Top research institutions in Somalia
SIMAD University ranks first in Somalia on research quality in 2022–2025 (#6,115 worldwide), followed by Somali National University and University of Health Sciences.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMAD UniversityUniversity · Mogadishu | #6,115 | 40.1% | 423 | #1 |
| 2 | Somali National UniversityUniversity · Mogadishu | #13,046 | 18.3% | 179 | #4 |
| 3 | University of Health SciencesUniversity · Bosaso | #15,556 | 2.2% | 768 | #2 |
| 4 | Jamhuriya University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Mogadishu | #16,033 | 31.2% | 128 | #3 |
| 5 | University of HargeisaUniversity · Hargeisa | #16,202 | 24.1% | 87 | #5 |
| 6 | Puntland State UniversityUniversity · Garoowe | #16,451 | 16.7% | 69 | #7 |
| 7 | Amoud UniversityUniversity · Boorama | #19,109 | 32.2% | 94 | #10 |
| 8 | Mogadishu UniversityUniversity · Mogadishu | #20,268 | 13.5% | 153 | #8 |
| 9 | University of SomaliaUniversity · Mogadishu | #21,111 | 13.0% | 139 | #9 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Somalia on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Somalia
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.