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University of Gondar

In research, University of Gondar stands highest in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (#4 of 441 worldwide), Health Sciences (#243 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#307 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Parasitology and Nutrition and Dietetics — Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology is 14.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,119
of 28,054 · #2,850 all time
Rank in Ethiopia
#2
of 56
Research works
7.3k
▲ 183% vs 2013–17
Citations
129k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What is University of Gondar 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
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield #4 of 441 44.6%203 #102
Health SciencesDomain #243 of 11,982 31.1%1,723 #807
MedicineField #307 of 10,443 29.6%1,365 #1087
Health ProfessionsField #92 of 1,928 42.6%209 #404
Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield #6 of 98 42.3%72 #131
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #241 of 3,409 27.9%221 #730
Life SciencesDomain #555 of 7,800 26.7%458 #1744
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #60 of 828 37.9%179 #329
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #69 of 916 45.2%148 #337
Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield #26 of 162 27.7%119 #215

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Gondar 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. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health#102 #4
  2. Health Sciences#807 #243
  3. Medicine#1,087 #307
  4. Health Professions#404 #92
  5. Obstetrics and Gynecology#131 #6
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#730 #241
  7. Life Sciences#1,744 #555
  8. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#329 #60
  9. General Health Professions#337 #69
  10. Nutrition and Dietetics#215 #26
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 University of Gondar specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology takes 14.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 22.1 works15×
  2. ParasitologySubfield · 30.9 works9.7×
  3. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 118.7 works9.2×
  4. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 203.3 works9.0×
  5. NursingField · 126.0 works8.5×
  6. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 71.7 works8.2×
← 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: 1.54× its world share, 221 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 99 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.46× its world share, 105 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.65× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 136 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 151 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.62× its world share, 209 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.35× its world share, 1,365 worksMedicineNursing: 8.50× its world share, 126 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.31× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 57 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 122 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 208 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Gondar?

Ranked on the composite score, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Abel Fekadu Dadi and Zemene Demelash Kifle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Gondar.

  1. 1 Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula Ethiopia · #5,290 worldwide 1.5k citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Abel Fekadu Dadi Ethiopia · #136,080 worldwide 3k citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Zemene Demelash Kifle Ethiopia · #194,095 worldwide 559 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Belete Biadgo Ethiopia · #250,494 worldwide 3.1k citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Meseret Derbew Molla Ethiopia · #265,153 worldwide 518 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Feleke Moges Ethiopia · #290,175 worldwide 104 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Mengistie Diress Ethiopia · #328,960 worldwide 173 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Andargachew Mulu Ethiopia · #378,137 worldwide 88 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Yonas Akalu Ethiopia · #420,819 worldwide 73 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Zemenu Tadesse Tessema Ethiopia · #436,341 worldwide 67 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Gondar

Which keywords describe research at University of Gondar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Maternal Mortality, Health Inequalities, Community Health Workers, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Child Development and Global Burden of Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology397▲ 3.3×122 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality193▲ 29×5 topics
  3. Health Inequalities171▲ 47×4 topics
  4. Community Health Workers156▲ 61×2 topics
  5. Child Mortality154▲ 72×1 topic
  6. Health Systems154▲ 72×1 topic
  7. Child Development142▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Public Health126▲ 2.9×47 topics
  9. Risk Factors118▲ 3.5×32 topics
  10. Inflammation116▲ 1.84×56 topics
  11. Global Burden of Disease112▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Maternal and Child Undernutrition102▲ 41×1 topic
  13. Water Sanitation Hygiene102▲ 41×1 topic
  14. Cardiovascular Disease98▲ 2.9×33 topics
  15. Global Burden98▲ 6.0×12 topics
  16. Mental Health90▲ 2.0×33 topics
  17. Treatment87▲ 2.4×43 topics
  18. Diagnosis81▲ 2.9×37 topics
  19. Drug Resistance72▲ 8.4×8 topics
  20. Vaccine70▲ 5.7×11 topics
  21. Depression69▲ 2.6×19 topics
  22. Antiretroviral Therapy67▲ 14×6 topics
  23. Immune Response67▲ 3.9×18 topics
  24. Antibiotic Resistance55▲ 4.8×13 topics
  25. Vaccine Development54▲ 7.0×11 topics
  26. Infectious Diseases50▲ 5.1×9 topics
  27. Mortality Rates46▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Maternal Outcomes45▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Perinatal Outcomes45▲ 19×2 topics
  30. HIV Transmission43▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Chronic Disease Management42▲ 7.2×5 topics
  32. Global Health39▲ 8.5×8 topics
  33. HIV Prevention38▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Adolescent Health38▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Sexual Behavior36▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Youth Risk Behavior36▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Viral Load35▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Preexposure Prophylaxis34▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Stigma and Discrimination34▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Anemia34▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Gondar publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Global Maternal and Chil…154Global Maternal and Child Health: 154 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…102Child Nutrition and Water Access: 102 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 36 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 34 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 29 fractional worksReproductive Health and Contraception: 25 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 24 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 24 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 24 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 22 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsGeneral Health ProfessionsInfectious Diseases6 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 154 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 102 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 36 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 34 works
  5. 5 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 29 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 25 works
  7. 7 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 24 works
  8. 8 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 24 works
  9. 9 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 24 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 22 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 available88.0%not open12.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Gondar's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 183% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.