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Ethiopia
Ethiopia ranks between 20th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Drones and swarming
23–26tied, of 81
1stCN52.2%20–22DE0.7%23–26ES0.6%23–26ET0.6%23–26JP0.6%23–26QA0.6%
Addis Ababa University0.6% of the top 10%
Gene editing
22–29tied, of 774.4 papers of credit
1stUS32.2%22–29SG0.4%22–29BR0.4%22–29ET0.4%22–29HK0.4%22–29PL0.4%
Debre Tabor University0.2% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
23–28tied, of 592.0 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%23–28GR0.3%23–28TR0.3%23–28ET0.3%23–28SA0.3%29–36MX0.2%
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
26–36tied, of 480.6 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%26–36SI0.2%26–36AE0.2%26–36ET0.1%26–36IE0.1%26–36LT0.1%
Adama Science and Technology University0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
21–33tied, of 390.5 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%21–33IQ0.1%21–33GR0.1%21–33ET0.1%21–33IE0.1%21–33AT0.1%
Outside the top 30
Wollo University0.0% of the top 10%
Advanced aircraft engines
20–39tied, of 470.5 papers of credit
1stCN64.6%20–39QA0.2%20–39IL0.2%20–39ET0.1%20–39MX0.1%20–39BT0.1%
Outside the top 30
Arba Minch University0.1% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
33–40tied, of 864.5 papers of credit
1stCN46.3%30–32CL0.2%33–40PT0.1%33–40ET0.1%33–40NG0.1%33–40ID0.1%
Outside the top 30
Bahir Dar University0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Large language models
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Small satellites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electric batteries
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Critical minerals processing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
High-performance computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Synthetic biology
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
6G and advanced wireless
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Cybersecurity
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method
Where Ethiopia is in the top three
PilotEach paper sorted into one sub-area by an AI model reading its title and abstract, then credited as usual. On 200 hand-labelled papers it chose the same sub-area, or a defensible second, 92% of the time. Shown where the sub-area has at least 30 papers in the top 10% and the country at least five papers of credit.
- 2ndFlight control, dynamics and airframe design (quadrotor, VTOL)Drones and swarming, 164 papers; behind China 48.9%5.1%