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Kenya School of Government

In research, Kenya School of Government stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,604 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Business, Management and Accounting — Economics and Econometrics is 9.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,488
of 28,054 · #34,070 all time
Rank in Kenya
#65
of 75
Research works
440
▲ 235% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Kenya School of Government 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,604 of 10,521 3.9%134 #12627

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kenya School of Government 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 School of Government specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 30.0 works9.9×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 35.0 works8.6×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 36.5 works5.9×
← 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: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.94× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.58× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kenya School of Government?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corruption, Fiscal Policy, Institutional Quality, Labor Market, Informal Economy, Tax Evasion, Human Rights and Supply Chain Management.

▲ 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. Corruption23▲ 76×4 topics
  2. Fiscal Policy22▲ 55×4 topics
  3. Institutional Quality22▲ 109×2 topics
  4. Labor Market22▲ 39×2 topics
  5. Informal Economy22▲ 222×1 topic
  6. Tax Evasion22▲ 232×1 topic
  7. Human Rights20▲ 10×24 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management12▲ 6.6×12 topics
  9. Financial Reporting10▲ 47×3 topics
  10. Social Responsibility10▲ 23×4 topics
  11. Tax Avoidance10▲ 130×2 topics
  12. Multinational Firms9▲ 81×2 topics
  13. Global Governance9▲ 21×9 topics
  14. Corporate Tax9▲ 154×1 topic
  15. Incentives9▲ 70×1 topic
  16. Innovation8▲ 4.1×10 topics
  17. International Law8▲ 13×14 topics
  18. Economic Development6▲ 4.0×9 topics
  19. Judicial Review6▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Development6▲ 9.0×8 topics
  21. Economic Growth6▲ 3.5×11 topics
  22. Poverty Reduction6▲ 23×5 topics
  23. Maternal Mortality5▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Public Participation5▲ 110×2 topics
  25. Constitutionalism5▲ 25×2 topics
  26. International Cooperation5▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Consumer Protection4▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Equality4▲ 38×3 topics
  29. Environmental Governance4▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Performance Measurement4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  31. Social Inequality4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  32. Community Health Workers4▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Child Mortality4▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Health Systems4▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Indicators4▲ 126×1 topic
  36. Millennium Development Goals4▲ 126×1 topic
  37. European Union4▲ 8.9×6 topics
  38. Gender Equality4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  39. Legal Research4▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Sovereignty4▲ 21×4 topics

Which research topics does Kenya School of Government publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Taxation and Compliance Studies, Corporate Taxation and Avoidance, Human Rights and Development and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Taxation and Compliance …22Taxation and Compliance Studies: 22 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and Avoidance: 9 fractional worksHuman Rights and Development: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Africa: 4 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 4 fractional worksDispute Resolution and Class Actions: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksFemale Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAccountingSociology and Political SciencePediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  2. 2 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 9 works
  3. 3 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  5. 5 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 4 works
  6. 6 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 4 works
  7. 7 Dispute Resolution and Class Actions Strategy and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 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.

openly available83.7%not open16.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kenya School of Government's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 235% 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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