Question 1

What is Dire Dawa University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Dire Dawa University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,913 of 9,902 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,972 of 9,585 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,245 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Dire Dawa University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Dire Dawa University ranks #6,806 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#8,053 all time), and #35 of 55 in Ethiopia.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Dire Dawa University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Hussen Mohammed, Nigus Kassie Worku and Dereje Fedasa Hordofa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dire Dawa University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Dire Dawa University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Dire Dawa University is "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., 2025), with 762 citations. Next come "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" (500) and "Environmental sustainability and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa: A modified EKC hypothesis" (320).

Question 5

Which research topics does Dire Dawa University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: African history and culture analysis, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Global Maternal and Child Health and Economic Growth and Development.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Dire Dawa University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Child Development, Conflict, Climate Change, Politics, Maternal Mortality, Migration and Eritrea.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Dire Dawa University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 33% of research at Dire Dawa University is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Dire Dawa University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% higher than in 2018-2021.