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Ethiopian Defence University

In research, Ethiopian Defence University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,886 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,090
of 22,385 · #22,687 all time
Rank in Ethiopia
#50
of 55
Research works
186
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Ethiopian Defence University

What is Ethiopian Defence University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #10,886 of 17,446 11.3%137

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ethiopian Defence 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 Ethiopian Defence University work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Ethiopian Defence University is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (49%), Materials Science (11%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 74 fractional works · 77.1% of its workEngineering: 47 fractional works · 48.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 8.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 7.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKEthiopian DefenceUniversity96fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences12%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4748.8%
    2. Materials Science1111.2%
    3. Computer Science55.0%
    4. Environmental Science44.6%
    5. Chemical Engineering44.4%
    6. Mathematics21.6%
    7. Energy10.8%
    8. Chemistry00.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences66.6%
    2. Psychology32.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine66.4%
    2. Health Professions10.6%
    3. Dentistry00.0%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
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: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 12.47× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.25× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.20× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering12.47×4 works
  2. Engineering3.25×47 works
  3. Materials Science3.20×11 works
  4. Mathematics1.37×2 works
  5. Energy0.92×1 works
  6. Environmental Science0.92×4 works
  7. Psychology0.91×3 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×1 works
  9. Computer Science0.65×5 works
  10. Social Sciences0.52×6 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×2 works
  13. Medicine0.33×6 works
  14. Chemistry0.30×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.26×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.25×1 works
  17. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.12×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works
  22. Dentistry0.08×0 works
  23. Nursing0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ethiopian Defence University?

Ranked on the quality score, Kumlachew Yeneneh, Ashokkumar Srinivasan and Wondalem Misganaw Golie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ethiopian Defence University.

  1. 1 Kumlachew Yeneneh Ethiopia · #1,080,011 worldwide 120 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Ashokkumar Srinivasan Ethiopia · #1,365,903 worldwide 707 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Wondalem Misganaw Golie Ethiopia · #1,972,547 worldwide 290 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Mezigebu Belay Ethiopia · #2,915,696 worldwide 163 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Anitha Karthikeyan Ethiopia · #3,388,676 worldwide 2.8k citations · 162 works
  6. 6 S. Arun Ethiopia · #4,183,605 worldwide 236 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Solomon Seid Ethiopia · #4,706,575 worldwide 90 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ethiopian Defence University

What are the most cited papers from Ethiopian Defence University?

The most cited paper from Ethiopian Defence University is "Purification, application and current market trend of natural graphite: A review" (Allah Dekama Jara, Amha Betemariam, Girma Woldetinsae et al., 2019), with 472 citations. Next come "Design concepts of an aircraft wing: composite and morphing airfoil with auxetic structures" (147) and "FPGA implementation of novel fractional-order chaotic systems with two equilibriums and no equilibrium and its adaptive sliding mode synchronization" (145).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Purification, application and current market trend of natural graphite: A review Allah Dekama Jara, Amha Betemariam, Girma Woldetinsae et al. · International Journal of Mining Science and Technology Open access 20 Apr 2019 472
2 Design concepts of an aircraft wing: composite and morphing airfoil with auxetic structures P. R. Budarapu, Sudhir Sastry Y B, Raghunatha Natarajan · Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering 5 Nov 2016 147
3 FPGA implementation of novel fractional-order chaotic systems with two equilibriums and no equilibrium and its adaptive sliding mode synchronization Karthikeyan Rajagopal, Anitha Karthikeyan, Ashokkumar Srinivasan · Nonlinear Dynamics 16 Dec 2016 145
4 Dynamical analysis of a new multistable chaotic system with hidden attractor: Antimonotonicity, coexisting multiple attractors, and offset boosting Atiyeh Bayani, Karthikeyan Rajagopal, Abdul Jalil M. Khalaf et al. · Physics Letters A 5 Feb 2019 141
5 Complete analysis and engineering applications of a megastable nonlinear oscillator Hadi Jahanshahi, Karthikeyan Rajagopal, Akif Akgül et al. · International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics Open access 12 Sep 2018 124
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Which keywords describe research at Ethiopian Defence University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Emissions, Renewable Energy, Nanocomposites, Electric Vehicles, Chemical Kinetics, Combustion and Soot Formation.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties9▲ 9.3×21 topics
  2. Emissions8▲ 41×2 topics
  3. Renewable Energy8▲ 5.5×15 topics
  4. Nanocomposites5▲ 7.0×9 topics
  5. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.1×13 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  7. Electric Vehicles4▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Chemical Kinetics4▲ 48×2 topics
  9. Combustion4▲ 66×1 topic
  10. Soot Formation4▲ 91×1 topic
  11. Biodiesel4▲ 45×1 topic
  12. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.2×9 topics
  13. Transesterification4▲ 99×1 topic
  14. Model Predictive Control3▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Control Systems3▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Finite Element Analysis3▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Biodegradable Polymers3▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Tissue Engineering3▲ 4.9×5 topics
  19. Microstructure3▲ 5.7×7 topics
  20. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Optimization3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  22. Biodegradable3▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Mechanical Behavior3▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Graphene2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  25. Composite Materials2▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Vehicle Dynamics2▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Active Steering2▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Actuators2▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Tire-Road Friction Estimation2▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Ballistic Impact2▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Eco-Driving2▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Fuel Consumption2▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Composites2▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Natural Fibers2▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Reinforced Polymers2▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Biomaterials2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  37. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Control2▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Energy Storage Systems2▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Chitin2▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Ethiopian Defence University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Biodiesel Production and Applications, Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems and Vehicle emissions and performance.

Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 4 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 4 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Con…2Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksVehicle emissions and pe…2Vehicle emissions and performance: 2 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 2 fractional worksNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging: 2 fractional worksMechanical Engineering a…2Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research: 2 fractional worksVibration Control and Rheological Fluids: 1 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of Composites: 1 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional works
Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesBiomedical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringPolymers and Plastics5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 4 works
  2. 2 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  6. 6 Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Biomaterials 2 works
  7. 7 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 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 available69.1%not open30.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.9%domestic only62.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ethiopian Defence University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher 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 Ethiopian Defence University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Ethiopian Defence University0.00037% in 2025200020102020

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

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