Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology: Rankings

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The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 3rd in Kenya, 2414th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 76 research topics. The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,974 academic publications and 97,185 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2414 of 14,131 In the World
#56 of 1,104 In Africa
#3 of 63 In Kenya
#3 of 24 In Nairobi
#347 of 1,115 For Agricultural Economics
#396 of 1,255 For Actuarial Science
#483 of 1,559 For Human Resource Management
#5021 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3305 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 73 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 2250th in the World with 6,485 publications made and 44,448 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 27 In Kenya
#73 of 369 In Africa
#2250 of 7,088 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
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 96
2008 23 137
2009 26 198
2010 33 242
2011 59 284
2012 84 380
2013 125 490
2014 268 776
2015 323 975
2016 419 1197
2017 504 1609
2018 633 2178
2019 770 2735
2020 647 4220
2021 618 5295
2022 619 6085
2023 644 6902
2024 382 6211
2025 233 5744

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 32 783
Communications and Public Relations 2 21 793
Demography 2 35 813
Public Policy / Administration 3 50 934
Sociology 3 50 1449
Anthropology 4 64 1671
Law 4 56 1736
Political Science 4 60 1959
Archaeology 4 82 1972
History 4 87 2112
Gender Studies 9 117 2359
Classics and Ancient History 3 83 2391
Linguistics 3 87 2545
Aesthetics 3 91 2734
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 94 2799
Philosophy 3 106 3190
Library and Information science 4 114 3199
Education Majors 8 131 3252

Environmental Science rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Kenya and 1818th in the World with 6,151 publications made and 67,774 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 27 In Kenya
#75 of 369 In Africa
#1818 of 6,888 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 18 13
2002 21 25
2003 12 42
2004 31 56
2005 34 87
2006 38 146
2007 39 188
2008 44 323
2009 40 394
2010 65 493
2011 86 555
2012 111 743
2013 147 859
2014 269 1243
2015 277 1509
2016 349 1758
2017 379 2175
2018 473 2870
2019 522 3534
2020 657 5650
2021 659 7361
2022 584 8603
2023 624 9238
2024 405 9275
2025 258 8798

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 2 64 565
Forestry 4 44 716
Agricultural Science 4 59 1020
Environmental Engineering 2 79 1411
Environmental Management 2 72 1421
Ecology 2 66 1463
Geotechnical Engineering 2 86 1610
Geography and Cartography 3 80 1896
Paleontology 2 73 1922
Geology 2 85 2053
Earth science and Geophysics 2 99 2055
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 85 2095
Oceanography 2 97 2115
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 117 2165
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 136 2313
Environmental Chemistry 3 134 2542

Biology rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Biology in Kenya and 2139th in the World with 5,748 publications made and 73,577 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Botany, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 26 In Kenya
#89 of 366 In Africa
#2139 of 6,841 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
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 16 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 73 572
2011 82 672
2012 107 843
2013 159 987
2014 234 1433
2015 240 1766
2016 291 2043
2017 329 2543
2018 382 3183
2019 447 4064
2020 642 6331
2021 657 8214
2022 529 9025
2023 590 9812
2024 385 10266
2025 310 9785

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 44 716
Toxicology 3 56 846
Horticulture 2 47 894
Entomology 2 50 999
Agricultural Science 4 59 1020
Virology 2 60 1137
Nutrition and Food Science 2 65 1209
Botany 2 52 1251
Microbiology 2 65 1296
Animal Science 3 86 1335
Zoology 2 66 1534
Immunology 4 77 1611
Biotechnology 2 69 1672
Paleontology 2 73 1922
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 117 2165
Genetics 3 93 2350
Biochemistry 2 93 2515
Molecular Biology 2 75 2561
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 94 2606
Evolutionary Biology 4 89 2826
Pharmacology 4 155 2847
Oncology and Cancer research 3 135 2855
Nanotechnology 2 129 3188
Neuroscience 5 145 3974

Medicine rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 4th for Medicine in Kenya and 1926th in the World with 5,641 publications made and 49,373 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology, Immunology, Virology, Family medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 27 In Kenya
#82 of 364 In Africa
#1926 of 6,793 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
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 38 199
2010 50 319
2011 47 354
2012 90 491
2013 129 614
2014 207 944
2015 262 1140
2016 341 1324
2017 419 1724
2018 511 2142
2019 610 2802
2020 579 4295
2021 565 5348
2022 542 5767
2023 562 6491
2024 321 5831
2025 253 5257

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 66 761
Public Health 2 35 810
Toxicology 3 56 846
Family medicine 3 69 969
Virology 2 60 1137
Pediatrics 4 96 1226
Epidemiology 4 109 1293
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 73 1323
Immunology 4 77 1611
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 87 1742
Pathology 4 81 1755
Nursing 4 93 1797
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 130 1868
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 117 1939
Critical Care Nursing 4 133 2229
Gerontology 4 84 2249
Dentistry 2 89 2291
Health Science 6 126 2613
Surgery 3 131 2737
Clinical Psychology 4 98 2741
Pharmacology 4 155 2847
Oncology and Cancer research 3 135 2855
Anatomy and Physiology 2 112 2935
Physical Therapy 4 101 3195
Psychiatry 4 140 3443
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 158 3549

