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Machakos University

In research, Machakos University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,919 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,746
of 28,054 · #24,524 all time
Rank in Kenya
#39
of 75
Research works
309
▲ 740% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Machakos 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 #8,919 of 10,521 13.8%66 #13555

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Machakos 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: 2.90× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.25× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.65× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 3.18× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.95× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.58× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Machakos University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark Kimathi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Machakos University.

  1. 1 Mark Kimathi Kenya · #1,435,768 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Machakos University

Which keywords describe research at Machakos University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Change, Social Networks, Social Capital, Food Security and Smallholder Farmers.

▲ 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. Sustainability10▲ 3.0×18 topics
  2. Climate Change9▲ 2.4×22 topics
  3. Education7▲ 2.7×13 topics
  4. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.7×14 topics
  5. Globalization6▲ 2.2×14 topics
  6. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.7×9 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Rural Development5▲ 11×3 topics
  9. Social Capital5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  10. Food Security5▲ 6.3×6 topics
  11. Social Networks5▲ 13×2 topics
  12. Innovation4▲ 3.0×7 topics
  13. Online Learning4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  14. Agriculture4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  15. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Economic Development4▲ 3.6×2 topics
  17. Poverty Reduction4▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Technology Integration4▲ 9.1×6 topics
  19. Technology Adoption4▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Entrepreneurship4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  21. Gender Equality4▲ 9.3×2 topics
  22. Social Impact4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  23. Adaptation4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  24. Agricultural Innovation4▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Livelihood Diversification4▲ 83×1 topic
  26. Vulnerability4▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Risk Management3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  28. Poverty Alleviation3▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Blended Learning3▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Customer Satisfaction3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  31. Sociolinguistics3▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Distance Education3▲ 9.6×2 topics
  33. Empowerment3▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Microfinance3▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Student Satisfaction3▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Heavy Metals3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  37. Insurance3▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Cultural Diversity2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. Emerging Markets2▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Instructional Design2▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Machakos University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Agricultural Innovations…4Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…3Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts o…2Climate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 2 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 2 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics and EconometricsBusiness and International ManagementNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  3. 3 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  5. 5 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 2 works
  6. 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  7. 7 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  8. 8 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  9. 9 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 2 works
  10. 10 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 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 available83.0%not open17.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Machakos University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 740% 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.

Other research institutions in Machakos

All research institutions in Machakos

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.