Machakos University: Rankings

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Machakos University ranked 22nd in Kenya, 6981st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in 36 research topics. Machakos University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 433 academic publications and 3,893 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#6981 of 14,131 In the World
#311 of 1,104 In Africa
#22 of 63 In Kenya
#1 of 2 In Machakos
#4363 of 4,448 For Agricultural Science
#4405 of 5,139 For Demography
#4508 of 5,278 For Public Health
#8196 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Machakos University ranked 24th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Kenya and 6257th in the World with 287 publications made and 2,286 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#24 of 27 In Kenya
#329 of 369 In Africa
#6257 of 7,088 In the World

Machakos University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 3
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 3
2002 0 2
2003 0 1
2004 0 3
2005 0 3
2006 0 0
2007 0 4
2008 0 2
2009 0 1
2010 0 0
2011 0 8
2012 0 6
2013 1 1
2014 3 0
2015 2 3
2016 5 13
2017 10 16
2018 14 33
2019 45 43
2020 37 86
2021 45 219
2022 40 369
2023 36 453
2024 28 455
2025 23 410

The following table provides academic rankings for Machakos University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Demography 20 269 4405
Education Majors 18 229 4592
Sociology 22 306 5648
Linguistics 21 307 5886
Law 24 320 5956
Archaeology 22 328 6000
Political Science 24 327 6093
History 22 332 6194
Philosophy 23 328 6345

Environmental Science rankings

Machakos University ranked 23rd for Environmental Science in Kenya and 5990th in the World with 258 publications made and 2,249 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Agricultural Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#23 of 27 In Kenya
#332 of 369 In Africa
#5990 of 6,888 In the World

Machakos University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 2
1995 0 3
1996 0 4
1997 0 1
1998 0 2
1999 1 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 7
2002 0 3
2003 0 1
2004 0 5
2005 0 3
2006 0 1
2007 0 6
2008 0 4
2009 0 1
2010 0 2
2011 0 10
2012 0 8
2013 0 2
2014 2 5
2015 1 5
2016 7 10
2017 9 26
2018 12 44
2019 31 66
2020 40 143
2021 38 263
2022 45 405
2023 24 515
2024 27 582
2025 22 505

The following table provides academic rankings for Machakos University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 19 291 4363
Ecology 22 316 5523
Geology 20 322 5940
Paleontology 21 326 5951
Geography and Cartography 22 336 6085

Biology rankings

Machakos University ranked 22nd for Biology in Kenya and 6162nd in the World with 215 publications made and 2,370 citations received. Main research topics: Agricultural Science, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#22 of 26 In Kenya
#337 of 366 In Africa
#6162 of 6,841 In the World

Machakos University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 3
1996 0 4
1997 0 1
1998 0 2
1999 1 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 6
2002 0 3
2003 0 1
2004 0 5
2005 0 3
2006 0 1
2007 0 4
2008 0 4
2009 0 1
2010 0 1
2011 1 10
2012 0 8
2013 0 2
2014 1 4
2015 1 6
2016 7 13
2017 5 19
2018 18 40
2019 27 65
2020 37 128
2021 27 267
2022 33 399
2023 21 465
2024 19 521
2025 18 449

The following table provides academic rankings for Machakos University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 19 291 4363
Paleontology 21 326 5951

Medicine rankings

Machakos University ranked 23rd for Medicine in Kenya and 6127th in the World with 190 publications made and 1,403 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology.

Medicine ranking Location
#23 of 27 In Kenya
#337 of 364 In Africa
#6127 of 6,793 In the World

Machakos University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 0 3
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 3
2002 0 1
2003 0 1
2004 0 4
2005 0 2
2006 0 0
2007 0 2
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 1 4
2012 0 5
2013 1 1
2014 3 0
2015 1 2
2016 3 11
2017 8 8
2018 11 15
2019 33 24
2020 29 79
2021 27 199
2022 23 260
2023 22 293
2024 13 258
2025 16 215

The following table provides academic rankings for Machakos University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Public Health 21 283 4508
Pathology 23 333 5744

Computer Science rankings

Machakos University ranked 20th for Computer Science in Kenya and 6182nd in the World with 175 publications made and 2,073 citations received. Main research topic: Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#20 of 27 In Kenya
#317 of 361 In Africa
#6182 of 6,855 In the World

Machakos University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 3
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 1
2005 0 1
2006 0 0
2007 0 2
2008 0 1
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 1 1
2012 0 2
2013 0 1
2014 0 0
2015 2 4
2016 3 5
2017 6 9
2018 15 24
2019 38 43
2020 24 69
2021 26 179
2022 18 285
2023 18 386
2024 14 383
2025 10 317

The following table provides academic rankings for Machakos University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Machine Learning 16 293 5238

Engineering rankings

Machakos University ranked 21st for Engineering in Kenya and 6068th in the World with 175 publications made and 2,137 citations received. Main research topic: Materials Science.

