Question 1

What is SIMAD University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, SIMAD University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,577 of 9,585 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#523 of 1,798 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,345 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Economics and Econometrics is 5.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does SIMAD University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

SIMAD University ranks #3,247 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#7,038 all time), and #1 of 9 in Somalia.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at SIMAD University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Abdikafi Hassan Abdi, Abdimalik Ali Warsame and Bashir Mohamed Osman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SIMAD University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from SIMAD University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from SIMAD 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 "Social media for knowledge-sharing: A systematic literature review" (472).

Question 5

Which research topics does SIMAD University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Energy and Environment Impacts, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Global Maternal and Child Health and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at SIMAD University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does SIMAD University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 41% of research at SIMAD University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Social Sciences (15%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is SIMAD University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1059% higher than in 2018-2021.