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Rongo University

In research, Rongo University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,615 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,274
of 28,054 · #35,038 all time
Rank in Kenya
#56
of 75
Research works
561
▲ 190% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Rongo University 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,615 of 10,521 5.7%89 #12566

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 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: 1.33× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.60× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.09× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.54× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.84× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Rongo University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Social Capital, Knowledge Management, Leadership, Content Analysis, Poverty Reduction, Resilience and Technology Integration.

▲ 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. Education7▲ 3.1×14 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 1.34×15 topics
  3. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.4×10 topics
  4. Social Capital5▲ 6.7×5 topics
  5. Knowledge Management4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  6. Leadership4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  7. Online Learning4▲ 3.7×5 topics
  8. E-Learning4▲ 3.0×4 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management4▲ 3.0×6 topics
  10. Resilience4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  11. Content Analysis4▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Digital Literacy4▲ 4.4×6 topics
  13. Poverty Reduction3▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Economic Growth3▲ 2.9×5 topics
  15. Technology Integration3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  16. Environmental Management3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  17. Agenda Setting3▲ 67×1 topic
  18. Media Framing3▲ 67×1 topic
  19. Community3▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Information Technology3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  21. Mobile Learning3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  22. Student Satisfaction3▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Trust3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  24. Vulnerability3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  25. Climate Change Adaptation3▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Community Health Workers2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Gender Equality2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  28. Primary Education2▲ 42×2 topics
  29. Social Protection2▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Disaster2▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Lifelong Learning2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  32. Risk2▲ 27×1 topic
  33. User Satisfaction2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  34. Financial Distress2▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Transformational Leadership2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  36. Conditional Cash Transfers2▲ 41×1 topic
  37. School Subsidies2▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Teacher Education2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. E-Government2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Product Design2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Rongo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Media Studies and Communication, Disaster Management and Resilience, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Construction Project Management and Performance.

Media Studies and Commun…3Media Studies and Communication: 3 fractional worksDisaster Management and …2Disaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…2Construction Project Management and Performance: 2 fractional worksCorporate Insolvency and Governance: 2 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Knowledge Sys…2Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksE-Government and Public Services: 1 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…1Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 1 fractional works
CommunicationSociology and Political ScienceSafety ResearchManagement Science and Operations Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Media Studies and Communication Communication 3 works
  2. 2 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  4. 4 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  5. 5 Corporate Insolvency and Governance Accounting 2 works
  6. 6 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  9. 9 E-Government and Public Services Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 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 available58.4%not open41.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rongo University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 190% 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.

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