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Meru University of Science and Technology

In research, Meru University of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,913 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,447 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,765 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,043
of 28,054 · #24,295 all time
Rank in Kenya
#18
of 75
Research works
556
▲ 209% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Meru University of Science and Technology 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,913 of 12,888 8.0%109 #14333
Social SciencesDomain #9,447 of 10,521 5.7%97 #15872
Health SciencesDomain #11,765 of 11,982 5.5%62 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Meru University of Science and Technology 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: 2.94× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.83× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.33× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 9.72× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.92× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.93× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Meru University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Child Development, Global Burden of Disease, Maternal and Child Undernutrition, Water Sanitation Hygiene, Sustainability, Life Cycle Assessment, Water Scarcity and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Sustainability19▲ 2.3×27 topics
  2. Epidemiology17▲ 1.32×48 topics
  3. Child Development14▲ 10×2 topics
  4. Global Burden of Disease14▲ 17×2 topics
  5. Maternal and Child Undernutrition14▲ 52×1 topic
  6. Water Sanitation Hygiene14▲ 52×1 topic
  7. COVID-1912▲ 2.7×12 topics
  8. Climate Change12▲ 1.34×22 topics
  9. Environmental Impact11▲ 2.1×17 topics
  10. Mental Health10▲ 1.98×15 topics
  11. Antioxidant9▲ 3.8×15 topics
  12. Life Cycle Assessment8▲ 8.8×3 topics
  13. Water Scarcity8▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Social Capital7▲ 4.2×7 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity7▲ 3.5×13 topics
  16. Public Perception7▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Sustainability Assessment7▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Decentralized Treatment7▲ 99×1 topic
  19. Health Benefits7▲ 6.2×6 topics
  20. Wastewater Reuse7▲ 99×1 topic
  21. Food Security6▲ 3.4×4 topics
  22. Trauma5▲ 8.2×3 topics
  23. Resettlement5▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Proteins5▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Health Disparities5▲ 5.7×3 topics
  26. Poverty Alleviation5▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Psychological Adjustment5▲ 9.7×2 topics
  28. Immigrant4▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Modular Forms4▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Number Theory4▲ 59×2 topics
  31. Refugee4▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Animal Feed4▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Edible Insects4▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Therapeutic4▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Camel Milk4▲ 89×1 topic
  36. L-Functions4▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Nutritional4▲ 89×1 topic
  38. Primes4▲ 119×1 topic
  39. Employee Development4▲ 52×2 topics
  40. Informal Learning4▲ 9.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Meru University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Migration, Health and Trauma and Insect Utilization and Effects.

Child Nutrition and Wate…14Child Nutrition and Water Access: 14 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Reuse: 7 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 4 fractional worksInsect Utilization and Effects: 4 fractional worksAnimal Diversity and Health Studies: 4 fractional worksAnalytic Number Theory Research: 4 fractional worksHuman Resource Developme…4Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation: 4 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 4 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 2 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringClinical PsychologyInsect Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 14 works
  2. 2 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 4 works
  5. 5 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 4 works
  6. 6 Analytic Number Theory Research Algebra and Number Theory 4 works
  7. 7 Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation Applied Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 4 works
  9. 9 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 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 available86.6%not open13.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Meru University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 209% 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.