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Kenya Wildlife Service

In research, Kenya Wildlife Service stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,358 of 5,407 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,123 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,146
of 22,385 · #20,444 all time
Rank in Kenya
#63
of 69
Research works
367
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.7k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
Kenya Wildlife Service

What is Kenya Wildlife Service 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,358 of 5,407 12.5%157
Physical SciencesDomain #15,123 of 17,446 13.3%182

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kenya Wildlife Service 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 fields of science does Kenya Wildlife Service work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Kenya Wildlife Service is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (44%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 49.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 34 fractional works · 44.3% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 20.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 10.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 24.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 16.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 12.8% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 10.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKenya WildlifeService78fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences13%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science3444.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.4%
    3. Computer Science11.2%
    4. Energy10.8%
    5. Engineering10.7%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1216.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology33.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences57.0%
    2. Psychology33.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.8%
    5. Decision Sciences00.6%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    1. Medicine810.1%
    2. Veterinary11.8%
    3. Health Professions10.8%
    4. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 3.37× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.26× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.91× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 13.56× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 13.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary13.56×1 works
  2. Environmental Science8.91×34 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.37×12 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology3.26×2 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.51×2 works
  6. Psychology1.12×3 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.92×4 works
  8. Energy0.83×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.60×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.56×6 works
  11. Medicine0.53×8 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.44×1 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.29×1 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.27×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.16×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.10×0 works
  20. Nursing0.10×0 works
  21. Engineering0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kenya Wildlife Service?

Ranked on the quality score, Samuel M. Kasiki, Mary Kilavi and Moses Yongo Otiende lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kenya Wildlife Service.

  1. 1 Samuel M. Kasiki Kenya · #650,905 worldwide 1.5k citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Mary Kilavi Kenya · #743,533 worldwide 1.4k citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Moses Yongo Otiende Kenya · #1,102,625 worldwide 721 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Patrick Omondi Kenya · #1,238,799 worldwide 2.1k citations · 72 works
  5. 5 Dickson Kaelo Kenya · #1,243,478 worldwide 912 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Erustus Kanga Kenya · #1,377,200 worldwide 805 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Joseph M. Mukeka Kenya · #1,419,076 worldwide 489 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Shadrack Ngene Kenya · #1,488,468 worldwide 1.2k citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Zeke Davidson Kenya · #1,595,651 worldwide 1.1k citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Patrick I. Chiyo Kenya · #1,645,573 worldwide 1.5k citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Kenya Wildlife Service

What are the most cited papers from Kenya Wildlife Service?

The most cited paper from Kenya Wildlife Service is "Rebuilding Global Fisheries" (Boris Worm et al., 2009), with 2,230 citations. Next come "Observed Variability and Trends in Extreme Climate Events: A Brief Review*" (1,361) and "A canine distemper virus epidemic in Serengeti lions (Panthera leo)" (818).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rebuilding Global Fisheries Boris Worm et al. · Science Open access 30 Jul 2009 2,230
2 Observed Variability and Trends in Extreme Climate Events: A Brief Review* David R. Easterling, Jenni L. Evans, Pavel Groisman et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Open access Mar 2000 1,361
3 A canine distemper virus epidemic in Serengeti lions (Panthera leo) Melody Roelke‐Parker, Linda Munson, Craig Packer et al. · Nature Open access Feb 1996 818
4 Woody cover and hominin environments in the past 6 million years Thure E. Cerling, Jonathan Guy Wynn, Samuel A. Andanje et al. · Nature Aug 2011 651
5 Illegal killing for ivory drives global decline in African elephants George Wittemyer, Joseph M. Northrup, Julian Blanc et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 18 Aug 2014 427
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Which keywords describe research at Kenya Wildlife Service?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Trophic Cascades, Habitat Selection, Animal Movement, Occupancy Rates, Biodiversity and Global Warming.

▲ 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. Climate Change22▲ 11×46 topics
  2. Population Dynamics10▲ 50×8 topics
  3. Trophic Cascades9▲ 129×2 topics
  4. Habitat Selection8▲ 136×2 topics
  5. Animal Movement7▲ 184×1 topic
  6. Occupancy Rates7▲ 184×1 topic
  7. Biodiversity7▲ 11×11 topics
  8. Epidemiology6▲ 1.90×28 topics
  9. Sustainability6▲ 3.1×15 topics
  10. Global Warming4▲ 13×8 topics
  11. Adaptation4▲ 19×4 topics
  12. Invasive Species4▲ 12×9 topics
  13. Public Health4▲ 3.1×15 topics
  14. Vulnerability3▲ 19×6 topics
  15. Conservation3▲ 9.3×10 topics
  16. Ecological Knowledge3▲ 91×2 topics
  17. Ocean Acidification3▲ 51×3 topics
  18. Pastoralists3▲ 152×1 topic
  19. Rangeland Degradation3▲ 152×1 topic
  20. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 62×2 topics
  21. Food Security3▲ 6.1×7 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity3▲ 7.8×7 topics
  23. Pathogen Transmission3▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.2×12 topics
  25. Bleaching2▲ 96×1 topic
  26. Conservation Biology2▲ 28×3 topics
  27. Coral Reefs2▲ 96×1 topic
  28. Land Use Change2▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Model Evaluation2▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Global Change2▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Social Networks2▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  34. Evolution2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  35. Altruism2▲ 30×3 topics
  36. Cooperation2▲ 39×3 topics
  37. Ecosystem Management2▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Marine Fisheries2▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Primates2▲ 126×1 topic
  40. Social Behavior2▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Kenya Wildlife Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Primate Behavior and Ecology.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…7Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 7 fractional worksRangeland Management and…3Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 3 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…2Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and pu…2Zoonotic diseases and public health: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 1 fractional works
EcologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSocial PsychologyGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 7 works
  2. 2 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  3. 3 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  8. 8 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 1 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.7%domestic only44.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kenya Wildlife Service's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kenya Wildlife Service as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Kenya Wildlife Service0.00028% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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