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Kenya University Rankings 2024

As described in the university ranking section, it is not easy to obtain and standardize data from 1 countries, 81 universities/ institutions for the country ranking. Therefore, we based our ranking system on the number of meritorious scientists. Four criteria are used to rank the countries. The first one is the number of scientists in the top 3 % list. The second criterion is the number of scientists in the top 10%, Top 20%, Top 40%, top 60% and top 80% list. The third one is the number of scientists listed in the AD Scientific Index. In the case of equalities after applying all these three criteria, the world rank of the meritorious scientist of that country is used. Click for individual or institutional registration.

AD Scientific Index - Country Rankings 2024
Region Ranking World Ranking Country Total Institutios in Country Total Scientists in Index Best Public University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Private University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Institution In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Company In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Hospital In Country
World Rank / Name
4 66 Kenya 81 5,409 905
University of Nairobi
2,620
United States International University
380
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
1,670
Central Bank of Kenya
Table I. Number of scientists in Kenya top 5.000 according to Country Click for details
# Country Country Region Rank Country World Rank Scientists in Top 5.000 Total University Total Scientist
1 Kenya 4 66 5000 81 5409
Table II. General Universities in Kenya top 5.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Kenya Top 5.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 5.000 / Total Scientist)
1 University of Nairobi 1 13 1339 Kenya Public 1970 1098 1105 0.994
2 World Agroforestry (ICRAF) 2 28 1701 Kenya Institution 1978 71 71 1.000
3 International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) 3 41 2317 Kenya Institution 1994 60 60 1.000
4 International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology 4 53 2534 Kenya Institution 1965 74 74 1.000
5 Moi University 5 88 3411 Kenya Public 1984 325 338 0.962
6 Kenya Medical Research Institute 6 124 4163 Kenya Institution 1979 29 29 1.000
7 Maseno University 7 128 4301 Kenya Public 1991 85 107 0.794
8 University of Embu 8 134 4603 Kenya Public 1947 109 113 0.965
9 Meru University of Science & Technology 9 138 4669 Kenya Public 2008 22 24 0.917
10 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 10 140 4730 Kenya Public 1994 192 198 0.970
Table III. Public Universities in Kenya top 5.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Kenya Top 5.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 5.000 / Total Scientist)
1 University of Nairobi 1 13 1339 Kenya 1970 1098 1105 0.994
2 Moi University 5 88 3411 Kenya 1984 325 338 0.962
3 Maseno University 7 128 4301 Kenya 1991 85 107 0.794
4 University of Embu 8 134 4603 Kenya 1947 109 113 0.965
5 Meru University of Science & Technology 9 138 4669 Kenya 2008 22 24 0.917
6 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 10 140 4730 Kenya 1994 192 198 0.970
7 Egerton University 12 179 5606 Kenya 1987 103 104 0.990
8 Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology 13 201 6204 Kenya 2007 147 147 1.000
9 Kenyatta University 15 222 6870 Kenya 1985 493 540 0.913
10 South Eastern Kenya University 16 249 7196 Kenya 2008 141 144 0.979
Table IV. Private Universities in Kenya top 5.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Kenya Top 5.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 5.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Zetech University 14 213 6651 Kenya 1999 10 12 0.833
2 Mount Kenya University 28 465 10480 Kenya 2008 48 53 0.906
3 Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization 29 482 10636 Kenya 2013 21 21 1.000
4 United States International University 30 495 10785 Kenya 1989 45 45 1.000
5 Strathmore University Nairobi 31 500 10844 Kenya 2002 81 88 0.920
6 Management University of Africa 35 537 11431 Kenya 2011 10 12 0.833
7 Lukenya University 36 548 11631 Kenya 2015 5 6 0.833
8 Pan Africa Christian University 42 643 12826 Kenya 1989 17 18 0.944
9 Umma University 43 661 13027 Kenya 2013 6 7 0.857
10 Gretsa University 47 702 13719 Kenya 2006 5 5 1.000
Table V. Universities Founded After 2010 in Kenya Top 5.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Kenya Top 5.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 5.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science & Technology 17 262 7406 Kenya Public 2012 114 117 0.974
2 Machakos University 19 313 8255 Kenya Public 2011 54 62 0.871
3 Co-operative University of Kenya 20 341 8754 Kenya Public 2011 30 32 0.938
4 Kisii University 22 346 8845 Kenya Public 2013 119 126 0.944
5 Murang’a University of Technology 23 349 8858 Kenya Public 2016 63 69 0.913
6 Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization 29 482 10636 Kenya Private 2013 21 21 1.000
7 Kenya Wildlife Service 34 527 11294 Kenya Institution 2013 8 8 1.000
8 Management University of Africa 35 537 11431 Kenya Private 2011 10 12 0.833
9 Lukenya University 36 548 11631 Kenya Private 2015 5 6 0.833
10 University of Kabianga 39 592 12129 Kenya Public 2013 58 62 0.935
Table VI. Universities Founded After 2000 in Kenya Top 5.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Kenya Top 5.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 5.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Meru University of Science & Technology 9 138 4669 Kenya Public 2008 22 24 0.917
2 Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology 13 201 6204 Kenya Public 2007 147 147 1.000
3 South Eastern Kenya University 16 249 7196 Kenya Public 2008 141 144 0.979
4 Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science & Technology 17 262 7406 Kenya Public 2012 114 117 0.974
5 Technical University of Kenya 18 268 7468 Kenya Public 2007 244 260 0.938
6 Machakos University 19 313 8255 Kenya Public 2011 54 62 0.871
7 Co-operative University of Kenya 20 341 8754 Kenya Public 2011 30 32 0.938
8 University of Eldoret 21 344 8830 Kenya Public 2010 86 90 0.956
9 Kisii University 22 346 8845 Kenya Public 2013 119 126 0.944
10 Murang’a University of Technology 23 349 8858 Kenya Public 2016 63 69 0.913
Table VII A. Kenya Top 10 Productivity i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Kenya Table VII A. Kenya Top 10 Productivity i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 24 2768 Meine Van Noordwijk Meine Van Noordwijk

