Question 1

What is Mount Kenya University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Mount Kenya University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,985 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,871 of 5,988 worldwide) and Education (#1,608 of 1,930 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Science and Operations Research, Safety Research and Accounting (Management Science and Operations Research is 9.8× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Mount Kenya University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Mount Kenya University ranks #9,424 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#17,359 all time), and #26 of 69 in Kenya.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Mount Kenya University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Joyce Gikandi, Francis Kobia and Clement Shiluli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mount Kenya University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Mount Kenya University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Mount Kenya University is "Global monitoring of antimicrobial resistance based on metagenomics analyses of urban sewage" (René S. Hendriksen et al., 2019), with 1,232 citations. Next come "A Review of Non-Thermal Plasma Technology: A novel solution for CO2 conversion and utilization" (496) and "A Review on the Recent Advances in Battery Development and Energy Storage Technologies" (319).

Question 5

Which research topics does Mount Kenya University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Mount Kenya University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Mount Kenya University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Mount Kenya University is in Social Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Business, Management and Accounting (16%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Mount Kenya University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 153% higher than in 2018-2021.