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Ethiopia
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
30
Citations
3002
World Ranking
2490
National Ranking
2

Bekele Megersa publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bekele Megersa sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 65 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Bekele Megersa D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bekele Megersa sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 5 scientists 21 D-Index: 22 scientists 22 D-Index: 31 scientists 23 D-Index: 44 scientists 24 D-Index: 53 scientists 25 D-Index: 66 scientists 26 D-Index: 80 scientists 27 D-Index: 101 scientists 28 D-Index: 106 scientists 29 D-Index: 116 scientists 30 D-Index: 154 scientists 31 D-Index: 158 scientists 32 D-Index: 143 scientists 33 D-Index: 137 scientists 34 D-Index: 126 scientists 35 D-Index: 134 scientists 36 D-Index: 112 scientists 37 D-Index: 115 scientists 38 D-Index: 105 scientists 39 D-Index: 111 scientists 40 D-Index: 107 scientists 41 D-Index: 87 scientists 42 D-Index: 74 scientists 43 D-Index: 62 scientists 44 D-Index: 61 scientists 45 D-Index: 41 scientists 46 D-Index: 51 scientists 47 D-Index: 43 scientists 48 D-Index: 28 scientists 49 D-Index: 47 scientists 50 D-Index: 40 scientists 51 D-Index: 34 scientists 52 D-Index: 33 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 16 scientists 55 D-Index: 32 scientists 56 D-Index: 21 scientists 57 D-Index: 18 scientists 58 D-Index: 28 scientists 59 D-Index: 33 scientists 60 D-Index: 17 scientists 61 D-Index: 21 scientists 62 D-Index: 18 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 9 scientists 65 D-Index: 20 scientists 66 D-Index: 11 scientists 67 D-Index: 16 scientists 68 D-Index: 12 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 13 scientists 71 D-Index: 15 scientists 72 D-Index: 11 scientists 73 D-Index: 11 scientists 74 D-Index: 14 scientists 75 D-Index: 5 scientists 76 D-Index: 6 scientists 77+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 30 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Ethiopia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Ethiopia Leader Award

Overview

Bekele Megersa is affiliated with Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, with a primary research focus within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences domain. Their work spans various subfields including Small Animals, Food Science, Infectious Diseases, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's research addresses multiple areas centered on animal and public health, disease management, and epidemiology. Key topics in their body of work include:

  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Animal Diversity and Health Studies
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Bekele Megersa has coauthored with several researchers frequently collaborating on related subjects. Notable coauthors include Fufa Abunna, Hika Waktole, Rahmeto Abebe, Nebyou Moje, and Kebede Amenu.

Publication venues commonly featuring their research include:

  • Ethiopian Veterinary Journal
  • BMC Veterinary Research
  • Heliyon
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Bekele Megersa include:

  • "Incidence of morbidity and mortality in calves from birth to six months of age and associated risk factors on dairy farms in Hawassa city, southern Ethiopia," 2021, Heliyon
  • "Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of farmers about transmission of zoonotic diseases in Ada'a district, Oromia, Ethiopia," 2024, Heliyon
  • "Status of animal health biosecurity measures of dairy farms in urban and peri-urban areas of central Ethiopia," 2023, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Effects of dietary and health factors on nutritional status of children in pastoral settings in Borana, southern Ethiopia, August-October 2015," 2021, Archives of Public Health
  • "Cryptosporidium in human-animal-environment interphase at Adama and Asella areas of Oromia regional state, Ethiopia," 2022, BMC Veterinary Research

These publications reflect a balance of studies on animal health risks, zoonotic disease transmission, biosecurity in farm environments, nutritional health impacts in pastoral communities, and environmental disease interfaces.

Best Publications

  • Bovine mastitis: prevalence, risk factors and isolation of Staphylococcus aureus in dairy herds at Hawassa milk shed, South Ethiopia

    Rahmeto Abebe;Hagere Hatiya;Mesele Abera;Bekele Megersa

  • Bovine mastitis: prevalence, risk factors and major pathogens in dairy farms of Holeta town, Central Ethiopia.

    B. Mekibib;M. Furgasa;F. Abunna;B. Megersa

  • Bovine fasciolosis: coprological, abattoir survey and its economic impact due to liver condemnation at Soddo municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia.

    Fufa Abunna;Loma Asfaw;Bekele Megersa;Alemayehu Regassa

  • Cattle brucellosis in traditional livestock husbandry practice in Southern and Eastern Ethiopia, and its zoonotic implication

    Bekele Megersa;Demelash Biffa;Demelash Biffa;Fekadu Niguse;Tesfaye Rufael

  • Seroprevalence of brucellosis and its contribution to abortion in cattle, camel, and goat kept under pastoral management in Borana, Ethiopia

    Bekele Megersa;Bekele Megersa;Demelash Biffa;Demelash Biffa;Fufa Abunna;Alemayehu Regassa

  • Hydatidosis: prevalence and its economic importance in ruminants slaughtered at Adama municipal abattoir, Central Oromia, Ethiopia.

