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Kisii University

In research, Kisii University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,418 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,461 of 10,521 worldwide) and Education (#1,093 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,005
of 28,054 · #22,068 all time
Rank in Kenya
#11
of 75
Research works
1.3k
▲ 235% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is Kisii University 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 SciencesField #1,418 of 6,365 14.0%180 #3517
Social SciencesDomain #2,461 of 10,521 12.4%328 #5955
EducationSubfield #1,093 of 1,892 21.2%66 #2123
Physical SciencesDomain #9,278 of 12,888 9.2%128 #18216

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,517 #1,418
  2. Social Sciences#5,955 #2,461
  3. Education#2,123 #1,093
  4. Physical Sciences#18,216 #9,278
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

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: 1.80× its world share, 49 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.78× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.64× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.08× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.66× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 180 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kisii University?

Ranked on the composite score, Edmond Were lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kisii University.

  1. 1 Edmond Were Kenya · #1,247,886 worldwide 25 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Kisii University

Which keywords describe research at Kisii University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Leadership, Poverty Reduction, Social Capital, Education, Development, Sustainability and Innovation.

▲ 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 Change43▲ 2.8×37 topics
  2. Sustainability30▲ 2.1×32 topics
  3. Education27▲ 2.8×28 topics
  4. Globalization26▲ 2.4×34 topics
  5. Leadership25▲ 9.1×13 topics
  6. Social Capital22▲ 7.2×13 topics
  7. Innovation22▲ 3.6×16 topics
  8. Sustainable Development22▲ 2.4×25 topics
  9. Poverty Reduction21▲ 28×5 topics
  10. Online Learning17▲ 3.6×10 topics
  11. Higher Education16▲ 5.3×17 topics
  12. Knowledge Management16▲ 5.2×13 topics
  13. Educational Technology16▲ 2.4×19 topics
  14. Development16▲ 8.1×7 topics
  15. Water Quality16▲ 6.8×7 topics
  16. E-Learning15▲ 2.6×11 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management15▲ 2.8×15 topics
  18. Qualitative Research14▲ 2.9×8 topics
  19. Gender Inequality13▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Adaptation13▲ 7.9×4 topics
  21. Conditional Cash Transfers12▲ 57×1 topic
  22. Gender Equality12▲ 7.7×6 topics
  23. School Subsidies12▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Technology Integration12▲ 6.9×9 topics
  25. Smallholder Farmers12▲ 9.4×5 topics
  26. Eutrophication12▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Risk Management12▲ 4.3×10 topics
  28. Student Engagement10▲ 4.5×8 topics
  29. Social Science10▲ 47×3 topics
  30. Fisheries Management9▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Vocational Education9▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Lake Tanganyika9▲ 181×1 topic
  33. Lake Victoria9▲ 181×1 topic
  34. Community Development9▲ 8.6×3 topics
  35. Research Methods9▲ 9.5×3 topics
  36. Teacher Education9▲ 12×6 topics
  37. Student Satisfaction8▲ 7.7×2 topics
  38. Data Collection8▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Quantitative Research8▲ 10×1 topic
  40. NGOs8▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Kisii University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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…9Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 9 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and …8Business Strategies and Management Research: 8 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…7Religion, Society, and Development: 7 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 6 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 6 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 9 works
  3. 3 Business Strategies and Management Research Management Science and Operations Research 8 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 6 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 6 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kisii University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 235% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.