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Murang'a University of Technology

In research, Murang'a University of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,687 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,004 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,885
of 28,054 · #14,798 all time
Rank in Kenya
#4
of 75
Research works
393
▲ 727% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Murang'a University of 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 #2,687 of 12,888 21.4%110 #7963
Social SciencesDomain #10,004 of 10,521 6.2%95 #16350

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Murang'a University of 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: 1.99× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.37× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.32× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.03× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Murang'a University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Geoffrey Muchiri Muketha and Christopher Maina Muriithi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Murang'a University of Technology.

  1. 1 Geoffrey Muchiri Muketha Kenya · #1,257,457 worldwide 25 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Christopher Maina Muriithi Kenya · #1,429,956 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Murang'a University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Murang'a University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Wireless Sensor Networks, Environmental Monitoring, COVID-19 Impact, Anomaly Detection, Sustainability and Supply Chain Management.

▲ 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. Machine Learning28▲ 3.5×33 topics
  2. Deep Learning24▲ 2.9×22 topics
  3. Sustainability13▲ 2.2×19 topics
  4. Wireless Sensor Networks9▲ 8.5×5 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management9▲ 4.0×9 topics
  6. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.0×16 topics
  7. Environmental Monitoring8▲ 8.9×4 topics
  8. Anomaly Detection8▲ 11×4 topics
  9. COVID-19 Impact8▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Innovation7▲ 2.7×9 topics
  11. Economic Growth7▲ 3.2×5 topics
  12. Image Processing7▲ 6.3×3 topics
  13. Poverty Reduction7▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Cybersecurity6▲ 11×4 topics
  15. IoT Security6▲ 8.0×3 topics
  16. Plant Disease Detection6▲ 24×1 topic
  17. Smart Farming6▲ 22×1 topic
  18. Risk Management6▲ 5.1×6 topics
  19. Leadership6▲ 5.0×5 topics
  20. Social Capital5▲ 4.2×6 topics
  21. Tourist Satisfaction5▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Organizational Performance5▲ 7.8×4 topics
  23. Functional Equations4▲ 249×1 topic
  24. Gender Equality4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  25. Hyers-Ulam Stability4▲ 249×1 topic
  26. Detection4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  27. Employee Engagement4▲ 9.5×4 topics
  28. Intrusion Detection4▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Lifelong Learning4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  30. Nanocrystals4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  31. Community Perceptions4▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Competitive Advantage4▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Controllability4▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Destination Image4▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Nonlinear Systems4▲ 7.7×2 topics
  36. Boundary Value Problems4▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Fractional Differential Equations4▲ 69×1 topic
  38. Learning Analytics4▲ 12×2 topics
  39. DDoS Attacks4▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Network Security4▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Murang'a University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Agriculture and AI, Functional Equations Stability Results, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis.

Smart Agriculture and AI6Smart Agriculture and AI: 6 fractional worksFunctional Equations Sta…4Functional Equations Stability Results: 4 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…4Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 4 fractional worksNonlinear Differential E…4Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis: 4 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksPublic Procurement and P…3Public Procurement and Policy: 3 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talent Management: 3 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality and Loyalty: 3 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Res…3Software Engineering Research: 3 fractional works
Plant ScienceApplied MathematicsSociology and Political ScienceComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 6 works
  2. 2 Functional Equations Stability Results Applied Mathematics 4 works
  3. 3 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis Applied Mathematics 4 works
  5. 5 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 3 works
  8. 8 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  9. 9 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  10. 10 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 3 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 available85.3%not open14.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Murang'a University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 727% 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.