Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology: Rankings

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The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 3rd in Kenya, 2613th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 74 research topics. The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,600 academic publications and 86,612 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2613 of 14,131 In the World
#50 of 1,104 In Africa
#3 of 63 In Kenya
#3 of 24 In Nairobi
#331 of 1,078 For Agricultural Economics
#399 of 1,241 For Actuarial Science
#476 of 1,530 For Human Resource Management
#5050 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3852 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 71 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Kenya and 2240th in the World with 6,313 publications made and 41,176 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 27 In Kenya
#72 of 369 In Africa
#2240 of 7,081 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 2 1
1993 1 0
1994 2 1
1995 1 2
1996 5 4
1997 1 4
1998 3 3
1999 3 6
2000 3 9
2001 11 3
2002 6 14
2003 7 18
2004 13 27
2005 11 40
2006 19 80
2007 23 97
2008 24 137
2009 26 198
2010 33 243
2011 59 283
2012 85 378
2013 124 489
2014 269 778
2015 324 977
2016 419 1204
2017 506 1616
2018 631 2184
2019 772 2746
2020 653 4232
2021 620 5299
2022 620 6108
2023 640 6913
2024 377 6101

The following table provides academic rankings for The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 3 33 772
Communications and Public Relations 2 21 787
Demography 2 36 825
Public Policy / Administration 2 47 921
Sociology 3 50 1453
Anthropology 4 61 1654
Law 4 54 1726
Political Science 4 60 1949
Archaeology 4 83 1979
History 4 88 2129
Gender Studies 9 116 2315
Classics and Ancient History 3 82 2378
Linguistics 3 86 2542
Aesthetics 3 90 2740
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 93 2800
Philosophy 4 107 3203
Library and Information science 4 112 3205
Education Majors 10 142 3460

Environmental Science rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Kenya and 1824th in the World with 5,948 publications made and 61,903 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 26 In Kenya
#74 of 368 In Africa
#1824 of 6,876 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 4 1
1993 2 1
1994 4 0
1995 5 4
1996 11 8
1997 2 3
1998 8 10
1999 2 6
2000 9 13
2001 17 13
2002 21 25
2003 12 42
2004 31 56
2005 34 87
2006 38 146
2007 39 189
2008 44 323
2009 40 394
2010 65 494
2011 86 555
2012 112 739
2013 147 857
2014 269 1245
2015 277 1505
2016 347 1754
2017 379 2177
2018 474 2867
2019 524 3538
2020 657 5651
2021 660 7377
2022 584 8593
2023 623 9253
2024 396 9147

The following table provides academic rankings for The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 3 65 583
Forestry 4 45 726
Agricultural Science 4 61 1033
Environmental Management 2 70 1423
Environmental Engineering 3 82 1429
Ecology 2 65 1455
Geotechnical Engineering 2 82 1602
Geography and Cartography 3 81 1907
Paleontology 2 74 1948
Earth science and Geophysics 2 99 2072
Geology 2 83 2073
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 84 2099
Oceanography 2 98 2121
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 118 2168
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 135 2313
Environmental Chemistry 3 131 2531

Biology rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Biology in Kenya and 2136th in the World with 5,512 publications made and 65,488 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Botany, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 26 In Kenya
#90 of 366 In Africa
#2136 of 6,833 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 3 1
1993 2 1
1994 4 1
1995 5 5
1996 13 8
1997 0 5
1998 10 9
1999 3 11
2000 9 14
2001 14 18
2002 17 31
2003 12 54
2004 30 71
2005 37 97
2006 43 172
2007 36 222
2008 45 355
2009 53 435
2010 73 573
2011 82 672
2012 108 843
2013 159 987
2014 234 1437
2015 241 1773
2016 291 2040
2017 328 2548
2018 382 3188
2019 448 4075
2020 643 6357
2021 659 8237
2022 530 9021
2023 589 9838
2024 378 10114

The following table provides academic rankings for The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forestry 4 45 726
Toxicology 3 59 855
Horticulture 2 51 905
Entomology 2 51 1007
Agricultural Science 4 61 1033
Virology 3 61 1147
Nutrition and Food Science 2 67 1205
Botany 2 50 1242
Microbiology 2 66 1307
Animal Science 3 88 1345
Zoology 2 68 1546
Immunology 4 79 1619
Biotechnology 2 69 1692
Paleontology 2 74 1948
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 118 2168
Genetics 3 93 2364
Biochemistry 2 94 2519
Molecular Biology 2 73 2540
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 94 2575
Evolutionary Biology 4 89 2819
Pharmacology 4 155 2843
Oncology and Cancer research 3 134 2876
Nanotechnology 2 137 3256
Neuroscience 5 145 3954

