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University · Garoowe · Somalia

Puntland State University

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,211
of 22,385 · #30,707 all time
Rank in Somalia
#9
of 9
Research works
124
▲ 287% vs 2018-21
Citations
456
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
81%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Puntland State University

Which fields of science does Puntland State University work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Puntland State University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Medicine (19%), Psychology (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 47 fractional works · 54.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 35.3% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 16.2% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 8.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 26.9% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 19.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 11.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKPuntland StateUniversity86fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences54%

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. Social Sciences3035.3%
    2. Psychology88.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities22.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting22.5%
    6. Decision Sciences21.8%
    1. Medicine1619.0%
    2. Health Professions56.1%
    3. Nursing11.7%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Environmental Science44.5%
    2. Computer Science33.7%
    3. Engineering11.6%
    4. Mathematics00.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    7. Energy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences44.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
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: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 3.45× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.90× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.79× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.45×2 works
  2. Psychology2.90×8 works
  3. Social Sciences2.79×30 works
  4. Health Professions2.33×5 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.88×2 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.83×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.41×3 works
  8. Medicine0.99×16 works
  9. Veterinary0.95×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.90×4 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.90×2 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.88×4 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.78×2 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.75×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.48×3 works
  16. Mathematics0.47×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×2 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.19×0 works
  20. Engineering0.11×1 works
  21. Energy0.08×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Puntland State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Abdiqani Ahmed Farah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Puntland State University.

  1. 1 Abdiqani Ahmed Farah Somalia · #1,885,347 worldwide 204 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Puntland State University

What are the most cited papers from Puntland State University?

The most cited paper from Puntland State University is "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (Simon I Hay et al., 2025), with 762 citations. Next come "Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (500) and "The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (330).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
2 Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors Oct 2025 500
3 The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Lisa M Force et al. · The Lancet Open access1,377 authors 25 Sep 2025 330
4 Climate change and crop production nexus in Somalia: an empirical evidence from ARDL technique Abdimalik Ali Warsame, Ibrahim Abdukadir Sheik-Ali, Abdullahi Osman Ali et al. · Environmental Science and Pollution Research 6 Jan 2021 230
5 What Does the Somali Experience Teach Us about the Social Contract and the State? David K. Leonard, Mohamed Said Samantar · Development and Change Mar 2011 79
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Which keywords describe research at Puntland State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender Inequality, Poverty Reduction, Education, Conditional Cash Transfers, School Subsidies, Epidemiology, Teacher Education 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.9×33 topics
  2. Education8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  3. Gender Inequality6▲ 52×2 topics
  4. Poverty Reduction6▲ 55×2 topics
  5. Conditional Cash Transfers6▲ 199×1 topic
  6. School Subsidies6▲ 199×1 topic
  7. Public Health5▲ 3.9×22 topics
  8. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.4×7 topics
  9. Risk Factors4▲ 4.3×10 topics
  10. Teacher Education4▲ 36×3 topics
  11. Curriculum Development4▲ 6.3×2 topics
  12. Globalization4▲ 2.1×10 topics
  13. Depression4▲ 4.6×11 topics
  14. Technology Integration3▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Global Burden3▲ 6.7×8 topics
  16. Mental Health3▲ 2.5×18 topics
  17. Adolescents3▲ 9.0×5 topics
  18. Development3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  19. Prevention Strategies3▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Information Technology2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  21. Psychological Distress2▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Professional Learning Communities2▲ 54×2 topics
  23. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Maternal Mortality2▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Nigeria2▲ 116×1 topic
  26. Pedagogy2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  27. Professional Development2▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Suicidal Behavior2▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Suicide2▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Youth Unemployment2▲ 213×1 topic
  31. Ecosystem Services2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  32. Job Satisfaction2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  33. Health Inequalities2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Reflective Practice2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Training Pathways2▲ 95×1 topic
  36. Vocational Education2▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Child Mortality2▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Health Systems2▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Stigma2▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Help-Seeking Behavior2▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Puntland State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, African Education and Politics and Education Systems and Policy.

Poverty, Education, and …6Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 6 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 2 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…2Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksTeacher Professional Development and Motivation: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional works
Safety ResearchClinical PsychologyEducationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 6 works
  2. 2 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 African Education and Politics Education 2 works
  4. 4 Education Systems and Policy Education 2 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  6. 6 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  9. 9 Teacher Professional Development and Motivation Education 2 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available81.0%not open19.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.4%domestic only63.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Puntland State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 287% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Puntland State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Puntland State University0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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