Strathmore University
In research, Strathmore University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,288 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,524 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,945 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Strategy and Management — Strategy and Management is 6.7× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #11,017 of 28,054 · #19,604 all time
- Rank in Kenya
- #17 of 75
- Research works
- 1.3k ▲ 42% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 6k 4.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 20.3% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 78% world 28%
What is Strathmore University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #4,288 of 10,521 | 21.9% | 210 | #6769 | |
| Social SciencesField | #3,524 of 6,365 | 19.3% | 95 | #5346 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #1,945 of 2,578 | 21.8% | 62 | #2947 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #11,292 of 12,888 | 14.7% | 85 | #17514 |
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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#6,769 #4,288
- Social Sciences#5,346 #3,524
- Business, Management and Accounting#2,947 #1,945
- Physical Sciences#17,514 #11,292
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
What does Strathmore University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Strategy and Management takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 21.3 works6.7×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Business, Management and Accounting 5.3×
- Decision Sciences 3.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3.6×
- Social Sciences 2.1×
- Energy 1.4×
- Health Professions 1.4×
- Mathematics 1.2×
- Environmental Science 1.1×
- Computer Science 1.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Nursing 0.6×
- Psychology 0.6×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Arts and Humanities 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Strathmore University?
Ranked on the composite score, Wanjiku Mwangi, John Odhiambo and David Mathuva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Strathmore University.
- 1 Wanjiku Mwangi Kenya · #1,391,573 worldwide 0 citations · 116 works
- 2 John Odhiambo Kenya · #1,500,137 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
- 3 David Mathuva Kenya · #1,502,511 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
Which keywords describe research at Strathmore University?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Social Capital, Entrepreneurship, Poverty Reduction, Corporate Governance, Development, Risk Management and Human Rights.
- Microfinance
- Investment Decisions
- Empowerment
- Frugal Innovation
- Environmental Management
- Emerging Markets
- Gender Equality
- NGOs
- Health Impacts
- Social Impact
- Poverty Alleviation
- Economic Development
- COVID-19
- Economic Growth
- Supply Chain Management
- Poverty Reduction
- Climate Change
- Globalization
- Human Rights
- Machine Learning
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Social Capital
- Corporate Governance
- Entrepreneurship
- Risk Management
- Development
- Innovation
- Governance
- Rural Development
- Global Governance
- Finance
- Leadership
- Regulation
- Social Inequality
- International Law
- Bottom of the Pyramid
- Firm Performance
- State Sovereignty
- Financial Inclusion
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
- Sustainability28▲ 3.1×35 topics
- Machine Learning18▲ 1.49×43 topics
- Renewable Energy15▲ 2.9×18 topics
- Human Rights15▲ 4.0×22 topics
- Social Capital15▲ 7.8×10 topics
- Globalization14▲ 2.0×28 topics
- Corporate Governance14▲ 5.3×13 topics
- Climate Change14▲ 1.37×29 topics
- Entrepreneurship13▲ 9.0×7 topics
- Poverty Reduction12▲ 26×5 topics
- Risk Management12▲ 6.9×10 topics
- Supply Chain Management12▲ 3.6×16 topics
- Development12▲ 9.3×7 topics
- Economic Growth10▲ 3.4×14 topics
- Innovation10▲ 2.7×16 topics
- COVID-1910▲ 2.1×11 topics
- Governance10▲ 8.3×6 topics
- Economic Development10▲ 3.2×10 topics
- Rural Development8▲ 6.5×6 topics
- Poverty Alleviation8▲ 22×2 topics
- Global Governance8▲ 9.3×7 topics
- Social Impact8▲ 5.4×5 topics
- Finance8▲ 11×4 topics
- Health Impacts7▲ 22×2 topics
- Leadership7▲ 4.2×11 topics
- NGOs7▲ 20×4 topics
- Regulation7▲ 3.6×8 topics
- Gender Equality7▲ 6.9×7 topics
- Social Inequality7▲ 7.1×5 topics
- Emerging Markets7▲ 27×2 topics
- International Law7▲ 5.9×7 topics
- Environmental Management6▲ 4.4×4 topics
- Bottom of the Pyramid6▲ 31×1 topic
- Frugal Innovation6▲ 31×1 topic
- Firm Performance6▲ 8.3×3 topics
- Empowerment5▲ 15×2 topics
- State Sovereignty5▲ 30×2 topics
- Investment Decisions5▲ 11×2 topics
- Financial Inclusion5▲ 28×1 topic
- Microfinance5▲ 28×1 topic
Which research topics does Strathmore University publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Energy and Environment Impacts and Corporate Finance and Governance.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 6 works
- 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 5 works
- 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 works
- 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 4 works
- 5 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
- 6 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 4 works
- 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
- 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
- 9 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 4 works
- 10 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 3 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Strathmore University's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Nairobi
- University of Nairobi
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
- Kenyatta University
- Kenya Medical Research Institute
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
- International Livestock Research Institute
- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
- Technical University of Kenya
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.