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
roots | agroforestry | ecosystem services | landscape | water |
101 57 0.564 539 319 0.592 44286 16079 0.363
1 2 35 5042 Robert W Snow Robert W Snow

Kenya
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Malaria | Africa |
138 61 0.442 426 310 0.728 67594 14858 0.220
2 3 37 5651 Jianchu Xu Jianchu Xu

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Natural Sciences / Biological Science
ethnoecology | fungi ecology | biodiversity conservation | landscape restoration |
90 70 0.778 407 350 0.860 38541 23001 0.597
3 4 74 10951 Virendra Pal Singh Virendra Pal Singh

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Agroforestry | Biofuel | Rice | agronomy |
50 28 0.560 313 102 0.326 16493 4977 0.302
1 5 100 13059 Philip Thornton Philip Thornton

Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
agriculture |
105 78 0.743 291 206 0.708 47023 24849 0.528
1 6 233 29826 Zeyaur R Khan Zeyaur R Khan

Kenya
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemical Ecology | Insect Behavior | Habitat Management |
66 42 0.636 201 137 0.682 17836 7708 0.432
4 7 338 42958 Fergus Sinclair Fergus Sinclair

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
agriculture | agroecology | agroforestry | food security | ecosystem services |
62 42 0.677 168 115 0.685 13168 6254 0.475
5 8 392 48278 Suyanto Suyanto

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Agroforestry |
38 30 0.789 158 122 0.772 6544 4193 0.641
1 9 451 53981 Walter Jaoko Walter Jaoko

Kenya
University of Nairobi Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Tropical medicine | HIV/AIDS | research ethics | clinical ethics |
50 28 0.560 149 100 0.671 12887 4157 0.323
6 10 489 56896 Steven Franzel Steven Franzel

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Extension | marketing | agroforestry | natural resources management | participatory research |
54 33 0.611 145 75 0.517 9727 3387 0.348
Table VII B. Kenya Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Kenya Table VII B. Kenya Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 33 3183 Jianchu Xu Jianchu Xu

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Natural Sciences / Biological Science
ethnoecology | fungi ecology | biodiversity conservation | landscape restoration |
90 70 0.778 407 350 0.860 38541 23001 0.597
2 2 39 3953 Meine Van Noordwijk Meine Van Noordwijk

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
roots | agroforestry | ecosystem services | landscape | water |
101 57 0.564 539 319 0.592 44286 16079 0.363
1 3 43 4264 Robert W Snow Robert W Snow

