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KCA University

In research, KCA University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,449 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Strategy and Management and Business, Management and Accounting (Strategy and Management is 13.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,679
of 22,385 · #24,446 all time
Rank in Kenya
#49
of 69
Research works
269
▲ 195% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
83%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
KCA University

What is KCA University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,449 of 9,585 3.8%108 #10673

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where KCA 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 KCA University work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at KCA University is in Social Sciences, 15% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Business, Management and Accounting (35%), Social Sciences (18%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (14%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 137 fractional works · 76.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 63 fractional works · 35.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 20 fractional works · 11.3% of its workAccounting: 19 fractional works · 10.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 17.9% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 25 fractional works · 14.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workFinance: 11 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 15.0% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKKCA University179fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences77%

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 Accounting6335.4%
    2. Social Sciences3217.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2514.1%
    4. Decision Sciences105.4%
    5. Psychology42.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities31.6%
    1. Computer Science137.3%
    2. Environmental Science63.5%
    3. Engineering63.1%
    4. Energy10.6%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences74.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine31.8%
    2. Health Professions31.4%
    3. Nursing10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does KCA University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Strategy and Management takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 20.1 works13×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 63.2 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.85× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10.98× its world share, 63 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.54× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.61× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting10.98×63 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance6.61×25 works
  3. Decision Sciences5.54×10 works
  4. Social Sciences1.42×32 works
  5. Computer Science0.94×13 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.85×7 works
  7. Psychology0.81×4 works
  8. Environmental Science0.70×6 works
  9. Energy0.68×1 works
  10. Nursing0.65×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.57×3 works
  12. Health Professions0.55×3 works
  13. Engineering0.21×6 works
  14. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  16. Medicine0.09×3 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×1 works
  18. Neuroscience0.06×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at KCA University?

Ranked on the quality score, Lucy Waruguru Mburu, Simon Nyaga Mwendia and Fred Sporta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is KCA University.

  1. 1 Lucy Waruguru Mburu Kenya · #2,307,418 worldwide 261 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Simon Nyaga Mwendia Kenya · #2,858,338 worldwide 69 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Fred Sporta Kenya · #3,446,233 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Ibrahim Tirimba Ondabu Kenya · #4,198,149 worldwide 66 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at KCA University

What are the most cited papers from KCA University?

The most cited paper from KCA University is "Organizational digital transformation: from evolution to future trends" (Edwin Juma Omol, 2023), with 222 citations. Next come "Knowledge management and business performance: global experts’ views on future research needs" (184) and "e‑Learning Challenges Faced by Universities in Kenya: A Literature Review" (124).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Organizational digital transformation: from evolution to future trends Edwin Juma Omol · Digital Transformation and Society Open access 5 Dec 2023 222
2 Knowledge management and business performance: global experts’ views on future research needs Peter Heisig, Olunifesi Adekunle Suraj, Aino Kianto et al. · Journal of Knowledge Management 10 Oct 2016 184
3 e‑Learning Challenges Faced by Universities in Kenya: A Literature Review Rachael Njeri Kibuku, Daniel Orwa Ochieng, Prof. Agnes Nduku Wausi · The Electronic Journal of e-Learning Open access Feb 2020 124
4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Implementation: A Case for User Participation Samwel Matende, Patrick Job Ogao · Procedia Technology Open access 2013 103
5 Managing sustainability in banking: extent of sustainable banking adaptations of banking sector in India Kishore Kumar, Ajai Prakash · Environment Development and Sustainability 13 Sep 2019 94
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at KCA University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Innovation, Social Capital, Supply Chain Management, Leadership, Financial Performance, Performance Measurement and Economic Development.

▲ 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. Corporate Governance15▲ 12×14 topics
  2. Innovation15▲ 8.3×18 topics
  3. Social Capital14▲ 15×7 topics
  4. Sustainability13▲ 2.9×19 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management12▲ 7.7×12 topics
  6. Leadership12▲ 13×14 topics
  7. Financial Performance11▲ 11×10 topics
  8. Economic Development10▲ 7.4×10 topics
  9. Performance Measurement10▲ 22×6 topics
  10. Finance10▲ 30×3 topics
  11. Poverty Reduction10▲ 42×4 topics
  12. Financial Constraints9▲ 49×2 topics
  13. Risk Management8▲ 9.4×7 topics
  14. Monetary Policy8▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Gender Equality8▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Financial Stability8▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Economic Growth7▲ 5.0×11 topics
  18. Knowledge Management7▲ 7.1×8 topics
  19. Empowerment7▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Microfinance7▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Entrepreneurship6▲ 8.5×6 topics
  22. Regulation6▲ 6.1×4 topics
  23. Firm Performance6▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Environmental Management6▲ 7.6×5 topics
  25. Supply Chain5▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Capital Structure5▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Consumer Behavior5▲ 4.7×4 topics
  28. Ethical Identity5▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Islamic Banking5▲ 7.8×1 topic
  30. Performance Analysis5▲ 14×2 topics
  31. SMEs5▲ 9.1×2 topics
  32. Mergers and Acquisitions5▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Investor Protection5▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Ownership Structure5▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Corporate Finance5▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Profitability4▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Banking4▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Liquidity4▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Employee Engagement4▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Lean Manufacturing4▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does KCA University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Corporate Finance and Governance and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency.

Microfinance and Financi…7Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 7 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…5Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 5 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…5Corporate Finance and Governance: 5 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…4Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 4 fractional worksWorking Capital and Financial Performance: 4 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 4 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and …4Business Strategies and Management Research: 4 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 3 fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAccountingFinanceStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 5 works
  3. 3 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 5 works
  4. 4 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 4 works
  5. 5 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 4 works
  6. 6 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 4 works
  7. 7 Business Strategies and Management Research Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  8. 8 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 3 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 3 works
  10. 10 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 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 available82.7%not open17.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has KCA University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 195% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 KCA University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00066% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%KCA University0.00059% in 20251990200020102020

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

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