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Kisii University

In research, Kisii University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,799 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,412 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,167 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

kisiiuniversity.ac.keROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#4,708
of 22,385 · #14,814 all time
Rank in Kenya
#5
of 69
Research works
1.3k
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
81%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Kisii University

What is Kisii 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 #3,799 of 9,585 5.0%328 #9405
Physical SciencesDomain #6,412 of 10,670 4.9%128 #15316
Social SciencesField #4,167 of 5,988 5.6%180 #7957
EducationSubfield #1,459 of 1,930 9.1%66 #2737

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kisii 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#9,405 #3,799
  2. Physical Sciences#15,316 #6,412
  3. Social Sciences#7,957 #4,167
  4. Education#2,737 #1,459
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 Kisii University work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Kisii University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 370 fractional works · 57.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 199 fractional works · 30.7% of its workEducation: 71 fractional works · 10.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 47 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSafety Research: 18 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLinguistics and Language: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 62 fractional works · 9.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 16 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 22 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 147 fractional works · 22.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 54 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 52 fractional works · 8.0% of its workInformation Systems: 26 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 66 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 64 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 51 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAquatic Science: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKisii University647fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences57%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences19930.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting629.6%
    3. Psychology365.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities324.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance223.4%
    6. Decision Sciences192.9%
    1. Environmental Science548.3%
    2. Computer Science528.0%
    3. Engineering192.9%
    4. Mathematics132.0%
    5. Chemistry30.5%
    6. Materials Science30.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    9. Energy10.1%
    1. Medicine477.3%
    2. Health Professions152.4%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences517.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology71.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology40.7%
    4. Neuroscience10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
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: 1.67× its world share, 51 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.70× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.71× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.97× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.03× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.61× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 199 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences3.03×19 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.97×62 works
  3. Social Sciences2.43×199 works
  4. Psychology1.84×36 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.71×32 works
  6. Mathematics1.70×13 works
  7. Environmental Science1.68×54 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.67×51 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.61×22 works
  10. Computer Science1.03×52 works
  11. Health Professions0.90×15 works
  12. Nursing0.76×2 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.65×4 works
  14. Veterinary0.47×0 works
  15. Medicine0.38×47 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.31×3 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.23×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×7 works
  20. Engineering0.19×19 works
  21. Materials Science0.13×3 works
  22. Energy0.09×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.09×1 works
  24. Neuroscience0.08×1 works
  25. Dentistry0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kisii University?

Ranked on the quality score, Josephine Oranga, Collince Odiwuor Ogolla and Fredrick Mzee Awuor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kisii University.

  1. 1 Josephine Oranga Kenya · #770,976 worldwide 359 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Collince Odiwuor Ogolla Kenya · #831,688 worldwide 52 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Fredrick Mzee Awuor Kenya · #2,708,781 worldwide 309 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Billiah Nyamoita Gisore Kenya · #2,865,967 worldwide 96 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 George Ngwacho Areba Kenya · #2,942,390 worldwide 61 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Eric Omori Omwenga Kenya · #3,314,614 worldwide 345 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Gilbert Nyakundi Okebiro Kenya · #3,495,833 worldwide 13 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Titus Ogalo Pacho Kenya · #3,571,869 worldwide 111 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Enock Obuba Kenya · #3,586,255 worldwide 92 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Silas Onyango Awuor Kenya · #3,637,458 worldwide 137 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Kisii University

What are the most cited papers from Kisii University?

