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Science in Somalia

Somalia ranks #146 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#183 all time), with 2.5k research works and 10.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#146
of 189 · #183 all time
Works, 2022-now
2.5k
▲ 194% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
4.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.71×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
81%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
Somalia

What is Somalia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Somalia ranks highest in Social Sciences (#117 of 148) and Medicine (#126 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #117 of 148 14.5%413 #140 Institutions
MedicineField #126 of 152 5.7%959 #148 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 8.4 works · #97 of 202 active here5.2×
  2. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 47.3 works · #83 of 213 active here5.0×
  3. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 106.4 works · #84 of 220 active here4.3×
  4. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 33.2 works · #89 of 212 active here4.2×
  5. DevelopmentSubfield · 12.9 works · #104 of 190 active here3.9×
  6. Safety ResearchSubfield · 35.1 works · #102 of 215 active here3.9×
  7. Research and TheorySubfield · 3.2 works · #91 of 183 active here3.8×
  8. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 22.7 works · #96 of 215 active here3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 145 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 78 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.67× its world share, 55 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 134 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 90 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 146 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.24× its world share, 20 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 161 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.00× its world share, 1,263 worksMedicineNursing: 3.61× its world share, 58 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 133 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.26× its world share, 159 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 103 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 529 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.61×58 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.26×159 works
  3. Medicine2.00×1,263 works
  4. Health Professions1.86×161 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.67×55 works
  6. Social Sciences1.27×529 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.26×133 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.25×40 works
  9. Dentistry1.24×20 works
  10. Veterinary1.19×5 works
  11. Psychology1.03×103 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.93×145 works
  13. Environmental Science0.89×146 works
  14. Energy0.78×24 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.77×9 works
  16. Neuroscience0.56×30 works
  17. Computer Science0.52×134 works
  18. Mathematics0.50×19 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×78 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.45×42 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×10 works
  22. Engineering0.18×90 works
  23. Chemistry0.11×6 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.11×8 works
  25. Materials Science0.10×11 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.06×1 works

Which fields of science does Somalia work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Somalia is in Health Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Social Sciences (16%), Health Professions (5%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,507 fractional works · 46.0% of its workMedicine: 1,263 fractional works · 38.5% of its workSurgery: 168 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 123 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 106 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 105 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 82 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 79 fractional works · 2.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 47 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 47 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 44 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 35 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 161 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 91 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 58 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 52 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,006 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 529 fractional works · 16.1% of its workEducation: 135 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 129 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 83 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSafety Research: 35 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 159 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 118 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 133 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAccounting: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 103 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 447 fractional works · 13.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 146 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPollution: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 134 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 59 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 90 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 318 fractional works · 9.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 145 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 78 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 55 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSomalia3,279fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences31%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,50746.0%
    1. Medicine1,26338.5%
    2. Health Professions1614.9%
    3. Nursing581.8%
    4. Dentistry200.6%
    5. Veterinary50.2%
  2. Social Sciences1,00630.7%
    1. Social Sciences52916.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1594.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1334.1%
    4. Psychology1033.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities421.3%
    6. Decision Sciences401.2%
    1. Environmental Science1464.4%
    2. Computer Science1344.1%
    3. Engineering902.7%
    4. Energy240.7%
    5. Mathematics190.6%
    6. Materials Science110.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences100.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy80.2%
    9. Chemistry60.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1454.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology782.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology551.7%
    4. Neuroscience300.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Somalia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Maternal Mortality, Economic Growth, Community Health Workers, Health Inequalities, Socio-economic Factors, Child Mortality and Health Systems.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology316▲ 2.4×129 topics
  2. Globalization122▲ 1.90×80 topics
  3. Climate Change118▲ 1.32×67 topics
  4. Sustainability107▲ 1.34×62 topics
  5. Economic Growth100▲ 3.8×23 topics
  6. Public Health96▲ 2.0×57 topics
  7. Inflammation94▲ 1.36×73 topics
  8. Treatment92▲ 2.3×51 topics
  9. Maternal Mortality90▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Renewable Energy86▲ 1.81×33 topics
  11. Diagnosis82▲ 2.7×41 topics
  12. Risk Factors82▲ 2.3×36 topics
  13. COVID-1979▲ 1.85×31 topics
  14. Education77▲ 1.37×69 topics
  15. Immune Response70▲ 3.8×20 topics
  16. Community Health Workers69▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Health Inequalities69▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Vaccine69▲ 5.3×11 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease69▲ 1.84×37 topics
  20. Pathogenesis66▲ 3.9×24 topics
  21. Socio-economic Factors64▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Child Mortality64▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Health Systems64▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Management64▲ 2.4×32 topics
  25. Child Development60▲ 4.4×8 topics
  26. Risk Management57▲ 3.7×12 topics
  27. Poverty Reduction57▲ 13×5 topics
  28. Global Burden55▲ 3.1×12 topics
  29. Food Security52▲ 2.9×15 topics
  30. Mortality51▲ 2.7×13 topics
  31. Governance48▲ 4.5×13 topics
  32. Global Burden of Disease46▲ 5.6×4 topics
  33. Vulnerability45▲ 5.9×5 topics
  34. Agriculture45▲ 3.6×12 topics
  35. Maternal and Child Undernutrition42▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Water Sanitation Hygiene42▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Conflict40▲ 7.5×10 topics
  38. Global Health35▲ 6.9×6 topics
  39. Gender Inequality34▲ 7.4×5 topics
  40. Respiratory Infections33▲ 8.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Somalia publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Energy and Environment Impacts.

