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Rongo University

In research, Rongo University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,508 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,621
of 22,385 · #18,313 all time
Rank in Kenya
#48
of 69
Research works
561
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Rongo University

What is Rongo University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,508 of 9,585 2.2%89 #9899

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rongo 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Rongo University work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Rongo University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Business, Management and Accounting (11%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 100 fractional works · 62.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 55 fractional works · 34.4% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 7.8% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 10.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 23.4% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 10.0% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.8% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKRongo University160fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences62%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5534.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1710.7%
    3. Psychology116.9%
    4. Decision Sciences95.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities53.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.8%
    1. Computer Science1610.0%
    2. Environmental Science116.9%
    3. Engineering74.2%
    4. Mathematics31.8%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences106.3%
    2. Neuroscience10.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Health Professions63.7%
    2. Medicine42.8%
    3. Nursing00.3%
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: 1.32× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.33× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.60× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.27× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences5.60×9 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.33×17 works
  3. Social Sciences2.72×55 works
  4. Psychology2.27×11 works
  5. Mathematics1.56×3 works
  6. Health Professions1.40×6 works
  7. Environmental Science1.39×11 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.32×10 works
  9. Computer Science1.29×16 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.12×5 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×3 works
  12. Nursing0.64×0 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×0 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.30×0 works
  15. Engineering0.28×7 works
  16. Neuroscience0.27×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  18. Medicine0.15×4 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rongo University?

Ranked on the quality score, Alfred Otara, Evans Ochieng Ouma and P. Kisinyo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rongo University.

  1. 1 Alfred Otara Kenya · #2,284,588 worldwide 174 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Evans Ochieng Ouma Kenya · #3,184,491 worldwide 176 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 P. Kisinyo Kenya · #3,960,133 worldwide 542 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Zedekia Opondo Sidha Kenya · #4,095,511 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Jerry Agalo Kenya · #4,256,090 worldwide 126 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Florence Y. Odera Kenya · #4,431,129 worldwide 124 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Millicent Awuor Otieno Kenya · #4,455,084 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Erick Omondi Odero Kenya · #4,475,568 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Fredrick Oduor Ogenga Kenya · #4,601,870 worldwide 46 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 郭榕 Kenya · #4,641,376 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Rongo University

What are the most cited papers from Rongo University?

The most cited paper from Rongo University is "Artificial neural network based modelling approach for strength prediction of concrete incorporating agricultural and construction wastes" (Mulusew Aderaw Getahun, Stanley Muse Shitote, Zachary C. Abiero Gariy, 2018), with 248 citations. Next come "Multifactorial Inheritance: A Possible Hypothesis for Diabetes" (95) and "Cognitive Therapy for Schizophrenia: From Conceptualization to Intervention" (91).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Artificial neural network based modelling approach for strength prediction of concrete incorporating agricultural and construction wastes Mulusew Aderaw Getahun, Stanley Muse Shitote, Zachary C. Abiero Gariy · Construction and Building Materials 27 Sep 2018 248
2 Multifactorial Inheritance: A Possible Hypothesis for Diabetes Nancy E. Simpson · Diabetes Sep 1964 95
3 Cognitive Therapy for Schizophrenia: From Conceptualization to Intervention Neil A. Rector, Aaron Tim Beck · The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry Feb 2002 91
4 Aluminum tolerance mechanisms in Kenyan maize germplasm are independent from the citrate transporter ZmMATE1 Thomas Kibiwot Matonyei, Beatriz A. Barros, Roberta G. N. Guimaraes et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 30 Apr 2020 70
5 IMMEDIATE AND RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF LIME AND PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZER ON SOIL ACIDITY AND MAIZE PRODUCTION IN WESTERN KENYA P. Kisinyo, C. O. Othieno, Samuel O. Gudu et al. · Experimental Agriculture 17 May 2013 70
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rongo University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Knowledge Management, Leadership, Social Capital, Education, Supply Chain Management, Content Analysis, Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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-now 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. Education7▲ 2.6×15 topics
  2. Machine Learning7▲ 1.35×16 topics
  3. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.6×14 topics
  4. Knowledge Management6▲ 7.2×9 topics
  5. Sustainability6▲ 1.50×16 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management6▲ 3.8×7 topics
  7. Leadership5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  8. Social Capital5▲ 6.2×6 topics
  9. Educational Technology5▲ 2.6×9 topics
  10. Innovation5▲ 2.8×7 topics
  11. Digital Literacy4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  12. Online Learning4▲ 3.2×5 topics
  13. E-Learning4▲ 2.7×4 topics
  14. Content Analysis4▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Poverty Reduction4▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Qualitative Research4▲ 2.9×7 topics
  17. Resilience4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  18. Agenda Setting3▲ 65×1 topic
  19. Media Framing3▲ 65×1 topic
  20. Information Technology3▲ 4.3×6 topics
  21. Risk Management3▲ 4.3×4 topics
  22. Technology Integration3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  23. Environmental Management3▲ 4.9×5 topics
  24. Community3▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Community Health Workers3▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Primary Education3▲ 45×2 topics
  27. Social Protection3▲ 41×2 topics
  28. Mobile Learning3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  29. Construction Projects3▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Student Satisfaction3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  31. Trust3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  32. Vulnerability3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  33. Climate Change Adaptation3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  34. Conditional Cash Transfers3▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Lifelong Learning3▲ 7.9×6 topics
  36. Research Methods3▲ 11×3 topics
  37. School Subsidies3▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Leadership Style2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Quantitative Research2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Disaster2▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Rongo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Media Studies and Communication, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Construction Project Management and Performance and Disaster Management and Resilience.

Media Studies and Commun…3Media Studies and Communication: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …3Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 3 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…2Construction Project Management and Performance: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and …2Disaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksICT in Developing Communities: 2 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and Management Research: 2 fractional worksCorporate Insolvency and…2Corporate Insolvency and Governance: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture: 2 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 2 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fert…2Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 2 fractional works
CommunicationSafety ResearchManagement Science and Operations ResearchSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Media Studies and Communication Communication 3 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 3 works
  3. 3 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  4. 4 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 ICT in Developing Communities Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Business Strategies and Management Research Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  7. 7 Corporate Insolvency and Governance Accounting 2 works
  8. 8 Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 2 works
  10. 10 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 2 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 available58.4%not open41.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rongo University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Rongo University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Rongo University0.00088% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rongo University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Rongo University3.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.6% in 2006.

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