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Kabarak University

In research, Kabarak University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,225 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,885 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,827 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,923
of 28,054 · #32,929 all time
Rank in Kenya
#40
of 75
Research works
785
▲ 249% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What is Kabarak University 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 #5,225 of 10,521 8.0%237 #10414
Social SciencesField #4,885 of 6,365 5.8%126 #8666
Physical SciencesDomain #11,827 of 12,888 7.5%73 #20972
Health SciencesDomain #11,344 of 11,982 2.0%80 #20115

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kabarak 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 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#10,414 #5,225
  2. Social Sciences#8,666 #4,885
  3. Physical Sciences#20,972 #11,827
  4. Health Sciences#20,115 #11,344
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: 0.98× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.01× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 5.31× its world share, 11 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.67× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.81× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 126 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kabarak University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kefa Rabah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kabarak University.

  1. 1 Kefa Rabah Kenya · #1,049,565 worldwide 65 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kabarak University

Which keywords describe research at Kabarak University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Poverty Reduction, Gender Inequality, Globalization, Conditional Cash Transfers, School Subsidies, Child Development, Leadership and Indigenous Knowledge.

▲ 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. Globalization26▲ 3.2×27 topics
  2. Poverty Reduction20▲ 36×4 topics
  3. Gender Inequality19▲ 32×3 topics
  4. Conditional Cash Transfers16▲ 102×1 topic
  5. School Subsidies16▲ 102×1 topic
  6. Human Rights14▲ 3.2×20 topics
  7. Child Development13▲ 7.6×6 topics
  8. Social Justice13▲ 5.2×11 topics
  9. Leadership13▲ 6.4×10 topics
  10. Social Capital13▲ 5.7×8 topics
  11. Sustainable Development12▲ 1.74×16 topics
  12. Indigenous Knowledge11▲ 28×3 topics
  13. Innovation10▲ 2.4×11 topics
  14. Maternal and Child Undernutrition10▲ 28×1 topic
  15. Water Sanitation Hygiene10▲ 28×1 topic
  16. Development9▲ 6.4×7 topics
  17. Self-Efficacy9▲ 8.4×5 topics
  18. Identity9▲ 3.0×10 topics
  19. Culture9▲ 3.9×5 topics
  20. Knowledge Management8▲ 3.4×8 topics
  21. Ethnomusicology8▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Entrepreneurship8▲ 4.6×5 topics
  23. Religion8▲ 3.7×5 topics
  24. Gender Equality7▲ 6.4×7 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants7▲ 4.4×9 topics
  26. Informal Learning7▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Data Citation7▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Stress7▲ 4.6×6 topics
  29. Ecomusicology7▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Environmental Sustainability7▲ 10×1 topic
  31. Teacher Preparation6▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Legal Research6▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Consumer Protection6▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Environmental Governance6▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Human Resource Management6▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Music Education6▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Performance Anxiety6▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Constitutionalism6▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Developmental Local Government6▲ 118×1 topic
  40. Youth6▲ 9.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Kabarak University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Diverse Musicological Studies and Diverse Music Education Insights.

Poverty, Education, and …16Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 16 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 10 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 7 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 6 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Africa: 6 fractional worksMusic History and Culture5Music History and Culture: 5 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksGlobal and Cross-Cultural Management: 4 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and Management Research: 4 fractional worksPublic-Private Partnership Projects: 3 fractional works
Safety ResearchNutrition and DieteticsMusicLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 16 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 10 works
  3. 3 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 7 works
  4. 4 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 6 works
  5. 5 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 6 works
  6. 6 Music History and Culture Music 5 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  8. 8 Global and Cross-Cultural Management Anthropology 4 works
  9. 9 Business Strategies and Management Research Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  10. 10 Public-Private Partnership Projects Strategy and Management 3 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 available87.8%not open12.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kabarak University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 249% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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