Engineering ranking Location
#21 of 25 In Kenya
#319 of 356 In Africa
#6068 of 6,795 In the World

Machakos University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 3
2002 0 2
2003 0 0
2004 0 2
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 3
2008 0 3
2009 0 0
2010 0 1
2011 0 4
2012 0 3
2013 0 2
2014 1 1
2015 2 3
2016 4 4
2017 6 22
2018 9 24
2019 26 60
2020 35 104
2021 24 236
2022 27 353
2023 18 388
2024 13 468
2025 10 382

The following table provides academic rankings for Machakos University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Materials Science 16 304 5721

Mathematics rankings

Machakos University ranked 22nd for Mathematics in Kenya and 5744th in the World with 156 publications made and 1,033 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#22 of 26 In Kenya
#314 of 357 In Africa
#5744 of 6,434 In the World

Machakos University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2014 1 0
2015 1 0
2016 2 2
2017 6 6
2018 14 14
2019 31 19
2020 21 41
2021 29 136
2022 20 224
2023 18 258
2024 8 186
2025 6 124

The following table provides academic rankings for Machakos University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Statistics 22 310 5570

Physics rankings

Machakos University ranked 19th for Physics in Kenya and 6118th in the World with 142 publications made and 1,651 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science.

Physics ranking Location
#19 of 23 In Kenya
#320 of 353 In Africa
#6118 of 6,729 In the World

Machakos University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 2
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 3
2008 0 1
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 2
2012 0 4
2013 0 2
2014 1 2
2015 1 2
2016 3 3
2017 5 10
2018 8 21
2019 24 39
2020 28 80
2021 16 183
2022 18 265
2023 16 301
2024 13 362
2025 8 313

The following table provides academic rankings for Machakos University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Materials Science 16 304 5721
Quantum and Particle physics 19 310 5988

Psychology rankings

Machakos University ranked 23rd for Psychology in Kenya and 6151st in the World with 141 publications made and 1,287 citations received. Main research topic: Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#23 of 26 In Kenya
#318 of 355 In Africa
#6151 of 6,663 In the World

Machakos University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 2
2008 0 1
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 1
2012 0 1
2013 0 1
2014 2 0
2015 0 3
2016 2 8
2017 7 3
2018 10 14
2019 20 24
2020 21 29
2021 28 78
2022 14 146
2023 18 230
2024 7 207
2025 13 160

The following table provides academic rankings for Machakos University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Education Majors 18 229 4592

Economics rankings

Machakos University ranked 24th for Economics in Kenya and 5579th in the World with 136 publications made and 813 citations received. Main research topic: Development Studies.

Economics ranking Location
#24 of 26 In Kenya
#323 of 354 In Africa
#5579 of 6,188 In the World

Machakos University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2013 1 0
2014 1 0
2015 1 2
2016 1 2
2017 7 6
2018 15 16
2019 26 17
2020 15 38
2021 24 94
2022 14 136
2023 14 166
2024 7 167
2025 12 138

The following table provides academic rankings for Machakos University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Development Studies 24 314 5214

Business rankings

Machakos University ranked 22nd for Business in Kenya and 5768th in the World with 134 publications made and 1,035 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing.

Business ranking Location
#22 of 27 In Kenya
#316 of 356 In Africa
#5768 of 6,366 In the World

Machakos University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2014 2 0
2015 2 2
2016 1 7
2017 5 8
2018 9 14
2019 34 21
2020 16 48
2021 20 83
2022 15 162
2023 14 233
2024 8 212
2025 10 155

The following table provides academic rankings for Machakos University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Marketing 21 272 4816
Management 20 301 5428

Chemistry rankings

Machakos University ranked 20th for Chemistry in Kenya and 6116th in the World with 113 publications made and 1,341 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#20 of 24 In Kenya
#324 of 349 In Africa
#6116 of 6,561 In the World

Machakos University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 2
2002 0 1
2003 0 1
2004 0 4
2005 0 2
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 1
2011 0 8
2012 0 4
2013 0 2
2014 1 2
2015 1 1
2016 3 5
2017 2 19
2018 8 33
2019 16 49
2020 19 87
2021 14 172
2022 18 251
2023 16 305
2024 7 370
2025 7 324

The following table provides academic rankings for Machakos University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Kenya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Organic Chemistry 17 303 5620
Materials Science 16 304 5721