Adama Science and Technology University: Rankings

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Adama Science and Technology University ranked 9th in Ethiopia, 6020th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 11 research topics. Adama Science and Technology University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,341 academic publications and 33,120 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#6020 of 14,131 In the World
#229 of 1,104 In Africa
#9 of 35 In Ethiopia
#820 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#906 of 1,024 For Agricultural Engineering
#1444 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#7924 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 8 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Adama Science and Technology University ranked 8th for Engineering in Ethiopia and 3116th in the World with 2,204 publications made and 25,049 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 15 In Ethiopia
#135 of 355 In Africa
#3116 of 6,782 In the World

Adama Science and Technology University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 1 0
2005 1 1
2006 0 4
2007 3 10
2008 1 3
2009 3 8
2010 1 11
2011 7 18
2012 5 10
2013 15 33
2014 31 42
2015 32 62
2016 43 106
2017 41 168
2018 71 227
2019 134 413
2020 223 1037
2021 343 2396
2022 415 4372
2023 463 6291
2024 352 8505

The following table provides academic rankings for Adama Science and Technology University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Ethiopia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 7 63 906
Geotechnical Engineering 6 91 1727
Automation and Control engineering 1 80 1903
Renewable Energy Engineering 6 123 1924
Automotive Engineering 6 105 2129
Chemical Engineering 2 82 2172
Nanotechnology 1 68 2174
Environmental Engineering 9 139 2194
Remote Sensing 11 111 2230
Metallurgical Engineering 5 104 2568
Biotechnology 11 151 2714
Electronic Engineering 2 98 2776
Materials Science 4 111 2810
Structural Engineering 4 116 2918
Optical Engineering 5 114 2983
Civil Engineering 12 154 2985
Electrical Engineering 6 135 3092
Telecommunications 6 129 3117
Systems Engineering 4 128 3127
Mechanical Engineering 7 137 3317
Computer Networking 6 137 3362
Aerospace Engineering 7 144 3453
Acoustical Engineering 8 171 4209

Biology rankings

Adama Science and Technology University ranked 11th for Biology in Ethiopia and 3353rd in the World with 2,176 publications made and 26,083 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 16 In Ethiopia
#167 of 366 In Africa
#3353 of 6,833 In the World

Adama Science and Technology University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 2
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 2 0
2000 2 0
2001 2 0
2002 3 2
2003 1 0
2004 2 3
2005 1 4
2006 0 13
2007 4 23
2008 1 12
2009 3 13
2010 2 23
2011 7 33
2012 11 28
2013 17 59
2014 34 70
2015 33 99
2016 39 149
2017 53 224
2018 80 328
2019 149 576
2020 214 1258
2021 330 2526
2022 406 4312
2023 420 6097
2024 347 8109

The following table provides academic rankings for Adama Science and Technology University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Ethiopia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forestry 15 173 2162
Nanotechnology 1 68 2174
Agricultural Science 12 156 2276
Microbiology 11 157 2584
Horticulture 13 181 2691
Virology 13 179 2692
Biotechnology 11 151 2714
Nutrition and Food Science 10 168 2756
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 113 2825
Immunology 13 185 3002
Botany 11 169 3013
Paleontology 9 149 3126
Zoology 11 181 3189
Biochemistry 8 152 3281
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 199 3306
Oncology and Cancer research 12 174 3367
Pharmacology 13 195 3405
Genetics 11 162 3424

Chemistry rankings

Adama Science and Technology University ranked 8th for Chemistry in Ethiopia and 3174th in the World with 1,923 publications made and 23,707 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 15 In Ethiopia
#149 of 347 In Africa
#3174 of 6,545 In the World

Adama Science and Technology University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 2
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 2 0
2000 2 0
2001 1 0
2002 0 2
2003 1 0
2004 2 2
2005 0 1
2006 0 1
2007 3 7
2008 1 5
2009 3 8
2010 1 8
2011 5 19
2012 5 11
2013 15 24
2014 26 47
2015 24 67
2016 35 97
2017 33 155
2018 66 229
2019 109 422
2020 183 1019
2021 310 2326
2022 385 4098
2023 390 5908
2024 309 7961

