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Mogadishu University

In research, Mogadishu University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,068 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,268
of 28,054 · #33,118 all time
Rank in Somalia
#8
of 9
Research works
324
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
863
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Mogadishu University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,068 of 10,521 19.2%61 #14946

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mogadishu University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.18× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.73× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 3.12× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.01× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Mogadishu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pedagogy, Language Teaching, Student Competencies, Teaching Methods, Epidemiology, Global Governance, Human Rights and Water Resources.

▲ 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 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. Pedagogy11▲ 15×5 topics
  2. Language Teaching11▲ 28×4 topics
  3. Student Competencies10▲ 134×1 topic
  4. Teaching Methods10▲ 47×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology10▲ 1.67×52 topics
  6. Climate Change7▲ 1.65×20 topics
  7. Sustainability6▲ 1.59×14 topics
  8. Globalization6▲ 1.93×18 topics
  9. Human Rights6▲ 3.5×11 topics
  10. Education5▲ 1.75×15 topics
  11. Diagnosis4▲ 2.8×17 topics
  12. Global Governance4▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.1×16 topics
  14. Economic Growth4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  15. Teacher Training4▲ 3.7×11 topics
  16. Risk Factors3▲ 2.0×15 topics
  17. Water Resources3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  18. Conflict3▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Management3▲ 2.6×12 topics
  20. Economic Development3▲ 2.4×6 topics
  21. Food Security3▲ 3.6×6 topics
  22. Security3▲ 2.9×4 topics
  23. Complications3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  24. Development3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  25. Agriculture2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  26. Child Development2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  27. Health Inequalities2▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Governance2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  29. International Cooperation2▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Maternal Mortality2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  31. Ethnic Conflict2▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Sovereignty2▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Drought2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Education Reform2▲ 68×2 topics
  35. Industrial Enterprises2▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Innovation Economics2▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Respiratory Infections2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  39. Security Council2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Mogadishu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Economic and Industrial Development and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Education, Innovation an…10Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 10 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksTransboundary Water Resource Management: 1 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksHydrological Forecasting Using AI: 1 fractional worksMathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional works
EducationNutrition and DieteticsEconomics and EconometricsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 10 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  3. 3 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  5. 5 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 1 works
  7. 7 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Hydrological Forecasting Using AI Environmental Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 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 available83.5%not open16.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mogadishu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% 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.

Other research institutions in Mogadishu

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.