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University of Nairobi

In research, University of Nairobi stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#325 of 3,409 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,018 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,355 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Safety Research, Soil Science and Agronomy and Crop Science — Safety Research is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,493
of 28,054 · #3,658 all time
Rank in Kenya
#1
of 75
Research works
14k
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
159k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is University of Nairobi 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 #325 of 3,409 20.5%336 #503
Health SciencesDomain #2,018 of 11,982 11.0%637 #2613
Social SciencesDomain #2,355 of 10,521 11.6%1,306 #1520
Life SciencesDomain #1,878 of 7,800 18.2%471 #2006
Social SciencesField #1,858 of 6,365 12.2%666 #917
MedicineField #3,136 of 10,443 10.4%471 #2981
Physical SciencesDomain #4,442 of 12,888 9.6%679 #6372
Environmental ScienceField #1,527 of 3,551 12.9%239 #1649
Health ProfessionsField #895 of 1,928 12.2%110 #1528
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,332 of 2,578 12.2%189 #1331

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Nairobi 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#503 #325
  2. Health Sciences#2,613 #2,018
  3. Social Sciences#1,520 #2,355
  4. Life Sciences#2,006 #1,878
  5. Social Sciences#917 #1,858
  6. Medicine#2,981 #3,136
  7. Physical Sciences#6,372 #4,442
  8. Environmental Science#1,649 #1,527
  9. Health Professions#1,528 #895
  10. Sociology and Political Science#1,331 #1,332
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 Nairobi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Safety Research takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Safety ResearchSubfield · 53.7 works6.3×
  2. Soil ScienceSubfield · 34.6 works3.7×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 26.1 works3.6×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 30.9 works3.6×
← 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: 2.28× its world share, 336 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 40 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 138 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 188 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.55× its world share, 239 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 110 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 471 worksMedicineNursing: 2.37× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.79× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.50× its world share, 249 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 60 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.90× its world share, 192 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 94 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 666 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Nairobi?

Ranked on the composite score, Manasi Kumar, David M. Ndetei and Germano Mwabu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Nairobi.

  1. 1 Manasi Kumar Kenya · #12,589 worldwide 2.8k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 David M. Ndetei Kenya · #26,079 worldwide 430 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Germano Mwabu Kenya · #109,560 worldwide 232 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Jane Kabubo‐Mariara Kenya · #111,304 worldwide 192 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Salome A. Bukachi Kenya · #151,685 worldwide 153 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 David Pearson Kenya · #154,318 worldwide 147 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Jane Ambuko Kenya · #165,177 worldwide 107 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 G. M. O. Maloiy Kenya · #169,886 worldwide 193 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Liu Qian Kenya · #196,263 worldwide 0 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Guy Martin Kenya · #222,105 worldwide 65 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at University of Nairobi

Which keywords describe research at University of Nairobi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Poverty Reduction, Sustainability, Economic Growth, Development, Risk Management, Gender Inequality and Social Networks.

▲ 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 Change187▲ 2.2×85 topics
  2. Sustainability162▲ 2.1×70 topics
  3. Epidemiology147▲ 1.20×115 topics
  4. Globalization114▲ 1.87×70 topics
  5. Economic Growth97▲ 3.7×25 topics
  6. Poverty Reduction96▲ 24×5 topics
  7. Sustainable Development86▲ 1.75×54 topics
  8. Environmental Impact82▲ 1.57×48 topics
  9. Human Rights82▲ 2.6×37 topics
  10. Risk Management80▲ 5.3×12 topics
  11. Development72▲ 6.7×15 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management67▲ 2.3×18 topics
  13. Social Capital66▲ 4.1×16 topics
  14. Gender Inequality66▲ 15×6 topics
  15. Economic Development65▲ 2.6×24 topics
  16. Sustainable Agriculture64▲ 6.5×12 topics
  17. Adaptation64▲ 7.2×9 topics
  18. Rural Development63▲ 5.8×12 topics
  19. Social Networks63▲ 7.6×11 topics
  20. Corporate Governance60▲ 2.6×22 topics
  21. Smallholder Farmers57▲ 8.3×5 topics
  22. Gender Equality54▲ 6.4×12 topics
  23. Food Security53▲ 3.1×17 topics
  24. Maternal Mortality51▲ 7.5×5 topics
  25. Community Health Workers50▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Governance50▲ 4.9×12 topics
  27. Vulnerability50▲ 7.1×7 topics
  28. Conditional Cash Transfers45▲ 39×1 topic
  29. School Subsidies45▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Technology Adoption40▲ 7.5×6 topics
  31. Health Inequalities40▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Livelihoods38▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Socio-economic Factors38▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Agricultural Innovation38▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Child Mortality37▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Health Systems37▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Poverty Alleviation37▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Livelihood Diversification37▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Market Participation37▲ 40×1 topic
  40. NGOs36▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Nairobi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Global Maternal and Child Health, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology.

Poverty, Education, and …45Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 45 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…37Global Maternal and Child Health: 37 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…37Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 37 fractional worksRangeland Management and…30Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 30 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 27 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 26 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…24Energy and Environment Impacts: 24 fractional worksPublic-Private Partnership Projects: 23 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 20 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…20Economic Growth and Development: 20 fractional works
Safety ResearchPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law6 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 45 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 37 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 37 works
  4. 4 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 30 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 27 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 26 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 24 works
  8. 8 Public-Private Partnership Projects Strategy and Management 23 works
  9. 9 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 20 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 20 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 available61.6%not open38.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Nairobi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.