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Benadir University

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World rank, all time
#40,630
of 42,892
Rank in Somalia
#11
of 11
Research works
186
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
489
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

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: 2.61× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.36× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 4.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.31× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Benadir University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kayhan Orbay and Franz−Josef Kos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Benadir University.

  1. 1 Kayhan Orbay Somalia · #659,408 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Franz−Josef Kos Somalia · #785,610 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Benadir University

Which keywords describe research at Benadir University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Socio-economic Factors, Maternal Mortality, Food Security, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Public Health and Sustainability.

▲ 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 institution's work against its share of the world's. The 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 2.8×24 topics
  2. Public Health3▲ 4.1×16 topics
  3. Sustainability3▲ 2.5×8 topics
  4. Maternal Mortality3▲ 26×3 topics
  5. Socio-economic Factors3▲ 52×2 topics
  6. Food Security2▲ 10×5 topics
  7. Child Mortality2▲ 71×1 topic
  8. Health Systems2▲ 71×1 topic
  9. COVID-192▲ 3.1×7 topics
  10. Climate Change2▲ 1.54×7 topics
  11. Social Media2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  12. Depression2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  13. Globalization2▲ 2.0×6 topics
  14. Quality of Life2▲ 2.6×8 topics
  15. Global Burden2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  16. Health1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  17. Treatment1▲ 2.5×5 topics
  18. Vaccine1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  19. Economic Growth1▲ 3.4×4 topics
  20. Psychological Distress1▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Agriculture1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  22. Cultural Heritage1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  23. Development1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  24. Diabetes1▲ 5.2×5 topics
  25. Infectious Diseases1▲ 8.1×5 topics
  26. Management1▲ 3.3×3 topics
  27. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 3.7×6 topics
  28. Biodiversity1▲ 3.3×4 topics
  29. Job Satisfaction1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  30. Pandemic1▲ 2.3×3 topics
  31. Digital Communication1▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Services1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  33. Fuzzy Mathematics1▲ 106×1 topic
  34. Information Studies1▲ 106×1 topic
  35. Prevalence1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  36. Set Pair Analysis1▲ 106×1 topic
  37. Technology1▲ 4.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Benadir University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts, Research studies in Vietnam and Agricultural Economics and Practices.

Global Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 1 fractional worksResearch studies in Vietnam: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 1 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and R…1Healthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…1Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthComputer Networks and CommunicationsEcologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences6 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 2 works
  2. 2 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  3. 3 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  5. 5 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Systems and Practices Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Benadir University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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.

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