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Mekelle University

In research, Mekelle University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#362 of 3,409 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,583 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,595 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soil Science and Agronomy and Crop Science — Obstetrics and Gynecology is 11.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,472
of 28,054 · #5,594 all time
Rank in Ethiopia
#20
of 56
Research works
3.8k
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Mekelle 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #362 of 3,409 23.7%204 #483
Health SciencesDomain #2,583 of 11,982 24.2%338 #2834
MedicineField #2,595 of 10,443 22.9%264 #3662
Life SciencesDomain #2,422 of 7,800 22.2%270 #3340
Environmental ScienceField #1,592 of 3,551 23.7%143 #1811
Social SciencesDomain #4,746 of 10,521 26.8%140 #5291
Physical SciencesDomain #7,005 of 12,888 19.6%277 #7685
Social SciencesField #4,116 of 6,365 27.6%75 #3424
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,025 of 1,395 26.2%62 #1696
EngineeringField #5,166 of 6,636 15.6%66 #5466

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mekelle 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#483 #362
  2. Health Sciences#2,834 #2,583
  3. Medicine#3,662 #2,595
  4. Life Sciences#3,340 #2,422
  5. Environmental Science#1,811 #1,592
  6. Social Sciences#5,291 #4,746
  7. Physical Sciences#7,685 #7,005
  8. Social Sciences#3,424 #4,116
  9. Plant Science#1,696 #1,025
  10. Engineering#5,466 #5,166
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.

What does Mekelle University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Obstetrics and Gynecology takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 34.9 works12×
  2. Soil ScienceSubfield · 33.0 works11×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 21.6 works8.9×
  4. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 25.0 works5.7×
  5. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 39.6 works5.2×
  6. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 30.4 works5.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 4.19× its world share, 204 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.82× its world share, 143 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.34× its world share, 264 worksMedicineNursing: 5.07× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.71× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 75 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mekelle University?

Ranked on the composite score, Muthupandian Saravanan, Hailay Abrha Gesesew and Semaw Ferede Abera lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mekelle University.

  1. 1 Muthupandian Saravanan Ethiopia · #7,559 worldwide 1.6k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Hailay Abrha Gesesew Ethiopia · #32,965 worldwide 815 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Semaw Ferede Abera Ethiopia · #155,909 worldwide 5.1k citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Afework Mulugeta Ethiopia · #265,011 worldwide 42 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Kindeya Gebrehiwot Ethiopia · #325,202 worldwide 132 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Berhanu Gebremedhin Ethiopia · #366,459 worldwide 91 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Frank van Steenbergen Ethiopia · #488,875 worldwide 90 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Emiru Birhane Ethiopia · #626,633 worldwide 133 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Zenebe Gebreegziabher Ethiopia · #882,864 worldwide 75 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Mitiku Haile Ethiopia · #920,340 worldwide 125 citations · 80 works
All ranked researchers at Mekelle University

Which keywords describe research at Mekelle University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Maternal Mortality, Sustainable Agriculture, Adaptation, Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Inequalities.

▲ 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. Climate Change102▲ 3.7×51 topics
  2. Epidemiology66▲ 1.63×93 topics
  3. Sustainability65▲ 2.6×38 topics
  4. Public Health48▲ 3.2×34 topics
  5. Maternal Mortality38▲ 17×5 topics
  6. Environmental Impact36▲ 2.1×31 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture36▲ 11×11 topics
  8. Adaptation34▲ 12×7 topics
  9. Diagnosis30▲ 3.2×24 topics
  10. Health Inequalities29▲ 24×3 topics
  11. Remote Sensing28▲ 2.2×19 topics
  12. Community Health Workers27▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Child Mortality27▲ 37×1 topic
  14. Health Systems27▲ 37×1 topic
  15. Land Use Change27▲ 8.5×6 topics
  16. Child Development24▲ 5.7×4 topics
  17. Smallholder Farmers24▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation22▲ 5.7×10 topics
  19. Livelihoods22▲ 60×2 topics
  20. Food Security22▲ 3.8×11 topics
  21. Management21▲ 2.7×16 topics
  22. Global Burden of Disease20▲ 8.0×4 topics
  23. Ecological Knowledge20▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Prevention20▲ 4.7×9 topics
  25. Pastoralists20▲ 72×1 topic
  26. Rangeland Degradation20▲ 72×1 topic
  27. Surgery19▲ 5.4×5 topics
  28. Genetic Diversity19▲ 4.1×17 topics
  29. Maternal and Child Undernutrition19▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Water Sanitation Hygiene19▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Social Networks18▲ 6.5×7 topics
  32. Vulnerability16▲ 7.1×6 topics
  33. Reconstruction16▲ 9.0×3 topics
  34. Conflict16▲ 9.6×3 topics
  35. Obstetric Fistula15▲ 85×1 topic
  36. Vesicovaginal Fistula15▲ 85×1 topic
  37. Water Resources15▲ 6.2×6 topics
  38. Maternal Outcomes14▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Perinatal Outcomes14▲ 18×2 topics
  40. GIS13▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Mekelle University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Ureteral procedures and complications.

Global Maternal and Child Health: 27 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 20 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…19Child Nutrition and Water Access: 19 fractional worksUreteral procedures and …15Ureteral procedures and complications: 15 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 11 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 10 fractional worksSoil erosion and sedimen…9Soil erosion and sediment transport: 9 fractional worksAfrican history and culture analysis: 8 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 7 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershed Analysis: 7 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawNutrition and DieteticsObstetrics and Gynecology5 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 27 works
  2. 2 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 20 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 19 works
  4. 4 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 15 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 works
  6. 6 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 10 works
  7. 7 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 9 works
  8. 8 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 7 works
  10. 10 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 7 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 available79.7%not open20.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mekelle University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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.