UoN Scientists Best In Kenya In Latest Rankings.Scientists from the University of Nairobi (UoN) have been named the best in Kenya, according to the most recent Alper-Doger (AD) Scientific Index 2022 rankings. The World Scientist and University rankings, which are based on individual scientists’ scientific performance and productivity, placed UoN first out of 75 Kenyan universities, both public and private.The AD Scientific Index ranked a total of 538,497 scientists worldwide. The university has 18 scientists in the coveted top 50 national rankings, followed by the Population Council, which has six scientists, Moi University, which has five, and Kenyatta University, which has four.Maseno University has three scientists, while Meru University of Science and Technology, the University of Embu, the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) each have two.Africa Nazarene University, the only private university ranked among the top 50 of the country’s crème de la crème, is led by one scientist, Brian Michael Masiga, a computer science expert who ranks 21 nationally and 806 regionally.The best scientistThe International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), South Eastern Kenya University, Egerton University, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Bondo University College, and Pwani University are among the other universities and research institutions with a single scientist in the top 50 rankings.Doctor John Bongaarts of the Population Council has been named the best scientist in the country, the region, and the world, out of 1,887 scientists listed in the country, 46 in the region, and 12,066 globally. The doctor was named a Population Council distinguished scholar for his work on critical demographic challenges such as population momentum, fertility determinants, the impact of family planning programs, population-environment relationships, and the demographics of the AIDS epidemic, which assists policymakers in addressing these issues.ALSO READ:Other Population Council scientists listed include Abhishek Kumar Dubey, who is ranked second at the council, 10 in the country, and 429 regionally. Doctor Menale Kassie of ICIPE is the country’s second-best ranked scientist, ranked 216 at the regional level, and ranked 47,233 globally for his research on applied micro-econometrics, adoption and impact assessment, and gender analysis.UoN Scientists Best In Kenya In Latest Rankings