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Top research institutions in Ethiopia

New Generation University College ranks first in Ethiopia on research quality in 2022-now (#1,806 worldwide), followed by Jimma University and University of Gondar.

Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#InstitutionWorld rankTop-10% rateWorksAll time
1New Generation University CollegeUniversity · Addis Ababa #1,806 9.8% 1,023 #1
2Jimma UniversityUniversity · Jimma #2,073 13.7% 2,517 #6
3University of GondarUniversity · Gonder #2,084 17.8% 3,027 #8
4Bahir Dar UniversityUniversity · Bahir Dar #2,168 14.1% 2,977 #3
5Arba Minch UniversityUniversity · Arba Minch #2,242 13.6% 1,407 #5
6Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Addis Ababa #2,318 15.3% 512 #2
7Addis Ababa UniversityUniversity · Addis Ababa #2,338 11.3% 4,846 #4
8Ethiopian Civil Service UniversityUniversity · Addis Ababa #2,647 14.0% 526 #23
9Hawassa UniversityUniversity · Awasa #2,733 12.0% 1,954 #14
10Wollo UniversityUniversity · Dessie #2,740 16.5% 1,234 #11
11Dilla UniversityUniversity · Dīla #2,797 14.9% 774 #18
12Woldia UniversityUniversity · Weldiya #2,823 18.7% 708 #15
13Haramaya UniversityUniversity · Dire Dawa #2,849 12.8% 1,583 #7
14Debre Berhan UniversityUniversity · Debre Birhan #2,924 15.3% 777 #10
15Ambo UniversityUniversity · Hāgere Hiywet #2,963 12.9% 843 #16
16Debre Markos UniversityUniversity · Debre Mark’os #2,971 17.8% 1,150 #12
17Bule Hora UniversityUniversity · Hagere Maryam #2,983 12.0% 681 #27
18Mekelle UniversityUniversity · Mek'ele #3,200 11.7% 1,024 #9
19Wolaita Sodo UniversityUniversity · Sodo #3,221 13.7% 966 #13
20Addis Ababa Science and Technology UniversityUniversity · Addis Ababa #3,291 13.1% 981 #25
21Mizan Tepi UniversityUniversity · Mīzan Teferī #3,612 14.4% 619 #24
22Wollega UniversityUniversity · Nek’emtē #3,697 11.6% 899 #21
23Adama Science and Technology UniversityUniversity · Nazrēt #3,775 13.7% 1,111 #17
24Samara UniversityUniversity · Semera #3,811 17.6% 382 #20
25Jigjiga UniversityUniversity · Jijiga #3,946 13.0% 578 #28
26Debre Tabor UniversityUniversity · Debre Tabor #4,059 15.9% 987 #19
27Wolkite UniversityUniversity · Welk’īt’ē #5,247 12.6% 565 #26
28Aksum UniversityUniversity · Aksum #6,116 12.1% 242 #22
29Asossa UniversityUniversity · Assosa / Asosa #6,166 10.9% 322 #30
30Government of EthiopiaGovernment institution · Addis Ababa #6,216 11.1% 269 #31
31Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchUniversity · Addis Ababa #6,242 5.0% 2,450 #38
32Madda Walabu UniversityUniversity · Bale Robe #6,243 12.9% 335 #34
33Ethiopian Public Health InstituteResearch facility · Addis Ababa #6,391 15.1% 455 #32
34Kotebe University of EducationUniversity · Addis Ababa #6,588 13.3% 284 #39
35Dire Dawa UniversityUniversity · Dire Dawa #6,806 10.7% 376 #29
36Amhara Agricultural Research InstituteGovernment institution · Bahir Dar #6,957 13.5% 272 #37
37Injibara UniversityUniversity · Injibara #7,413 17.8% 190 #45
38St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical CollegeHospital / health system · Addis Ababa #8,291 8.9% 615 #41
39Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentNonprofit · Addis Ababa #8,716 8.7% 164 #42
40Adigrat UniversityUniversity · Ādīgrat #9,090 15.4% 203 #33
41Amhara Regional Health BureauGovernment institution · Bahir Dar #10,933 12.2% 204 #44
42Africa Centres for Disease Control and PreventionNonprofit · Addis Ababa #11,382 18.0% 136 #35
43Debark UniversityUniversity · Debark’ #12,124 14.2% 139 #48
44Armauer Hansen Research InstituteResearch facility · Addis Ababa #12,418 12.6% 169 #40
45Oromiyaa Regional Health BureauGovernment institution · Addis Ababa #14,705 11.9% 138 #50
46African UnionGovernment institution · Addis Ababa #14,964 10.8% 104 #43
47International Trachoma InitiativeNonprofit · Addis Ababa #15,619 16.4% 97 #46
48Ethiopian Biodiversity InstituteGovernment institution · Addis Ababa #15,763 11.4% 178 #49
49Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research InstituteResearch facility · Addis Ababa #17,226 9.0% 163 #56
50Ethiopian Defence UniversityUniversity · Bishoftu #18,090 9.2% 77 #51
51Tikur Anbessa HospitalHospital / health system · Addis Ababa #18,998 8.9% 105 #53
52Addis Ababa City Administration Health BureauGovernment institution · Addis Ababa #19,035 11.1% 70 #55
53Water and Land Resource CentreNonprofit · Addis Ababa #19,147 13.5% 104 #60
54Ethiopian Space Science and Technology InstituteGovernment institution · Addis Ababa #19,851 12.1% 87 #62
55Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' RegionGovernment institution · Awasa #20,186 13.2% 62 #52

Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Ethiopia on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.

Size against quality inside Ethiopia

The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.

0%10%20%mean 13.0855%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of GondarBahir Dar UniversityJimma UniversityNew Generation Unive…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the table above.

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