Medicine rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 4th for Medicine in Kenya and 1922nd in the World with 5,448 publications made and 44,211 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology, Immunology, Virology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 27 In Kenya
#82 of 364 In Africa
#1922 of 6,775 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 1 1
1993 1 0
1994 1 2
1995 3 3
1996 7 1
1997 0 3
1998 7 3
1999 4 7
2000 2 8
2001 9 9
2002 8 14
2003 7 27
2004 10 33
2005 18 54
2006 24 79
2007 22 90
2008 30 181
2009 38 200
2010 50 319
2011 47 353
2012 91 491
2013 128 613
2014 207 947
2015 262 1141
2016 342 1324
2017 420 1723
2018 511 2151
2019 610 2814
2020 582 4311
2021 566 5378
2022 544 5797
2023 561 6516
2024 314 5734

The following table provides academic rankings for The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Veterinary 2 64 758
Public Health 2 35 823
Toxicology 3 59 855
Family medicine 3 69 994
Virology 3 61 1147
Pediatrics 3 93 1221
Epidemiology 4 109 1287
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 71 1304
Immunology 4 79 1619
Pathology 4 80 1765
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 87 1775
Nursing 4 95 1806
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 131 1893
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 116 1935
Critical Care Nursing 4 122 2150
Gerontology 4 83 2222
Dentistry 2 87 2270
Health Science 6 123 2587
Clinical Psychology 4 95 2695
Surgery 3 133 2737
Pharmacology 4 155 2843
Oncology and Cancer research 3 134 2876
Anatomy and Physiology 2 112 2926
Physical Therapy 4 101 3183
Psychiatry 4 139 3451
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 157 3554

Business rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Business in Kenya and 1224th in the World with 4,420 publications made and 15,668 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 26 In Kenya
#30 of 353 In Africa
#1224 of 6,339 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 2 1
1999 1 0
2000 0 1
2001 5 0
2002 5 1
2003 1 2
2004 3 1
2005 8 6
2006 0 10
2007 2 32
2008 6 33
2009 11 40
2010 7 49
2011 19 72
2012 56 99
2013 59 131
2014 205 264
2015 241 367
2016 326 475
2017 387 630
2018 530 994
2019 638 1200
2020 426 1738
2021 402 2122
2022 414 2340
2023 425 2905
2024 234 2263

The following table provides academic rankings for The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 4 399
Human Resource Management 1 10 476
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 13 488
Real Estate 1 10 505
Supply Chain Management 1 7 527
Construction Management 1 18 647
Accounting 1 15 705
Entrepreneurship 1 26 722
Risk Management 1 16 726
Project Management 1 10 727
Marketing 1 12 756
Occupational Safety and Health 3 33 772
Finance 2 19 921
Public Policy / Administration 2 47 921
Management Information Systems 2 21 1028
Management 1 23 1206
International Business 3 69 1786
Operations Research 1 52 2028
Advertising 2 56 2138

Mathematics rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Kenya and 1740th in the World with 3,916 publications made and 18,464 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 26 In Kenya
#57 of 357 In Africa
#1740 of 6,418 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1998 1 1
1999 0 1
2000 1 2
2001 5 1
2002 4 1
2003 3 7
2004 4 7
2005 6 18
2006 3 17
2007 3 33
2008 5 35
2009 8 54
2010 6 56
2011 22 67
2012 30 83
2013 59 161
2014 126 253
2015 212 306
2016 270 384
2017 316 564
2018 429 820
2019 555 1163
2020 424 1740
2021 439 2239
2022 407 2553
2023 414 3015
2024 157 1963

The following table provides academic rankings for The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 4 399
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 47 1538
Statistics 2 51 1629
Operations Research 1 52 2028
Applied Mathematics 2 137 2674
Math Teachers 9 152 3523

Engineering rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Engineering in Kenya and 2575th in the World with 3,758 publications made and 35,986 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 25 In Kenya
#100 of 355 In Africa
#2575 of 6,782 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2 0
1993 1 0
1994 2 0
1995 2 2
1996 2 3
1997 1 4
1998 2 4
1999 4 2
2000 6 5
2001 14 4
2002 14 15
2003 11 22
2004 32 30
2005 23 49
2006 13 79
2007 23 121
2008 21 145
2009 34 207
2010 30 235
2011 57 294
2012 77 387
2013 106 457
2014 187 693
2015 168 826
2016 217 1021
2017 235 1288
2018 302 1661
2019 367 2163
2020 354 3303
2021 377 4530
2022 378 5299
2023 410 6314
2024 268 6184