    A. Getaw;D. Beyene;D. Ayana;B. Megersa

  • The role of livestock diversification in ensuring household food security under a changing climate in Borana, Ethiopia

    Bekele Megersa;Bekele Megersa;André Markemann;Ayana Angassa;Ayana Angassa;Anne Valle Zárate

  • Risk factors for foot and mouth disease seroprevalence in indigenous cattle in Southern Ethiopia: the effect of production system

    B. Megersa;B. Beyene;F. Abunna;A. Regassa

  • Livestock Diversification: an Adaptive Strategy to Climate and Rangeland Ecosystem Changes in Southern Ethiopia

    Bekele Megersa;Bekele Megersa;André Markemann;Ayana Angassa;Ayana Angassa;Joseph O. Ogutu;Joseph O. Ogutu

  • Bovine cysticercosis in cattle slaughtered at Awassa municipal abattoir, Ethiopia: prevalence, cyst viability, distribution and its public health implication.

    F. Abunna;G. Tilahun;B. Megersa;A. Regassa

  • Impacts of climate change and variability on cattle production in southern Ethiopia: Perceptions and empirical evidence

    Bekele Megersa;Bekele Megersa;André Markemann;Ayana Angassa;Ayana Angassa;Joseph O. Ogutu;Joseph O. Ogutu

  • A cross-sectional study on bovine tuberculosis in Hawassa town and its surroundings, Southern Ethiopia.

    Alemayehu Regassa;Asmelash Tassew;Kebede Amenu;Bekele Megersa

  • Major metacestodes in cattle slaughtered at Wolaita Soddo Municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia: Prevalence, cyst viability, organ distribution and socioeconomic implications

    A. Regassa;F. Abunna;A. Mulugeta;B. Megersa

  • Seroepidemiological study of livestock brucellosis in a pastoral region

    B. Megersa;D. Biffa;F. Abunna;A. Regassa

  • Udder health problems and major bacterial causes of camel mastitis in Jijiga, Eastern Ethiopia: implication for impacting food security

    M. Abera;O. Abdi;F. Abunna;B. Megersa

  • Fasciolosis: Prevalence, financial losses due to liver condemnation and evaluation of a simple sedimentation diagnostic technique in cattle slaughtered at Hawassa Municipal abattoir, southern Ethiopia

    Rahmeto Abebe;Fufa Abunna;Mulugeta Berhane;Solomon Mekuria

  • Major causes of organs and carcass condemnation in small ruminants slaughtered at Luna Export Abattoir, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

    Alemayehu Regassa;Nebyou Moje;Bekele Megersa;Desta Beyene

  • Serological investigation of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in small ruminants managed under pastoral and agro-pastoral systems in Ethiopia

    B. Megersa;B. Megersa;D. Biffa;D. Biffa;T. Belina;E. Debela

  • Occurrence of mastitis and associated risk factors in lactating goats under pastoral management in Borana, Southern Ethiopia.

    Bekele Megersa;Chala Tadesse;Fufa Abunna;Alemayehu Regassa

  • Bovine cysticercosis in cattle slaughtered at Jimma Municipal Abattoir, south western Ethiopia: prevalence, cyst viability and its socio-economic importance.

    Bekele Megersa;Eliyas Tesfaye;Alemayehu Regassa;Rahmeto Abebe

  • Lungworm infection in small ruminants: prevalence and associated risk factors in Dessie and Kombolcha districts, northeastern Ethiopia.

    Alemayehu Regassa;Mohammed Toyeb;Rahmeto Abebe;Bekele Megersa

Frequent Co-Authors

Fufa Abunna
Fufa Abunna Addis Ababa University
Eystein Skjerve
Eystein Skjerve Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Kassahun Asmare
Kassahun Asmare Hawassa University
Joseph O. Ogutu
Joseph O. Ogutu University of Hohenheim
Hans-Peter Piepho
Hans-Peter Piepho University of Hohenheim
Jacques Godfroid
Jacques Godfroid University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Belal S. Obeidat
Belal S. Obeidat Jordan University of Science and Technology
Tanguy Marcotty
Tanguy Marcotty University of Namur
Gobena Ameni
Gobena Ameni United Arab Emirates University
Jan W. de Leeuw
Jan W. de Leeuw International Soil Reference and Information Centre

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