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Technical University of Kenya

In research, Technical University of Kenya stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,329 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,528 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,568 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,223
of 28,054 · #19,157 all time
Rank in Kenya
#12
of 75
Research works
1.3k
▲ 106% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Technical University of Kenya 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 SciencesField #1,329 of 6,365 12.5%72 #3018
Social SciencesDomain #2,528 of 10,521 12.3%159 #5716
Physical SciencesDomain #8,568 of 12,888 14.3%158 #15322

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Technical University of Kenya 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.

  1. Social Sciences#3,018 #1,329
  2. Social Sciences#5,716 #2,528
  3. Physical Sciences#15,322 #8,568
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

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: 1.30× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.34× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.55× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.59× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.47× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.04× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Technical University of Kenya?

Ranked on the composite score, Tom Kwanya, Maurice N. Amutabi and Joseph O. Lalah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technical University of Kenya.

  1. 1 Tom Kwanya Kenya · #1,122,711 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Maurice N. Amutabi Kenya · #1,207,384 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Joseph O. Lalah Kenya · #1,244,887 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Paul Baki Kenya · #1,397,879 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Technical University of Kenya

Which keywords describe research at Technical University of Kenya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Climate Change, Risk Management, Environmental Impact, Construction Projects, Poverty Alleviation and Social Impact.

▲ 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. Sustainability24▲ 2.5×36 topics
  2. Climate Change21▲ 1.99×40 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management17▲ 4.6×10 topics
  4. Environmental Impact17▲ 2.5×35 topics
  5. Machine Learning14◆ 1.08×25 topics
  6. Social Media12▲ 2.1×15 topics
  7. Risk Management11▲ 5.8×8 topics
  8. Sustainable Development11▲ 1.71×15 topics
  9. Innovation11▲ 2.6×14 topics
  10. Economic Growth10▲ 3.0×14 topics
  11. Social Capital9▲ 4.4×7 topics
  12. Social Impact8▲ 5.3×5 topics
  13. Construction Projects8▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Urbanization8▲ 5.0×4 topics
  15. Colonialism8▲ 4.2×7 topics
  16. Poverty Alleviation8▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Adsorption7▲ 8.2×4 topics
  18. Project Success7▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Stakeholder Analysis7▲ 26×1 topic
  20. Entrepreneurship6▲ 4.1×5 topics
  21. Nationalism6▲ 3.5×5 topics
  22. Cultural Studies6▲ 4.0×6 topics
  23. Water Quality6▲ 3.8×9 topics
  24. Governance6▲ 4.5×7 topics
  25. Biochar6▲ 8.5×3 topics
  26. Land Tenure6▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Wastewater Treatment5▲ 5.7×6 topics
  28. Indigenous Knowledge5▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Sustainable Construction5▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Poverty Reduction5▲ 9.5×3 topics
  31. Water Resources5▲ 5.1×4 topics
  32. Eutrophication5▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Slum Upgrading5▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Urban Poverty5▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Gender Dynamics4▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Informal Learning4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  37. Transparency4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  38. Data Citation4▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Technical University of Kenya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Construction Project Management and Performance, Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences.

Construction Project Man…7Construction Project Management and Performance: 7 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…5Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 5 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 4 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 4 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 4 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 3 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…3Energy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 3 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 3 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchUrban StudiesNutrition and DieteticsManagement of Technology and Innovation6 others

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

  1. 1 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 7 works
  2. 2 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 5 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  4. 4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  5. 5 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  6. 6 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 4 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 3 works
  8. 8 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  9. 9 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 3 works
  10. 10 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 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.

openly available76.5%not open23.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Technical University of Kenya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 106% 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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