The following table provides academic rankings for The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Chemistry rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Kenya and 2535th in the World with 3,614 publications made and 44,062 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 24 In Kenya
#101 of 347 In Africa
#2535 of 6,545 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 2 1
1993 1 1
1994 2 1
1995 3 3
1996 6 6
1997 0 5
1998 7 7
1999 2 7
2000 9 11
2001 11 13
2002 15 26
2003 12 40
2004 30 49
2005 36 74
2006 27 121
2007 29 153
2008 41 227
2009 45 273
2010 48 398
2011 55 468
2012 78 577
2013 92 662
2014 160 936
2015 149 1146
2016 204 1307
2017 202 1598
2018 259 2034
2019 323 2567
2020 347 3915
2021 359 5212
2022 369 6055
2023 402 6839
2024 265 6953

The following table provides academic rankings for The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 67 1205
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 135 2313
Radiochemistry 2 126 2430
Biochemistry 2 94 2519
Environmental Chemistry 3 131 2531
Organic Chemistry 2 110 2631
Chemical Engineering 2 110 2711
Physical chemistry 3 131 2831
Materials Science 2 119 2978
Inorganic Chemistry 3 156 3062
Nanotechnology 2 137 3256

Computer Science rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Kenya and 2494th in the World with 3,534 publications made and 22,494 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Management Information Systems, Telecommunications, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 27 In Kenya
#84 of 360 In Africa
#2494 of 6,845 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 2 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 1 1
1996 0 1
1997 1 3
1998 2 1
1999 3 1
2000 1 2
2001 5 2
2002 5 7
2003 5 8
2004 10 10
2005 5 29
2006 6 44
2007 7 47
2008 11 49
2009 22 91
2010 8 106
2011 34 139
2012 45 192
2013 73 228
2014 140 389
2015 171 519
2016 214 619
2017 285 864
2018 349 1181
2019 423 1557
2020 358 2481
2021 365 3171
2022 355 3763
2023 414 4360
2024 203 3806

The following table provides academic rankings for The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Information Technology 3 22 616
Management Information Systems 2 21 1028
Software Engineering 1 46 1845
Machine Learning 2 65 1890
Cyber Security 2 70 2044
Data Science 2 73 2376
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 94 2575
Telecommunications 2 100 2581
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 90 2705
Computer Networking 2 103 2747
Computer Vision 2 102 2955
Library and Information science 4 112 3205
Cognitive Science 2 102 3235
Neuroscience 5 145 3954

Economics rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Economics in Kenya and 1241st in the World with 3,215 publications made and 13,562 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 26 In Kenya
#45 of 351 In Africa
#1241 of 6,167 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 1
1998 1 2
1999 1 0
2000 0 1
2001 8 1
2002 3 1
2003 0 3
2004 4 4
2005 8 6
2006 5 6
2007 7 26
2008 3 34
2009 7 44
2010 10 47
2011 12 65
2012 38 103
2013 55 130
2014 138 224
2015 177 306
2016 242 386
2017 253 555
2018 340 782
2019 436 1003
2020 324 1491
2021 278 1865
2022 347 2060
2023 323 2510
2024 187 2019

The following table provides academic rankings for The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 3 30 331
Actuarial Science 1 4 399
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 13 488
Finance 2 19 921
Development Studies 4 66 1359
International Economics 2 51 1482
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 47 1538
Environmental Economics 2 66 1604

Physics rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Physics in Kenya and 2929th in the World with 2,565 publications made and 24,795 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 23 In Kenya
#115 of 352 In Africa
#2929 of 6,713 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 3 0
1996 2 4
1997 0 4
1998 2 3
1999 2 3
2000 5 6
2001 10 4
2002 12 12
2003 10 14
2004 27 24
2005 20 40
2006 11 57
2007 15 91
2008 11 111
2009 27 153
2010 23 163
2011 42 208
2012 66 268
2013 69 321
2014 136 501
2015 103 579
2016 142 701
2017 154 838
2018 183 1134
2019 236 1464
2020 237 2146
2021 253 3010
2022 247 3484
2023 301 4241
2024 201 4294

The following table provides academic rankings for The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Materials Science 2 119 2978
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 115 2983
Quantum and Particle physics 2 117 3026
Nuclear Physics 3 130 3035
Optical Engineering 2 132 3227
Nanotechnology 2 137 3256
Acoustical Engineering 3 141 3758

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Speciality Kenya Africa World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 13 579
Child Psychology 3 58 2067
Social Psychology 4 72 2414
Psychology 4 103 2846
Art & Design 4 98 2941
Fashion Design 3 102 2995
Literature 4 127 3217