Kenya
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Malaria | Africa |
138 61 0.442 426 310 0.728 67594 14858 0.220
1 4 109 11533 Philip Thornton Philip Thornton

Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
agriculture |
105 78 0.743 291 206 0.708 47023 24849 0.528
1 5 271 28229 Zeyaur R Khan Zeyaur R Khan

Kenya
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemical Ecology | Insect Behavior | Habitat Management |
66 42 0.636 201 137 0.682 17836 7708 0.432
2 7 355 36068 Mark Van Wijk Mark Van Wijk

Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) ILRI
69 48 0.696 136 122 0.897 14776 8534 0.578
3 6 352 35909 Suyanto Suyanto

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
Agroforestry |
38 30 0.789 158 122 0.772 6544 4193 0.641
2 8 397 39925 Samira Mohamed Samira Mohamed

Kenya
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biological control and IPM |
37 31 0.838 125 116 0.928 5217 4123 0.790
4 9 401 40218 Fergus Sinclair Fergus Sinclair

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
agriculture | agroecology | agroforestry | food security | ecosystem services |
62 42 0.677 168 115 0.685 13168 6254 0.475
1 10 408 41262 Manasi Kumar Manasi Kumar

Kenya
University of Nairobi Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Psychology | Maternal and Child mental health | psychoanalysis | critical psychology and |
51 49 0.961 127 114 0.898 51499 48754 0.947
Table VII C. Kenya Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Kenya Table VII C. Kenya Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 30 3668 Philip Thornton Philip Thornton

Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
agriculture |
105 78 0.743 291 206 0.708 47023 24849 0.528
1 2 43 5543 Jianchu Xu Jianchu Xu

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Natural Sciences / Biological Science
ethnoecology | fungi ecology | biodiversity conservation | landscape restoration |
90 70 0.778 407 350 0.860 38541 23001 0.597
1 3 69 9498 Robert W Snow Robert W Snow

Kenya
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Malaria | Africa |
138 61 0.442 426 310 0.728 67594 14858 0.220
2 4 89 12015 Meine Van Noordwijk Meine Van Noordwijk

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
roots | agroforestry | ecosystem services | landscape | water |
101 57 0.564 539 319 0.592 44286 16079 0.363
1 5 128 18157 Menale Kassie Menale Kassie

Kenya
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Applied micro-econometrics | socio-technical innovaiton bundles adoption and impact assessment | gender analysis | climate change |
62 51 0.823 128 109 0.852 16570 11409 0.689
1 6 149 20351 Manasi Kumar Manasi Kumar

Kenya
University of Nairobi Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Psychology | Maternal and Child mental health | psychoanalysis | critical psychology and |
51 49 0.961 127 114 0.898 51499 48754 0.947
2 7 169 23121 Mark Van Wijk Mark Van Wijk

Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) ILRI
69 48 0.696 136 122 0.897 14776 8534 0.578
2 8 236 32181 Peter N. Keiyoro Peter N. Keiyoro

Kenya
University of Nairobi Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education
Open | distance and elearning | Global Burden of Diseases | Ecology and environmental conservatin |
43 43 1.000 54 51 0.944 88227 76746 0.870
2 9 271 35954 Zeyaur R Khan Zeyaur R Khan

Kenya
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemical Ecology | Insect Behavior | Habitat Management |
66 42 0.636 201 137 0.682 17836 7708 0.432
3 10 280 36927 Fergus Sinclair Fergus Sinclair

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
agriculture | agroecology | agroforestry | food security | ecosystem services |
62 42 0.677 168 115 0.685 13168 6254 0.475
Table VII D. Kenya Top 10 Total Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Kenya Table VII D. Kenya Top 10 Total Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 28 3491 Peter N. Keiyoro Peter N. Keiyoro

Kenya
University of Nairobi Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education
Open | distance and elearning | Global Burden of Diseases | Ecology and environmental conservatin |
43 43 1.000 54 51 0.944 88227 76746 0.870
1 2 39 5483 Josephine Ngunjiri Josephine Ngunjiri

Kenya
University of Embu Medical and Health Sciences / Parasitology
Parasitology | Global burden of diseases | Neglected parasitic diseases in Tropics |
36 36 1.000 41 40 0.976 67984 64400 0.947
1 3 40 5526 Robert W Snow Robert W Snow

