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Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute

In research, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,950 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,359 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Ecology and Environmental Science — Aquatic Science is 96.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,037
of 28,054 · #31,121 all time
Rank in Kenya
#52
of 75
Research works
506
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,950 of 3,551 12.5%72 #3871
Physical SciencesDomain #12,359 of 12,888 12.7%78 #19996

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kenya Marine and Fisheries 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 Marine and Fisheries Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 96.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 23.0 works97×
  2. EcologySubfield · 35.9 works35×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 71.9 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: 5.34× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.23× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.05× its world share, 72 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.40× its world share, 2 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, James Gitundu Kairo, Jared O. Bosire and Jonathan Munguti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute.

  1. 1 James Gitundu Kairo Kenya · #244,230 worldwide 233 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Jared O. Bosire Kenya · #426,741 worldwide 135 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Jonathan Munguti Kenya · #644,314 worldwide 63 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Quality, Eutrophication, Fisheries Management, Biodiversity Loss, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria and Conservation.

▲ 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 Change52▲ 15×30 topics
  2. Water Quality28▲ 54×5 topics
  3. Eutrophication28▲ 205×3 topics
  4. Fisheries Management26▲ 174×4 topics
  5. Biodiversity Loss24▲ 356×3 topics
  6. Lake Tanganyika24▲ 1995×1 topic
  7. Lake Victoria24▲ 1995×1 topic
  8. Conservation17▲ 30×9 topics
  9. Biodiversity16▲ 16×11 topics
  10. Aquaculture16▲ 45×7 topics
  11. Environmental Impact14▲ 6.2×18 topics
  12. Biogeography13▲ 39×3 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity13▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis13▲ 32×5 topics
  15. Freshwater13▲ 196×2 topics
  16. Fish12▲ 240×1 topic
  17. Length-Weight Relationships12▲ 240×1 topic
  18. Fisheries Sustainability11▲ 92×2 topics
  19. Sustainability10▲ 3.2×17 topics
  20. Nutrition9▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Invasive Species9▲ 15×8 topics
  22. Fatty Acids8▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Fish Feed8▲ 108×1 topic
  24. Food Security7▲ 10×8 topics
  25. Waste Management7▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Ocean Acidification6▲ 67×3 topics
  27. Marine Environment6▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Ecosystem Services6▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Freshwater Biodiversity6▲ 72×2 topics
  30. Marine Ecosystems6▲ 82×2 topics
  31. Conservation Challenges5▲ 87×1 topic
  32. Flow Regulation5▲ 87×1 topic
  33. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Trophic Cascades5▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Management5▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Marine Fisheries5▲ 98×1 topic
  37. Bleaching5▲ 116×1 topic
  38. Coral Reefs5▲ 116×1 topic
  39. Recycling5▲ 9.6×4 topics
  40. Harmful Algal Blooms4▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Aquatic Ecosystems and B…24Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 24 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…12Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 12 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…8Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 8 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 5 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…5Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 5 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 4 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 4 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 4 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 3 fractional works
EcologyAquatic ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 24 works
  2. 2 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 12 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 8 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  6. 6 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 5 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  8. 8 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 4 works
  9. 9 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  10. 10 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.7%domestic only57.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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