Universities by Research i10-index in Kenya
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Nairobi28,820 works
18,237
2Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology15,074 works
4,938
3Moi University8,408 works
4,211
4Kenyatta University12,787 works
4,079
5Egerton University5,854 works
2,670
6Aga Khan University Nairobi3,121 works
1,837
7Maseno University4,354 works
1,624
8University of Eldoret2,504 works
799
9Pwani University2,191 works
728
10Technical University of Kenya2,544 works
678
11University of Embu1,380 works
629
12Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology3,457 works
625
13Strathmore University2,772 works
590
14Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology2,074 works
554
15Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation1,443 works
518
16South Eastern Kenya University1,311 works
402
17Mount Kenya University3,442 works
375
18Dedan Kimathi University of Technology1,398 works
371
19Technical University of Mombasa1,258 works
309
20United States International University Africa1,526 works
298
21Kisii University2,151 works
266
22Meru University of Science and Technology1,037 works
231
23Chuka University1,457 works
222
24Karatina University1,053 works
213
25Catholic University of Eastern Africa2,034 works
180
26Great Lakes University of Kisumu310 works
162
27Maasai Mara University988 works
157
28Taita Taveta University506 works
136
29University of Kabianga996 works
134
30Tom Mboya University College312 works
133
31Kenya Methodist University1,468 works
123
32Machakos University653 works
116
33Kabarak University1,342 works
115
34Kenya Medical Training College442 works
105
35Daystar University808 works
91
36Murang'a University of Technology718 works
80
37Kaimosi Friends University489 works
78
38Kibabii University1,044 works
74
39Rongo University852 works
71
40University of Eastern Africa, Baraton355 works
62
41KCA University501 works
61
42Multimedia University of Kenya463 works
58
43The Co-operative University of Kenya349 works
58
44Kirinyaga University481 works
56
45St. Paul's University878 works
50
46Laikipia University614 works
43
47Amref International University266 works
39
48Bomet University258 works
36
49Africa Nazarene University283 works
27
50Africa International University683 works
25
Highlights
Within Kenya, University of Nairobi ranks first in 2026 with 18,237, followed by Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (4,938) and Moi University (4,211).
University of Nairobi is 3.7 times higher than Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 18,237 (University of Nairobi) to 25 (Africa International University), with a median of 171.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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