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Kaimosi Friends University

In research, Kaimosi Friends University stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,513 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,800
of 28,054 · #37,349 all time
Rank in Kenya
#66
of 75
Research works
242
▲ 2103% vs 2013–17
Citations
847
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Kaimosi Friends 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 #10,513 of 10,521 0.9%67 #16518

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kaimosi Friends 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).

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: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.33× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.97× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.02× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.20× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kaimosi Friends University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Financial Performance, Leadership, Supply Chain, Trade Credit, Working Capital Management, Development, Innovation and Adsorption.

▲ 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. Financial Performance8▲ 9.5×4 topics
  2. Education7▲ 3.0×9 topics
  3. Innovation7▲ 4.4×7 topics
  4. Leadership7▲ 9.7×6 topics
  5. Supply Chain6▲ 20×3 topics
  6. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.5×10 topics
  7. Trade Credit6▲ 155×1 topic
  8. Working Capital Management6▲ 155×1 topic
  9. Nanomaterials6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  10. Development5▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Healthcare5▲ 2.9×5 topics
  12. Adsorption5▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Wastewater Treatment5▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Risk Management4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  15. Heavy Metals4▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Biochar4▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Maternal Mortality4▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Contaminant Removal4▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Surface Area4▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Performance Measurement4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  21. Gender Equality4▲ 9.3×2 topics
  22. Knowledge Management4▲ 4.6×4 topics
  23. Regulation4▲ 4.6×4 topics
  24. Community Health Workers4▲ 29×2 topics
  25. ICT4▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Poverty Reduction4▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Teacher Education3▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Child Mortality3▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Health Systems3▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Nigeria3▲ 119×1 topic
  31. Security and Privacy3▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Smart Cities3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  33. Digital Divide3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  34. Quantitative Research3▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Research Methods3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Conditional Cash Transfers3▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Data Collection3▲ 69×1 topic
  38. School Subsidies3▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Social Science3▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Internet3▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Kaimosi Friends University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Working Capital and Financial Performance, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, Global Maternal and Child Health and African Education and Politics.

Working Capital and Financial Performance: 6 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…3Global Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…3African Education and Politics: 3 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and Management Research: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colo…2Global Maritime and Colonial Histories: 2 fractional works
AccountingWater Science and TechnologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 6 works
  2. 2 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 4 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  4. 4 African Education and Politics Education 3 works
  5. 5 Business Strategies and Management Research Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  6. 6 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 3 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 2 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 available84.9%not open15.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kaimosi Friends University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2103% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.