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St. Paul's University

In research, St. Paul's University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,505 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,377 of 5,988 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,131 of 2,526 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Strategy and Management (Religious studies is 39.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,249
of 22,385 · #23,304 all time
Rank in Kenya
#24
of 69
Research works
741
▲ 93% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.78×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
79%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
St. Paul's University

What is St. Paul's 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 #3,505 of 9,585 2.8%284 #9664
Social SciencesField #4,377 of 5,988 2.3%140 #8291
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,131 of 2,526 2.0%65 -

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Paul's 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 St. Paul's University work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at St. Paul's University is in Social Sciences, 10% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (38%), Business, Management and Accounting (16%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 306 fractional works · 76.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 151 fractional works · 38.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 71 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSafety Research: 16 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 62 fractional works · 15.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 21 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAccounting: 13 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness and International Management: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 35 fractional works · 8.8% of its workReligious studies: 27 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 4.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 10.4% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 32 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSt. Paul'sUniversity398fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences77%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences15138.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting6215.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities358.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance297.2%
    5. Psychology184.6%
    6. Decision Sciences112.7%
    1. Computer Science184.5%
    2. Environmental Science153.8%
    3. Engineering51.4%
    4. Mathematics20.4%
    5. Energy10.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Medicine164.0%
    2. Health Professions133.1%
    3. Nursing30.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences164.1%
    2. Neuroscience10.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does St. Paul's University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 39.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 26.6 works40×
  2. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 20.6 works6.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.87× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.04× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.86× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.37× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.00× its world share, 151 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting4.86×62 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.37×29 works
  3. Arts and Humanities3.04×35 works
  4. Social Sciences3.00×151 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.74×11 works
  6. Nursing1.79×4 works
  7. Psychology1.51×18 works
  8. Health Professions1.19×12 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.87×16 works
  10. Environmental Science0.76×15 works
  11. Computer Science0.58×18 works
  12. Mathematics0.38×2 works
  13. Energy0.36×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.21×1 works
  15. Medicine0.21×16 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×0 works
  17. Engineering0.09×5 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.01×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at St. Paul's University?

Ranked on the quality score, Daniel Muasya Nzengya, John Mwangi Githigaro and Charity Irungu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Paul's University.

  1. 1 Daniel Muasya Nzengya Kenya · #1,813,132 worldwide 426 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 John Mwangi Githigaro Kenya · #3,467,984 worldwide 60 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Charity Irungu Kenya · #3,656,322 worldwide 158 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Aloo Osotsi Mojola Kenya · #3,697,107 worldwide 230 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Kevin Muriithi Ndereba Kenya · #3,948,920 worldwide 28 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Esther Mombo Kenya · #5,098,571 worldwide 115 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Peter Koome Kenya · #5,217,788 worldwide 46 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 John Muhoho Kenya · #5,248,537 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Lily Njanja Kenya · #5,285,557 worldwide 57 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 William Sang Kenya · #5,404,691 worldwide 107 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at St. Paul's University

What are the most cited papers from St. Paul's University?

