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Nakuru County Council

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Research works
18
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
128
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
85%
world 40%
International
63%
world 18%
Nakuru County Council

Not ranked overall: Nakuru County Council is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Nakuru County Council work in?

In all years, 65% of research at Nakuru County Council is in Health Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (54%), Social Sciences (11%), Health Professions (7%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 12 fractional works · 65.1% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 54.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 12.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 9.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 19.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 11.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 8.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNakuru CountyCouncil18fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1054.3%
    2. Health Professions16.7%
    3. Nursing02.8%
    4. Dentistry00.9%
    5. Veterinary00.4%
    1. Social Sciences211.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance15.2%
    3. Psychology01.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.5%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology13.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.4%
    1. Environmental Science12.9%
    2. Engineering02.4%
    3. Mathematics01.4%
    4. Computer Science00.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.68× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.96× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.73× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.68× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary5.79×0 works
  2. Health Professions3.96×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.68×0 works
  4. Medicine2.73×4 works
  5. Nursing2.68×0 works
  6. Mathematics2.21×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.58×0 works
  8. Psychology1.07×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.99×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.99×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.77×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.25×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×0 works
  14. Engineering0.08×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.07×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Nakuru County Council?

The most cited paper from Nakuru County Council is "Effect of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on invasive pneumococcal disease and nasopharyngeal carriage in Kenya: a longitudinal surveillance study" (Laura L. Hammitt et al., 2019), with 171 citations. Next come "Selenium status in the body and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (111) and "Intermittent slow sand filtration for preventing diarrhoea among children in Kenyan households using unimproved water sources: randomized controlled trial" (100).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effect of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on invasive pneumococcal disease and nasopharyngeal carriage in Kenya: a longitudinal surveillance study Laura L. Hammitt et al. · The Lancet Open access 15 Apr 2019 171
2 Selenium status in the body and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis Angelica Kuria, Hongdou Tian, Mei Li et al. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition ReviewOpen access 17 Aug 2020 111
3 Intermittent slow sand filtration for preventing diarrhoea among children in Kenyan households using unimproved water sources: randomized controlled trial Sangya‐Sangam K. Tiwari, Wolf‐Peter Schmidt, Jeannie L. Darby et al. · Tropical Medicine & International Health 4 Sep 2009 100
4 Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and uptake of hepatitis B vaccine among healthcare workers, Makueni County, Kenya 2017 E N Kisangau, A Awour, Bonventure W. Juma et al. · Journal of Public Health 11 Oct 2018 57
5 Antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Ocimum gratissimum l. from different populations of Kenya L. G. Matasyoh, JC Matasyoh, F. N. Wachira et al. · African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines Open access 11 Apr 2008 53
All 75 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Nakuru County Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Global Maternal and Child Health, Diverse Educational Innovations Studies and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies.

Vaccine Coverage and Hes…1Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksDiverse Educational Inno…0Diverse Educational Innovations Studies: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…0Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 0 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 0 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Pol…0Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 0 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 0 fractional worksHepatitis B Virus Studies0Hepatitis B Virus Studies: 0 fractional works
HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesEmergency Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  3. 3 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  4. 4 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 0 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 0 works
  7. 7 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  8. 8 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  10. 10 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 0 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 available85.4%not open14.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.8%domestic only37.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nakuru County Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nakuru County Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000042% in 2024.

still counting0.000025%0.000050%0.000075%Nakuru County Council0.000024% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Nakuru County Council over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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