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Strathmore University

In research, Strathmore University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,446 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,498 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,919 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Strategy and Management (Strategy and Management is 6.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,936
of 22,385 · #13,008 all time
Rank in Kenya
#7
of 69
Research works
1.3k
▲ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
6k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
78%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Strathmore University

What is Strathmore 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 #3,446 of 9,585 7.7%210 #6635
Social SciencesField #3,498 of 5,988 7.8%95 #6585
Physical SciencesDomain #6,919 of 10,670 7.3%85 #13678
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,880 of 2,581 5.0%62 #3170

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Strathmore 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#6,635 #3,446
  2. Social Sciences#6,585 #3,498
  3. Physical Sciences#13,678 #6,919
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#3,170 #1,880
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Strathmore University work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Strathmore University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Business, Management and Accounting (16%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 226 fractional works · 55.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 103 fractional works · 25.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 33 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 66 fractional works · 16.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 22 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAccounting: 14 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 30 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 18 fractional works · 4.4% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 95 fractional works · 23.5% of its workComputer Science: 34 fractional works · 8.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 62 fractional works · 15.2% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKStrathmoreUniversity406fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences56%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10325.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting6616.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance307.4%
    4. Decision Sciences143.4%
    5. Psychology71.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities61.5%
    1. Computer Science348.3%
    2. Environmental Science246.0%
    3. Engineering215.3%
    4. Energy51.3%
    5. Mathematics51.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    7. Chemistry10.3%
    8. Materials Science10.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine4310.7%
    2. Health Professions174.2%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences112.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology71.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Strathmore University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Strategy and Management takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 21.6 works6.1×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.46× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.04× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.53× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.47× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.04×66 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.53×14 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.47×30 works
  4. Social Sciences2.01×103 works
  5. Health Professions1.60×17 works
  6. Energy1.46×5 works
  7. Environmental Science1.21×24 works
  8. Mathematics1.11×5 works
  9. Computer Science1.07×34 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.59×12 works
  11. Nursing0.59×1 works
  12. Psychology0.58×7 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×2 works
  14. Medicine0.55×43 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.53×6 works
  16. Engineering0.35×21 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×7 works
  18. Chemistry0.21×1 works
  19. Neuroscience0.20×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.18×2 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.13×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.09×1 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.08×0 works
  24. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Strathmore University?

Ranked on the quality score, S. Wagura Ndiritu, Danny Ronald Nyatuka and David Mutua Mathuva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Strathmore University.

  1. 1 S. Wagura Ndiritu Kenya · #490,073 worldwide 1.3k citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Danny Ronald Nyatuka Kenya · #874,162 worldwide 96 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 David Mutua Mathuva Kenya · #1,722,576 worldwide 1.4k citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Smith Ouma Kenya · #1,727,337 worldwide 703 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Erick Rading Outa Kenya · #1,745,985 worldwide 464 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 John Olukuru Kenya · #1,816,845 worldwide 194 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Robert Mudida Kenya · #1,836,905 worldwide 535 citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Francis Wafula Kenya · #1,844,558 worldwide 857 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Linda Chaba Kenya · #2,254,964 worldwide 103 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Tecla Chelagat Kenya · #2,295,003 worldwide 153 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Strathmore University

What are the most cited papers from Strathmore University?

The most cited paper from Strathmore University is "Human Health and Ocean Pollution" (Philip J. Landrigan et al., 2020), with 766 citations. Next come "Analysis of aggregation, a worked example: numbers of ticks on red grouse chicks" (414) and "Transformational leadership, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction: A comparative study of Kenyan and U.S. financial firms" (328).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Human Health and Ocean Pollution Philip J. Landrigan et al. · Annals of Global Health Open access 3 Dec 2020 766
2 Analysis of aggregation, a worked example: numbers of ticks on red grouse chicks David A. Elston, Robert L. Moss, Thierry Boulinier et al. · Parasitology May 2001 414
3 Transformational leadership, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction: A comparative study of Kenyan and U.S. financial firms Fred Ochieng Walumbwa, Bani Orwa, Peng Wang et al. · Human Resource Development Quarterly 2005 328
4 SEIR model for COVID-19 dynamics incorporating the environment and social distancing Samuel Musili Mwalili, Mark E. M. Kimathi, Viona Ojiambo et al. · BMC Research Notes Open access 23 Jul 2020 302
5 Are there systematic gender differences in the adoption of sustainable agricultural intensification practices? Evidence from Kenya S. Wagura Ndiritu, Menale B. Kassie, Bekele A. Shiferaw · Food Policy Open access 25 Jul 2014 300
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Strathmore University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Social Capital, Entrepreneurship, Poverty Reduction, Development, Renewable Energy, Human Rights and Risk Management.

▲ 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. Sustainability30▲ 3.0×39 topics
  2. Machine Learning20▲ 1.47×49 topics
  3. Renewable Energy19▲ 3.2×19 topics
  4. Globalization17▲ 2.1×32 topics
  5. Human Rights16▲ 3.9×24 topics
  6. Climate Change16▲ 1.43×33 topics
  7. Social Capital16▲ 7.5×10 topics
  8. Corporate Governance14▲ 4.8×13 topics
  9. Entrepreneurship13▲ 8.3×7 topics
  10. Poverty Reduction13▲ 24×5 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management13▲ 3.5×16 topics
  12. Development13▲ 8.7×7 topics
  13. Risk Management13▲ 6.5×10 topics
  14. Sustainable Development12▲ 1.81×22 topics
  15. Innovation11▲ 2.6×17 topics
  16. Economic Growth11▲ 3.3×14 topics
  17. Governance10▲ 8.0×7 topics
  18. Economic Development10▲ 3.2×10 topics
  19. Rural Development9▲ 6.7×7 topics
  20. Leadership9▲ 4.5×12 topics
  21. Poverty Alleviation8▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Social Impact8▲ 5.3×5 topics
  23. Health Impacts8▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Finance8▲ 11×4 topics
  25. NGOs8▲ 22×4 topics
  26. Global Governance8▲ 8.2×8 topics
  27. Regulation8▲ 3.6×9 topics
  28. Gender Equality8▲ 6.7×8 topics
  29. Emerging Markets8▲ 27×2 topics
  30. International Law7▲ 5.4×8 topics
  31. Social Inequality7▲ 6.4×5 topics
  32. Bottom of the Pyramid7▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Frugal Innovation7▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Community Health Workers6▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Firm Performance6▲ 7.9×3 topics
  36. Empowerment6▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Biomass Combustion6▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Investment Decisions6▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Financial Inclusion5▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Microfinance5▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Strathmore University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Energy and Environment Impacts and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Innovation and Socioecon…7Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 7 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…5Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 5 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 5 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 4 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 4 fractional worksHuman Rights and Development: 4 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…4FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 4 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 4 fractional works
Business and International ManagementEconomics and EconometricsPollutionPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 7 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 5 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  5. 5 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 4 works
  7. 7 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  10. 10 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 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 available78.4%not open21.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Strathmore University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% 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 Strathmore University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Strathmore University0.0016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Strathmore 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%Strathmore University11.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.7% in 2025.

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