Global Maternal and Child Health: 64 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 42 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 27 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 27 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 25 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 22 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 21 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 20 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 18 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 18 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 18 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 17 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsPollutionAccounting8 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 64 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 42 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 27 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 27 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 25 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  7. 7 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 21 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 20 works
  9. 9 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 18 works
  10. 10 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 18 works
  11. 11 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 18 works
  12. 12 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 17 works

Which universities in Somalia lead research?

SIMAD University, Somali National University and University of Somalia rank highest in Somalia on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 12.9222%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Jamhuriya University…SIMAD UniversitySomali National Univ…University of Somalia
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1SIMAD UniversityUniversity · Mogadishu · #3,247 worldwide20.2% top 10% · 423 works
  2. 2Somali National UniversityUniversity · Mogadishu · #9,838 worldwide13.1% top 10% · 179 works
  3. 3University of SomaliaUniversity · Mogadishu · #10,549 worldwide8.9% top 10% · 139 works
  4. 4Jamhuriya University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Mogadishu · #10,642 worldwide21.2% top 10% · 128 works
  5. 5Mogadishu UniversityUniversity · Mogadishu · #12,648 worldwide10.0% top 10% · 153 works
  6. 6Amoud UniversityUniversity · Boorama · #13,757 worldwide17.8% top 10% · 94 works
  7. 7University of HargeisaUniversity · Hargeisa · #14,327 worldwide16.3% top 10% · 87 works
  8. 8University of Health SciencesUniversity · Bosaso · #16,050 worldwide1.2% top 10% · 768 works
  9. 9Puntland State UniversityUniversity · Garoowe · #18,211 worldwide7.6% top 10% · 69 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Somalia

Who are the top researchers in Somalia?

Jama Mohamed, Abdikafi Hassan Abdi and Abdimalik Ali Warsame rank highest among researchers based in Somalia.

  1. 1 Jama Mohamed #49,156 worldwide 20k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Abdikafi Hassan Abdi #80,606 worldwide 681 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Abdimalik Ali Warsame #155,996 worldwide 1.2k citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Ahmed Ismail Mohamed #279,065 worldwide 9.3k citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Bashir Mohamed Osman #336,096 worldwide 1.3k citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Soheir H. Ahmed #396,482 worldwide 8.6k citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed #397,718 worldwide 1.1k citations · 191 works
  8. 8 Abdirahman Aden Hussein #412,594 worldwide 104 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Ibrahim Abdukadir Sheik-Ali #427,416 worldwide 588 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Ahmed-Nor Mohamed Abdi #427,820 worldwide 133 citations · 24 works
Top researchers in Somalia

How open and international is Somalia's research?

81% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 50% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available80.5%not open19.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.8%domestic only50.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 89% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 50% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.25× the expected open access and 2.11× the expected international share, which puts it #2 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Somalia's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 194% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Somalia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.011% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Somalia0.015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Somalia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 9.0% of its 5.3k works since 1952 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%Somalia14.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.9% in 2025.

Which countries have research most like Somalia's?

Cambodia is Somalia's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Somalia's, with both strong in Nursing.

  1. 1 CambodiaBoth strong in Nursing, Medicine, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.93 Compare
  2. 2 UgandaBoth strong in Nursing, Health Professions, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.92 Compare
  3. 3 ParaguayBoth strong in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Health Professions, Immunology and Microbiology 0.87 Compare
  4. 4 GuatemalaBoth strong in Health Professions, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Medicine 0.86 Compare
  5. 5 ZambiaBoth strong in Nursing, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Immunology and Microbiology 0.86 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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