Kenya Forestry Research Institute
In research, Kenya Forestry Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#9,431 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.1× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #16,563 of 28,054 · #23,084 all time
- Rank in Kenya
- #41 of 75
- Research works
- 266 ▲ 65% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 3.4k 12.7 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 17.3% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 58% world 28%
What is Kenya Forestry 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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life SciencesDomain | #9,431 of 14,347 | 19.8% | 133 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kenya Forestry 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).
What does Kenya Forestry Research Institute specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Environmental ScienceField · 25.5 works8.1×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Environmental Science 8.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 2.0×
- Chemistry 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.0×
- Nursing 0.8×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.4×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Energy 0.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Kenya Forestry Research Institute?
Ranked on the composite score, David W. Odee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kenya Forestry Research Institute.
- 1 David W. Odee Kenya · #1,214,061 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at Kenya Forestry Research Institute?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Smallholder Farmers, Land Use Change, Agroforestry and Biomass Estimation.
- Wildfire Activity
- Forest Restoration
- Climate Change Impacts
- Pastoralists
- Livelihoods
- Ecological Knowledge
- Ecosystem Services
- Invasive Species
- Tropical Forests
- Soil Properties
- Household Fuel Use
- Adaptation
- Tree Domestication
- Renewable Energy
- Aboveground Biomass
- Environmental Services
- Biomass Estimation
- Land Use Change
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Smallholder Farmers
- Agroforestry
- Nutritional Value
- Tropical Deforestation
- Climate Resilience
- Indigenous Fruits
- Climate Change Impact
- Allometric Models
- Indoor Air Pollution
- Carbon Stocks
- Forest Management
- Biodiversity
- Medicinal Plants
- Ecosystem Resilience
- Pharmacology
- Rangeland Degradation
- Forest Fires
- Seedling Performance
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
- Climate Change15▲ 8.7×24 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 50×7 topics
- Sustainability8▲ 5.2×12 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 33×8 topics
- Smallholder Farmers6▲ 44×4 topics
- Land Use Change6▲ 32×4 topics
- Agroforestry5▲ 125×3 topics
- Biomass Estimation5▲ 52×3 topics
- Nutritional Value5▲ 72×3 topics
- Environmental Services5▲ 214×1 topic
- Tropical Deforestation5▲ 214×1 topic
- Aboveground Biomass4▲ 80×2 topics
- Climate Resilience4▲ 117×2 topics
- Renewable Energy4▲ 5.0×4 topics
- Indigenous Fruits4▲ 299×1 topic
- Tree Domestication4▲ 299×1 topic
- Climate Change Impact4▲ 30×2 topics
- Adaptation4▲ 23×4 topics
- Allometric Models4▲ 128×2 topics
- Household Fuel Use4▲ 89×1 topic
- Indoor Air Pollution4▲ 89×1 topic
- Soil Properties4▲ 38×3 topics
- Carbon Stocks4▲ 231×1 topic
- Tropical Forests4▲ 180×1 topic
- Forest Management3▲ 76×3 topics
- Invasive Species3▲ 9.8×5 topics
- Biodiversity2▲ 5.4×7 topics
- Ecosystem Services2▲ 9.3×5 topics
- Medicinal Plants2▲ 8.9×6 topics
- Ecological Knowledge2▲ 77×2 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 22×3 topics
- Livelihoods2▲ 94×2 topics
- Pharmacology2▲ 13×4 topics
- Pastoralists2▲ 118×1 topic
- Rangeland Degradation2▲ 118×1 topic
- Climate Change Impacts2▲ 26×3 topics
- Forest Fires2▲ 70×1 topic
- Forest Restoration2▲ 165×1 topic
- Seedling Performance2▲ 457×1 topic
- Wildfire Activity2▲ 70×1 topic
Which research topics does Kenya Forestry Research Institute publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Energy and Environment Impacts and Forest ecology and management.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 5 works
- 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 4 works
- 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 works
- 4 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
- 5 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
- 6 Seedling growth and survival studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
- 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
- 8 Seed Germination and Physiology Plant Science 2 works
- 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
- 10 Tree Root and Stability Studies Mechanical Engineering 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Kenya Forestry Research Institute's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 65% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Nairobi
- University of Nairobi
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
- Kenyatta University
- Kenya Medical Research Institute
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
- International Livestock Research Institute
- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
- Strathmore University
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.