Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Kenya
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation1,443 works
4.30
2Kenya Highlands University13 works
3.62
3University of Embu1,380 works
3.59
4Aga Khan University Nairobi3,121 works
3.57
5University of Nairobi28,820 works
2.86
6Egerton University5,854 works
2.52
7Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development37 works
2.24
8Technical University of Kenya2,544 works
2.17
9Pwani University2,191 works
2.17
10Open University of Kenya80 works
2.05
11Chuka University1,457 works
1.98
12Lukenya University52 works
1.94
13Moi University8,408 works
1.82
14Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology2,074 works
1.73
15Maseno University4,354 works
1.72
16Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology15,074 works
1.69
17South Eastern Kenya University1,311 works
1.64
18Technical University of Mombasa1,258 works
1.63
19Tom Mboya University College312 works
1.62
20Dedan Kimathi University of Technology1,398 works
1.47
21Strathmore University2,772 works
1.44
22Kaimosi Friends University489 works
1.39
23KCA University501 works
1.38
24Karatina University1,053 works
1.33
25Maasai Mara University988 works
1.30
26University of Eldoret2,504 works
1.28
27Meru University of Science and Technology1,037 works
1.25
28Bomet University258 works
1.25
29Uzima University College84 works
1.16
30Mount Kenya University3,442 works
1.05
31Kenyatta University12,787 works
1.03
32Institute for Meteorological Training and Research, WMO Regional Training Centre22 works
1.00
33Amref International University266 works
0.97
34Kisii University2,151 works
0.96
35Kiriri Women's University of Science and Technology82 works
0.93
36United States International University Africa1,526 works
0.90
37Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology3,457 works
0.88
38Taita Taveta University506 works
0.85
39Kenya Medical Training College442 works
0.78
40Kirinyaga University481 works
0.78
41Alupe University213 works
0.76
42Adventist University of Africa298 works
0.75
43Murang'a University of Technology718 works
0.74
44The Co-operative University of Kenya349 works
0.71
45Machakos University653 works
0.68
46Kenya Institute of Special Education12 works
0.67
47Africa International University683 works
0.65
48Kabarak University1,342 works
0.60
49East African University172 works
0.58
50Kenya School of TVET8 works
0.57
Highlights
Within Kenya, Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation ranks first in 2026 with 4.30, followed by Kenya Highlands University (3.62) and University of Embu (3.59).
Across 50 entries, values run from 4.30 (Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation) to 0.57 (Kenya School of TVET), with a median of 1.29.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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