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Science in Somalia

Somalia ranks #124 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#145 all time), with 2.5k research works and 17.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#124
of 192 · #145 all time
Works, 2022–2025
2.5k
▲ 225% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
81%
world 63%

What is Somalia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Somalia ranks highest in Social Sciences (#107 of 151) and Medicine (#122 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Development and Emergency Medicine.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #107 of 151 20.3%413 Institutions
MedicineField #122 of 155 7.9%959 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. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 34.8 works4.8×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 10.7 works4.2×
  3. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 24.6 works4.0×
  4. ParasitologySubfield · 10.1 works3.8×
  5. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 70.0 works3.7×
  6. Safety ResearchSubfield · 24.8 works3.6×
  7. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 4.4 works3.6×
  8. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 60.0 works3.5×
← 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: 0.92× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 36 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 97 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 74 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 103 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 118 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.99× its world share, 959 worksMedicineNursing: 2.95× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 119 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.42× its world share, 130 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 80 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 413 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Somalia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Economic Growth, Maternal Mortality, Poverty Reduction, Globalization, Treatment, Diagnosis and Community Health Workers.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology239▲ 2.4×129 topics
  2. Globalization91▲ 1.84×70 topics
  3. Economic Growth82▲ 3.8×21 topics
  4. Climate Change78◆ 1.15×60 topics
  5. Sustainability76▲ 1.24×57 topics
  6. Treatment75▲ 2.5×49 topics
  7. Inflammation70▲ 1.34×71 topics
  8. Renewable Energy70▲ 1.93×30 topics
  9. COVID-1969▲ 2.0×30 topics
  10. Public Health68▲ 1.87×54 topics
  11. Diagnosis65▲ 2.8×40 topics
  12. Risk Factors65▲ 2.4×36 topics
  13. Maternal Mortality56▲ 10×5 topics
  14. Pandemic54▲ 2.0×13 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease54▲ 1.93×37 topics
  16. Management51▲ 2.6×32 topics
  17. Risk Management51▲ 4.2×11 topics
  18. Immune Response51▲ 3.6×20 topics
  19. Poverty Reduction47▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Vaccine46▲ 4.5×11 topics
  21. Economic Development46▲ 2.2×20 topics
  22. Global Burden44▲ 3.3×12 topics
  23. Pathogenesis42▲ 3.3×23 topics
  24. Social Capital41▲ 3.1×14 topics
  25. Community Health Workers39▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Health Inequalities38▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Socio-economic Factors36▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Child Mortality36▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Health Systems36▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Governance34▲ 4.1×13 topics
  31. Vulnerability31▲ 5.4×5 topics
  32. Financial Stability30▲ 6.0×5 topics
  33. Conflict29▲ 7.1×9 topics
  34. Respiratory Infections28▲ 9.6×3 topics
  35. Gender Inequality27▲ 7.8×5 topics
  36. Global Financial Crisis27▲ 7.7×2 topics
  37. Ethical Identity26▲ 8.3×1 topic
  38. Shariah Supervision26▲ 8.3×1 topic
  39. Health Impacts26▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Maternal and Child Undernutrition24▲ 12×1 topic

Which universities in Somalia lead research?

SIMAD University, Somali National University and University of Health Sciences rank highest in Somalia on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 21.2556%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →SIMAD University: 423, 40.1%Somali National University: 179, 18.3%University of Health Sciences: 768, 2.2%Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology: 128, 31.2%University of Hargeisa: 87, 24.1%Puntland State University: 69, 16.7%Amoud University: 94, 32.2%Mogadishu University: 153, 13.5%University of Somalia: 139, 13.0%SIMAD UniversityJamhuriya University…Somali National Univ…University of Health…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1SIMAD UniversityUniversity · Mogadishu · #6,115 worldwide40.1% top 10% · 423 works
  2. 2Somali National UniversityUniversity · Mogadishu · #13,046 worldwide18.3% top 10% · 179 works
  3. 3University of Health SciencesUniversity · Bosaso · #15,556 worldwide2.2% top 10% · 768 works
  4. 4Jamhuriya University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Mogadishu · #16,033 worldwide31.2% top 10% · 128 works
  5. 5University of HargeisaUniversity · Hargeisa · #16,202 worldwide24.1% top 10% · 87 works
  6. 6Puntland State UniversityUniversity · Garoowe · #16,451 worldwide16.7% top 10% · 69 works
  7. 7Amoud UniversityUniversity · Boorama · #19,109 worldwide32.2% top 10% · 94 works
  8. 8Mogadishu UniversityUniversity · Mogadishu · #20,268 worldwide13.5% top 10% · 153 works
  9. 9University of SomaliaUniversity · Mogadishu · #21,111 worldwide13.0% top 10% · 139 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Somalia

Who are the top researchers in Somalia?

Eileen A. Joy, Wilton Garcia and Fermín Sierra Martínez rank highest among researchers based in Somalia.

  1. 1 Eileen A. Joy · #294,657 worldwide 50 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Wilton Garcia · #524,347 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Fermín Sierra Martínez · #598,380 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Kayhan Orbay · #659,408 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Keith Clements · #676,062 worldwide 4 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Sadettin Er · #776,120 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Franz−Josef Kos · #785,610 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed · #1,469,926 worldwide 19 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 O. Fisher · #1,491,902 worldwide 5 citations · 26 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: 63% of research is openly available.

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

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Somalia's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 225% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

Research fields in Somalia