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Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

In research, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,692 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,814 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 13.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,513
of 28,054 · #16,709 all time
Rank in Kenya
#29
of 75
Research works
1.3k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,692 of 3,409 13.6%111 #1920
Life SciencesDomain #5,814 of 7,800 14.5%131 #7280

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization 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).

What does Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 44.4 works13×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 111.3 works12×
← 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: 12.15× its world share, 111 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.77× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 2.60× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.71× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization?

Ranked on the composite score, W. Plowright, A. S. Greig and R.E. Purnell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization.

  1. 1 W. Plowright Kenya · #245,266 worldwide 156 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 A. S. Greig Kenya · #346,878 worldwide 86 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 R.E. Purnell Kenya · #550,445 worldwide 61 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 M. P. Cunningham Kenya · #614,708 worldwide 50 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Martins Odendo Kenya · #686,059 worldwide 51 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 D. M. Kamau Kenya · #885,239 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Amina Abdullahi Hassan Kenya · #1,631,925 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

Which keywords describe research at Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Smallholder Farmers, Sustainability, Adaptation, Rural Development and Social Networks.

▲ 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 Change23▲ 4.4×29 topics
  2. Sustainability20▲ 4.3×18 topics
  3. Genetic Diversity18▲ 22×16 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture17▲ 28×10 topics
  5. Smallholder Farmers16▲ 36×4 topics
  6. Adaptation14▲ 24×5 topics
  7. Rural Development12▲ 18×6 topics
  8. Social Networks12▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Food Security11▲ 11×12 topics
  10. Technology Adoption11▲ 34×2 topics
  11. Drought Tolerance11▲ 39×7 topics
  12. Agricultural Innovation10▲ 119×1 topic
  13. Livelihood Diversification10▲ 176×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impact9▲ 2.9×17 topics
  15. Genetics9▲ 6.4×8 topics
  16. Metabolism8▲ 8.2×8 topics
  17. Ecological Knowledge8▲ 90×2 topics
  18. Breeding8▲ 52×5 topics
  19. Pastoralists8▲ 147×1 topic
  20. QTL Mapping8▲ 33×6 topics
  21. Rangeland Degradation8▲ 147×1 topic
  22. Genomics7▲ 12×9 topics
  23. Potato7▲ 97×2 topics
  24. Marker-Assisted Selection6▲ 42×3 topics
  25. Plant Breeding6▲ 33×3 topics
  26. Antioxidant6▲ 4.6×9 topics
  27. Genome Sequencing6▲ 19×6 topics
  28. Nutritional Quality6▲ 39×4 topics
  29. Antioxidants5▲ 6.3×4 topics
  30. Gender Equality5▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Livestock Farming5▲ 45×3 topics
  32. Genetic Mapping5▲ 34×4 topics
  33. Diversity5▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Genetic Improvement5▲ 29×3 topics
  35. Nitrogen Fixation5▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Marker Development5▲ 53×2 topics
  37. Neurotoxicity5▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Climate Resilience5▲ 40×2 topics
  39. Acrylamide5▲ 112×1 topic
  40. Maillard Reaction5▲ 112×1 topic

Which research topics does Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Potato Plant Research and Agriculture and Rural Development Research.

Agricultural Innovations…10Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 10 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 8 fractional worksPotato Plant Research5Potato Plant Research: 5 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 4 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 4 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 4 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and …3Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 3 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Management: 3 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 3 fractional worksInsect Utilization and Effects: 3 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawFood ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 works
  2. 2 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  3. 3 Potato Plant Research Food Science 5 works
  4. 4 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  5. 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 4 works
  6. 6 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 4 works
  7. 7 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  8. 8 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  9. 9 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  10. 10 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 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 available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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