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Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries

In research, Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,372 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#10,337 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,478 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 9.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#24,896
of 42,892
Rank in Kenya
#48
of 98
Research works
534
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,372 of 6,031 15.8%237
Life SciencesDomain #10,337 of 14,347 15.5%305
Physical SciencesDomain #20,478 of 21,541 20.0%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries 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).

What does Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 22.0 works9.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 9.93× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.99× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.58× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 8.37× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.54× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Genetic Diversity, Sustainable Agriculture, Pathogenesis, Food Security, Sustainability, Epidemiology and Aquaculture.

▲ 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 Change5▲ 4.3×24 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 2.5×24 topics
  3. Sustainability4▲ 3.6×14 topics
  4. Genetic Diversity4▲ 19×11 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 22×7 topics
  6. Pathogenesis3▲ 13×11 topics
  7. Food Security3▲ 12×10 topics
  8. Aquaculture3▲ 21×7 topics
  9. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.3×7 topics
  10. Biodiversity2▲ 7.2×10 topics
  11. Rural Development2▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Public Health2▲ 3.3×10 topics
  13. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Probiotics2▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Gut Microbiota2▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  18. Breeding2▲ 48×3 topics
  19. Child Development2▲ 8.8×1 topic
  20. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Nutritional Quality2▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Social Networks2▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Heterosis2▲ 89×2 topics
  24. Technology Adoption2▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Adaptation2▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Agricultural Innovation2▲ 73×1 topic
  27. Livelihood Diversification2▲ 108×1 topic
  28. Invasive Species1▲ 7.3×8 topics
  29. Microbiota1▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Vaccine1▲ 7.2×6 topics
  31. Genetic Variability1▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Okra Genetics1▲ 247×1 topic
  33. Viral Pathogenesis1▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Fisheries Management1▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Genetic Characterization1▲ 54×2 topics
  36. Diversity1▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Drought Tolerance1▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Genomics1▲ 8.0×7 topics
  39. Pathogen Transmission1▲ 36×2 topics
  40. QTL Mapping1▲ 21×5 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics and Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity.

Child Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…2Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Practices a…1Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and B…1Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 1 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksAnimal Disease Managemen…1Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 1 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Management: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…1Viral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceEcology5 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 1 works
  6. 6 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  8. 8 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  9. 9 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  10. 10 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.6%domestic only34.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower 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.

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