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Kenya Methodist University

In research, Kenya Methodist University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,552 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,119 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,167 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting (Accounting is 7.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,494
of 22,385 · #19,585 all time
Rank in Kenya
#27
of 69
Research works
933
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.65×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
87%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Kenya Methodist University

What is Kenya Methodist 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 #5,552 of 9,585 1.3%277 #11469
Social SciencesField #5,119 of 5,988 2.6%113 #8052
Health SciencesDomain #9,167 of 9,902 1.1%83 #15517
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,503 of 2,581 0.0%82 #3660

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kenya Methodist 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#11,469 #5,552
  2. Social Sciences#8,052 #5,119
  3. Health Sciences#15,517 #9,167
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#3,660 #2,503
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Kenya Methodist University work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Kenya Methodist University is in Social Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Business, Management and Accounting (18%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 311 fractional works · 64.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 130 fractional works · 26.8% of its workEducation: 50 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 27 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 89 fractional works · 18.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 25 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAccounting: 22 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 36 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 27 fractional works · 5.6% of its workFinance: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 24 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 3.6% of its workReligious studies: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 104 fractional works · 21.5% of its workMedicine: 56 fractional works · 11.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 40 fractional works · 8.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 25 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 46 fractional works · 9.4% of its workComputer Science: 28 fractional works · 5.8% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKenya MethodistUniversity486fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences64%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences13026.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting8918.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance367.5%
    4. Psychology244.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities173.6%
    6. Decision Sciences153.1%
    1. Medicine5611.5%
    2. Health Professions408.2%
    3. Nursing91.8%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Computer Science285.8%
    2. Environmental Science71.5%
    3. Engineering71.4%
    4. Materials Science10.3%
    5. Mathematics10.2%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences163.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology40.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology30.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kenya Methodist University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 21.7 works7.3×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.10× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 3.60× its world share, 9 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.65× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.24× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.50× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 130 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.65×88 works
  2. Nursing3.60×9 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.50×36 works
  4. Decision Sciences3.24×15 works
  5. Health Professions3.10×40 works
  6. Social Sciences2.12×130 works
  7. Psychology1.60×24 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.23×17 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.18×2 works
  10. Computer Science0.75×28 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.73×4 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×16 works
  13. Medicine0.60×56 works
  14. Environmental Science0.30×7 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.26×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.15×1 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×3 works
  18. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  19. Engineering0.09×7 works
  20. Materials Science0.08×1 works
  21. Neuroscience0.06×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.04×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kenya Methodist University?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael Kiama, Desire Aime Nshimirimana and George W. Odhiambo-Otieno lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kenya Methodist University.

  1. 1 Michael Kiama Kenya · #2,634,635 worldwide 598 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Desire Aime Nshimirimana Kenya · #3,500,344 worldwide 48 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 George W. Odhiambo-Otieno Kenya · #3,837,448 worldwide 220 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Susan Njuguna Kenya · #4,014,639 worldwide 158 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Stephen Laititi Mutunga Kenya · #4,465,037 worldwide 54 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Alice Mutungi Kenya · #4,616,069 worldwide 122 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Caroline Kawila Kenya · #4,646,611 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 George King’oriah Kenya · #4,655,442 worldwide 25 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Peter Kihara Kenya · #4,710,035 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Felix Chesigor Kenya · #4,737,406 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Kenya Methodist University

What are the most cited papers from Kenya Methodist University?

The most cited paper from Kenya Methodist University is "Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate‐dependent" (Diana H. Wall et al., 2008), with 550 citations. Next come "Occurrence and treatment of contaminants of emerging concern in the African aquatic environment: Literature review and a look ahead" (158) and "Environmental DNA for improved detection and environmental surveillance of schistosomiasis" (149).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate‐dependent Diana H. Wall et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 19 Jun 2008 550
2 Occurrence and treatment of contaminants of emerging concern in the African aquatic environment: Literature review and a look ahead Kenneth Otieno K'oreje, Maurice Okoth, Herman Van Langenhove et al. · Journal of Environmental Management 13 Nov 2019 158
3 Environmental DNA for improved detection and environmental surveillance of schistosomiasis Mita Eva Sengupta, Micaela Hellström, Henry Curtis Kariuki et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 11 Apr 2019 149
4 Factors Affecting Performance in Clinical Practice among Preservice Diploma Nursing Students in Northern Tanzania Helena Marco Gemuhay, Albino Kalolo, Robert Mirisho et al. · Nursing Research and Practice Open access 3 Mar 2019 147
5 World Heart Federation Roadmap for Hypertension – A 2021 Update Panniyammakal Jeemon, Tania Séverin, Celso Amodeo et al. · Global Heart Open access 2021 142
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kenya Methodist University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Leadership, Innovation, Supply Chain Management, Corporate Governance, Social Capital, Globalization, Risk Management and Poverty Reduction.

▲ 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. Globalization31▲ 3.2×26 topics
  2. Innovation31▲ 6.2×16 topics
  3. Leadership28▲ 12×12 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management26▲ 6.0×9 topics
  5. Corporate Governance24▲ 6.7×11 topics
  6. Social Capital21▲ 8.3×9 topics
  7. Risk Management20▲ 8.8×8 topics
  8. Poverty Reduction18▲ 29×4 topics
  9. Development18▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Knowledge Management17▲ 6.3×11 topics
  11. Customer Satisfaction16▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Performance Measurement16▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Healthcare16▲ 2.9×9 topics
  14. Organizational Culture15▲ 8.2×8 topics
  15. Higher Education14▲ 5.6×11 topics
  16. Gender Equality14▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Religion13▲ 6.0×6 topics
  18. Employee Engagement13▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Maternal Mortality12▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Community Health Workers12▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Finance12▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Organizational Performance12▲ 9.2×5 topics
  23. Financial Stability12▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Patient Satisfaction11▲ 7.2×5 topics
  25. Performance Analysis11▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Health Inequalities11▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Child Mortality10▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Health Systems10▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Ethical Identity10▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Islamic Banking10▲ 5.7×1 topic
  31. SMEs10▲ 6.4×2 topics
  32. Empowerment10▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Microfinance10▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Community Development9▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Human Resource Management9▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Lifelong Learning9▲ 9.0×7 topics
  37. Cultural Diversity9▲ 8.2×3 topics
  38. NGOs9▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Health System Reform9▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Instructional Design9▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Kenya Methodist University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion and Religion, Society, and Development.

Global Maternal and Chil…10Global Maternal and Child Health: 10 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…10Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 10 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 10 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…9Religion, Society, and Development: 9 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …8Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 8 fractional worksOrganizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 8 fractional worksGlobal and Cross-Cultural Management: 7 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…7Education Systems and Policy: 7 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 7 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 6 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthAccountingEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 10 works
  3. 3 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 8 works
  6. 6 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 8 works
  7. 7 Global and Cross-Cultural Management Anthropology 7 works
  8. 8 Education Systems and Policy Education 7 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 6 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 available86.6%not open13.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kenya Methodist University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Kenya Methodist University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0019% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Kenya Methodist University0.0017% in 20251990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kenya Methodist University2.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 4.1% in 2016.

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