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Aksum University

In research, Aksum University stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,847 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,689 of 12,888 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,647 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,681
of 28,054 · #13,594 all time
Rank in Ethiopia
#45
of 56
Research works
703
▲ 212% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Aksum 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,847 of 11,982 21.9%78 #3753
Physical SciencesDomain #8,689 of 12,888 19.9%96 #16171
MedicineField #7,647 of 10,443 19.7%61 #7867

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aksum 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. Health Sciences#3,753 #7,847
  2. Physical Sciences#16,171 #8,689
  3. Medicine#7,867 #7,647
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.

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: 2.57× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.95× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.24× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.19× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.85× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 4.35× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Aksum University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Heat Transfer, Emissions, Maternal Mortality, Numerical Simulation, Antioxidant and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 1.77×53 topics
  2. Climate Change13▲ 2.0×27 topics
  3. Sustainability9▲ 1.47×20 topics
  4. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.85×22 topics
  5. Heat Transfer7▲ 5.8×8 topics
  6. Remote Sensing6▲ 2.0×10 topics
  7. Antioxidant6▲ 3.5×16 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties6▲ 2.4×11 topics
  9. Renewable Energy6▲ 1.62×10 topics
  10. Emissions6▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Nanoparticles6▲ 1.81×17 topics
  12. Numerical Simulation5▲ 7.0×8 topics
  13. Maternal Mortality5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  14. Diabetes5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  15. Child Development4▲ 4.5×3 topics
  16. Genetics4▲ 2.6×10 topics
  17. Immune Response4▲ 3.0×7 topics
  18. Applications4▲ 5.9×4 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity4▲ 3.6×11 topics
  20. Adaptation4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  21. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 6.2×3 topics
  22. Health Inequalities4▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Health Benefits4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  24. Catalyst3▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Child Mortality3▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Health Systems3▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Maternal and Child Undernutrition3▲ 16×1 topic
  28. Water Sanitation Hygiene3▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Biodiesel3▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Experimental Investigation3▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Geopolymer3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  32. Transesterification3▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Heat Exchangers3▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Oxidation Mechanism3▲ 15×2 topics
  35. QTL Mapping3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  36. Chemical Kinetics3▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Combustion3▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Soot Formation3▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Therapeutic3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. GIS2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Aksum University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Global Maternal and Child Health, Biodiesel Production and Applications and Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies.

Child Nutrition and Wate…3Child Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…3Global Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and…3Biodiesel Production and Applications: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…3Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 3 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 2 fractional worksAnimal Diversity and Health Studies: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksMultiferroics and related materials: 2 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 2 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershe…2Groundwater and Watershed Analysis: 2 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthBiomedical EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer Processes5 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  3. 3 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 3 works
  5. 5 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 2 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 2 works
  8. 8 Multiferroics and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available83.0%not open17.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Aksum University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 212% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
grewheldshrank

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.