Nigussie Sharew

Nigussie Sharew

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Nigussie is a PhD candidate in Genetic Epidemiology at the University of Adelaide, Australia. He is interested in pharmacogenomics, mental health epidemiology, clinical psychology, and precision medicine with advanced analysis like machine learning. He graduated with a Master of Science in Clinical and Psychosocial Epidemiology from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, and a Master of Science in Adult Health Nursing from Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Nigussie has made significant contributions to health and medical science over many years. He has an h-index of 15 on Scopus and 18 on Google Scholar, averaging 34.2 citations per publication (SciVal). His overall Field-Weighted Impact of 7.27 (SciVal) demonstrates that his research is cited more frequently than the global average in his field.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2025 Alemu, R., Sharew, N. T., Arsano, Y. Y., Ahmed, M., Tekola-Ayele, F., Mersha, T. B., & Amare, A. T. (2025). Multi-omics approaches for understanding gene-environment interactions in noncommunicable diseases: techniques, translation, and equity issues. Human Genomics, 19(1), 27 pages.
    DOI Scopus3
    2025 Steel, N., Bauer-Staeb, C. M. M., Ford, J. A., Abbafati, C., Abdalla, M. A., Abdelkader, A., . . . Bhaskar, S. (2025). Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Public Health, 10(3), e172-e188.
    DOI Scopus5 Europe PMC1
    2024 Mokdad, A. H., Bisignano, C., Hsu, J. M., Bryazka, D., Cao, S., Bhattacharjee, N. V., . . . Murray, C. J. L. (2024). Burden of disease scenarios by state in the USA, 2022-50: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. LANCET, 404(10469), 2341-2370.
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    2024 Mokdad, A. H., Bisignano, C., Hsu, J. M., Bryazka, D., Cao, S., Bhattacharjee, N. V., . . . Brauer, M. (2024). Burden of disease scenarios by state in the USA, 2022–50: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 404(10469), 2341-2370.
    DOI Scopus11 Europe PMC9
    2024 Sharew, N. T., Clark, S. R., Schubert, K. O., & Amare, A. T. (2024). Pharmacogenomic scores in psychiatry: systematic review of current evidence. Translational Psychiatry, 14(1), 322-1-322-16.
    DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC4
    2024 Malekpour, M. R., Rezaei, N., Azadnajafabad, S., Khanali, J., Azangou-Khyavy, M., Moghaddam, S. S., . . . Charan, J. (2024). Global, regional, and national burden of injuries, and burden attributable to injuries risk factors, 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019. Public Health, 237, 212-231.
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    2023 Global Burden of Disease 2021 Health Financing Collaborator Network., Baune, B., Sharew, N., Amare, A., Olagunju, A., Opio, J. N., & Noubiap Nzeale, J. J. (2023). Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026.. The Lancet. Global health, 11(3), e385-e413.
    DOI Scopus150 WoS37 Europe PMC71
    2023 Habtewold, T. D., Sharew, N. T., Endalamaw, A., Mulugeta, H., Dessie, G., Kassa, G. M., . . . Alemu, S. M. (2023). Methodological and reporting quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in medicine and health science fields in Ethiopia: Leveraging quantity to improve quality.
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    2023 Tessema, G. A., Berheto, T. M., Pereira, G., Misganaw, A., Kinfu, Y., & GBD 2019 Ethiopia Child Mortality Collaborators. (2023). National and subnational burden of under-5, infant, and neonatal mortality in Ethiopia, 1990-2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. PLOS Global Public Health, 3(6), e0001471-1-e0001471-18.
    DOI Scopus8 Europe PMC7
    2023 Sharew, N. T. (2023). The unfinished agenda of communicable diseases among children and adolescents before the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 402(10398), 313-335.
    DOI Scopus46 Europe PMC35
    2022 Abate, M., Tadesse, N., & Mitiku, K. (2022). Level of compassionate health care service provision and its associated factors among health professionals working in public hospitals of Addis Ababa: health professionals' perspective. Heliyon, 8(3), e09160-1-e09160-7.
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    2022 Cheung, T., Cheng, C. P. W., Fong, T. K. H., Sharew, N. T., Anders, R. L., Xiang, Y. T., & Lam, S. C. (2022). Psychological impact on healthcare workers, general population and affected individuals of SARS and COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 16 pages.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS7 Europe PMC19
    2022 Castelpietra, G., Knudsen, A. K. S., Agardh, E. E., Armocida, B., Beghi, M., Iburg, K. M., . . . Socea, B. (2022). The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe, 1990–2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 16, 18 pages.
    DOI Scopus176 WoS62
    2022 Armocida, B., Monasta, L., Sawyer, S., Bustreo, F., Segafredo, G., Castelpietra, G., . . . Lallukka, T. (2022). Burden of non-communicable diseases among adolescents aged 10–24 years in the EU, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 6(6), 367-383.
