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Technical University of Mombasa

In research, Technical University of Mombasa stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,431 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#2,106 of 2,578 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,341 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Business, Management and Accounting and Strategy and Management — Accounting is 17.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,847
of 28,054 · #33,723 all time
Rank in Kenya
#51
of 75
Research works
588
▲ 116% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Technical University of Mombasa 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 #7,431 of 10,521 18.4%145 #14005
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,106 of 2,578 18.0%77 —
Physical SciencesDomain #11,341 of 12,888 9.3%99 #19669

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

What does Technical University of Mombasa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 17.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 33.0 works17×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 76.5 works7.6×
  3. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 20.3 works7.5×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.59× its world share, 76 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.77× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Technical University of Mombasa?

Ranked on the composite score, Francis Mutuku, Michael Juma Saulo and Charles Guandaru Kamau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technical University of Mombasa.

  1. 1 Francis Mutuku Kenya · #1,108,312 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Michael Juma Saulo Kenya · #1,409,914 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Charles Guandaru Kamau Kenya · #1,497,054 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Risper Auma Magwa Kenya · #1,633,819 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Technical University of Mombasa

Which keywords describe research at Technical University of Mombasa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Financial Constraints, Financial Performance, Supply Chain Management, Performance Measurement, Social Capital, SMEs and Corporate Finance.

▲ 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. Corporate Governance22▲ 9.5×10 topics
  2. Financial Constraints18▲ 54×2 topics
  3. Financial Performance18▲ 9.7×5 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management16▲ 5.5×13 topics
  5. Performance Measurement13▲ 15×5 topics
  6. Machine Learning13▲ 1.24×26 topics
  7. Social Capital13▲ 7.6×9 topics
  8. SMEs11▲ 10×2 topics
  9. Innovation11▲ 3.3×9 topics
  10. Corporate Finance11▲ 29×3 topics
  11. Supply Chain10▲ 16×4 topics
  12. Leadership10▲ 6.9×11 topics
  13. Profitability10▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Environmental Impact10▲ 1.84×22 topics
  15. Trade Credit10▲ 124×1 topic
  16. Working Capital Management10▲ 124×1 topic
  17. Firm Performance9▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Capital Structure9▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Risk Management8▲ 5.5×8 topics
  20. Investor Protection8▲ 32×1 topic
  21. Ownership Structure8▲ 32×1 topic
  22. Entrepreneurship8▲ 6.6×5 topics
  23. Organizational Performance7▲ 8.6×7 topics
  24. Employee Engagement6▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Efficiency6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  26. Investment Decisions6▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Gender Equality6▲ 7.2×2 topics
  28. Poverty Reduction6▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Empowerment6▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Shareholder Value6▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Cash Flow Valuation5▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Economic Value Added5▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Finance5▲ 8.5×2 topics
  34. Financial Inclusion5▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Lean Manufacturing5▲ 8.1×2 topics
  36. Microfinance5▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Collaborative Relationships5▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Community Health Workers5▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Total Quality Management5▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Crowdfunding5▲ 20×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Working Capital and Financial Performance, Corporate Finance and Governance, Financial Reporting and Valuation Research and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

Working Capital and Financial Performance: 10 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 8 fractional worksFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research: 5 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 5 fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 5 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 5 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talen…4Human Resource and Talent Management: 4 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional works
AccountingStrategy and ManagementEconomics and EconometricsManagement Information Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 10 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 8 works
  3. 3 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 5 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 5 works
  6. 6 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 5 works
  7. 7 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 4 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 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 available82.5%not open17.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 116% 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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