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Laikipia University

In research, Laikipia University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,209 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,177 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,365
of 28,054 · #38,786 all time
Rank in Kenya
#70
of 75
Research works
395
▲ 389% vs 2013–17
Citations
1k
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
90%
world 28%

What is Laikipia 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 SciencesDomain #9,209 of 10,521 6.3%142 #14951
Social SciencesField #6,177 of 6,365 4.4%79 #9570

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Laikipia 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).

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: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.87× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.34× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.03× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.51× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Laikipia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Sociolinguistics, Language Policy, Multilingualism, Nationalism, Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy, Translanguaging and Literature.

▲ 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. Globalization16▲ 4.6×19 topics
  2. Sociolinguistics13▲ 38×3 topics
  3. Language Policy11▲ 46×2 topics
  4. Multilingualism11▲ 39×2 topics
  5. Nationalism10▲ 13×3 topics
  6. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy10▲ 134×1 topic
  7. Translanguaging10▲ 134×1 topic
  8. Literature8▲ 8.9×4 topics
  9. Colonialism8▲ 9.8×7 topics
  10. Human Rights8▲ 4.3×11 topics
  11. Cultural Studies8▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Poverty Reduction7▲ 32×2 topics
  13. Identity7▲ 5.7×8 topics
  14. Gender Dynamics7▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Postcolonialism7▲ 30×5 topics
  16. History6▲ 5.2×6 topics
  17. Social Impact6▲ 8.9×4 topics
  18. Gender Inequality6▲ 24×2 topics
  19. African History6▲ 131×1 topic
  20. Post-Colonial Africa6▲ 131×1 topic
  21. Corporate Governance6▲ 4.2×4 topics
  22. Conditional Cash Transfers5▲ 82×1 topic
  23. Cultural Exchange5▲ 23×4 topics
  24. School Subsidies5▲ 82×1 topic
  25. Culture5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  26. Social Capital5▲ 5.7×6 topics
  27. Feminism5▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Teacher Training5▲ 4.6×7 topics
  29. Global Trade5▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Religion5▲ 5.9×3 topics
  31. Entrepreneurship5▲ 6.7×4 topics
  32. Ethnicity5▲ 6.9×3 topics
  33. Indian Ocean4▲ 128×1 topic
  34. prehistoric movement4▲ 128×1 topic
  35. Community Development4▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Development4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  38. Pragmatics4▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Second Language Acquisition4▲ 26×3 topics
  40. African Studies4▲ 163×1 topic

Which research topics does Laikipia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multilingual Education and Policy, African history and culture studies, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Global Maritime and Colonial Histories.

Multilingual Education a…10Multilingual Education and Policy: 10 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 6 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …5Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 5 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colo…4Global Maritime and Colonial Histories: 4 fractional worksPostcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 3 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…3Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 3 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 3 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional works
Linguistics and LanguageAnthropologySafety ResearchLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 10 works
  2. 2 African history and culture studies Anthropology 6 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 5 works
  4. 4 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 4 works
  5. 5 Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  6. 6 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 3 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  9. 9 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available89.8%not open10.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Laikipia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 389% 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.

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.