Top research institutions in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa University ranks first in Ethiopia on research quality in 2022–2025 (#965 worldwide), followed by University of Gondar and Bahir Dar University.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addis Ababa UniversityUniversity · Addis Ababa | #965 | 22.5% | 4,843 | #1 |
| 2 | University of GondarUniversity · Gonder | #1,119 | 29.6% | 3,027 | #2 |
| 3 | Bahir Dar UniversityUniversity · Bahir Dar | #1,197 | 26.8% | 2,977 | #3 |
| 4 | Jimma UniversityUniversity · Jimma | #1,635 | 23.7% | 2,517 | #4 |
| 5 | Debre Markos UniversityUniversity · Debre Mark’os | #2,327 | 29.7% | 1,150 | #11 |
| 6 | Adama Science and Technology UniversityUniversity · Nazrēt | #2,369 | 20.9% | 1,111 | #8 |
| 7 | Hawassa UniversityUniversity · Awasa | #2,448 | 22.9% | 1,954 | #7 |
| 8 | Haramaya UniversityUniversity · Dire Dawa | #2,561 | 25.2% | 1,583 | #9 |
| 9 | Wollo UniversityUniversity · Dessie | #2,652 | 27.5% | 1,234 | #13 |
| 10 | Arba Minch UniversityUniversity · Arba Minch | #2,876 | 24.6% | 1,407 | #14 |
| 11 | Addis Ababa Science and Technology UniversityUniversity · Addis Ababa | #2,888 | 23.3% | 981 | #12 |
| 12 | Wolaita Sodo UniversityUniversity · Sodo | #3,236 | 25.5% | 966 | #16 |
| 13 | Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #3,254 | 25.3% | 512 | #10 |
| 14 | Debre Tabor UniversityUniversity · Debre Tabor | #3,384 | 25.9% | 987 | #18 |
| 15 | Debre Berhan UniversityUniversity · Debre Birhan | #3,565 | 28.7% | 777 | #15 |
| 16 | New Generation University CollegeUniversity · Addis Ababa | #3,655 | 17.7% | 1,023 | #5 |
| 17 | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchUniversity · Addis Ababa | #3,840 | 9.6% | 2,450 | #19 |
| 18 | Woldia UniversityUniversity · Weldiya | #4,092 | 31.4% | 708 | #20 |
| 19 | Wollega UniversityUniversity · Nek’emtē | #4,172 | 20.2% | 899 | #17 |
| 20 | Mekelle UniversityUniversity · Mek'ele | #4,472 | 22.8% | 1,024 | #6 |
| 21 | Ambo UniversityUniversity · Hāgere Hiywet | #4,797 | 22.9% | 843 | #21 |
| 22 | Bule Hora UniversityUniversity · Hagere Maryam | #4,871 | 24.5% | 681 | #26 |
| 23 | Jigjiga UniversityUniversity · Jijiga | #5,111 | 21.2% | 578 | #25 |
| 24 | Dilla UniversityUniversity · Dīla | #5,323 | 25.1% | 774 | #22 |
| 25 | Mizan Tepi UniversityUniversity · Mīzan Teferī | #5,440 | 22.4% | 619 | #28 |
| 26 | Ethiopian Public Health InstituteResearch facility · Addis Ababa | #5,894 | 25.5% | 455 | #24 |
| 27 | Ethiopian Civil Service UniversityUniversity · Addis Ababa | #6,060 | 26.5% | 526 | #31 |
| 28 | Africa Centres for Disease Control and PreventionNonprofit · Addis Ababa | #7,280 | 28.2% | 136 | #23 |
| 29 | Wolkite UniversityUniversity · Welk’īt’ē | #7,363 | 21.1% | 565 | #30 |
| 30 | Madda Walabu UniversityUniversity · Bale Robe | #7,575 | 23.2% | 335 | #34 |
| 31 | St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical CollegeHospital / health system · Addis Ababa | #7,822 | 14.0% | 615 | #32 |
| 32 | Dire Dawa UniversityUniversity · Dire Dawa | #8,091 | 19.3% | 376 | #42 |
| 33 | Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research InstituteResearch facility · Addis Ababa | #8,389 | 23.0% | 163 | #27 |
| 34 | Samara UniversityUniversity · Semera | #8,921 | 28.1% | 382 | #40 |
| 35 | Debark UniversityUniversity · Debark’ | #8,992 | 27.5% | 139 | #49 |
| 36 | Government of EthiopiaGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #9,231 | 22.0% | 269 | #33 |
| 37 | Adigrat UniversityUniversity · Ādīgrat | #9,501 | 23.4% | 203 | #38 |
| 38 | Kotebe University of EducationUniversity · Addis Ababa | #9,697 | 25.8% | 284 | #43 |
| 39 | Asossa UniversityUniversity · Assosa / Asosa | #10,212 | 21.0% | 322 | #41 |
| 40 | Armauer Hansen Research InstituteResearch facility · Addis Ababa | #10,370 | 20.3% | 169 | #37 |
| 41 | Amhara Agricultural Research InstituteGovernment institution · Bahir Dar | #10,475 | 26.0% | 272 | #35 |
| 42 | Injibara UniversityUniversity · Injibara | #10,813 | 31.1% | 190 | #51 |
| 43 | Ethiopian Biodiversity InstituteGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #10,904 | 21.2% | 178 | #39 |
| 44 | Amhara Regional Health BureauGovernment institution · Bahir Dar | #11,089 | 19.7% | 204 | #48 |
| 45 | Aksum UniversityUniversity · Aksum | #11,681 | 21.4% | 242 | #29 |
| 46 | International Water Management InstituteResearch facility · Addis Ababa | #13,341 | 37.3% | 62 | #44 |
| 47 | Oromiyaa Regional Health BureauGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #13,377 | 18.5% | 138 | #50 |
| 48 | Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentNonprofit · Addis Ababa | #16,264 | 15.6% | 164 | #47 |
| 49 | African UnionGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #16,487 | 15.5% | 104 | #45 |
| 50 | Water and Land Resource CentreNonprofit · Addis Ababa | #16,701 | 19.6% | 104 | #53 |
| 51 | Tikur Anbessa HospitalHospital / health system · Addis Ababa | #16,834 | 13.7% | 105 | #58 |
| 52 | Addis Ababa City Administration Health BureauGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #17,567 | 23.1% | 70 | #60 |
| 53 | International Trachoma InitiativeNonprofit · Addis Ababa | #18,164 | 29.2% | 97 | #52 |
| 54 | Ethiopian Space Science and Technology InstituteGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #19,592 | 21.4% | 87 | #54 |
| 55 | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' RegionGovernment institution · Awasa | #23,232 | 20.2% | 62 | #57 |
| 56 | Ethiopian Defence UniversityUniversity · Bishoftu | #25,041 | 10.0% | 77 | #62 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Ethiopia on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — 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%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.