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Mizan Tepi University

In research, Mizan Tepi University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,744 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#3,390 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,753 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nutrition and Dietetics and Nursing (Nutrition and Dietetics is 7.1× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#3,612
of 22,385 · #6,166 all time
Rank in Ethiopia
#21
of 55
Research works
1.3k
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
91%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%

What is Mizan Tepi University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,744 of 9,902 13.5%238 #5512
MedicineField #3,390 of 8,541 11.7%185 #6484
Life SciencesDomain #2,753 of 6,403 13.6%129 #4523
Social SciencesDomain #4,622 of 9,585 17.6%115 #7360
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,622 of 3,157 16.3%95 #2724
Physical SciencesDomain #6,253 of 10,670 13.9%137 #11814

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mizan Tepi 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#5,512 #2,744
  2. Medicine#6,484 #3,390
  3. Life Sciences#4,523 #2,753
  4. Social Sciences#7,360 #4,622
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,724 #1,622
  6. Physical Sciences#11,814 #6,253
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Mizan Tepi University work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Mizan Tepi University is in Health Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 253 fractional works · 38.4% of its workMedicine: 198 fractional works · 30.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 30 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 30 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 21 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 31 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 22 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 20 fractional works · 3.0% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 142 fractional works · 21.6% of its workEngineering: 41 fractional works · 6.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 34 fractional works · 5.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 22 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 141 fractional works · 21.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 104 fractional works · 15.8% of its workPlant Science: 44 fractional works · 6.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workForestry: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workParasitology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 123 fractional works · 18.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 25 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMizan TepiUniversity659fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences19%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine19830.0%
    2. Health Professions314.7%
    3. Nursing223.3%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Engineering416.3%
    2. Environmental Science345.1%
    3. Computer Science223.4%
    4. Mathematics132.0%
    5. Materials Science121.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy101.5%
    7. Chemistry40.6%
    8. Energy40.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10415.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology172.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology152.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
    5. Neuroscience20.3%
    1. Social Sciences467.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance253.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting233.4%
    4. Psychology192.9%
    5. Decision Sciences60.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities50.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Mizan Tepi University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nutrition and Dietetics takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 20.0 works7.1×
  2. NursingField · 22.0 works6.8×
← 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: 3.32× its world share, 104 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.27× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.70× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.56× its world share, 198 worksMedicineNursing: 6.83× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.74× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing6.83×22 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.32×104 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.27×15 works
  4. Health Professions1.79×31 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.74×25 works
  6. Mathematics1.70×13 works
  7. Medicine1.56×198 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.07×23 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×2 works
  10. Environmental Science1.03×34 works
  11. Psychology0.96×19 works
  12. Veterinary0.92×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.89×6 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.66×10 works
  15. Energy0.58×4 works
  16. Social Sciences0.56×46 works
  17. Materials Science0.52×12 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×17 works
  19. Computer Science0.43×22 works
  20. Engineering0.42×41 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.40×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.39×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.36×4 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.25×5 works
  25. Neuroscience0.21×2 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Mizan Tepi University?

Ranked on the quality score, Bayu Begashaw Bekele, Adane Teshome Kefale and Ashebir Awoke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mizan Tepi University.

  1. 1 Bayu Begashaw Bekele Ethiopia · #307,962 worldwide 50k citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Adane Teshome Kefale Ethiopia · #463,701 worldwide 33k citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Ashebir Awoke Ethiopia · #545,008 worldwide 208 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Mesfin Esayas Lelisho Ethiopia · #571,954 worldwide 909 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Zewdie Kassa Ethiopia · #603,995 worldwide 263 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Frehiwot Birhanu Ethiopia · #708,765 worldwide 307 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Wondwossen Niguse Asmare Ethiopia · #1,108,681 worldwide 1.8k citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Biruk Bogale Ethiopia · #1,499,013 worldwide 481 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Yilkal Negesse Ethiopia · #1,598,732 worldwide 545 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Assaye Belay Ethiopia · #1,798,940 worldwide 922 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Mizan Tepi University

What are the most cited papers from Mizan Tepi University?

The most cited paper from Mizan Tepi University is "Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015" (Christina Fitzmaurice et al., 2016), with 6,333 citations. Next come "Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015" (3,906) and "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" (2,699).

All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mizan Tepi University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Epidemiology, Health Inequalities, Community Health Workers, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Child Development and Sustainable Agriculture.

▲ 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. Epidemiology50▲ 1.92×65 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality29▲ 20×5 topics
  3. Climate Change28▲ 1.57×41 topics
  4. Health Inequalities24▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Community Health Workers22▲ 39×2 topics
  6. Child Mortality22▲ 47×1 topic
  7. Health Systems22▲ 47×1 topic
  8. Child Development22▲ 8.2×3 topics
  9. Inflammation22▲ 1.57×33 topics
  10. Sustainability21▲ 1.31×28 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease21▲ 2.7×27 topics
  12. Sustainable Agriculture20▲ 10×11 topics
  13. Public Health20▲ 2.1×29 topics
  14. Genetic Diversity19▲ 6.6×13 topics
  15. Global Burden of Disease18▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Risk Factors18▲ 2.4×17 topics
  17. Maternal and Child Undernutrition16▲ 30×1 topic
  18. Water Sanitation Hygiene16▲ 30×1 topic
  19. Global Burden15▲ 4.2×11 topics
  20. Smallholder Farmers15▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Medicinal Plants12▲ 4.7×8 topics
  22. Adaptation12▲ 6.0×5 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation11▲ 4.5×7 topics
  24. Rural Development11▲ 4.9×5 topics
  25. Herbal Medicine11▲ 6.0×6 topics
  26. Antiretroviral Therapy10▲ 9.7×6 topics
  27. Livelihoods10▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Vaccine Development10▲ 5.7×7 topics
  29. Pastoralists9▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Rangeland Degradation9▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Maternal Outcomes9▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Perinatal Outcomes9▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Drought Tolerance8▲ 9.2×7 topics
  34. Helminth Infections8▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Ethnobotanical Survey8▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Poverty Reduction8▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Traditional Ecological Knowledge8▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Climate Resilience8▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Insecticide Resistance8▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Nutritional Value8▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Mizan Tepi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology and Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies.

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 22 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 16 works
  3. 3 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  4. 4 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 8 works
  5. 5 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  6. 6 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 6 works
  7. 7 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  8. 8 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 6 works
  9. 9 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 6 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 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 available90.6%not open9.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mizan Tepi University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Mizan Tepi University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0025% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Mizan Tepi University0.0018% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Mizan Tepi University20.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.1% in 2025.

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