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Maseno University

In research, Maseno University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,188 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,681 of 9,902 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,330 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#6,639
of 22,385 · #11,586 all time
Rank in Kenya
#13
of 69
Research works
2.1k
▲ 54% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.73×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
81%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%

What is Maseno 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 #6,188 of 9,585 2.7%275 #7496
Health SciencesDomain #6,681 of 9,902 2.9%154 #12015
Life SciencesDomain #4,330 of 6,403 5.5%104 #6421
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,186 of 3,157 6.7%70 #3773
Social SciencesField #4,690 of 5,988 1.8%118 #7516
MedicineField #6,792 of 8,541 3.1%116 #12092
Physical SciencesDomain #10,033 of 10,670 3.2%118 #16342

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maseno 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#7,496 #6,188
  2. Health Sciences#12,015 #6,681
  3. Life Sciences#6,421 #4,330
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,773 #2,186
  5. Social Sciences#7,516 #4,690
  6. Medicine#12,092 #6,792
  7. Physical Sciences#16,342 #10,033
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 Maseno University work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Maseno University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 330 fractional works · 43.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 149 fractional works · 19.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 38 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEducation: 37 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 65 fractional works · 8.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 49 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 41 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 30 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 24 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 176 fractional works · 23.2% of its workMedicine: 131 fractional works · 17.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 20 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 16 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 32 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 26 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 135 fractional works · 17.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 41 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 38 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 118 fractional works · 15.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 80 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPlant Science: 31 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMaseno University758fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences44%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences14919.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting658.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance496.5%
    4. Psychology303.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities243.1%
    6. Decision Sciences131.7%
    1. Medicine13117.3%
    2. Health Professions324.2%
    3. Nursing111.4%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Environmental Science415.4%
    2. Computer Science385.0%
    3. Engineering263.4%
    4. Mathematics111.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy70.9%
    6. Materials Science60.8%
    7. Chemistry40.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.2%
    9. Energy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8010.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology212.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology81.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.9%
    5. Neuroscience20.2%
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: 2.23× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.54× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 132 worksMedicineNursing: 2.90× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.67× its world share, 65 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.04× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 149 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.04×49 works
  2. Nursing2.90×11 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.67×65 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.54×7 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.23×80 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.77×13 works
  7. Health Professions1.59×32 works
  8. Social Sciences1.55×149 works
  9. Psychology1.30×30 works
  10. Mathematics1.19×11 works
  11. Environmental Science1.08×41 works
  12. Arts and Humanities1.07×24 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology1.02×8 works
  14. Medicine0.90×132 works
  15. Computer Science0.64×38 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×21 works
  17. Veterinary0.43×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.41×7 works
  19. Chemistry0.35×4 works
  20. Dentistry0.28×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.24×6 works
  22. Engineering0.23×26 works
  23. Neuroscience0.15×2 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.15×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×2 works
  26. Energy0.11×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Maseno University?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul Odhiambo Oburu, Mavindu Muthoka and Gabriel Owino Dida lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maseno University.

  1. 1 Paul Odhiambo Oburu Kenya · #34,716 worldwide 6.6k citations · 126 works
  2. 2 Mavindu Muthoka Kenya · #779,933 worldwide 306 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Gabriel Owino Dida Kenya · #986,316 worldwide 2k citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Mathews Mito Dida Kenya · #1,457,287 worldwide 1.2k citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Bethwell Allan Ogot Kenya · #1,570,043 worldwide 707 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Fredrick Orori Kengara Kenya · #1,924,643 worldwide 3.8k citations · 72 works
  7. 7 Louisa Njeri Ndunyu Kenya · #2,064,433 worldwide 133 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Pauline E. A. Andang’o Kenya · #2,094,216 worldwide 624 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Kenneth Waluse Sibiko Kenya · #2,183,308 worldwide 411 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Douglas Nyambane Anyona Kenya · #2,209,118 worldwide 849 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Maseno University

What are the most cited papers from Maseno University?

The most cited paper from Maseno University is "Effect of Occupational Transfers on Employee Engagement in Private Universities in Western Kenya By IJISRT" (Kerangani James Mariba, Joy Akoth Akinyi, Donald Indiya Gulali, 2024), with 727 citations. Next come "Around the world, adolescence is a time of heightened sensation seeking and immature self‐regulation" (529) and "Smallholder market participation under transactions costs: Maize supply and fertilizer demand in Kenya" (468).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effect of Occupational Transfers on Employee Engagement in Private Universities in Western Kenya By IJISRT Kerangani James Mariba, Joy Akoth Akinyi, Donald Indiya Gulali · International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT) Open access 21 Mar 2024 727
2 Around the world, adolescence is a time of heightened sensation seeking and immature self‐regulation Laurence D. Steinberg et al. · Developmental Science Open access Feb 2017 529
3 Smallholder market participation under transactions costs: Maize supply and fertilizer demand in Kenya Arega D. Alene, Victor M. Manyong, G. Omanya et al. · Food Policy 24 Jan 2008 468
4 Sorghum and Salinity Godfrey Wafula Netondo, John Collins Onyango, Erwin H. Beck · Crop Science May 2004 417
5 Age Patterns in Risk Taking Across the World Natasha Duell, Laurence D. Steinberg, Grace Icenogle et al. · Journal of Youth and Adolescence Open access 18 Oct 2017 388
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Maseno University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Health Workers, Maternal Mortality, Poverty Reduction, Social Capital, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Risk Management and Economic Growth.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 1.27×61 topics
  2. Sustainability34▲ 1.83×34 topics
  3. Globalization29▲ 1.93×39 topics
  4. Climate Change29▲ 1.39×36 topics
  5. Economic Growth23▲ 3.8×16 topics
  6. Social Capital22▲ 5.7×10 topics
  7. Community Health Workers21▲ 32×2 topics
  8. Maternal Mortality21▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Poverty Reduction21▲ 22×5 topics
  10. Risk Management20▲ 5.5×9 topics
  11. Risk Factors20▲ 2.4×17 topics
  12. Child Mortality18▲ 34×1 topic
  13. Health Systems18▲ 34×1 topic
  14. Economic Development16▲ 2.7×11 topics
  15. Gender Equality16▲ 7.5×8 topics
  16. Social Networks16▲ 7.7×8 topics
  17. Sustainable Agriculture16▲ 6.8×8 topics
  18. Development15▲ 5.7×8 topics
  19. Child Development13▲ 4.2×6 topics
  20. Smallholder Farmers13▲ 8.0×4 topics
  21. Gender Inequality12▲ 11×4 topics
  22. HIV Prevention11▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Global Burden of Disease11▲ 5.7×4 topics
  24. Social Determinants of Health11▲ 6.6×2 topics
  25. Poverty10▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Insurance10▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Empowerment10▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Technology Adoption10▲ 7.2×3 topics
  29. Sociolinguistics10▲ 7.2×5 topics
  30. Financial Inclusion10▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Microfinance10▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Adolescent Health10▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Conditional Cash Transfers10▲ 36×1 topic
  34. School Subsidies10▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Sexual Behavior10▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Maternal and Child Undernutrition10▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Water Sanitation Hygiene10▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Antiretroviral Therapy9▲ 7.6×5 topics
  39. Multilingualism9▲ 7.7×4 topics
  40. Language Policy9▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Maseno University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 18 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 10 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 10 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 10 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 9 works
  7. 7 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 7 works
  8. 8 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 6 works
  10. 10 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 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 available80.7%not open19.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Maseno University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Maseno University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0029% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Maseno University0.0035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Maseno 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 2025Maseno University3.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.0% in 2010.

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