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 25 on Scopus and 20 on Google Scholar, averaging 39.4 citations per publication (SciVal). His overall Field-Weighted Impact of 8.20 (SciVal) demonstrates that his research is cited more frequently than the global average in his field.

My Research
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Developing Genetic Testing Tools for Optimising Pharmacotherapy and Enabling a Precision Mental Health Care

Appointments

Date Position Institution name

2022 - ongoing PhD candidate University of Adelaide

Date	Position	Institution name
2022 - ongoing	PhD candidate	University of Adelaide

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2025	Award	Faculty of Health and Medical Science travel award	University of Adelaide	Australia	-
2025	Award	Pharmacogenomic Global Research Network (PGRN) conference travel award	Pharmacogenomic Global Research Network (PGRN)	Canada	-
2024	Award	Borderline Personality Disorder Collaborative PhD Internship	University of Adelaide and Borderline Personality Disorder Collaborative	Australia	-
2022	Scholarship	University of Adelaide Research Scholarship	University of Adelaide	Australia	-
2021	Award	Holland Scholarship for the University of Groningen	Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science	Netherlands	-
2020	Scholarship	University of Groningen International scholarship for Postgraduate Study	University of Groningen	Netherlands	-

Language Competencies

Language Competency

English Can peer review

Language	Competency
English	Can peer review

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2020 - 2022	University of Groningen	Netherlands	Master of science
2012 - 2014	Addis Ababa University	Ethiopia	Master of Science
2008 - 2010	Debre Berhan University	Ethiopia	Bachelor of Science

Postgraduate Training

Date	Title	Institution	Country
2024 - 2024	Genome-Wide Association Studies: Why, How and then What?	University of Oslo	Norway
	Advances in Genetic Epidemiology	University of Groningen	Netherlands

Certifications

Date Title Institution name Country

— Grant writing Oregon State University United States
Research Interests

Epidemiology Genomics Mental Health Pharmacogenomics Neuroscience, Behaviour and Brain Health Psychiatry

Date	Title	Institution name	Country
—	Grant writing	Oregon State University	United States

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), 8-1-8-27. DOI Scopus13 WoS5 Europe PMC3
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 Scopus13 Europe PMC7
2025	GBD 2019 Acute and Chronic Care Collaborators. (2025). Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.. Nature Communications, 16(1), 4235-1-4235-36. DOI Europe PMC3
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. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science, 5(5), 100558-1-100558-13. DOI
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 Scopus27 WoS23 Europe PMC21
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 Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC6
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. DOI Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC6
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 Scopus163 WoS155 Europe PMC84
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 Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC8
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 Scopus60 WoS46 Europe PMC51
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. DOI
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, 1004558-1-1004558-16. DOI Scopus25 WoS25 Europe PMC21
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, 100341-1-100341-18. DOI Scopus219 WoS204
2022	Armocida, B., Monasta, L., Sawyer, S., Bustreo, F., Segafredo, G., Castelpietra, G., . . . Lacey, B. (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 Scopus84 WoS75 Europe PMC65
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. DOI
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 Scopus12 WoS9 Europe PMC7
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, 14, 21-32. DOI Scopus33 WoS30 Europe PMC32
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), e0255613-1-e0255613-10. DOI Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC14
2021	Aynalem, Y. A., Akalu, T. Y., Gebresellassie Gebregiorgis, B., 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), e0250444-1-e0250444-13. DOI Scopus26 WoS25 Europe PMC32
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 (JAMDA), 22(5), 929-932. DOI Scopus11 WoS12 Europe PMC9
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 WoS6 Europe PMC9
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, 17, 203-210. DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC6
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 Scopus105 WoS95 Europe PMC89
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. DOI
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. DOI
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 and meta-regression analysis of observational studies. BMJ Open, 9(5), e023956-1-e023956-19. DOI Scopus24 WoS20 Europe PMC16
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 WoS21 Europe PMC28
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 Scopus35 WoS26 Europe PMC28
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. DOI
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 Scopus32 WoS29 Europe PMC26
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 Scopus248 WoS186 Europe PMC129
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 Scopus20 WoS19 Europe PMC18
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 Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC12
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. (2023). 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). DOI

Conference Items

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. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG 2024), as published in European Neuropsychopharmacology. Singapore: Elsevier BV. DOI

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.. DOI
2024	Sharew, N., Clark, S., Schubert, O., & Amare, A. (2024). Pharmacogenomic scores in psychiatry: Systematic review of existing evidence. DOI
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. DOI
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. DOI
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. DOI
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). DOI
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. DOI
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. DOI

2025 Recipient of the Faculty of Health and Medical Science travel award [Adelaide, Australia]

2025 Travel award winner of the 2025 Pharmacogenomic Global Research Network (PGRN) conference [Montana, USA]

2024 Borderline Personality Disorder Collaborative PhD Internship by the University of Adelaide [Adelaide, Australia)

2020-2022 University of Groningen International scholarship for Postgraduate Study [Groningen, the Netherlands]

2021-2022 Holland Scholarship for the University of Groningen from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science [Groningen, the Netherlands]

Email: nigussie.sharew@adelaide.edu.au

Nigussie Sharew

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