| The effect on health and self-confidence of participation in collaborative learning activities NM Clark, ON Gakuru Health Education & Behavior 41 (5), 476-484, 2014 | 23* | 2014 |
| The experiences of young children: A contextualized case study of early childhood care and education in Kenya ON Gakuru, BG Koech Univesity of Nairobi, 1995 | 18 | 1995 |
| Analysis of factors that influence the achievement of primary education objectives GM Nguru, ON Gakuru, AW Njenga, M Kabiru KERA research report/Kenyatta University College, Kenya Educational Research …, 1986 | 18 | 1986 |
| Class and pre-school education in Kenya ON Gakuru | 16 | 1992 |
| Globalisation of-Social Structure and Politico-economic Development in Kenya ON Gakuru Univesity of Nairobi, 2002 | 14 | 2002 |
| Evaluation of NACECE-DICECE Programme: Research findings and recommendations Kenya. Ministry of Education Kenya Institute of Education, 1987 | 12 | 1987 |
| Role of social work in minimizing sexual and gender inequalities CN Kiboro, ON Gakuru, J Misaro, SW Mwangi Research on Humanities and Social Sciences 4 (14), 84-8, 2014 | 11 | 2014 |
| Measuring the impact of HIV/AIDS on Africa's commercial sector (a Kenyan case study) S Forsythe, M Roberts, J Wongombe, O Gakuru AIDS analysis Africa 4 (5), 11-13, 1994 | 10 | 1994 |
| Everybody’s Business: The Enlightening Truth About AIDS E Clarke, K Strachan, S FORSYTHE, M ROBERTS, J WONGOMBE, ... Cape Town: Metropolitan, 2000 | 9 | 2000 |
| Empowerment through basic education ON Gakuru | 9 | 1992 |
| Pre-school education and access to educational opportunities in Nairobi ON Gakuru University of Nairobi, 1979 | 9 | 1979 |
| Report of the Vice-Chancellors’ Committee on the causes of Disturbance/Riots in Public Universities EM Standa Nairobi: Jomo Kenyatta, 2000 | 8 | 2000 |
| Children in debt: The experience of street children in Nairobi O Gakuru, P Kariuki, K Bikuri | 7 | 2002 |
| Pre-school Education and access to educational opportunities ON Gakuru Unpublished MA Thesis: Ministry, Kenya, 1979 | 7 | 1979 |
| Measuring the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Africa’s Commercial Sector’ S Forsythe, M Roberts, J Wongombe, O Gakuru Int Conf. AIDS 10, 13, 1994 | 6 | 1994 |
| The Experience of Young Children: A Conceptualized Case Study of Early Childhood Care and Education in Kenya: Final Report to Bernard van Leer Foundation ON Gakuru, BG Koech Unpublished report available through Bernard van Leer Foundation, The Hague 222, 1995 | 5 | 1995 |
| Who goes to secondary schools in Kenya? A study of preschool education and socio-economic background of the child O Gakuru Nairobi: Institute of Development Studies, 1982 | 5 | 1982 |
| Hope, Disillusion and Reconciliation ON Gakuru, EM Mwenzwa, KM Bikuri Wanyande, P., M. Omosa & C. Ludeki, 2007 | 4 | 2007 |
| Social provision: The case of African societies in transition O Gakuru, MB Judith, LB Joseph | 3 | 2001 |
| Early childhood development services for the under three year old children O Gakuru, B Koech, R Nduati World Bank report, 1995 | 3 | 1995 |
