Alemu Gedefie

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 706 citations indexed

About

Alemu Gedefie is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alemu Gedefie has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 706 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Infectious Diseases, 23 papers in Epidemiology and 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Alemu Gedefie's work include Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (10 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (8 papers). Alemu Gedefie is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (10 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (8 papers). Alemu Gedefie collaborates with scholars based in Ethiopia, Australia and Brazil. Alemu Gedefie's co-authors include Mihret Tilahun, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, Yeshimebet Kassa, Habtye Bisetegn, Zenawork Sahle, Melkam Tesfaye, Wondmagegn Demsiss, Temesgen Fiseha, Ermiyas Alemayehu and Daniel Gebretsadik and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Alemu Gedefie

61 papers receiving 689 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm Formation and Its Role in Disease Pathogenesis: A Review

2021 200 citations Alemu Gedefie, Wondmagegn Demsiss et al. Infection and Drug Resistance profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alemu Gedefie Ethiopia	12	254	148	138	121	105	77	706
Mihret Tilahun Ethiopia	11	261 1.0×	136 0.9×	112 0.8×	75 0.6×	38 0.4×	58	565
Mulat Dagnew Ethiopia	16	131 0.5×	57 0.4×	284 2.1×	228 1.9×	84 0.8×	39	791
Happiness Kumburu Tanzania	16	264 1.0×	116 0.8×	212 1.5×	319 2.6×	54 0.5×	42	733
Koh Okamoto Japan	16	134 0.5×	152 1.0×	262 1.9×	469 3.9×	24 0.2×	93	922
Dilek İnce United States	16	242 1.0×	195 1.3×	289 2.1×	253 2.1×	29 0.3×	43	774
Margarita M. Navia Spain	15	319 1.3×	108 0.7×	142 1.0×	205 1.7×	37 0.4×	21	801
Chisook Moon South Korea	19	306 1.2×	95 0.6×	327 2.4×	215 1.8×	58 0.6×	53	948
A. Péchinot France	17	378 1.5×	136 0.9×	319 2.3×	197 1.6×	26 0.2×	61	1.0k
Melaku Ashagrie Belete Ethiopia	11	287 1.1×	145 1.0×	184 1.3×	90 0.7×	13 0.1×	62	627
James S. Molton Singapore	13	426 1.7×	167 1.1×	215 1.6×	307 2.5×	12 0.1×	25	880

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Gedefie, Alemu, et al.. (2025). Prevalence and determinants of HIV among reproductive-age women (15–49 years) in Africa from 2010 to 2019: a multilevel analysis of demographic and health survey data. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1376235–1376235. 2 indexed citations

Gedefie, Alemu, et al.. (2025). Vaginal colonization, vertical transmission rate, antimicrobial susceptibility profile, and associated factors of potential neonatal pathogens among pregnant women at public health facilities of Northeast Ethiopia. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1475357–1475357. 1 indexed citations

Debash, Habtu, Ermiyas Alemayehu, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, et al.. (2025). Prevalence and associated factors of malaria among the displaced population in refugee camps in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Malaria Journal. 24(1). 15–15. 2 indexed citations

Gedefie, Alemu, et al.. (2025). Molecular epidemiology of high-risk human papillomavirus infection and its predictive factors among women living with HIV in Northeast Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 25(1). 1437–1437.

Gedefie, Alemu, Hussen Ebrahim, Mihret Tilahun, et al.. (2025). Prevalence of AmpC beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 14(1). 109–109. 2 indexed citations

Gedefie, Alemu, et al.. (2025). Vaginal colonization and vertical transmission of Candida species: prevalence and associated factors among pregnant women and their neonates at public health facilities of Northeast Ethiopia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 25(1). 22–22. 2 indexed citations

Gedefie, Alemu, Habtu Debash, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, et al.. (2025). Epidemiology of arboviruses in humans and livestock in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases. 25(1). 458–458. 1 indexed citations

Tilahun, Mihret, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, Alemu Gedefie, et al.. (2024). Etiology of bacterial pneumonia and multi-drug resistance pattern among pneumonia suspected patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 24(1). 182–182. 4 indexed citations

Gedefie, Alemu, et al.. (2024). Early neonatal mortality in Ethiopia from 2000 to 2019: an analysis of trends and a multivariate decomposition analysis of Ethiopian demographic and health survey. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 2364–2364. 2 indexed citations

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Gedefie, Alemu, et al.. (2024). Anthropometric failures and its predictors among under five children in Ethiopia: multilevel logistic regression model using 2019 Ethiopian demographic and health survey data. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 1149–1149. 3 indexed citations

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Debash, Habtu, Agumas Shibabaw, Hussen Ebrahim, et al.. (2024). Parasitological prevalence of scabies and secondary bacterial infections among scabies suspected patients at Borumeda General Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia. BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 1106–1106.

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Gedefie, Alemu, et al.. (2024). Individual and community level determinants of minimum meal frequency among breastfeeding children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of 2019 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey data. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1445370–1445370.

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Alemayehu, Ermiyas, Temesgen Fiseha, Habtye Bisetegn, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of hyperuricemia among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 23(1). 153–153. 11 indexed citations

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Debash, Habtu, Habtye Bisetegn, Daniel Getacher Feleke, et al.. (2023). Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes and Its Predictors among Tuberculosis Patients Registered at Tefera Hailu Memorial General Hospital, Sekota Town, Northeast Ethiopia: A Seven‐Year Retrospective Study. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 2023(1). 4212312–4212312. 7 indexed citations

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Tilahun, Mihret, Daniel Gebretsadik, Abdurahaman Seid, et al.. (2023). Bacteriology of community-acquired pneumonia, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and associated risk factors among HIV patients, Northeast Ethiopia: cross-sectional study. SAGE Open Medicine. 11. 3911996385–3911996385. 11 indexed citations

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Fiseha, Temesgen, et al.. (2023). Reference Intervals of Haematological Parameters for Apparently Healthy Adults in Northeast Ethiopia. International Journal of General Medicine. Volume 16. 5309–5321. 3 indexed citations

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Alemayehu, Ermiyas, Habtye Bisetegn, Habtu Debash, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of Microalbuminuria Among Diabetes Patients in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 16. 2089–2103. 4 indexed citations

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Bisetegn, Habtye, et al.. (2022). A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study of Coagulation Profiles and Platelet Parameters of Schistosoma mansoni-Infected Adults at Haik Primary Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases. 2022. 1–7. 2 indexed citations

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Kassa, Yeshimebet, et al.. (2021). Alteration of Gut Microbiota and Its Impact on Immune Response in Patients with Chronic HBV Infection: A Review. Infection and Drug Resistance. Volume 14. 2571–2578. 17 indexed citations

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Gedefie, Alemu, Wondmagegn Demsiss, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, et al.. (2021). Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm Formation and Its Role in Disease Pathogenesis: A Review. Infection and Drug Resistance. Volume 14. 3711–3719. 200 indexed citations breakdown →

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