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Adigrat University

In research, Adigrat University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,773 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,090
of 22,385 · #8,616 all time
Rank in Ethiopia
#40
of 55
Research works
608
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.3k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
81%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Adigrat University

What is Adigrat University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,773 of 9,902 12.0%70 #6580

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Adigrat 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Adigrat University work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Adigrat University is in Health Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 82 fractional works · 33.8% of its workMedicine: 63 fractional works · 26.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 4.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 64 fractional works · 26.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 26 fractional works · 10.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 49 fractional works · 20.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 36 fractional works · 14.7% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 48 fractional works · 19.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAdigratUniversity243fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences34%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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6326.1%
    2. Health Professions104.0%
    3. Nursing83.2%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    1. Environmental Science2610.9%
    2. Engineering114.4%
    3. Computer Science73.0%
    4. Materials Science72.8%
    5. Energy52.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.2%
    7. Chemistry31.2%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3614.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology51.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.9%
    5. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Social Sciences249.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance93.7%
    3. Psychology62.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting52.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities31.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 3.09× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.86× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.53× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.20× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.19× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 6.60× its world share, 8 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing6.60×8 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.09×36 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.53×2 works
  4. Energy2.20×5 works
  5. Environmental Science2.19×26 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.86×5 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.73×9 works
  8. Health Professions1.52×10 works
  9. Medicine1.36×63 works
  10. Dentistry0.94×1 works
  11. Materials Science0.80×7 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.78×3 works
  13. Social Sciences0.78×24 works
  14. Psychology0.75×6 works
  15. Chemistry0.74×3 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.66×5 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×7 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.50×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.48×3 works
  20. Computer Science0.39×7 works
  21. Engineering0.30×11 works
  22. Mathematics0.30×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.12×1 works
  24. Neuroscience0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Adigrat University?

Ranked on the quality score, Hadush Negash Meles, Hadush Tesfay Negash and Hagos Degefa Hidru lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Adigrat University.

  1. 1 Hadush Negash Meles Ethiopia · #16,043 worldwide 11k citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Hadush Tesfay Negash Ethiopia · #247,068 worldwide 23k citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Hagos Degefa Hidru Ethiopia · #474,905 worldwide 4.2k citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Gdiom Gebreheat Ethiopia · #549,602 worldwide 1.1k citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Hafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet Ethiopia · #576,958 worldwide 173 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Abadi Kidanemariam Berhe Ethiopia · #605,649 worldwide 2k citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Berhane Fseha Teklehaimanot Ethiopia · #619,224 worldwide 43k citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Tsegay Kahsay Gebrekidan Ethiopia · #746,865 worldwide 156 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Medhin Mehari Ethiopia · #787,350 worldwide 2.6k citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Meresa Berwo Mengesha Ethiopia · #1,194,157 worldwide 21k citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Adigrat University

What are the most cited papers from Adigrat University?

The most cited paper from Adigrat University is "Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study" (Jaimie D Steinmetz et al., 2020), with 3,188 citations. Next come "Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017" (2,699) and "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (762).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study Jaimie D Steinmetz et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access243 authors Dec 2020 3,188
2 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access628 authors 27 Sep 2019 2,699
3 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
4 Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors Oct 2025 500
5 Synthesis paradigm and applications of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), a review Hayelom Dargo Beyene, Adhena Ayaliew Werkneh, Hailemariam Kassa Bezabh et al. · Sustainable materials and technologies Open access 24 Aug 2017 494
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Adigrat University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Climate Change, Health Inequalities, Community Health Workers, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Child Development and Public Health.

▲ 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 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. Climate Change18▲ 2.7×32 topics
  2. Epidemiology13▲ 1.33×47 topics
  3. Sustainability13▲ 2.1×19 topics
  4. Maternal Mortality12▲ 21×5 topics
  5. Public Health11▲ 3.2×17 topics
  6. Health Inequalities10▲ 33×2 topics
  7. Community Health Workers9▲ 42×2 topics
  8. Child Mortality9▲ 50×1 topic
  9. Health Systems9▲ 50×1 topic
  10. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.97×19 topics
  11. Remote Sensing8▲ 2.7×11 topics
  12. Child Development8▲ 8.0×3 topics
  13. Antioxidant8▲ 4.7×11 topics
  14. Risk Factors7▲ 2.7×19 topics
  15. Diagnosis7▲ 2.9×14 topics
  16. Global Burden of Disease6▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Prevention6▲ 6.2×7 topics
  18. Adaptation6▲ 8.3×4 topics
  19. Maternal and Child Undernutrition6▲ 30×1 topic
  20. Water Sanitation Hygiene6▲ 30×1 topic
  21. Economic Growth6▲ 2.9×9 topics
  22. Global Burden6▲ 4.3×9 topics
  23. Land Use Change6▲ 7.8×4 topics
  24. Surgery5▲ 6.3×5 topics
  25. Bioactive Compounds5▲ 8.0×4 topics
  26. Livelihoods5▲ 58×2 topics
  27. Resettlement5▲ 24×3 topics
  28. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Health Outcomes4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  30. Obstetric Fistula4▲ 94×1 topic
  31. Social Determinants4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  32. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 5.6×5 topics
  33. Vesicovaginal Fistula4▲ 94×1 topic
  34. Vulnerability4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  35. Chronic Disease4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  36. GIS4▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  38. Institutional Quality4▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Conflict3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  40. Gender Inequality3▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Adigrat University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Ureteral procedures and complications and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology.

Global Maternal and Chil…9Global Maternal and Child Health: 9 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 6 fractional worksUreteral procedures and complications: 4 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 3 fractional worksBotanical Research and Applications: 3 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershed Analysis: 2 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsObstetrics and GynecologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law5 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 9 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  3. 3 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  4. 4 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  5. 5 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 3 works
  6. 6 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 3 works
  7. 7 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 2 works
  9. 9 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  10. 10 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 2 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 available80.6%not open19.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Adigrat University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Adigrat University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Adigrat University0.00098% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Adigrat University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting10%20%Adigrat University17.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.5% in 2024.

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