The most cited paper from Kisii University is "The risk of pathogenic intestinal parasite infections in Kisii Municipality, Kenya" (Robert M Nyarango, Peninah A. Aloo, Ephantus W. Kabiru et al., 2008), with 182 citations. Next come "Qualitative Research: Essence, Types and Advantages" (119) and "The impact of autonomy on the relationship between mentoring and entrepreneurial intentions among youth in Germany, Kenya, and Uganda" (84).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The risk of pathogenic intestinal parasite infections in Kisii Municipality, Kenya Robert M Nyarango, Peninah A. Aloo, Ephantus W. Kabiru et al. · BMC Public Health Open access 14 Jul 2008 182
2 Qualitative Research: Essence, Types and Advantages Josephine Oranga, Audrey Matere · OALib Open access 2023 119
3 The impact of autonomy on the relationship between mentoring and entrepreneurial intentions among youth in Germany, Kenya, and Uganda Martin Mabunda Baluku, Leonsio Matagi, Edward Bantu et al. · International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research 2 Aug 2018 84
4 Psychological capital and entrepreneurial outcomes: the moderating role of social competences of owners of micro-enterprises in East Africa Martin Mabunda Baluku, Julius Fred Kikooma, Edward Bantu et al. · Journal of global entrepreneurship research Open access 8 Sep 2018 81
5 Chitosan nanoencapsulation of flavonoids enhances their quorum sensing and biofilm formation inhibitory activities against an E.coli Top 10 biosensor Eric Omori Omwenga, Andreas Hensel, Anakalo Shitandi et al. · Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces 30 Jan 2018 60
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kisii University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Leadership, Social Capital, Poverty Reduction, Innovation, Education, Globalization and Water Quality.

▲ 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 Change49▲ 2.8×41 topics
  2. Sustainability31▲ 1.98×32 topics
  3. Globalization31▲ 2.4×38 topics
  4. Education30▲ 2.7×29 topics
  5. Leadership29▲ 9.3×15 topics
  6. Innovation26▲ 3.9×16 topics
  7. Social Capital25▲ 7.5×13 topics
  8. Sustainable Development25▲ 2.5×26 topics
  9. Poverty Reduction22▲ 26×5 topics
  10. Higher Education19▲ 5.5×18 topics
  11. Knowledge Management19▲ 5.3×13 topics
  12. Online Learning18▲ 3.4×10 topics
  13. Educational Technology18▲ 2.3×19 topics
  14. Water Quality18▲ 6.8×8 topics
  15. Development17▲ 7.3×7 topics
  16. E-Learning17▲ 2.7×11 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management16▲ 2.7×15 topics
  18. Qualitative Research16▲ 2.8×10 topics
  19. Eutrophication14▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Gender Equality13▲ 7.4×6 topics
  21. Adaptation13▲ 6.9×4 topics
  22. Gender Inequality13▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Technology Integration13▲ 6.5×9 topics
  24. Conditional Cash Transfers12▲ 54×1 topic
  25. School Subsidies12▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Smallholder Farmers12▲ 8.9×5 topics
  27. Risk Management12▲ 3.9×10 topics
  28. Student Engagement12▲ 4.5×9 topics
  29. Fisheries Management11▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Lake Tanganyika11▲ 159×1 topic
  31. Lake Victoria11▲ 159×1 topic
  32. Social Science11▲ 45×3 topics
  33. Research Methods10▲ 9.6×3 topics
  34. Vocational Education9▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Teacher Education9▲ 11×6 topics
  36. Community Development9▲ 7.8×3 topics
  37. Student Satisfaction9▲ 7.7×2 topics
  38. Data Collection9▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Quantitative Research9▲ 11×1 topic
  40. NGOs8▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Kisii University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Business Strategies and Management Research and Religion, Society, and Development.

Poverty, Education, and …12Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 12 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and B…11Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 11 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and …9Business Strategies and Management Research: 9 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…7Religion, Society, and Development: 7 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 7 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 7 fractional worksRangeland Management and…6Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 6 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 6 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 6 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…6Education Systems and Policy: 6 fractional works
Safety ResearchEcologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 12 works
  2. 2 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 11 works
  3. 3 Business Strategies and Management Research Management Science and Operations Research 9 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 7 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  7. 7 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 6 works
  10. 10 Education Systems and Policy Education 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 available81.4%not open18.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kisii University's research output changed?

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

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Kisii University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0027% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Kisii University0.0026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kisii 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 2025Kisii University5.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.4% in 2018.

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