    DOI Scopus69 WoS32 Europe PMC47
    2022 Cheung, T., Cheng, C. P. W., Fong, T. K. H., Sharew, N. T., Anders, R. L., Xiang, Y. T., & Lam, S. C. (2022). Immediate psychological impact on healthcare workers, general population and affected individuals of SARS and COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Preprint).
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    2022 Habtewold, T. D., Sharew, N. T., Endalamaw, A., Mulugeta, H., Dessie, G., Asefa, N., . . . Alemu, S. M. (2022). Mapping publication outputs, collaboration networks, research hotspots, and most cited articles in systematic reviews and meta-analyses of medicine and health sciences in Ethiopia: analyses of 20 years of scientific data.
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    2022 Habtewold, T. D., Sharew, N. T., Endalamaw, A., Mulugeta, H., Dessie, G., Kassa, G. M., . . . Alemu, S. M. (2022). Current status of methodological and reporting quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in medicine and health science fields in Ethiopia: Leveraging quantity to improve quality.
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    2022 Sharew, N. T. (2022). The Effect of Multimodal Non-pharmacological Interventions on Cognitive Function Improvement for People With Dementia: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 1-7.
    DOI Scopus11 WoS3 Europe PMC5
    2021 Tizazu, M. A., Sharew, N. T., Mamo, T., Zeru, A. B., Asefa, E. Y., & Amare, N. S. (2021). Completing the Continuum of Maternity Care and Associated Factors in Debre Berhan Town, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2020. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, Volume 14, 21-32.
    DOI Scopus31 WoS17 Europe PMC31
    2021 Mamo, H., Dagnaw, A., Sharew, N. T., Brhane, K., & Kotiso, K. S. (2021). Prevalence of short interpregnancy interval and its associated factors among pregnant women in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE, 16(8 August), 10 pages.
    DOI Scopus13 WoS3 Europe PMC11
    2021 Aynalem, Y. A., Akalu, T. Y., Gebregiorgis, B. G., Sharew, N. T., Assefa, H. K., & Shiferaw, W. S. (2021). Assessment of undergraduate student knowledge, attitude, and practices towards COVID-19 in Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia. PLoS ONE, 16(5 May), 13 pages.
    DOI Scopus25 WoS15 Europe PMC31
    2021 Bowers, B. J., Chu, C. H., Wu, B., Thompson, R. A., Lepore, M. J., Leung, A. Y. M., . . . McGilton, K. S. (2021). What COVID-19 Innovations Can Teach Us About Improving Quality of Life in Long-Term Care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 22(5), 929-932.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC7
    2021 Habtewold, T. D., Endalamaw, A., Mohammed, S. H., Mulugeta, H., Dessie, G., Kassa, G. M., . . . Alemu, S. M. (2021). Sociodemographic Factors Predicting Exclusive Breastfeeding in Ethiopia: Evidence from a Meta-analysis of Studies Conducted in the Past 10 Years. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 25(1), 72-94.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS2 Europe PMC8
    2021 Yimer, N. B., Mohammed, M. A., Solomon, K., Tadese, M., Grutzmacher, S., Meikena, H. K., . . . Habtewold, T. D. (2021). Cervical cancer screening uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Health, 195, 105-111.
    DOI Scopus86 WoS26 Europe PMC80
    2021 Geset Haile, D., Taddess, N., Mekuria, A. D., Abebe, A. M., & Mezemir, Y. (2021). Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors Among Adults in Debre Berhan Town, North Shoa Zone, Ethiopia, 2020. Vascular Health and Risk Management, Volume 17, 203-210.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC5
    2021 Sharew, N. T., LAM, S. C., Habtewold, T. D., & Leung, A. Y. M. (2021). Effect of multimodal non‐pharmacologic interventions on cognitive function for people with dementia: Systematic review. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 17(S8), e057657.
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    2020 Habtewold, T. D., Sharew, N. T., & Alemu, S. M. (2020). Evidence on the effect of gender of new-born, antenatal care and postnatal care on breastfeeding practices in Ethiopia: a meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis of observational studies (vol 9, e023956, 2019). BMJ OPEN, 10(1), 2 pages.
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    2019 Habtewold, T. D., Sharew, N. T., & Alemu, S. M. (2019). Evidence on the effect of gender of newborn, antenatal care and postnatal care on breastfeeding practices in Ethiopia: A meta-Analysis andmeta-regression analysis of observational studies. BMJ Open, 9(5), 17 pages.
    DOI Scopus22 WoS11 Europe PMC12
    2019 Habtewold, T. D., Mohammed, S. H., Endalamaw, A., Akibu, M., Sharew, N. T., Alemu, Y. M., . . . Tegegne, B. S. (2019). Breast and complementary feeding in Ethiopia: new national evidence from systematic review and meta-analyses of studies in the past 10 years. European Journal of Nutrition, 58(7), 2565-2595.