Kenya
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Malaria | Africa |
138 61 0.442 426 310 0.728 67594 14858 0.220
2 4 60 8590 Manasi Kumar Manasi Kumar

Kenya
University of Nairobi Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Psychology | Maternal and Child mental health | psychoanalysis | critical psychology and |
51 49 0.961 127 114 0.898 51499 48754 0.947
1 5 65 9948 Philip Thornton Philip Thornton

Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Agriculture & Forestry / Agriculture
agriculture |
105 78 0.743 291 206 0.708 47023 24849 0.528
1 6 75 10907 Meine Van Noordwijk Meine Van Noordwijk

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Agriculture & Forestry / Forestry
roots | agroforestry | ecosystem services | landscape | water |
101 57 0.564 539 319 0.592 44286 16079 0.363
2 7 100 13636 Jianchu Xu Jianchu Xu

Kenya
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) Natural Sciences / Biological Science
ethnoecology | fungi ecology | biodiversity conservation | landscape restoration |
90 70 0.778 407 350 0.860 38541 23001 0.597
1 8 148 22437 Stephen Ogendo Stephen Ogendo

Kenya
Maseno University Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiovascular Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery |
15 13 0.867 17 16 0.941 28099 23793 0.847
1 9 276 43351 Zeyaur R Khan Zeyaur R Khan

Kenya
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemical Ecology | Insect Behavior | Habitat Management |
66 42 0.636 201 137 0.682 17836 7708 0.432
1 10 297 46858 Wilkister Nyaora Moturi Wilkister Nyaora Moturi

Kenya
Egerton University Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Health |
18 16 0.889 22 20 0.909 16848 9191 0.546
Table VII E. Kenya Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Kenya Table VII E. Kenya Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 20 1491 Peter N. Keiyoro Peter N. Keiyoro

Kenya
University of Nairobi Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education
Open|distance and elearning|Global Burden of Diseases|Ecology and environmental conservatin|
40 40 1.000 48 48 1.000 57144 56111 0.982
1 2 33 2918 Josephine Ngunjiri Josephine Ngunjiri

Kenya
University of Embu Medical and Health Sciences / Parasitology
Parasitology|Global burden of diseases|Neglected parasitic diseases in Tropics|
31 31 1.000 34 34 1.000 36906 36723 0.995
2 3 57 5578 Manasi Kumar Manasi Kumar

Kenya
University of Nairobi Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Psychology|Maternal and Child mental health|psychoanalysis|critical psychology and|
40 39 0.975 80 74 0.925 25421 24351 0.958
1 4 78 7517 Stephen Ogendo Stephen Ogendo

Kenya
Maseno University Medical and Health Sciences / Cardiovascular Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery|
12 12 1.000 13 12 0.923 20469 20142 0.984
1 5 205 25780 Menale Kassie Menale Kassie

Kenya
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology  International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Applied micro-econometrics|socio-technical innovaiton bundles adoption and impact assessment|gender analysis|climate change|
53 46 0.868 108 93 0.861 11539 9197 0.797
1 6 261 33624 Wilkister Nyaora Moturi Wilkister Nyaora Moturi

Kenya
Egerton University Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
Environmental Health|
15 15 1.000 18 18 1.000 9809 7737 0.789
2 7 293 38620 Zeyaur R Khan Zeyaur R Khan

Kenya
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology  Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Chemical Ecology|Insect Behavior|Habitat Management|
61 42 0.689 183 130 0.710 14783 7053 0.477
1 8 370 48834 Vincent Onywera Vincent Onywera

Kenya
Kenyatta University Medical and Health Sciences / Physical Medicine
Obesity|physical activity|healthy living|Kenyan runners|
48 42 0.875 93 88 0.946 8287 5991 0.723
2 9 426 56933 John Orodho John Orodho

Kenya
Kenyatta University Education / Education
Basic Education|Science Education|Gender and Development|Quality Education|
32 24 0.750 90 66 0.733 9458 5346 0.565
3 10 489 65179 Stephen Gichuhi Stephen Gichuhi

Kenya
University of Nairobi Medical and Health Sciences / Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology|
20 17 0.850 31 25 0.806 5258 4816 0.916