The following table provides academic rankings for Adama Science and Technology University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Ethiopia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 2 66 1444
Chemical Engineering 2 82 2172
Nanotechnology 1 68 2174
Physical chemistry 4 103 2476
Inorganic Chemistry 6 110 2497
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 154 2626
Nutrition and Food Science 10 168 2756
Materials Science 4 111 2810
Environmental Chemistry 7 154 2857
Organic Chemistry 8 137 2934
Biochemistry 8 152 3281

Environmental Science rankings

Adama Science and Technology University ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Ethiopia and 3437th in the World with 1,919 publications made and 20,518 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 16 In Ethiopia
#177 of 368 In Africa
#3437 of 6,876 In the World

Adama Science and Technology University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 2 0
2000 2 0
2001 2 0
2002 1 1
2003 1 0
2004 2 3
2005 2 4
2006 0 13
2007 5 21
2008 2 12
2009 2 12
2010 1 21
2011 7 28
2012 9 26
2013 15 52
2014 32 55
2015 33 80
2016 31 144
2017 43 191
2018 64 258
2019 136 468
2020 197 1002
2021 305 2125
2022 341 3711
2023 377 4952
2024 291 6316

The following table provides academic rankings for Adama Science and Technology University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Ethiopia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 8 88 820
Geotechnical Engineering 6 91 1727
Forestry 15 173 2162
Environmental Engineering 9 139 2194
Earth science and Geophysics 8 113 2234
Agricultural Science 12 156 2276
Environmental Management 9 162 2515
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 154 2626
Environmental Chemistry 7 154 2857
Geology 9 155 3111
Oceanography 9 158 3115
Paleontology 9 149 3126
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 9 151 3131
Ecology 11 177 3147
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 199 3306
Geography and Cartography 12 216 4026

Physics rankings

Adama Science and Technology University ranked 8th for Physics in Ethiopia and 3246th in the World with 1,814 publications made and 20,143 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 15 In Ethiopia
#138 of 352 In Africa
#3246 of 6,713 In the World

Adama Science and Technology University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
2001 1 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 0 1
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 2 6
2008 1 4
2009 0 6
2010 2 6
2011 6 14
2012 5 7
2013 9 28
2014 22 31
2015 22 45
2016 33 74
2017 34 128
2018 61 185
2019 103 326
2020 184 849
2021 290 1951
2022 350 3456
2023 390 5272
2024 290 7048

The following table provides academic rankings for Adama Science and Technology University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Ethiopia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 68 2174
Condensed Matter Physics 3 85 2428
Materials Science 4 111 2810
Optical Engineering 5 114 2983
Quantum and Particle physics 4 129 3205
Nuclear Physics 3 143 3221
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 160 3642
Acoustical Engineering 8 171 4209

Computer Science rankings

Adama Science and Technology University ranked 11th for Computer Science in Ethiopia and 4015th in the World with 1,138 publications made and 8,945 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 16 In Ethiopia
#168 of 360 In Africa
#4015 of 6,845 In the World

Adama Science and Technology University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 2
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 1
2008 0 1
2009 2 3
2010 1 1
2011 2 5
2012 4 3
2013 9 22
2014 19 29
2015 22 40
2016 30 59
2017 27 105
2018 39 133
2019 72 255
2020 111 419
2021 154 815
2022 210 1493
2023 231 2336
2024 193 2975

The following table provides academic rankings for Adama Science and Technology University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Ethiopia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 113 2825
Machine Learning 14 143 3059
Telecommunications 6 129 3117
Computer Networking 6 137 3362
Cyber Security 7 156 3557
Computer Vision 9 129 3602
Cognitive Science 10 134 3765
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 157 3971

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Adama Science and Technology University ranked 14th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ethiopia and 4714th in the World with 1,104 publications made and 8,358 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, History, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#14 of 16 In Ethiopia
#229 of 369 In Africa
#4714 of 7,081 In the World