    DOI Scopus25 WoS15 Europe PMC26
    2019 Mohammed, M. A., & Sharew, N. T. (2019). Adherence to dietary recommendation and associated factors among diabetic patients in ethiopian teaching hospitals. Pan African Medical Journal, 33, 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus33 WoS14 Europe PMC26
    2018 Sharew, N. T., Bizuneh, H. T., Assefa, H. K., & Habtewold, T. D. (2018). Investigating admitted patients' satisfaction with nursing care at Debre Berhan Referral Hospital in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 8(5), e021107-1-e021107-8.
    DOI Scopus30 WoS20 Europe PMC25
    2018 Nand, D., Naghavi, M., Marczak, L. B., Kutz, M., Shackelford, K. A., Arora, M., . . . Mendoza, W. (2018). Global mortality from firearms, 1990-2016. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 320(8), 792-814.
    DOI Scopus230 WoS142 Europe PMC113
    2018 Habtewold, T. D., Sharew, N. T., & Alemu, S. M. (2018). Effect of gender of new-born, antenatal care and postnatal care on breastfeeding practices in Ethiopia: Evidence from systematic review and meta-analysis of national studies.
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    2017 Habtewold, T. D., Islam, M. A., Sharew, N. T., Mohammed, S. H., Birhanu, M. M., & Tegegne, B. S. (2017). SystEmatic review and meta-aNAlysis of infanT and young child feeding Practices (ENAT-P) in Ethiopia: Protocol. BMJ Open, 7(8), 6 pages.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC10
    2017 Sharew, N. T., Mulu, G. B., Habtewold, T. D., & Gizachew, K. D. (2017). Occupational exposure to sharps injury among healthcare providers in Ethiopia regional hospitals. Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 29(1), 7 pages.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS15 Europe PMC16
    2015 Dejenie Habtewold, T., Radie, Y. T., & Sharew, N. T. (2015). Prevalence of depression among type 2 diabetic outpatients in black lion general specialized hospital, addis ababa, ethiopia. Depression Research and Treatment, 2015, 184902.
    DOI Scopus27 Europe PMC21
    - Eshete, A., Mohammed, S., Shine, S., Eshetie, Y., Assefa, Y., & Tadesse, N. (n.d.). Effect of physical activity promotion program on adherence to physical exercise among patients with type II diabetes in North Shoa Zone Amhara region: a quasi-experimental study. BMC Public Health, 23(1).
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  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2024 Sharew, N., Clark, S., Rietschel, M., McMahon, F. J., Schulze, T. G., Baune, B., . . . Amare, A. (2024). PATHWAY SPECIFIC POLYGENIC SCORES FOR LITHIUM TREATMENT RESPONSE IN PATIENTS WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER. In EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY Vol. 87 (pp. 120-121). SINGAPORE, Singapore: ELSEVIER.
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  • Preprint
    Year Citation
    2025 Sharew, N. T., Clark, S. R., Papiol, S., Heilbronner, U., Degenhardt, F., Fullerton, J. M., . . . Amare, A. T. (2025). Pathway-Specific Polygenic Scores for Lithium Response for Predicting Clinical Lithium Treatment Response in Patients with Bipolar Disorder..
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    2024 Sharew, N., Clark, S., Schubert, O., & Amare, A. (2024). Pharmacogenomic scores in psychiatry: Systematic review of existing evidence.
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    2022 Cheung, T., Cheng, C. P. W., Fong, T. K. H., Sharew, N. T., Anders, R. L., Xiang, Y. -T., . . . Working-Group, S. -N. (2022). Immediate psychological impact on healthcare workers, general population and affected individuals of SARS and COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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    2021 Wubetu, Y. A., Sharew, N. T., & Mohammed, O. Y. (2021). Respectful Delivery Care and Associated Factors in Public Health Facilities in Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia.
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    2021 Mamo, H., Dagnaw, A., Tadesse, N., Berhane, K., & Shiferaw, K. (2021). Prevalence of short interpregnancy interval and its associated factors among pregnant women in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia.
    DOI
    2021 Yimer, N. B., Mohammed, M. A., Solomon, K., Tadese, M., Grutzmacher, S., Meikena, H. K., . . . Habtewold, T. D. (2021). Cervical cancer screening uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    DOI
    2020 Aynalem, Y. A., Akalu, T. Y., Gebresellassie, B., Sharew, N. T., & Shiferaw, W. S. (2020). Assessment of undergraduate student knowledge, practices, and attitude towards COVID-19 in Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia.
    DOI
    2019 Habtewold, T. D., Endalamaw, A., Mohammed, S. H., Mulugeta, H., Dessie, G., Kassa, G. M., . . . Alemu, S. M. (2019). Multidimensional factors predicting exclusive breastfeeding in Ethiopia: evidence from a meta-analysis of studies in the past 10 years.
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