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SIMAD University

In research, SIMAD University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,524 of 10,521 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#477 of 1,775 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,895 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 7.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,115
of 28,054 · #16,670 all time
Rank in Somalia
#1
of 9
Research works
646
▲ 471% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What is SIMAD 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 #2,524 of 10,521 50.8%196 #6242
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #477 of 1,775 68.1%63 —
Social SciencesField #2,895 of 6,365 46.4%63 —
Health SciencesDomain #5,824 of 11,982 27.8%92 #12905
Physical SciencesDomain #7,621 of 12,888 32.3%103 #17389
MedicineField #6,387 of 10,443 23.5%71 #12237

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where SIMAD 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#6,242 #2,524
  2. Health Sciences#12,905 #5,824
  3. Physical Sciences#17,389 #7,621
  4. Medicine#12,237 #6,387
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does SIMAD University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 49.7 works7.4×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 62.6 works6.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.08× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.22× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.63× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 2.15× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.61× its world share, 49 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.91× its world share, 63 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at SIMAD University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SIMAD University.

  1. 1 Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed · #1,469,926 worldwide 19 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at SIMAD University

Which keywords describe research at SIMAD University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Renewable Energy, Risk Management, Urbanization, Financial Development, Panel Data Analysis, Social Capital and Respiratory Infections.

▲ 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. Economic Growth41▲ 11×17 topics
  2. Renewable Energy39▲ 6.3×15 topics
  3. Epidemiology23▲ 1.35×63 topics
  4. Climate Change22▲ 1.96×30 topics
  5. Risk Management20▲ 10×10 topics
  6. Urbanization19▲ 11×4 topics
  7. Financial Development19▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Panel Data Analysis19▲ 27×2 topics
  9. Environmental Impact18▲ 2.4×14 topics
  10. Social Capital17▲ 7.7×11 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management17▲ 4.3×17 topics
  12. Economic Development16▲ 4.7×7 topics
  13. Health Impacts16▲ 43×2 topics
  14. Respiratory Infections16▲ 33×3 topics
  15. Household Fuel Use16▲ 51×1 topic
  16. Indoor Air Pollution16▲ 51×1 topic
  17. CO2 Emissions16▲ 20×1 topic
  18. Energy Consumption16▲ 16×1 topic
  19. IoT14▲ 8.9×7 topics
  20. Vulnerability13▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Food Security13▲ 5.4×5 topics
  22. Agriculture12▲ 7.4×4 topics
  23. Poverty Reduction12▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Financial Stability12▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Corporate Governance12▲ 3.8×9 topics
  26. Customer Satisfaction11▲ 8.2×5 topics
  27. Consumption11▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Household Behavior11▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Rebound Effect11▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Fiscal Policy10▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Governance10▲ 7.4×6 topics
  32. Finance10▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Islamic Banking10▲ 5.7×2 topics
  34. Performance Analysis10▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Ethical Identity10▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Global Financial Crisis10▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Shariah Supervision10▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Gender Equality9▲ 8.0×3 topics
  39. Social Networks9▲ 7.9×5 topics
  40. Organizational Performance9▲ 8.3×5 topics

Which research topics does SIMAD University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy and Environment Impacts, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Energy and Environment Impacts: 16 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 16 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…11Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 11 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…10Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 10 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 8 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 7 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…6Organizational and Employee Performance: 6 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 6 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 5 fractional works
PollutionEconomics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 Energy and Environment ImpactsPollution 16 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 16 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesAccounting 10 works
  5. 5 Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics and Econometrics 8 works
  6. 6 Agricultural risk and resilienceSoil Science 7 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee PerformanceArtificial Intelligence 6 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and DevelopmentInformation Systems 6 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  10. 10 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceManagement Information Systems 5 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 available88.5%not open11.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SIMAD University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 471% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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