Adama Science and Technology University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 2
1994 0 0
1995 0 2
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 1 0
2001 1 1
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 1 0
2005 1 0
2006 0 6
2007 2 8
2008 0 10
2009 2 7
2010 1 10
2011 3 13
2012 9 11
2013 14 46
2014 25 43
2015 14 63
2016 26 107
2017 36 127
2018 35 186
2019 85 334
2020 121 574
2021 141 977
2022 192 1553
2023 211 2201
2024 174 2708

The following table provides academic rankings for Adama Science and Technology University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Ethiopia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Demography 15 154 2667
Sociology 15 204 4098
Anthropology 14 223 4139
Archaeology 14 219 4306
History 14 232 4588
Linguistics 12 217 4726
Law 15 239 4781
Philosophy 9 215 4886
Political Science 14 249 4982

Medicine rankings

Adama Science and Technology University ranked 15th for Medicine in Ethiopia and 3863rd in the World with 1,058 publications made and 10,397 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Surgery, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#15 of 16 In Ethiopia
#195 of 364 In Africa
#3863 of 6,775 In the World

Adama Science and Technology University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 1 0
2002 2 1
2003 1 0
2004 1 0
2005 1 1
2006 0 6
2007 4 16
2008 1 4
2009 3 5
2010 1 10
2011 5 17
2012 7 18
2013 12 40
2014 21 58
2015 14 87
2016 24 99
2017 28 159
2018 39 215
2019 64 341
2020 98 603
2021 129 1165
2022 193 1712
2023 185 2384
2024 215 2912

The following table provides academic rankings for Adama Science and Technology University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Ethiopia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Veterinary 10 129 1442
Pediatrics 15 153 1888
Family medicine 15 164 2187
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 15 155 2195
Healthcare Management (MHA) 15 161 2466
Nursing 15 135 2502
Public Health 15 157 2579
Virology 13 179 2692
Immunology 13 185 3002
Pathology 15 176 3327
Oncology and Cancer research 12 174 3367
Pharmacology 13 195 3405
Surgery 15 192 3647
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 12 197 4092
Psychiatry 15 204 4542

Mathematics rankings

Adama Science and Technology University ranked 15th for Mathematics in Ethiopia and 3805th in the World with 765 publications made and 5,207 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#15 of 16 In Ethiopia
#187 of 357 In Africa
#3805 of 6,418 In the World

Adama Science and Technology University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 1 0
2001 1 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 1 0
2005 1 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 1
2009 0 0
2010 0 1
2011 2 1
2012 6 0
2013 8 12
2014 14 22
2015 10 41
2016 15 49
2017 19 83
2018 35 118
2019 44 215
2020 79 331
2021 99 611
2022 146 974
2023 151 1345
2024 125 1353

The following table provides academic rankings for Adama Science and Technology University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Ethiopia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 3 114 2386
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 218 3602
Statistics 15 184 3778

Economics rankings

Adama Science and Technology University ranked 14th for Economics in Ethiopia and 4265th in the World with 292 publications made and 2,230 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#14 of 16 In Ethiopia
#237 of 351 In Africa
#4265 of 6,167 In the World

Adama Science and Technology University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 1 1
2006 0 0
2007 0 3
2008 0 1
2009 0 3
2010 0 3
2011 0 4
2012 5 0
2013 6 10
2014 8 15
2015 3 12
2016 6 25
2017 5 40
2018 8 38
2019 18 63
2020 35 148
2021 34 288
2022 53 397
2023 61 656
2024 46 789

The following table provides academic rankings for Adama Science and Technology University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Ethiopia ranking Africa ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 218 3602
Development Studies 15 216 3645
Finance 13 262 4548

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Adama Science and Technology University

Speciality Ethiopia Africa World Rank
Management 11 198 4078
Marketing 14 244 4539
Business 12 238 4544
Psychology 15 222 4774
Social Psychology 13 220 4841
Art & Design 10 223 5062