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Benadir University

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World rank, all time
#24,266
of 34,923
Rank in Somalia
#8
of 11
Research works
186
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
489
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Benadir University

Which fields of science does Benadir University work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Benadir University is in Health Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 29 fractional works · 43.2% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 33.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 21.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 17.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 13.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 17.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBenadirUniversity67fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences21%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2233.0%
    2. Health Professions58.1%
    3. Nursing11.7%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Social Sciences68.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance34.5%
    3. Psychology23.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting23.3%
    5. Decision Sciences11.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences913.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.6%
    1. Environmental Science68.9%
    2. Engineering23.4%
    3. Computer Science22.9%
    4. Mathematics11.0%
    5. Chemistry00.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    7. Energy00.3%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.87× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.78× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.08× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.72× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 3.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.11× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 6 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 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.56×1 works
  2. Health Professions3.08×5 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.87×9 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.11×3 works
  5. Environmental Science1.78×6 works
  6. Medicine1.72×22 works
  7. Psychology1.22×2 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.06×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.04×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.02×2 works
  11. Mathematics0.82×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.68×6 works
  13. Dentistry0.52×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×2 works
  15. Computer Science0.38×2 works
  16. Neuroscience0.37×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.32×0 works
  18. Energy0.27×0 works
  19. Engineering0.23×2 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.20×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.09×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Benadir University?

Ranked on the quality score, Abdirahman Aden Hussein, Rage Adem and Saadaq Adan Hussein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Benadir University.

  1. 1 Abdirahman Aden Hussein Somalia · #412,594 worldwide 104 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Rage Adem Somalia · #470,435 worldwide 92 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Saadaq Adan Hussein Somalia · #570,564 worldwide 318 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Ashraf Ali Somalia · #707,632 worldwide 234 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Mohamed Mohamoud Hassan Somalia · #965,946 worldwide 65 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Benadir University

What are the most cited papers from Benadir University?

The most cited paper from Benadir University is "Evidence of artemisinin partial resistance in northwestern Tanzania: clinical and molecular markers of resistance" (Deus S. Ishengoma et al., 2024), with 112 citations. Next come "Impact of digital health technologies adoption on healthcare workers’ performance and workload: perspective with DOI and TOE models" (59) and "Beneficiaries of conflict: a qualitative study of people’s trust in the private health care system in Mogadishu, Somalia" (45).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evidence of artemisinin partial resistance in northwestern Tanzania: clinical and molecular markers of resistance Deus S. Ishengoma et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 16 Aug 2024 112
2 Impact of digital health technologies adoption on healthcare workers’ performance and workload: perspective with DOI and TOE models Abdulkadir Jeilani, Abdinur Hussein · BMC Health Services Research Open access 18 Feb 2025 59
3 Beneficiaries of conflict: a qualitative study of people’s trust in the private health care system in Mogadishu, Somalia Abdi Ali Gele, Mohamed Yusuf Ahmed, Prabhjot Kour et al. · Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Open access Aug 2017 45
4 Role of Diabetes in the Prognosis and Therapeutic Outcome of Tuberculosis Syed Azhar Syed Suleiman, Daud M. Ishaq Aweis, Ali Jimale Mohamed et al. · International Journal of Endocrinology Open access 2012 41
5 CT Measurement of the Calcaneal varus Angle in the Normal and Fractured Hindfoot Michael L. Richardson, Michael Van Vu, Lawrence M. Vincent et al. · Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography Mar 1992 30
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Which keywords describe research at Benadir University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Maternal Mortality, Food Security, Socio-economic Factors, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Sustainability and Public Health.

▲ 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 institution'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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.5×31 topics
  2. Sustainability4▲ 2.8×12 topics
  3. Climate Change4▲ 2.3×16 topics
  4. Public Health4▲ 3.9×18 topics
  5. Food Security4▲ 9.6×6 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality4▲ 24×5 topics
  7. Socio-economic Factors3▲ 46×2 topics
  8. Child Mortality3▲ 65×1 topic
  9. Health Systems3▲ 65×1 topic
  10. COVID-192▲ 2.8×10 topics
  11. Globalization2▲ 1.76×10 topics
  12. Vaccine2▲ 8.1×7 topics
  13. Depression2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  14. Agriculture2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  15. Global Burden2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  16. Global Health2▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Infectious Diseases2▲ 8.6×7 topics
  18. Risk Assessment2▲ 4.2×2 topics
  19. Development2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  20. Fuzzy Mathematics2▲ 120×1 topic
  21. Immune Response2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  22. Set Pair Analysis2▲ 120×1 topic
  23. Ethical Considerations2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  24. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  25. Health1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  26. Psychological Distress1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  27. Technology1▲ 4.1×2 topics
  28. Ecosystem Services1▲ 5.0×4 topics
  29. Policy1▲ 9.2×1 topic
  30. Production1▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Aquaculture1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  32. Stigma1▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Ebola Virus1▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Global Surgery1▲ 78×1 topic
  35. Health Development1▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Help-Seeking Behavior1▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Low- and Middle-Income Countries1▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Mental Disorders1▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Outbreak1▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Healthcare-Associated Infections1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Benadir University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Research studies in Vietnam, Agricultural Economics and Practices and Mental Health Treatment and Access.

Global Maternal and Chil…3Global Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksResearch studies in Vietnam: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 1 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and R…1Healthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…1Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Systems and…1Agricultural Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…1Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEcologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSocial Psychology6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  2. 2 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  4. 4 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Systems and Practices Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available75.9%not open24.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Benadir University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Benadir University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Benadir University0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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