Business rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Business in Kenya and 1228th in the World with 4,484 publications made and 17,134 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 27 In Kenya
#30 of 356 In Africa
#1228 of 6,366 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
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 31
2008 6 33
2009 11 40
2010 7 49
2011 19 71
2012 55 97
2013 60 131
2014 204 262
2015 240 362
2016 326 477
2017 387 632
2018 527 985
2019 639 1198
2020 424 1730
2021 403 2108
2022 414 2339
2023 427 2902
2024 236 2307
2025 84 1674

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 5 396
Human Resource Management 1 10 483
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 13 490
Real Estate 1 10 515
Supply Chain Management 1 7 543
Construction Management 1 18 624
Accounting 1 15 711
Risk Management 1 16 732
Entrepreneurship 1 27 739
Project Management 1 10 750
Marketing 1 12 757
Occupational Safety and Health 3 32 783
Finance 2 23 932
Public Policy / Administration 3 50 934
Management Information Systems 2 23 1059
Management 1 24 1214
International Business 3 74 1824
Operations Research 1 56 2047
Advertising 2 62 2268

Mathematics rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Kenya and 1738th in the World with 3,977 publications made and 18,792 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
#1738 of 6,434 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 55
2011 22 67
2012 29 84
2013 60 161
2014 126 249
2015 212 308
2016 270 378
2017 318 563
2018 427 806
2019 554 1157
2020 417 1699
2021 436 2206
2022 407 2511
2023 411 3004
2024 160 2001
2025 95 1636

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 5 396
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 48 1555
Statistics 2 51 1644
Operations Research 1 56 2047
Applied Mathematics 2 138 2671
Math Teachers 9 150 3529

Engineering rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Engineering in Kenya and 2557th in the World with 3,874 publications made and 41,081 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 356 In Africa
#2557 of 6,795 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 34 205
2010 30 235
2011 57 294
2012 77 386
2013 107 459
2014 187 691
2015 168 828
2016 218 1017
2017 235 1286
2018 301 1663
2019 365 2151
2020 355 3289
2021 378 4524
2022 374 5286
2023 409 6309
2024 271 6275
2025 161 5966

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 2525th in the World with 3,735 publications made and 49,654 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 349 In Africa
#2525 of 6,561 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
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 12 13
2002 15 26
2003 12 40
2004 30 49
2005 36 74
2006 27 121
2007 28 153
2008 41 229
2009 45 272
2010 48 398
2011 55 467
2012 78 576
2013 92 664
2014 160 935
2015 149 1143
2016 202 1299
2017 200 1593
2018 259 2019
2019 322 2547
2020 343 3916
2021 356 5180
2022 370 6025
2023 399 6822
2024 267 7022
2025 181 6601

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 65 1209
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 136 2313
Radiochemistry 2 124 2400
Biochemistry 2 93 2515
Environmental Chemistry 3 134 2542
Organic Chemistry 2 107 2605
Chemical Engineering 2 110 2661
Physical chemistry 3 131 2806
Materials Science 2 119 2938
Inorganic Chemistry 3 158 3069
Nanotechnology 2 129 3188

Computer Science rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Kenya and 2486th in the World with 3,653 publications made and 25,376 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
#83 of 361 In Africa
#2486 of 6,855 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 8 107
2011 34 139
2012 45 193
2013 73 230
2014 140 385
2015 171 523
2016 212 611
2017 286 862
2018 347 1177
2019 422 1554
2020 361 2445
2021 365 3164
2022 353 3746
2023 414 4350
2024 210 3878
2025 149 3481

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 23 635
Management Information Systems 2 23 1059
Software Engineering 1 45 1798
Machine Learning 2 64 1882
Cyber Security 2 71 2048
Data Science 2 77 2413
Telecommunications 2 100 2553
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 94 2606
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 89 2661
Computer Networking 2 104 2766
Computer Vision 2 99 2905
Cognitive Science 2 102 3185
Library and Information science 4 114 3199
Neuroscience 5 145 3974

Economics rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Economics in Kenya and 1245th in the World with 3,288 publications made and 14,964 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
#46 of 354 In Africa
#1245 of 6,188 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
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 6 26
2008 3 34
2009 7 44
2010 10 47
2011 12 65
2012 38 102
2013 55 130
2014 138 223
2015 176 300
2016 242 386
2017 252 552
2018 339 776
2019 435 999
2020 322 1468
2021 277 1867
2022 348 2063
2023 324 2491
2024 191 2075
2025 97 1777

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 31 347
Actuarial Science 1 5 396
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 13 490
Finance 2 23 932
Development Studies 4 67 1351
International Economics 2 53 1505
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 48 1555
Environmental Economics 2 69 1649

Physics rankings

The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ranked 2nd for Physics in Kenya and 2895th in the World with 2,661 publications made and 28,461 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
#114 of 353 In Africa
#2895 of 6,729 In the World

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 27 152
2010 23 163
2011 42 209
2012 66 267
2013 70 322
2014 136 499
2015 103 580
2016 142 701
2017 155 839
2018 183 1132
2019 235 1459
2020 241 2141
2021 255 3012
2022 248 3495
2023 303 4235
2024 203 4342
2025 113 4112

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 2938
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 113 2976
Quantum and Particle physics 2 117 3010
Nuclear Physics 3 133 3042
Optical Engineering 2 128 3172
Nanotechnology 2 129 3188
Acoustical Engineering 3 135 3624

Other rankings

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

Speciality Kenya Africa World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 14 613
Child Psychology 3 58 2071
Social Psychology 4 72 2409
Psychology 4 106 2852
Art & Design 4 98 2921
Fashion Design 3 99 2922
Literature 4 126 3217