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Information and Communication Technology Authority

icta.go.keROR OpenAlex
Research works
116
▲ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
1k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Information and Communication Technology Authority

Not ranked overall: Information and Communication Technology Authority 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 Information and Communication Technology Authority work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Information and Communication Technology Authority is in Social Sciences, 39% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Business, Management and Accounting (19%), Environmental Science (17%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 23 fractional works · 47.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 18.8% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 8.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 38.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 16.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 14.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInformation andCommunication…48fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences47%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Business, Management and Accounting918.8%
    2. Social Sciences714.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance47.8%
    4. Psychology13.1%
    5. Decision Sciences13.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.7%
    1. Environmental Science816.8%
    2. Engineering714.0%
    3. Computer Science24.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.8%
    5. Energy01.0%
    6. Materials Science00.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences47.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine24.1%
    2. Health Professions11.1%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
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: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.39× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.83× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.10× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.62× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.83×9 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.62×4 works
  3. Environmental Science3.39×8 works
  4. Decision Sciences3.10×1 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.55×4 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.14×1 works
  7. Social Sciences1.10×7 works
  8. Energy1.08×0 works
  9. Veterinary1.03×0 works
  10. Psychology1.02×2 works
  11. Engineering0.93×7 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.66×0 works
  13. Nursing0.53×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.52×2 works
  15. Health Professions0.42×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.24×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.22×0 works
  18. Medicine0.22×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Information and Communication Technology Authority?

Ranked on the quality score, Anne Nyatichi Omambia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Information and Communication Technology Authority.

  1. 1 Anne Nyatichi Omambia Kenya · #2,128,519 worldwide 228 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Information and Communication Technology Authority

What are the most cited papers from Information and Communication Technology Authority?

The most cited paper from Information and Communication Technology Authority is "DETERMINANTS OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA" (Vincent O Ongore, Gemechu Berhanu Kusa, 2013), with 750 citations. Next come "The conservation status of the world’s freshwater molluscs" (162) and "Climate change and pastoralists: perceptions and adaptation in montane Kenya" (103).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 DETERMINANTS OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA Vincent O Ongore, Gemechu Berhanu Kusa · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics Open access 2013 750
2 The conservation status of the world’s freshwater molluscs Monika Böhm et al. · Hydrobiologia Open access 12 Sep 2020 162
3 Climate change and pastoralists: perceptions and adaptation in montane Kenya Aida Cuní‐Sanchez, Peter Omeny, Marion Pfeifer et al. · Climate and Development Open access 26 Mar 2018 103
4 Effects of Selected Corporate Governance Characteristics on Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from Kenya Vincent O Ongore, Peter K’Obonyo · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics 2011 98
5 Unblocking the flow of biodiversity data for decision-making in Africa Peter J. Stephenson et al. · Biological Conservation 18 Sep 2016 97
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Information and Communication Technology Authority?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Financial Constraints, Environmental Impact, Corporate Governance, Economic Development, Supply Chain Management and Adaptation.

▲ 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. Sustainability5▲ 4.5×18 topics
  2. Climate Change5▲ 3.8×26 topics
  3. Environmental Impact4▲ 4.6×14 topics
  4. Financial Constraints3▲ 61×2 topics
  5. Corporate Governance3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  6. Economic Development3▲ 6.7×9 topics
  7. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  8. Globalization2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  10. Adaptation2▲ 15×4 topics
  11. Supply Chain2▲ 21×4 topics
  12. Mergers and Acquisitions2▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Financial Performance2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  14. Investor Protection2▲ 48×1 topic
  15. Ownership Structure2▲ 48×1 topic
  16. Risk Management2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  17. Performance Measurement2▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Economic Growth2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  19. Political Economy2▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Corruption1▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Adolescent Behavior1▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Higher Education1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  23. Addiction1▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  25. Corporate Social Responsibility1▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Digital Natives1▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Livelihoods1▲ 76×2 topics
  28. Pastoralists1▲ 97×1 topic
  29. Public-Private Partnerships1▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Rangeland Degradation1▲ 97×1 topic
  31. Recycling1▲ 6.4×4 topics
  32. Trade Credit1▲ 99×1 topic
  33. Well-being1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  34. Working Capital Management1▲ 99×1 topic
  35. Environmental Impacts1▲ 8.5×4 topics
  36. Fiscal Policy1▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Household Fuel Use1▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Indoor Air Pollution1▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Mining Industry1▲ 113×1 topic
  40. Social License to Operate1▲ 113×1 topic

Which research topics does Information and Communication Technology Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Corporate Finance and Governance, Working Capital and Financial Performance, Impact of Technology on Adolescents and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology.

Corporate Finance and Go…2Corporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksWorking Capital and Fina…1Working Capital and Financial Performance: 1 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 1 fractional worksRangeland Management and…1Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 1 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…1Energy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 1 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…1Construction Project Management and Performance: 1 fractional worksMining Techniques and Economics: 1 fractional worksPublic-Private Partnership Projects: 1 fractional works
AccountingSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawPollution5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  2. 2 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 1 works
  3. 3 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  5. 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 1 works
  6. 6 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  9. 9 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Public-Private Partnership Projects Strategy and Management 1 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 available59.4%not open40.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.8%domestic only66.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Information and Communication Technology Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
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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 Information and Communication Technology Authority as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Information and Communication Technology Authority0.00029% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Information and Communication Technology Authority over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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