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Mount Kenya University

In research, Mount Kenya University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,052 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,447 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#1,325 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Science and Operations Research, Safety Research and Accounting — Management Science and Operations Research is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,929
of 28,054 · #28,300 all time
Rank in Kenya
#25
of 75
Research works
2.1k
▲ 220% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
92%
world 28%

What is Mount Kenya 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 #5,052 of 10,521 4.7%885 #9718
Social SciencesField #3,447 of 6,365 5.9%445 #6343
EducationSubfield #1,325 of 1,892 7.5%183 #2047
Health SciencesDomain #9,702 of 11,982 3.9%220 #18066
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,221 of 2,578 2.9%214 #3171
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,289 of 2,578 4.5%110 #4025
MedicineField #9,386 of 10,443 4.0%134 #16844
AccountingSubfield #357 of 389 4.4%64 —
Physical SciencesDomain #11,995 of 12,888 4.4%124 #19924
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,733 of 1,775 4.5%77 #3219

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#9,718 #5,052
  2. Social Sciences#6,343 #3,447
  3. Education#2,047 #1,325
  4. Health Sciences#18,066 #9,702
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#3,171 #2,221
  6. Sociology and Political Science#4,025 #2,289
  7. Medicine#16,844 #9,386
  8. Physical Sciences#19,924 #11,995
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#3,219 #1,733
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Mount Kenya University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management Science and Operations Research takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 63.6 works10×
  2. Safety ResearchSubfield · 34.1 works9.6×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 64.4 works8.2×
  4. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 36.2 works6.9×
  5. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 73.5 works6.6×
  6. AnthropologySubfield · 23.6 works6.5×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 64 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 134 worksMedicineNursing: 4.27× its world share, 27 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.18× its world share, 214 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.72× its world share, 71 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.81× its world share, 77 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 445 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mount Kenya University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ruth Thinguri, Omar Omar and Eugenia Nkechi Irechukwu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mount Kenya University.

  1. 1 Ruth Thinguri Kenya · #757,716 worldwide 12 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Omar Omar Kenya · #790,735 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Eugenia Nkechi Irechukwu Kenya · #844,194 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Francis Makokha Kenya · #905,764 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Gitahi Njenga Kenya · #1,355,386 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Dominic Mogere Kenya · #1,562,749 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Mount Kenya University

Which keywords describe research at Mount Kenya University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Risk Management, Education, Poverty Reduction, Innovation, Development, Genocide and Gender Equality.

▲ 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. Supply Chain Management119▲ 9.9×17 topics
  2. Education113▲ 5.1×27 topics
  3. Risk Management96▲ 15×12 topics
  4. Innovation70▲ 5.2×18 topics
  5. Sustainable Development62▲ 3.0×22 topics
  6. Poverty Reduction62▲ 36×5 topics
  7. Globalization60▲ 2.4×25 topics
  8. Corporate Governance54▲ 5.7×13 topics
  9. Development50▲ 11×11 topics
  10. Genocide49▲ 67×2 topics
  11. Gender Equality48▲ 14×7 topics
  12. Politics46▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Curriculum Development45▲ 5.0×10 topics
  14. Information Technology45▲ 7.2×9 topics
  15. Finance45▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Middle East45▲ 55×2 topics
  17. Media44▲ 22×1 topic
  18. Qatar44▲ 177×1 topic
  19. Leadership44▲ 7.1×18 topics
  20. Leadership Style42▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis42▲ 5.5×13 topics
  22. Construction Projects41▲ 72×2 topics
  23. Stakeholder Analysis41▲ 49×2 topics
  24. Cost Overruns40▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Project Success40▲ 79×1 topic
  26. Knowledge Management39▲ 5.5×9 topics
  27. Performance Measurement38▲ 11×7 topics
  28. Customer Satisfaction38▲ 9.2×6 topics
  29. Social Capital37▲ 5.5×12 topics
  30. Financial Stability37▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Performance Analysis35▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Ethical Identity35▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Islamic Banking35▲ 6.7×1 topic
  34. Technology Integration34▲ 8.7×9 topics
  35. Community Health Workers32▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Gender Inequality32▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Maternal Mortality32▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Teaching Strategies31▲ 8.1×5 topics
  39. Conditional Cash Transfers31▲ 65×1 topic
  40. School Subsidies31▲ 65×1 topic

Which research topics does Mount Kenya University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts, Construction Project Management and Performance, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Middle East and Rwanda C…44Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 44 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…40Construction Project Management and Performance: 40 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…35Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 35 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …31Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 31 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 29 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 25 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…24Child Nutrition and Water Access: 24 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 20 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 19 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 19 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement Science and Operations ResearchAccountingSafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 44 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 40 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 35 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 31 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 29 works
  6. 6 African Education and Politics Education 25 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 24 works
  8. 8 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 20 works
  9. 9 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 19 works
  10. 10 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 19 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 available91.5%not open8.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mount Kenya University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 220% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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