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Karatina University

In research, Karatina University stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,027 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,665
of 22,385 · #19,167 all time
Rank in Kenya
#51
of 69
Research works
470
▼ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
86%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Karatina University

What is Karatina University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #11,027 of 14,833 1.9%267

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Karatina 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Karatina University work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Karatina University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Environmental Science (14%), Business, Management and Accounting (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 72 fractional works · 44.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 18.6% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 20 fractional works · 12.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 5.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 46 fractional works · 28.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 14.1% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 14.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 11.2% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKaratinaUniversity161fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences45%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3018.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2012.1%
    3. Psychology85.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance74.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities42.6%
    6. Decision Sciences42.2%
    1. Environmental Science2314.1%
    2. Engineering74.4%
    3. Computer Science74.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy21.5%
    5. Materials Science21.3%
    6. Chemistry10.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    8. Mathematics10.6%
    9. Energy10.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1811.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Medicine116.8%
    2. Health Professions53.3%
    3. Nursing42.4%
    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: 2.36× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.84× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 4.87× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.77× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.99× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.69× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.87×4 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.77×20 works
  3. Environmental Science2.84×23 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.36×18 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.25×4 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.99×7 works
  7. Psychology1.69×8 works
  8. Social Sciences1.47×30 works
  9. Health Professions1.24×5 works
  10. Veterinary1.02×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.90×4 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.65×2 works
  13. Chemistry0.58×2 works
  14. Computer Science0.55×7 works
  15. Energy0.55×1 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.51×1 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×4 works
  18. Mathematics0.49×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.38×2 works
  20. Medicine0.35×11 works
  21. Engineering0.29×7 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×0 works
  23. Neuroscience0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Karatina University?

Ranked on the quality score, Duncan M. Kimuyu, Stephen Maina Njoroge and Zachariah Kariuki Mbugua lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Karatina University.

  1. 1 Duncan M. Kimuyu Kenya · #456,095 worldwide 2.7k citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Stephen Maina Njoroge Kenya · #2,333,453 worldwide 157 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Zachariah Kariuki Mbugua Kenya · #2,504,301 worldwide 245 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Peter K. Musyimi Kenya · #2,840,214 worldwide 294 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Gilbert M. Nduru Kenya · #3,387,087 worldwide 185 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 George Gatere Ndiritu Kenya · #3,412,580 worldwide 805 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Ezekiel Mbitha Mwenzwa Kenya · #3,839,922 worldwide 109 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Johannes Njagi Njoka Kenya · #3,862,986 worldwide 58 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Stephen M. Macharia Kenya · #4,072,845 worldwide 281 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Beatrice Elesani Ombaka Kenya · #4,212,498 worldwide 55 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Karatina University

What are the most cited papers from Karatina University?

The most cited paper from Karatina University is "Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements" (Marlee A. Tucker et al., 2018), with 1,329 citations. Next come "Green synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles and its efficiency in degradation of rifampicin antibiotic" (295) and "Impacts of large herbivores on terrestrial ecosystems" (240).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements Marlee A. Tucker et al. · Science Open access115 authors 25 Jan 2018 1,329
2 Green synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles and its efficiency in degradation of rifampicin antibiotic Dennis Mwanza Nzilu, Edwin Shigwenya Madivoli, David Sujee Makhanu et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 28 Aug 2023 295
3 Impacts of large herbivores on terrestrial ecosystems Robert M. Pringle, Joel O. Abraham, T. Michael Anderson et al. · Current Biology Open access Jun 2023 240
4 MYB21 interacts with MYC2 to control the expression of terpene synthase genes in flowers of Freesia hybrida and Arabidopsis thaliana Zhongzhou Yang, Yueqing Li, Fengzhan Gao et al. · Journal of Experimental Botany Open access 9 Apr 2020 196
5 The Biological Assessment and Rehabilitation of the World’s Rivers: An Overview Maria João Feio et al. · Water Open access 31 Jan 2021 191
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Karatina University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Leadership, Social Capital, Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Impact, Performance Measurement and Globalization.

▲ 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. Climate Change14▲ 3.1×35 topics
  2. Sustainability10▲ 2.6×20 topics
  3. Globalization7▲ 2.2×15 topics
  4. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.5×17 topics
  5. Education6▲ 2.4×14 topics
  6. Leadership6▲ 7.5×10 topics
  7. COVID-195▲ 2.5×4 topics
  8. Social Capital5▲ 6.1×9 topics
  9. Biodiversity5▲ 3.9×13 topics
  10. Pandemic5▲ 3.0×4 topics
  11. Innovation5▲ 2.8×9 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  13. Entrepreneurship4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  14. Performance Measurement4▲ 8.9×5 topics
  15. Knowledge Management4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  16. Organizational Culture4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  17. Organizational Learning4▲ 35×3 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  19. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  20. Gender Inequality3▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Poverty Alleviation3▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Adaptation3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  23. Invasive Species3▲ 4.7×11 topics
  24. Customer Satisfaction3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  25. Food Supply Chain3▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Employee Engagement3▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Land Use Change3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  28. Financial Markets3▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Injury Severity3▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Poverty Reduction3▲ 13×2 topics
  31. business impact3▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Organizational Performance3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  33. Dietary Intake2▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Fatty Acid Metabolism2▲ 71×1 topic
  35. Omega-3 Fatty Acids2▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Livelihoods2▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Driver Behavior2▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Emerging Markets2▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Frugal Innovation2▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Traffic Accidents2▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Karatina University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Fatty Acid Research and Health, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development and Traffic and Road Safety.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts3COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksFatty Acid Research and …2Fatty Acid Research and Health: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety2Traffic and Road Safety: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…2Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksOrganizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 2 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsNutrition and DieteticsBusiness and International ManagementSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality6 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  2. 2 Fatty Acid Research and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  3. 3 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  4. 4 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  6. 6 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  9. 9 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 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 available86.3%not open13.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Karatina University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
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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 Karatina University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00069% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Karatina University0.00057% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Karatina University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Karatina University4.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.8% in 2023.

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