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University of Kabianga

Research output, impact, five-year growth, topic strengths and transparent benchmarking from open scholarly metadata.

ITS Research Score50.6
Global research rank#8,705
Country rank#32
Momentum rank#4,060

Research performance overview

University of Kabianga is an education institution in Kenya represented in the ITS Research Intelligence database through OpenAlex and ROR-linked identity data. Over the most recent five-year window available locally, the institution is associated with 491 research works and 885 citations. Its current h-index is 40, while the five-year trend shows strong expansion in publication activity. It currently places #8,705 in the ITS global research-performance ranking. Within Kenya, its current research-performance position is #32.

Five-year research output and impact

Research works, 5 years491
Citations, 5 years885
H-index40
i10-index138
Publication growth48.5%
Citation growth-89.1%

Recent citation volume is approximately 1.8 citations per five-year work when the two aggregate windows are divided. This is a descriptive ratio rather than a field-normalized citation indicator, because disciplines have very different citation practices. The h-index and i10-index add longer-run visibility context, while the growth metrics show direction of travel rather than historical accumulation alone.

Research trend by year

YearWorksCitations recordedOpen-access works
2011161
2012171788
201317627
20142711221
20152436218
20164731328
20176050543
20185749644
20191191,003104
2020931,00987
20219044782
20229223988
20236947757
2024919184
202513772126
2026102697

The yearly series runs from 2011 to 2026 in the current local snapshot. Annual research counts should be read as a pattern rather than as an audited financial-style total: scholarly metadata is continually corrected, affiliations can be re-resolved, and citations continue to accumulate after publication.

Research strengths and leading topics

Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareAgricultural Innovations and PracticesChild Nutrition and Water AccessAfrican Education and PoliticsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthPublic Procurement and PolicyAquatic Ecosystems and BiodiversityTeacher Education and Leadership StudiesBusiness Strategies and Management ResearchInsect Pest Control Strategies

The strongest topic signals currently associated with University of Kabianga include Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Child Nutrition and Water Access. Topic lists are useful for understanding where an institution is visibly active, but they are not equivalent to a complete departmental census because OpenAlex topics are inferred from the institution’s works rather than from its administrative structure.

National benchmark

Among the 56 index-ready universities currently available for Kenya, the average five-year output is about 1,280 works and the average five-year citation count is about 3,825. University of Kabianga is currently below that research-output average and below the citation average. Its own growth signal is 48.5%, compared with a country-set average of 19.7%.

Deep research intelligence

Deep enrichment is queued for this otherwise quality-gated institution. Base research metrics remain available while the collaboration and partner-country aggregates are being calculated.

How to interpret this university profile

ITS Research Solution treats this page as research intelligence rather than a prestige label. The score is designed to summarize measurable research activity using recent output, recent citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth. Size still matters, so the score should be interpreted together with the trend table and topic profile. A smaller institution with strong momentum can therefore look different from a large institution with a much longer publication history.

Rankings are recalculated from the local analytical database after OpenAlex synchronization. The public page is indexable only when the institution has enough recent research activity, at least five active years in the available trend window, and multiple topic signals. This quality gate prevents empty or minimally populated institution records from becoming search-engine pages.

Data sources and verification

The institution identity is linked to the Research Organization Registry (ROR) through the ROR identifier supplied by OpenAlex. Research counts, citation totals, yearly activity, h-index, i10-index and topic signals come from OpenAlex. OpenAlex institution records are themselves grounded in ROR for canonical institution identity. Data can change as scholarly records, affiliations and citation links are corrected, so the page records the latest local synchronization time rather than presenting the figures as permanent.

  • OpenAlex institution ID: I299595467
  • ROR ID: 03rk9qf06
  • Last synchronized: 2026-09-09 19:06:27

Frequently asked questions

What is the research score for University of Kabianga?

The current ITS Research Performance Score is 50.6 out of 100. It combines recent publication output, citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth.

How many research works are associated with University of Kabianga?

The current local five-year window contains 491 works associated with the institution in OpenAlex.

Is this an official university ranking?

No. This is an independent ITS Research Solution research-performance analysis built from open scholarly metadata. It does not represent an official government or accreditation ranking.