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Research in Mek'ele

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Mek'ele, Ethiopia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Mekelle University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.8k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
64k
16.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Mek'ele

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 Mek'ele?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Mekelle UniversityUniversity 3,802 #3,200

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.

Which fields of science does Mek'ele work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Mek'ele is in Health Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 408 fractional works · 33.6% of its workMedicine: 319 fractional works · 26.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 50 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 48 fractional works · 3.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 42 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 27 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 50 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 36 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 32 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 31 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 329 fractional works · 27.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 164 fractional works · 13.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 28 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 83 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 25 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 316 fractional works · 26.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 235 fractional works · 19.4% of its workPlant Science: 75 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSoil Science: 36 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 28 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 25 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 49 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 162 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 87 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKMek'ele1,215fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences13%

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. Medicine31926.3%
    2. Health Professions504.2%
    3. Nursing322.6%
    4. Veterinary50.4%
    5. Dentistry20.2%
    1. Environmental Science16413.5%
    2. Engineering836.8%
    3. Materials Science252.0%
    4. Computer Science191.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences131.0%
    6. Energy90.7%
    7. Mathematics70.6%
    8. Chemistry60.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy40.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23519.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology494.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology242.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.3%
    5. Neuroscience30.2%
    1. Social Sciences877.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting221.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance201.7%
    4. Psychology191.5%
    5. Decision Sciences70.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities60.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Mek'ele strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Mek'ele is most concentrated in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soil Science and Agronomy and Crop Science (11.9× the world share in Obstetrics and Gynecology).

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 34.9 works12×
  2. Soil ScienceSubfield · 33.0 works11×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 21.6 works8.9×
  4. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 25.0 works5.7×
  5. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 39.6 works5.2×
  6. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 30.4 works5.1×
← 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: 4.19× its world share, 204 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.82× its world share, 143 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.34× its world share, 264 worksMedicineNursing: 5.07× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.71× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 75 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.07×26 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.19×204 works
  3. Environmental Science2.82×143 works
  4. Veterinary2.71×4 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.76×18 works
  6. Health Professions1.59×43 works
  7. Medicine1.34×264 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.01×4 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.79×17 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×42 works
  11. Energy0.72×7 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.67×7 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.65×10 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×20 works
  15. Social Sciences0.58×75 works
  16. Materials Science0.54×19 works
  17. Psychology0.49×15 works
  18. Engineering0.43×66 works
  19. Dentistry0.39×2 works
  20. Mathematics0.38×5 works
  21. Chemistry0.30×5 works
  22. Computer Science0.22×17 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.19×6 works
  24. Neuroscience0.15×3 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.14×3 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.09×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Mek'ele?

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

▲ 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 Change113▲ 3.4×55 topics
  2. Epidemiology82▲ 1.70×98 topics
  3. Sustainability74▲ 2.5×39 topics
  4. Public Health60▲ 3.4×37 topics
  5. Environmental Impact45▲ 2.1×34 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality44▲ 16×5 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture41▲ 11×12 topics
  8. Diagnosis38▲ 3.3×26 topics
  9. Adaptation37▲ 10×8 topics
  10. Health Inequalities35▲ 24×3 topics
  11. Remote Sensing33▲ 2.2×20 topics
  12. Community Health Workers33▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Child Mortality32▲ 37×1 topic
  14. Health Systems32▲ 37×1 topic
  15. Land Use Change30▲ 8.2×6 topics
  16. Child Development29▲ 5.8×4 topics
  17. Smallholder Farmers27▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Management27▲ 2.8×17 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation26▲ 5.7×10 topics
  20. Prevention26▲ 5.1×10 topics
  21. Food Security26▲ 3.9×12 topics
  22. Surgery25▲ 5.9×5 topics
  23. Global Burden of Disease24▲ 8.1×4 topics
  24. Livelihoods23▲ 55×2 topics
  25. Maternal and Child Undernutrition23▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Water Sanitation Hygiene23▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Genetic Diversity21▲ 4.0×18 topics
  28. Ecological Knowledge21▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Reconstruction21▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Social Networks21▲ 6.3×7 topics
  31. Pastoralists20▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Rangeland Degradation20▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Drug Resistance20▲ 5.8×8 topics
  34. Obstetric Fistula20▲ 90×1 topic
  35. Vesicovaginal Fistula20▲ 90×1 topic
  36. Vulnerability19▲ 6.7×6 topics
  37. Conflict18▲ 9.0×3 topics
  38. GIS16▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Maternal Outcomes16▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Perinatal Outcomes16▲ 17×2 topics

What research is done in Mek'ele?

Global Maternal and Child Health: 27 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 20 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…19Child Nutrition and Water Access: 19 fractional worksUreteral procedures and …15Ureteral procedures and complications: 15 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 11 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 10 fractional worksSoil erosion and sedimen…9Soil erosion and sediment transport: 9 fractional worksAfrican history and culture analysis: 8 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 7 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershed Analysis: 7 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawNutrition and DieteticsObstetrics and Gynecology5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 27 works
  2. 2 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 20 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 19 works
  4. 4 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 works
  6. 6 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 10 works
  7. 7 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 9 works
  8. 8 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 7 works
  10. 10 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 7 works

Research output over time

still counting200020102020
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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 counting20%40%Mek'ele19.3% 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 30.0% in 2016.

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