Question 1

What is Wollega University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Wollega University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,148 of 10,670 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,259 of 3,157 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,823 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Soil Science, Nursing and Nutrition and Dietetics (Soil Science is 7.5× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Wollega University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Wollega University ranks #3,697 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#5,575 all time), and #22 of 55 in Ethiopia.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Wollega University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Ginenus Fekadu, Mekdes Tigistu Yilma and Habtamu Kebebe Kasaye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wollega University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Wollega University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Wollega 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 "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) and "Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (500).

Question 5

Which research topics does Wollega University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology and Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Wollega University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Wollega University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Wollega University is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Is Wollega University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021.