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University of Asmara

In research, University of Asmara stands highest in Medicine (#9,139 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,602 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,898
of 28,054 · #13,376 all time
Research works
1.1k
▲ 79% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is University of Asmara 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
MedicineField #9,139 of 10,443 12.7%69 #10616
Health SciencesDomain #10,602 of 11,982 12.6%81 #11781

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Asmara 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).

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: 1.22× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.83× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.68× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 4.17× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.27× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Asmara?

Ranked on the composite score, Rama Shanker, Kamlesh Kumar Shukla and J. Prabakaran lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Asmara.

  1. 1 Rama Shanker Eritrea · #770,794 worldwide 76 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Kamlesh Kumar Shukla Eritrea · #1,378,448 worldwide 32 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 J. Prabakaran Eritrea · #1,559,731 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Asmara

Which keywords describe research at University of Asmara?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Conflict, Child Development, Maternal Mortality, Drug Resistance, Politics, Society and Antiretroviral Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 2.0×50 topics
  2. Climate Change8▲ 1.42×24 topics
  3. Public Health7▲ 2.2×17 topics
  4. Diagnosis7▲ 3.3×16 topics
  5. Environmental Impact6▲ 1.69×18 topics
  6. Conflict6▲ 17×4 topics
  7. Child Development6▲ 6.6×4 topics
  8. History6▲ 3.7×4 topics
  9. Immune Response5▲ 4.5×11 topics
  10. Maternal Mortality5▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Religion5▲ 5.3×4 topics
  12. Treatment5▲ 2.1×16 topics
  13. Culture5▲ 4.5×4 topics
  14. COVID-195▲ 1.69×15 topics
  15. Human Rights5▲ 2.2×11 topics
  16. Drug Resistance5▲ 8.0×6 topics
  17. Politics5▲ 8.1×2 topics
  18. Society5▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Migration4▲ 6.1×2 topics
  21. Eritrea4▲ 143×1 topic
  22. Ethiopia4▲ 143×1 topic
  23. Global Governance4▲ 8.5×8 topics
  24. Health Inequalities4▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Poverty Reduction4▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Community Health Workers4▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Vaccine4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  29. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Child Mortality4▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Health Systems4▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Insulin Resistance4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  33. Infectious Diseases3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  34. Sustainability Assessment3▲ 10×2 topics
  35. HIV Infection3▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Health Outcomes3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  37. Gender Inequality2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Security Council2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Global Health2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  40. Water Scarcity2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Asmara publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African history and culture analysis, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Global Maternal and Child Health and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse.

African history and culture analysis: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…4Global Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and…2Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…2Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional worksDiagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis: 2 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsNutrition and DieteticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  4. 4 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  7. 7 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  8. 8 Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  10. 10 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 2 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 available73.0%not open27.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.5%domestic only66.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Asmara's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 79% 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.