Question 1

What is Hawassa University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Hawassa University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#707 of 3,157 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,822 of 6,403 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,358 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science and Nutrition and Dietetics (Soil Science is 9.8× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Hawassa University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Hawassa University ranks #2,733 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#5,012 all time), and #9 of 55 in Ethiopia.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Hawassa University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Zemenu Yohannes Kassa, Dong‐Gill Kim and Bekinew Kitaw Dejene lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hawassa University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Hawassa University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Hawassa University is "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., 2019), with 2,699 citations. Next come "Co-Residence Patterns in Hunter-Gatherer Societies Show Unique Human Social Structure" (877) 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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Hawassa University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Agricultural Innovations and Practices.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Hawassa University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Adaptation, Land Use Change, Smallholder Farmers, Epidemiology and Biodiversity Conservation.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Hawassa University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 28% of research at Hawassa University is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is Hawassa University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% higher than in 2018-2021.