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Karatina University

In research, Karatina University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,259 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,766
of 28,054 · #24,757 all time
Rank in Kenya
#31
of 75
Research works
470
▲ 219% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

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 #9,259 of 16,945 5.9%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 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: 2.60× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.93× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 5.43× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.59× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.20× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Karatina University?

Ranked on the composite score, David Gichuhi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Karatina University.

  1. 1 David Gichuhi Kenya · #1,556,004 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Karatina University

Which keywords describe research at Karatina University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Leadership, Environmental Impact, Biodiversity, Social Capital, Pandemic and Food Supply Chain.

▲ 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. Climate Change11▲ 3.2×32 topics
  2. Sustainability9▲ 2.8×17 topics
  3. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.7×15 topics
  4. COVID-195▲ 2.7×4 topics
  5. Education5▲ 2.1×11 topics
  6. Globalization5▲ 1.87×11 topics
  7. Pandemic5▲ 3.4×4 topics
  8. Biodiversity4▲ 4.5×13 topics
  9. Leadership4▲ 6.9×9 topics
  10. Social Capital4▲ 5.6×9 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.9×7 topics
  12. Corporate Governance3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  13. Knowledge Management3▲ 4.7×8 topics
  14. Digital Transformation3▲ 4.4×2 topics
  15. Food Supply Chain3▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Performance Measurement3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  17. Adaptation3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior3▲ 3.5×3 topics
  19. Entrepreneurship3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  20. Organizational Learning3▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Organizational Culture3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  22. Financial Markets3▲ 15×1 topic
  23. Invasive Species3▲ 4.8×9 topics
  24. Poverty Alleviation3▲ 21×2 topics
  25. business impact3▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Organizational Performance3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  27. Dietary Intake2▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Fatty Acid Metabolism2▲ 89×1 topic
  29. Omega-3 Fatty Acids2▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  31. Driver Behavior2▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Employee Development2▲ 74×2 topics
  33. Performance Improvement2▲ 66×2 topics
  34. Technology Integration2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  35. Traffic Accidents2▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Livelihoods2▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Employee Engagement2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  39. Gender Inequality2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Poverty Reduction2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Karatina University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Fatty Acid Research and Health, Traffic and Road Safety and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts3COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksFatty Acid Research and …2Fatty Acid Research and Health: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 2 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI2Smart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksHuman Resource Development and Performance Evaluation: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsNutrition and DieteticsSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law6 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 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  4. 4 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  7. 7 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  8. 8 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation Applied Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Karatina University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 219% 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.

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