Universities by Research Publications in Kenya

Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (works); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

University of Nairobi960,400 citations

28,820

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology212,261 citations

15,074

Kenyatta University199,205 citations

12,787

Moi University239,869 citations

8,408

Egerton University139,902 citations

5,854

Maseno University69,197 citations

4,354

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology24,835 citations

3,457

Mount Kenya University17,665 citations

3,442

Aga Khan University Nairobi98,330 citations

3,121

Strathmore University25,269 citations

2,772

Technical University of Kenya27,096 citations

2,544

University of Eldoret32,460 citations

2,504

Pwani University31,598 citations

2,191

Kisii University9,451 citations

2,151

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology25,090 citations

2,074

Catholic University of Eastern Africa7,539 citations

2,034

United States International University Africa12,837 citations

1,526

Kenya Methodist University6,421 citations

1,468

Chuka University10,190 citations

1,457

Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation19,108 citations

1,443

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology14,637 citations

1,398

University of Embu28,428 citations

1,380

Kabarak University4,532 citations

1,342

South Eastern Kenya University16,050 citations

1,311

Technical University of Mombasa13,540 citations

1,258

Karatina University11,219 citations

1,053

Kibabii University2,688 citations

1,044

Meru University of Science and Technology9,090 citations

1,037

University of Kabianga8,063 citations

996

Maasai Mara University9,375 citations

988

St. Paul's University2,651 citations

878

Rongo University2,899 citations

852

Daystar University4,415 citations

808

Murang'a University of Technology3,327 citations

718

Africa International University1,142 citations

683

Machakos University5,639 citations

653

Laikipia University2,852 citations

614

Tangaza University2,202 citations

518

Taita Taveta University4,607 citations

506

KCA University2,606 citations

501

Kaimosi Friends University2,791 citations

489

Kirinyaga University2,099 citations

481

Multimedia University of Kenya2,614 citations

463

Kenya Medical Training College5,957 citations

442

Pan Africa Christian University852 citations

399

University of Eastern Africa, Baraton2,289 citations

355

The Co-operative University of Kenya1,576 citations

349

Tom Mboya University College4,580 citations

312

Great Lakes University of Kisumu9,167 citations

310

Adventist University of Africa1,230 citations

298

Highlights

Within Kenya, University of Nairobi ranks first in 2026 with 28,820, followed by Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (15,074) and Kenyatta University (12,787).

University of Nairobi is 1.9 times higher than Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 28,820 (University of Nairobi) to 298 (Adventist University of Africa), with a median of 1,156.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within Kenya, University of Nairobi ranks first in 2026 with 28,820, followed by Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (15,074) and Kenyatta University (12,787).

University of Nairobi is 1.9 times higher than Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 28,820 (University of Nairobi) to 298 (Adventist University of Africa), with a median of 1,156.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.