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Research in Bahir Dar

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Bahir Dar University, Amhara Agricultural Research Institute and Amhara Regional Health Bureau.

Research institutions
4
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.9k
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
105k
13.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Bahir Dar

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Bahir Dar?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Bahir Dar UniversityUniversity 6,800 #2,168
2Amhara Agricultural Research InstituteGovernment institution 605 #6,957
3Amhara Regional Health BureauGovernment institution 524 #10,933
4Amhara National Regional State Public Health InstituteResearch facility 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Bahir Dar University: 85.8%Amhara Agricultural Research Institute: 7.6%Amhara Regional Health Bureau: 6.6%Amhara National Regional State Public Health Institute: 0.0%86%largest
Bahir Dar University6,800 · 85.8%Amhara Agricultural Research Institute605 · 7.6%Amhara Regional Health Bureau524 · 6.6%Amhara National Regional State Public Health Institute1 · 0.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Bahir Dar work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Bahir Dar is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (18%), Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,349 fractional works · 33.9% of its workEngineering: 445 fractional works · 11.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 91 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 68 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 59 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 50 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 420 fractional works · 10.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 91 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 72 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 61 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 51 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 42 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 172 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 68 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 134 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNumerical Analysis: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 944 fractional works · 23.7% of its workMedicine: 698 fractional works · 17.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 104 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 89 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 88 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 77 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 49 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 137 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 90 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 96 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 89 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 896 fractional works · 22.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 703 fractional works · 17.7% of its workPlant Science: 235 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSoil Science: 121 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 75 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 74 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 63 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 61 fractional works · 1.5% of its workForestry: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 97 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 76 fractional works · 1.9% of its workParasitology: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 788 fractional works · 19.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 448 fractional works · 11.3% of its workEducation: 131 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 98 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 92 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 99 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 95 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 73 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 51 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBahir Dar3,977fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering44511.2%
    2. Environmental Science42010.6%
    3. Materials Science1724.3%
    4. Computer Science1343.4%
    5. Energy411.0%
    6. Chemistry391.0%
    7. Mathematics340.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences310.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy250.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering80.2%
    1. Medicine69817.6%
    2. Health Professions1373.5%
    3. Nursing962.4%
    4. Veterinary100.2%
    5. Dentistry30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences70317.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology972.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology761.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.3%
    5. Neuroscience90.2%
    1. Social Sciences44811.3%
    2. Psychology992.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting952.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance731.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities481.2%
    6. Decision Sciences250.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bahir Dar strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bahir Dar is most concentrated in Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Parasitology (9.8× the world share in Soil Science).

  1. Soil ScienceSubfield · 101.9 works9.8×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 68.2 works8.3×
  3. ParasitologySubfield · 26.2 works7.2×
  4. ForestrySubfield · 20.2 works5.6×
  5. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 77.8 works5.3×
  6. NursingField · 83.2 works4.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3.66× its world share, 601 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 85 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.88× its world share, 66 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 120 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 386 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.07× its world share, 356 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.26× its world share, 152 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 122 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 608 worksMedicineNursing: 4.92× its world share, 83 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.74× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 83 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 88 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 387 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.92×83 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.66×601 works
  3. Environmental Science2.07×356 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.88×66 works
  5. Veterinary1.74×8 works
  6. Health Professions1.34×122 works
  7. Materials Science1.26×152 works
  8. Energy1.11×35 works
  9. Medicine0.92×608 works
  10. Social Sciences0.89×387 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×64 works
  12. Psychology0.84×88 works
  13. Mathematics0.80×32 works
  14. Engineering0.75×386 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.75×83 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×9 works
  17. Chemistry0.65×35 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.60×7 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.59×20 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×28 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×85 works
  22. Computer Science0.45×120 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.41×41 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.32×24 works
  25. Dentistry0.16×3 works
  26. Neuroscience0.15×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Bahir Dar?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Adaptation, Epidemiology, Land Use Change, Maternal Mortality and Smallholder Farmers.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change306▲ 2.8×69 topics
  2. Sustainability227▲ 2.3×68 topics
  3. Epidemiology224▲ 1.41×110 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture119▲ 9.7×13 topics
  5. Environmental Impact116▲ 1.71×46 topics
  6. Adaptation96▲ 8.1×11 topics
  7. Land Use Change90▲ 7.6×6 topics
  8. Child Development88▲ 5.4×7 topics
  9. Maternal Mortality86▲ 9.7×5 topics
  10. Smallholder Farmers85▲ 10×4 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity85▲ 4.9×19 topics
  12. Food Security82▲ 3.8×16 topics
  13. Health Inequalities76▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Global Burden of Disease73▲ 7.4×4 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation72▲ 4.8×14 topics
  16. Community Health Workers72▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Rural Development68▲ 5.0×11 topics
  18. Socio-economic Factors68▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Child Mortality68▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Health Systems68▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Maternal and Child Undernutrition67▲ 21×1 topic
  22. Water Sanitation Hygiene67▲ 21×1 topic
  23. Social Networks67▲ 6.2×7 topics
  24. Global Warming62▲ 3.6×12 topics
  25. Conflict60▲ 9.3×6 topics
  26. Politics57▲ 5.5×7 topics
  27. Livelihoods57▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Migration57▲ 4.2×13 topics
  29. Vulnerability56▲ 6.0×5 topics
  30. Drought Tolerance55▲ 10.0×9 topics
  31. Society51▲ 6.8×2 topics
  32. Eritrea51▲ 97×1 topic
  33. Ethiopia51▲ 97×1 topic
  34. Pastoralists49▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Rangeland Degradation49▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Agricultural Sustainability46▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Antiretroviral Therapy44▲ 6.8×6 topics
  38. Gender Inequality43▲ 7.9×6 topics
  39. Water Management42▲ 8.4×4 topics
  40. Agricultural Innovation41▲ 22×1 topic

What research is done in Bahir Dar?

Child Nutrition and Water Access: 61 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 60 fractional worksRangeland Management and…46Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 46 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…44African history and culture analysis: 44 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 34 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 24 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…23Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 23 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 22 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 22 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 21 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 61 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 60 works
  3. 3 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 46 works
  4. 4 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 44 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 34 works
  6. 6 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 24 works
  7. 7 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 23 works
  8. 8 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 22 works
  9. 9 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 22 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 21 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Bahir Dar24.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 29.2% in 2023.

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