The most cited paper from St. Paul's University is "The role of indigenous knowledge in climate change adaptation in Africa" (Walter Leal Filho, Jelena Barbir, Juliet Gwenzi et al., 2022), with 152 citations. Next come "The Lethal Effect of a Benzamide Derivative, 3-Methoxybenzamide, Can Be Suppressed by Mutations within a Cell Division Gene, ftsZ , in Bacillus subtilis" (86) and "What Drives Financial Innovations in Kenya’s Commercial Banks? An Empirical Study on Firm and Macro-Level Drivers of Branchless Banking" (79).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The role of indigenous knowledge in climate change adaptation in Africa Walter Leal Filho, Jelena Barbir, Juliet Gwenzi et al. · Environmental Science & Policy 23 Jun 2022 152
2 The Lethal Effect of a Benzamide Derivative, 3-Methoxybenzamide, Can Be Suppressed by Mutations within a Cell Division Gene, ftsZ , in Bacillus subtilis Yoshiaki Ohashi, Yoshie Chijiiwa, Koichiro Suzuki et al. · Journal of Bacteriology Open access 15 Feb 1999 86
3 What Drives Financial Innovations in Kenya’s Commercial Banks? An Empirical Study on Firm and Macro-Level Drivers of Branchless Banking Moses M. Muthinja, Chimwemwe Chipeta · Journal of African Business 30 Nov 2017 79
4 Introducing experiences from African pastoralist communities to cope with climate change risks, hazards and extremes: Fostering poverty reduction Walter Leal Filho, Habitamu Taddese, Mulubrhan Balehegn et al. · International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 5 Jul 2020 73
5 Financial innovations and bank performance in Kenya: Evidence from branchless banking models Chimwemwe Chipeta, Moses M. Muthinja · South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences Open access 3 Oct 2018 68
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at St. Paul's University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Development, NGOs, Humanitarianism, International Aid, Community Development, Faith-Based Organizations and Social Services.

▲ 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. Religion38▲ 21×10 topics
  2. Development31▲ 22×7 topics
  3. Sustainability28▲ 2.9×34 topics
  4. Globalization26▲ 3.4×23 topics
  5. NGOs25▲ 68×4 topics
  6. Humanitarianism24▲ 100×2 topics
  7. International Aid24▲ 132×2 topics
  8. Community Development24▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Faith-Based Organizations24▲ 201×1 topic
  10. Social Services24▲ 137×1 topic
  11. Innovation22▲ 5.5×11 topics
  12. Climate Change20▲ 1.80×24 topics
  13. African Christianity18▲ 191×2 topics
  14. Poverty Reduction18▲ 34×3 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management17▲ 4.9×11 topics
  16. Social Media16▲ 3.0×15 topics
  17. Social Capital16▲ 7.9×13 topics
  18. Leadership16▲ 8.3×12 topics
  19. Mental Health15▲ 2.7×17 topics
  20. Gender Inequality15▲ 27×4 topics
  21. Sustainable Development14▲ 2.2×17 topics
  22. Corporate Governance13▲ 4.5×11 topics
  23. Social Justice13▲ 5.5×9 topics
  24. Global Christianity13▲ 217×1 topic
  25. Short-Term Missions13▲ 217×1 topic
  26. Risk Management12▲ 6.5×8 topics
  27. Conditional Cash Transfers12▲ 84×1 topic
  28. School Subsidies12▲ 84×1 topic
  29. Colonialism12▲ 6.2×6 topics
  30. Consumer Behavior11▲ 4.3×8 topics
  31. Financial Performance10▲ 4.5×8 topics
  32. Entrepreneurship9▲ 5.8×6 topics
  33. Organizational Performance9▲ 8.7×8 topics
  34. Poverty9▲ 24×5 topics
  35. Social Networks8▲ 7.7×5 topics
  36. Vulnerability8▲ 8.9×5 topics
  37. Spirituality8▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Finance7▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Poverty Alleviation7▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Public Procurement7▲ 132×1 topic

Which research topics does St. Paul's University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Religion, Society, and Development, Christian Theology and Mission, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Public Procurement and Policy.

Religion, Society, and D…24Religion, Society, and Development: 24 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 13 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 12 fractional worksPublic Procurement and P…7Public Procurement and Policy: 7 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…6Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional worksPentecostalism and Chris…5Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 5 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 5 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and Management Research: 5 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesSafety ResearchStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 13 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 12 works
  4. 4 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 7 works
  5. 5 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 6 works
  6. 6 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 5 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  8. 8 Business Strategies and Management Research Management Science and Operations Research 5 works
  9. 9 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 4 works
  10. 10 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 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 available78.7%not open21.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has St. Paul's University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 93% higher 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 St. Paul's University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%St. Paul's University0.0026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of St. Paul's 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 2025St. Paul's University3.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.3% in 2024.

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