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Somali National University

In research, Somali National University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,541 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,070 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,046
of 28,054 · #27,833 all time
Rank in Somalia
#2
of 9
Research works
402
▲ 304% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Somali National 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 #5,541 of 10,521 21.6%69 #12424
Health SciencesDomain #10,070 of 11,982 19.3%61 #18164

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Somali National 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: 1.80× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.87× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 2.32× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.80× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.54× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Somali National University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Economic Growth, Maternal Mortality, Community Health Workers, Health Inequalities, Child Mortality and Health Systems.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 2.4×56 topics
  2. Globalization12▲ 3.5×18 topics
  3. Sustainability9▲ 2.0×17 topics
  4. Economic Growth8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  5. Public Health7▲ 2.8×24 topics
  6. Education7▲ 2.4×16 topics
  7. Environmental Impact6▲ 1.90×14 topics
  8. Maternal Mortality6▲ 14×4 topics
  9. Mental Health6▲ 2.1×14 topics
  10. Community Health Workers5▲ 32×2 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity5▲ 6.0×10 topics
  12. Health Inequalities5▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Child Mortality5▲ 36×1 topic
  14. Health Systems5▲ 36×1 topic
  15. Development4▲ 6.8×9 topics
  16. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.7×14 topics
  17. Curriculum Development4▲ 3.2×5 topics
  18. Poverty Reduction4▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Governance4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  20. Food Security4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  21. Agriculture4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  22. Vaccine3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  23. Islamic Education3▲ 5.0×2 topics
  24. Labor Market3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  25. Conflict3▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Social Networks3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  27. Developing Countries3▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Resettlement3▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Madrasa3▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Municipal Solid Waste3▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Muslim Students3▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Professionalism3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  33. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 7.7×8 topics
  34. Fiscal Policy3▲ 6.9×4 topics
  35. Poverty3▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Gender Inequality3▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Trauma3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Conditional Cash Transfers2▲ 38×1 topic
  39. School Subsidies2▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Teacher Performance2▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Somali National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Education and Islamic Studies, Municipal Solid Waste Management and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Global Maternal and Chil…5Global Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…3Education and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…3Municipal Solid Waste Management: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksSchool Leadership and Teacher Performance: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…2Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEducationIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSafety Research5 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 5 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  3. 3 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 School Leadership and Teacher Performance Education 2 works
  6. 6 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  8. 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 2 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 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 available78.4%not open21.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.9%domestic only67.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Somali National University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 304% 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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