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Adama Science and Technology University

In research, Adama Science and Technology University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,529 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,054 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,071 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Water Science and Technology — Water Science and Technology is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,369
of 28,054 · #6,151 all time
Rank in Ethiopia
#6
of 56
Research works
2.4k
▲ 288% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Adama Science and Technology University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,529 of 12,888 20.9%719 #4023
EngineeringField #2,054 of 6,636 14.8%304 #5191
Materials ScienceField #1,071 of 2,468 22.7%117 #2871
Health SciencesDomain #5,313 of 11,982 20.7%176 #11520
Environmental ScienceField #1,812 of 3,551 24.1%82 #2982
MedicineField #5,342 of 10,443 19.7%149 #11146
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,800 of 3,409 25.3%78 #3295
Materials ChemistrySubfield #843 of 1,556 27.9%61 —
Social SciencesDomain #6,051 of 10,521 15.6%81 #8790
Life SciencesDomain #5,193 of 7,800 24.2%135 #10367

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Adama Science and Technology University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,023 #1,529
  2. Engineering#5,191 #2,054
  3. Materials Science#2,871 #1,071
  4. Health Sciences#11,520 #5,313
  5. Environmental Science#2,982 #1,812
  6. Medicine#11,146 #5,342
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,295 #1,800
  8. Social Sciences#8,790 #6,051
  9. Life Sciences#10,367 #5,193
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Adama Science and Technology University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Water Science and Technology takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 22.5 works3.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 78 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.32× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.08× its world share, 36 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.93× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.82× its world share, 304 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 82 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.00× its world share, 116 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.31× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 149 worksMedicineNursing: 1.55× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Adama Science and Technology University?

Ranked on the composite score, Hermann Goetz, H. C. Ananda Murthy and Selvakumar Periyasamy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Adama Science and Technology University.

  1. 1 Hermann Goetz Ethiopia · #274,728 worldwide 20 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 H. C. Ananda Murthy Ethiopia · #576,712 worldwide 235 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Selvakumar Periyasamy Ethiopia · #644,078 worldwide 117 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 C.R. Ravikumar Ethiopia · #851,032 worldwide 183 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Kiran Shahapurkar Ethiopia · #934,809 worldwide 85 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Enyew Amare Zereffa Ethiopia · #936,081 worldwide 99 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Ramesh Babu Nallamothu Ethiopia · #988,471 worldwide 52 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Shankar Karuppannan Ethiopia · #1,107,538 worldwide 81 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Aman Dekebo Ethiopia · #1,118,132 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Sreepat Jain Ethiopia · #1,165,782 worldwide 73 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Adama Science and Technology University

Which keywords describe research at Adama Science and Technology University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Mechanical Properties, Graphene, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Environmental Impact, Nanostructures and Antimicrobial.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Nanomaterials58▲ 4.9×16 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties46▲ 4.2×33 topics
  3. Deep Learning45▲ 1.18×57 topics
  4. Nanoparticles43▲ 3.1×31 topics
  5. Machine Learning42◆ 1.14×56 topics
  6. Environmental Impact41▲ 2.2×33 topics
  7. Epidemiology40◆ 0.92×73 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications38▲ 2.9×26 topics
  9. Graphene37▲ 4.9×10 topics
  10. Climate Change34◆ 1.15×42 topics
  11. Renewable Energy34▲ 2.1×24 topics
  12. Remote Sensing25▲ 1.83×24 topics
  13. Nanostructures25▲ 5.5×8 topics
  14. Heat Transfer24▲ 4.4×12 topics
  15. Nanocomposites24▲ 2.7×17 topics
  16. Antimicrobial21▲ 6.7×10 topics
  17. Toxicity20▲ 4.0×11 topics
  18. Synthesis19▲ 4.7×21 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering19▲ 2.8×11 topics
  20. Water Splitting19▲ 4.7×4 topics
  21. Microstructure19▲ 3.3×14 topics
  22. Green Synthesis19▲ 8.7×4 topics
  23. Nanocrystals18▲ 5.8×5 topics
  24. Semiconductor17▲ 4.5×6 topics
  25. Solar Energy17▲ 4.8×5 topics
  26. Migration16▲ 4.2×4 topics
  27. Infectious Diseases16▲ 4.3×6 topics
  28. Visible Light16▲ 6.0×2 topics
  29. Biosynthesis14▲ 8.2×7 topics
  30. Emissions14▲ 6.3×4 topics
  31. Hydrogen Production14▲ 4.7×5 topics
  32. Conflict14▲ 7.7×4 topics
  33. Cytotoxicity14▲ 9.1×7 topics
  34. Society14▲ 6.4×4 topics
  35. Experimental Investigation13▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Eritrea13▲ 81×1 topic
  37. Ethiopia13▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Characterization12▲ 8.4×5 topics
  39. Biological Synthesis12▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Silver12▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Adama Science and Technology University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African history and culture analysis, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications and Global Maternal and Child Health.

African history and cult…13African history and culture analysis: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …12Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 12 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 12 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 10 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 9 fractional worksMathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models: 8 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 8 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershe…8Groundwater and Watershed Analysis: 8 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 8 fractional worksDifferential Equations and Numerical Methods: 8 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health6 others

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

  1. 1 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 works
  3. 3 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 12 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
  5. 5 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  7. 7 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 8 works
  10. 10 Differential Equations and Numerical Methods Numerical Analysis 8 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available74.7%not open25.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Adama Science and Technology University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 288% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.