The top 20 research institutions were grouped by their geographical locations as follows.

1. Nairobi Region

   1. UON

   2. Wellcome Trust

   3. KEMRI

   4. TUK

   5. KARI

   6. ICIPE

   7. ILRI

   8. ICRAF

   9. National Museums of Kenya

2. Central Region

   1. KU

   2. JKUAT

   3. MKU

3. Rift Valley Region

   1. MU

   2. EU

   3. UoE

   4. AMPATH

4. Western Region

   1. Maseno University

   2. MMUST

5. Coast

   1. Pwani University

   2. KEMFRI

Selected research areas

The top 8 research output areas contributing to above 2% of the country’s research output were selected as follows;

1. Medicine

2. Agriculture and Biological Sciences

3. Social Sciences

4. Biochemistry

5. Immunology

6. Environmental Science

7. Engineering

8. Computer Science

Regional output overlay on the map of Kenya

Medicine

Agriculture and Biological Sciences

Social Sciences

Biochemistry

Immunology

Environmental Science

Engineering

Computer Science

Funding

Kenya research productivity 2012 – 2016

Kenya Research Collaborations 2012 - 2016