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South Eastern Kenya University

In research, South Eastern Kenya University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,719 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,271 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,190
of 28,054 · #23,533 all time
Rank in Kenya
#43
of 75
Research works
501
▲ 121% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is South Eastern Kenya 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 #9,719 of 10,521 3.9%71 #15368
Physical SciencesDomain #12,271 of 12,888 6.9%72 #18389

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South Eastern Kenya 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: 3.54× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.58× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.11× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.97× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.08× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Eastern Kenya University?

Ranked on the composite score, H. W. and Johnson U. Kitheka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Eastern Kenya University.

  1. 1 H. W. Kenya · #940,284 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Johnson U. Kitheka Kenya · #1,520,265 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at South Eastern Kenya University

Which keywords describe research at South Eastern Kenya University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Poverty Reduction, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Gender Inequality, Conditional Cash Transfers, School Subsidies and Adaptation.

▲ 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. Sustainability16▲ 3.2×28 topics
  2. Climate Change14▲ 2.5×37 topics
  3. Renewable Energy12▲ 3.9×20 topics
  4. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.8×24 topics
  5. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.0×14 topics
  6. Poverty Reduction10▲ 35×3 topics
  7. Education8▲ 2.1×14 topics
  8. Gender Inequality8▲ 26×2 topics
  9. Conditional Cash Transfers7▲ 93×1 topic
  10. School Subsidies7▲ 93×1 topic
  11. Innovation7▲ 3.2×8 topics
  12. Adaptation7▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Smallholder Farmers7▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 10×6 topics
  15. Leadership6▲ 5.8×11 topics
  16. Nutritional Quality5▲ 32×3 topics
  17. Food Security5▲ 4.2×8 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  19. Entrepreneurship4▲ 5.1×3 topics
  20. Nutritional Value4▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Poverty Alleviation4▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Vulnerability4▲ 8.7×6 topics
  23. Gender Equality4▲ 7.0×2 topics
  24. Global Warming4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  25. Climate Resilience4▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Urbanization4▲ 4.6×4 topics
  27. Phytochemicals4▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Development4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  29. Teacher Education4▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Bioactive Compounds4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  31. Therapeutic Potential4▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Agroforestry4▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Respiratory Infections4▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Antioxidant Properties3▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Moringa oleifera3▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Finance3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  37. Household Fuel Use3▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Indoor Air Pollution3▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Water Management3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Indigenous Fruits3▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does South Eastern Kenya University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Moringa oleifera research and applications, Energy and Environment Impacts and African Botany and Ecology Studies.

Poverty, Education, and …7Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 7 fractional worksMoringa oleifera research and applications: 3 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 3 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…2Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksOrganizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 2 fractional works
Safety ResearchPlant SciencePollutionForestry6 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 7 works
  2. 2 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 3 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  4. 4 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 3 works
  5. 5 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  6. 6 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 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 available78.9%not open21.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.8%domestic only74.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Eastern Kenya University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 121% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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