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University · Nairobi · Kenya

Multimedia University of Kenya

mmu.ac.keROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#26,284
of 28,054 · #39,399 all time
Rank in Kenya
#72
of 75
Research works
189
▲ 357% vs 2013–17
Citations
993
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.36× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.32× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 6.71× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.66× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.03× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Multimedia University of Kenya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Infectious Diseases, Risk Management, Renewable Energy, Modeling, Public Health Interventions, transmission dynamics, Supply Chain Management and Optimization.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.8×12 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.27×11 topics
  3. Infectious Diseases4▲ 15×5 topics
  4. Machine Learning4▲ 1.50×15 topics
  5. Risk Management4▲ 9.0×4 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  7. COVID-193▲ 2.7×4 topics
  8. Sustainability3▲ 1.45×9 topics
  9. Modeling3▲ 13×2 topics
  10. Neural Networks3▲ 2.2×8 topics
  11. Public Health Interventions3▲ 42×1 topic
  12. transmission dynamics3▲ 44×1 topic
  13. Healthcare3▲ 2.8×8 topics
  14. Optimization3▲ 6.5×9 topics
  15. Financial Performance2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  16. Economic Growth2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties2▲ 2.8×8 topics
  18. Corporate Governance2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  19. Finance2▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Spatial Analysis2▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Social Capital2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  22. Child Development2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  23. Gender Equality2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  24. Islamic Banking2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  25. Ethical Identity2▲ 15×1 topic
  26. Shariah Supervision2▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Corporate Reputation2▲ 171×1 topic
  28. Efficiency2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  29. Organizational Identity2▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Performance Measurement2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Service Quality2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  33. Strategic Planning2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Particulate Matter1▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Pharmaceuticals1▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Transportation1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  37. Household Fuel Use1▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Indoor Air Pollution1▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Internet Use1▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Active Travel1▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Multimedia University of Kenya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Corporate Identity and Reputation and Energy and Environment Impacts.

COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksCorporate Identity and Reputation: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 1 fractional worksStrategic Planning and A…1Strategic Planning and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 1 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety1Traffic and Road Safety: 1 fractional works
Modeling and SimulationAccountingStrategy and ManagementPollution4 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 3 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  3. 3 Corporate Identity and Reputation Strategy and Management 2 works
  4. 4 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 1 works
  5. 5 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 1 works
  7. 7 Strategic Planning and Analysis Strategy and Management 1 works
  8. 8 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 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 available75.6%not open24.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Multimedia University of Kenya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 357% higher than in 2013–2017.

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