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Kenya Agricultural Research Institute

In research, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,369 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,830 of 14,347 worldwide) and Plant Science (#2,218 of 2,837 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,805
of 42,892
Rank in Kenya
#17
of 98
Research works
1.2k
▼ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Kenya Agricultural Research Institute 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,369 of 6,031 17.4%642
Life SciencesDomain #5,830 of 14,347 17.0%811
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,218 of 2,837 14.3%202
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #856 of 1,008 20.4%128
Physical SciencesDomain #19,507 of 21,541 18.3%149
MedicineField #16,560 of 17,978 12.1%193
Health SciencesDomain #18,996 of 20,462 11.6%229

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kenya Agricultural Research Institute 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: 8.07× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.83× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.42× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 2.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.78× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kenya Agricultural Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Gunnar Broberg, L. Karstad and J.G. Grootenhuis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kenya Agricultural Research Institute.

  1. 1 Gunnar Broberg Kenya · #464,535 worldwide 22 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 L. Karstad Kenya · #500,813 worldwide 70 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 J.G. Grootenhuis Kenya · #1,011,479 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 E.Z. Mushi Kenya · #1,036,456 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 JH Nderitu Kenya · #1,061,777 worldwide 19 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 A. S. Young Kenya · #1,188,267 worldwide 38 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 J.G. Mureithi Kenya · #1,316,109 worldwide 24 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 A.O. Esilaba Kenya · #1,420,699 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 T. T. Dolan Kenya · #1,450,884 worldwide 29 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Kenya Agricultural Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Kenya Agricultural Research Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Pathogenesis, Genetic Diversity, Public Health, Genetic Characterization, Sustainable Agriculture and Adaptation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology309▲ 6.3×46 topics
  2. Climate Change205▲ 6.3×48 topics
  3. Pathogenesis147▲ 21×14 topics
  4. Genetic Diversity119▲ 20×16 topics
  5. Public Health113▲ 6.8×16 topics
  6. Genetic Characterization98▲ 138×2 topics
  7. Sustainability98▲ 4.5×24 topics
  8. Sustainable Agriculture92▲ 28×12 topics
  9. Adaptation83▲ 23×5 topics
  10. Smallholder Farmers79▲ 47×5 topics
  11. Genetics77▲ 8.2×9 topics
  12. Vaccines72▲ 86×3 topics
  13. Bluetongue Virus68▲ 223×1 topic
  14. Culicoides Biting Midges68▲ 223×1 topic
  15. Host-Pathogen Interactions61▲ 48×5 topics
  16. Drug Resistance59▲ 15×6 topics
  17. Zoonotic Infections56▲ 76×2 topics
  18. Bunyavirus54▲ 94×1 topic
  19. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers54▲ 94×1 topic
  20. Drought Tolerance52▲ 30×8 topics
  21. Vaccine Development48▲ 13×11 topics
  22. Pathogen Transmission47▲ 60×3 topics
  23. Immune Response46▲ 6.1×10 topics
  24. Vector Control45▲ 31×4 topics
  25. Genetic Improvement44▲ 45×3 topics
  26. Viral Pathogenesis43▲ 44×2 topics
  27. Livelihoods43▲ 111×2 topics
  28. Vaccine43▲ 8.7×7 topics
  29. Ecological Knowledge42▲ 78×2 topics
  30. Pastoralists42▲ 140×1 topic
  31. Rangeland Degradation42▲ 140×1 topic
  32. Genome Sequence41▲ 31×4 topics
  33. Diversity41▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Breeding40▲ 46×5 topics
  35. Livestock Farming40▲ 59×3 topics
  36. Genomic Sequencing39▲ 22×4 topics
  37. Climate Resilience38▲ 68×2 topics
  38. Lyme Disease37▲ 101×1 topic
  39. Tick-Borne Diseases37▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Agroecology36▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Kenya Agricultural Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity, ICT Impact and Policies, Trypanosoma species research and implications and Banana Cultivation and Research.

Aquatic Ecosystems and B…1Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 1 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies1ICT Impact and Policies: 1 fractional worksTrypanosoma species rese…1Trypanosoma species research and implications: 1 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and R…1Banana Cultivation and Research: 1 fractional worksCassava research and cyanide: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogenic Bacteri…1Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 0 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 0 fractional worksRangeland Management and…0Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 0 fractional works
EcologyMedia TechnologyEpidemiologyPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 1 works
  2. 2 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 1 works
  3. 3 Trypanosoma species research and implications Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  7. 7 Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 International Development and Aid Development 0 works
  10. 10 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kenya Agricultural Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% lower 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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