| Kenya tries again JD Barkan, N Ng'ethe J. Democracy 9, 32, 1998 | 147 | 1998 |
| Public and private universities in Kenya K Mwiria, N Ng'ethe, C Ngome, VW Odero University of Nairobi,, 2007 | 138 | 2007 |
| Differentiation and articulation in tertiary education systems: A study of twelve African countries N Ng'ethe, G Subotzky, G Afeti World Bank Publications, 2008 | 85 | 2008 |
| Emerging legislatures: Institutions of horizontal accountability JD Barkan, L Ademolekun, Y Zhou, M Laleye, N Ng’ethe Building state capacity in Africa: New approaches, emerging lessons, 211-56, 2004 | 59 | 2004 |
| Against the odds: Politicians, institutions and the struggle against poverty MA Melo, N Ng'ethe, J Mano University of Nairobi,, 2012 | 52 | 2012 |
| Public university reform in Kenya: Mapping the key changes of the last decade K Mwiria, N Ng’ethe Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers, 2007 | 41 | 2007 |
| The political economy of Uganda: the art of managing a donor-financed neo-patrimonial state J Barkan, SS Kayunga, N Ng’ethe, J Titsworth Unpublished, World Bank Commissioned Report. Kampala, 2004 | 35 | 2004 |
| Strongmen, state formation, collapse, and reconstruction in Africa N Ng’ethe Collapsed states: The disintegration and restoration of legitimate authority …, 1995 | 35 | 1995 |
| In search of NGOs: towards a funding strategy to create NGO research capacity in Eastern and Southern Africa N Ng'ethe Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 2011 | 31 | 2011 |
| The politics of development space: the state and NGOs in the delivery of basic services in Kenya N Ng'ethe, K Kanyinga Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 2011 | 24 | 2011 |
| Higher education innovations in sub-Saharan Africa: With specific reference to universities N Ng’ethe, N Assie-Lumumba, G Subotzky, E Sutheland-Addy New York: The Partnership for Higher Education, 2003 | 24 | 2003 |
| Strengthening the Incentives for Pro-Poor Policy Change N Ng’ethe, M Katumanga, G Williams DFID, 2004 | 22 | 2004 |
| The politics of democratisation through decentralisation in Kenya: policy and practice with emphasis on the district focus for rural development N Ng'ethe University of Nairobi, 1998 | 22 | 1998 |
| Jua kali: education, training and welfare: a study of carpentry and metal-work in the Eastlands of Nairobi, Kenya N Ng'ethe, G Ndua Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 2011 | 19 | 2011 |
| Police reforms in Kenya: Perception and expectations of key stakeholders N Njuguna, G Michuki, R Wanjiru IPAR Discussion Paper, 2013 | 15 | 2013 |
| Economic restructuring and poverty in Kenya GK Ikiara, N Njuguna, W Owino | 15 | 1998 |
| Politics, ideology and the underprivileged: The origins and nature of the Harambee phenomenon in Kenya N Ng'Ethe Journal of Eastern African Research & Development 13, 150-170, 1983 | 14 | 1983 |
| Harambee and development participation in Kenya N Ng'ethe Carleton University, 1979 | 14 | 1979 |
| Harambee and rural development in Kenya towards a political/administrative re-interpretation N Ng'ethe Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 2011 | 13 | 2011 |
| The role of the informal sector in the development of small and intermediate-sized cities: A case study of Nakuru N Ng'ethe, G Ndua Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 2011 | 13 | 2011 |
