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University of Eldoret

In research, University of Eldoret stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,414 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,545 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,890 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,896
of 28,054 · #24,842 all time
Rank in Kenya
#24
of 75
Research works
1.3k
▲ 106% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is University of Eldoret 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,414 of 3,409 10.1%86 #3248
Social SciencesDomain #7,545 of 10,521 11.0%171 #12789
Physical SciencesDomain #9,890 of 12,888 13.5%120 #17681
Social SciencesField #5,483 of 6,365 9.6%88 #8454
Life SciencesDomain #6,934 of 7,800 10.1%98 #11803

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Eldoret 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,248 #2,414
  2. Social Sciences#12,789 #7,545
  3. Physical Sciences#17,681 #9,890
  4. Social Sciences#8,454 #5,483
  5. Life Sciences#11,803 #6,934
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.

What does University of Eldoret specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 35.7 works4.8×
← 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: 4.22× its world share, 86 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.57× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.87× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.60× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.05× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.00× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 88 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Eldoret?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Gudu, Nicholas Outa and M. G. Kinyua lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Eldoret.

  1. 1 S. Gudu Kenya · #616,810 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Nicholas Outa Kenya · #788,669 worldwide 25 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 M. G. Kinyua Kenya · #951,684 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Frank O. Masese Kenya · #1,334,777 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 W. K. Ng’etich Kenya · #1,418,506 worldwide 22 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Naftaly Mose Kenya · #1,573,641 worldwide 11 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Cyrus Wabuge Wekesa Kenya · #1,607,130 worldwide 23 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Edwine Yongo Kenya · #1,624,940 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Eldoret

Which keywords describe research at University of Eldoret?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Education, Economic Growth, Lifelong Learning, Poverty Reduction, Sustainability, Eutrophication and Water Quality.

▲ 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. Climate Change38▲ 3.3×42 topics
  2. Education26▲ 3.6×25 topics
  3. Sustainability22▲ 2.1×34 topics
  4. Environmental Impact19▲ 2.6×30 topics
  5. Economic Growth19▲ 5.1×16 topics
  6. Globalization16▲ 1.94×23 topics
  7. Renewable Energy16▲ 2.6×23 topics
  8. Lifelong Learning15▲ 17×8 topics
  9. Sustainable Development14▲ 2.1×21 topics
  10. Poverty Reduction13▲ 23×4 topics
  11. Educational Technology12▲ 2.4×10 topics
  12. Water Quality12▲ 6.8×8 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity12▲ 6.0×10 topics
  14. Eutrophication11▲ 25×4 topics
  15. Economic Development11▲ 3.0×13 topics
  16. Higher Education10▲ 4.4×11 topics
  17. Fiscal Policy10▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 6.9×8 topics
  19. Gender Equality9▲ 7.8×5 topics
  20. Gender Inequality9▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Biodiversity Loss9▲ 40×3 topics
  22. Development9▲ 5.9×7 topics
  23. Income Tax9▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Technology Integration9▲ 6.5×9 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 6.4×6 topics
  26. Regional Development8▲ 5.5×4 topics
  27. Leadership8▲ 4.0×9 topics
  28. Infrastructure8▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Informal Learning8▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Conditional Cash Transfers8▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Lake Tanganyika8▲ 199×1 topic
  32. Lake Victoria8▲ 199×1 topic
  33. Public Investment8▲ 30×1 topic
  34. School Subsidies8▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Taxation8▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Adaptation7▲ 5.6×5 topics
  37. Professional Development7▲ 8.1×8 topics
  38. Household Fuel Use7▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Indoor Air Pollution7▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Drought Tolerance6▲ 11×6 topics

Which research topics does University of Eldoret publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Energy and Environment Impacts.

Poverty, Education, and …8Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 8 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and B…8Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 8 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…8Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 8 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…7Energy and Environment Impacts: 7 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 5 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 5 fractional worksRangeland Management and…4Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…4Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…4Online and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fert…4Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 4 fractional works
Safety ResearchEcologyEconomics and EconometricsPollution4 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 8 works
  2. 2 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 8 works
  3. 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  4. 4 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 7 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 5 works
  6. 6 African Education and Politics Education 5 works
  7. 7 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  10. 10 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 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 available71.0%not open29.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Eldoret'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.

Other research institutions in Eldoret

All research institutions in Eldoret

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.