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Wollo University

In research, Wollo University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,179 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,605 of 10,443 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#554 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nutrition and Dietetics, Nursing and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Nutrition and Dietetics is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,652
of 28,054 · #7,747 all time
Rank in Ethiopia
#9
of 56
Research works
2.4k
▲ 483% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

What is Wollo 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,179 of 11,982 28.5%539 #4355
MedicineField #1,605 of 10,443 28.0%410 #5264
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #554 of 3,409 30.2%125 #1792
Life SciencesDomain #1,816 of 7,800 27.4%214 #4843
Physical SciencesDomain #4,059 of 12,888 21.7%317 #9082
Health ProfessionsField #610 of 1,928 33.9%74 —
Social SciencesDomain #3,378 of 10,521 35.4%164 #6228
Environmental ScienceField #1,966 of 3,551 26.4%91 #3619
EngineeringField #3,793 of 6,636 21.1%85 #8614
Social SciencesField #3,701 of 6,365 33.2%68 #5928

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wollo 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. Health Sciences#4,355 #1,179
  2. Medicine#5,264 #1,605
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,792 #554
  4. Life Sciences#4,843 #1,816
  5. Physical Sciences#9,082 #4,059
  6. Social Sciences#6,228 #3,378
  7. Environmental Science#3,619 #1,966
  8. Engineering#8,614 #3,793
  9. Social Sciences#5,928 #3,701
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 Wollo University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nutrition and Dietetics takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 44.0 works8.3×
  2. NursingField · 47.3 works7.8×
  3. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 58.1 works6.3×
← 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: 2.14× its world share, 125 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.77× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 85 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 91 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.64× its world share, 38 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.29× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.73× its world share, 410 worksMedicineNursing: 7.83× its world share, 47 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.05× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wollo University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mesfin Gebrehiwot, D. L. Suthar and Alemu Gedefie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wollo University.

  1. 1 Mesfin Gebrehiwot · #127,500 worldwide 622 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 D. L. Suthar · #1,055,795 worldwide 58 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Alemu Gedefie · #1,518,691 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Wollo University

Which keywords describe research at Wollo University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Maternal Mortality, Child Development, Health Inequalities, Community Health Workers, Child Mortality, Health Systems 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. Epidemiology106▲ 2.2×94 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality55▲ 20×5 topics
  3. Climate Change55▲ 1.66×44 topics
  4. Child Development49▲ 9.5×5 topics
  5. Health Inequalities47▲ 32×3 topics
  6. Inflammation45▲ 1.74×46 topics
  7. Community Health Workers44▲ 42×2 topics
  8. Child Mortality43▲ 50×1 topic
  9. Health Systems43▲ 50×1 topic
  10. Global Burden of Disease41▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Public Health40▲ 2.2×39 topics
  12. Sustainability40▲ 1.33×40 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease39▲ 2.9×30 topics
  14. Maternal and Child Undernutrition37▲ 37×1 topic
  15. Water Sanitation Hygiene37▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Risk Factors35▲ 2.6×26 topics
  17. Mental Health31▲ 1.72×26 topics
  18. Global Burden31▲ 4.6×12 topics
  19. Environmental Impact30▲ 1.41×36 topics
  20. Antiretroviral Therapy26▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Depression23▲ 2.1×17 topics
  22. Drug Resistance22▲ 6.4×8 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance21▲ 4.4×11 topics
  24. Infectious Diseases18▲ 4.5×9 topics
  25. Sustainable Agriculture18▲ 4.5×10 topics
  26. Vaccine18▲ 3.5×10 topics
  27. Adaptation17▲ 4.8×9 topics
  28. Health Outcomes17▲ 5.0×7 topics
  29. Chronic Disease17▲ 7.8×4 topics
  30. Antimicrobial Resistance16▲ 6.8×9 topics
  31. HIV Transmission16▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Nonlinear Equations16▲ 10.0×5 topics
  33. Mortality Rates15▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Chronic Disease Management15▲ 6.4×5 topics
  35. Quality Improvement15▲ 6.2×6 topics
  36. Global Health13▲ 7.1×4 topics
  37. Health System Reform13▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Maternal Outcomes13▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Perinatal Outcomes13▲ 13×2 topics
  40. HIV Infection12▲ 9.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Wollo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Fractional Differential Equations Solutions.

Global Maternal and Chil…43Global Maternal and Child Health: 43 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…37Child Nutrition and Water Access: 37 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 11 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 10 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 10 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 10 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 9 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 8 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 8 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices and Influences: 8 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsInfectious DiseasesModeling and Simulation6 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 43 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 37 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 11 works
  4. 4 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 10 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 10 works
  6. 6 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 10 works
  7. 7 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 9 works
  8. 8 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  9. 9 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 8 works
  10. 10 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 8 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 available86.4%not open13.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wollo University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 483% 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.