Universities by Research i10-index in Somalia

Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

📅 2026📏 i10-index28 entries🇸🇴 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (i10-index, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

SIMAD University1,304 works

418

Somali National University870 works

270

Amoud University666 works

140

University of Hargeisa455 works

129

University of Health Sciences278 works

Benadir University216 works

Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology484 works

Mogadishu University390 works

Abrar University95 works

Abrar Research and Training Centre (ARACHTI)32 works

Jazeera University91 works

Hormuud University176 works

University of Somalia167 works

East Africa University84 works

Red Sea University100 works

Gollis University60 works

Somali International University51 works

SOS College of Health Science University12 works

IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School and Reference Centre18 works

Burao University94 works

Puntland State University35 works

Edna Adan University33 works

Horseed International University68 works

Nugaal University15 works

Plasma University10 works

Admas University32 works

Al Hayat Medical University46 works

New Generation University11 works

Highlights

Within Somalia, SIMAD University ranks first in 2026 with 418, followed by Somali National University (270) and Amoud University (140).

SIMAD University is 1.5 times higher than Somali National University, the runner-up.

Across 28 entries, values run from 418 (SIMAD University) to 1 (New Generation University), with a median of 16.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within Somalia, SIMAD University ranks first in 2026 with 418, followed by Somali National University (270) and Amoud University (140).

SIMAD University is 1.5 times higher than Somali National University, the runner-up.

Across 28 entries, values run from 418 (SIMAD University) to 1 (New Generation University), with a median of 16.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.