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Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 834 Scientists Citation in Kenya Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Open
distance and elearning
Global Burden of Diseases
Ecology and environmental conservati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,432
87,406
0.799
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Drug Abuse
Deviance
Education
Development and Communitie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,265
3,185
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Developmental Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,118
5,386
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Governance and political economy of developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,695
1,579
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Goverannce
instituions and polic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,463
1,052
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
anthropology
science and technology studies
climate change adaptation and mitigation
agropastoralism
rural developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,418
1,928
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Interfacing natural and social science research
technology development and diffussion
impact pathways
sustainable intensific
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,190
2,044
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,081
1,308
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bioenergy
Natural Resource Management (NRM)
Gende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
1,865
0.626
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
multilingualism
emotion processing
translation
cross-cultural cognitive processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
1,831
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Bioethics
African Studies
Qualitative Research
Care Seeking Behavior
Disease Stigm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,659
1,963
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pre 20th Century - Kiswahili Literatur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,521
2,339
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Social and behavioural researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,405
2,135
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Impact evaluation
Gender analysis
Technology adoption
Monitoring and evaluation
Applied micr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,223
1,815
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gender
livestock
crops
seed governance
food securit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
1,838
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Political Science - Development Politics
Comparative Politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,052
843
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Migration and urbanisation
population and development
population and conflic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,034
540
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
E-Learning
Recommender Systems
Internet of Things
Data Mining
Open Source Softwar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,533
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
e-learning
mobile learning
ICT in Health
mobile health
ICT in Agricultur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,885
1,595
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Medical Anthropolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,713
547
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Biomedical Research
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Higher Education
Science and Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
311
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Social Science Research Methods
Heritage Management
Ceramic Studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,609
318
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rangelands
pastoralism
gender
participatory action research
global advocacy/lobbyin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,604
656
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sustainable Tourism
community based tourism
tourism and resilience
Wildlife based tourism
Pro-poor touris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,511
540
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,432
472
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,880
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter N. Keiyoro
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,432
87,406
0.799
Open
distance and elearning
Global Burden of Diseases
Ecology and environmental conservati
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,381
31
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kisilu Kombo
Kenyatta University
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,265
3,185
0.344
Drug Abuse
Deviance
Education
Development and Communitie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,499
39
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Oburu
Maseno University
Maseno, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,118
5,386
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,563
101
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karuti Kanyinga|Henry Karuti Kanyinga, HK Kanyinga, k karuti
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,695
1,579
0.336
Governance and political economy of developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,418
154
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Winnie Mitullah
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,463
1,052
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,635
156
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Todd A Crane
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Addis Ababa, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,418
1,928
0.564
anthropology
science and technology studies
climate change adaptation and mitigation
agropastoralism
rural developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,963
167
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jimmy Pittchar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,190
2,044
0.641
Interfacing natural and social science research
technology development and diffussion
impact pathways
sustainable intensific
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,344
174
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Isaac K. Nyamongo
Co-operative University of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,081
1,308
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,411
180
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mary Njenga
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,980
1,865
0.626
Bioenergy
Natural Resource Management (NRM)
Gende
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,826
186
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dana Basnight-Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,913
1,831
0.629
multilingualism
emotion processing
translation
cross-cultural cognitive processin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,055
209
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Violet Naanyu
Moi University
Eldoret, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,659
1,963
0.738
Bioethics
African Studies
Qualitative Research
Care Seeking Behavior
Disease Stigm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,846
223
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Amiri Swaleh
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,521
2,339
0.928
Pre 20th Century - Kiswahili Literatur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,882
235
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Salome Ra Bukachi
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,405
2,135
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,055
264
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,223
1,815
0.816
Impact evaluation
Gender analysis
Technology adoption
Monitoring and evaluation
Applied micr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,732
283
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alessandra Galie'
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Addis Ababa, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,089
1,838
0.880
Gender
livestock
crops
seed governance
food securit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,569
291
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fredrick Wanyama
Maseno University
Maseno, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,052
843
0.411
Political Science - Development Politics
Comparative Politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,377
300
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John Oucho
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,034
540
0.265
Migration and urbanisation
population and development
population and conflic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,704
305
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John K. Tarus
Moi University
Eldoret, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,025
1,533
0.757
E-Learning
Recommender Systems
Internet of Things
Data Mining
Open Source Softwar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,247
341
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert O. Oboko
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,885
1,595
0.846
e-learning
mobile learning
ICT in Health
mobile health
ICT in Agricultur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,710
388
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
W. Onyango-Ouma
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,713
547
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,222
409
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Idle Farah
Umma University
Kajiado, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,651
311
0.188
Biomedical Research
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Higher Education
Science and Technolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535,800
420
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Simiyu Wandibba
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,609
318
0.198
Social Science Research Methods
Heritage Management
Ceramic Studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,803
424
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Fiona Flintan
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Addis Ababa, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,604
656
0.409
Rangelands
pastoralism
gender
participatory action research
global advocacy/lobbyin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,617
452
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Damianah Kieti
Moi University
Eldoret, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,511
540
0.357
Sustainable Tourism
community based tourism
tourism and resilience
Wildlife based tourism
Pro-poor touris
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,230
476
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Madoyi Brian
Kenyatta University
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,432
472
0.330