Business, Management and Accounting (19%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 10 fractional works · 61.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 33.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 13.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 8.8% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 19.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 14.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 25.0% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 19.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 11.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKGretsa University17fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences62%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences633.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting319.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance16.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities01.0%
    5. Psychology01.0%
    1. Computer Science319.6%
    2. Energy02.6%
    3. Environmental Science01.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.2%
    5. Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine14.9%
    2. Nursing14.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.6%
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: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 2.40× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 9.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing9.53×0 works
  2. Social Sciences4.12×4 works
  3. Computer Science2.40×1 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.84×0 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.80×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.81×0 works
  7. Psychology0.77×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.68×0 works
  9. Medicine0.24×0 works
  10. Engineering0.03×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Gretsa University?

The most cited paper from Gretsa University is "Effect of Perceived Attributes, Perceived Risk and Perceived Value on Usage of Online Retailing Services" (Peter Misiani Mwencha, Stephen Makau Muathe, John Kuria Thuo, 2014), with 28 citations. Next come "The Effect of Marketing Capabilities and Distribution Strategy on Performance of MSP Intermediary Organisations’ in Nairobi County, Kenya" (9) and "Understanding the Concept of Strategic Intent" (8).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effect of Perceived Attributes, Perceived Risk and Perceived Value on Usage of Online Retailing Services Peter Misiani Mwencha, Stephen Makau Muathe, John Kuria Thuo · Journal of Management Research Open access 29 Mar 2014 28
2 The Effect of Marketing Capabilities and Distribution Strategy on Performance of MSP Intermediary Organisations’ in Nairobi County, Kenya Stanley Chege Karanja, Muathe Sma, John Kuria Thuo · Business Management and Strategy Open access 13 Jul 2014 9
3 Understanding the Concept of Strategic Intent Mburu S.N, Thuo J.K · International Journal for Innovation Education and Research Open access 30 Jun 2015 8
4 Corporate social responsibility reporting of local oil companies in Nigeria Odhiambo Odera · International Journal of Law and Management 6 Aug 2020 5
5 Corporate social responsibility reporting of international oil companies in Nigeria Odhiambo Odera, Kieran Edmond James, Albert H. S. Scott et al. · International Journal of Ethics and Systems Open access 2 Jan 2020 5
All 28 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Gretsa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Natural Language Processing Techniques, Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Agricultural risk and resilience and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Natural Language Process…1Natural Language Processing Techniques: 1 fractional worksImpact of Technology on …1Impact of Technology on Adolescents: 1 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 0 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 0 fractional worksDemographic Trends and Gender Preferences: 0 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 0 fractional worksEducation and Communication Studies: 0 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 0 fractional worksEnglish Language Learning and Teaching: 0 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceSociology and Political ScienceSoil ScienceSafety Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 0 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 0 works
  5. 5 Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Gender Studies 0 works
  6. 6 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Education and Communication Studies Education 0 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  9. 9 English Language Learning and Teaching Information Systems 0 works
  10. 10 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 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 available76.6%not open23.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Gretsa University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.

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