University of Somalia: Rankings

Updated: March 15, 2026

The University of Somalia ranked 3rd in Somalia, 8232nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in 13 research topics. The University of Somalia ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 300 academic publications and 1,618 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking	Category
#8232 of 14,131	In the World
#391 of 1,104	In Africa
#3 of 25	In Somalia
#2 of 13	In Mogadishu
#4666 of 6,713	For Philosophy
#5056 of 5,278	For Public Health
#5225 of 6,742	For Political Science
#12541 of 14,131	For Non-academic Prominence

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Medicine
Environmental Science
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Somalia ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Somalia and 5511th in the World with 231 publications made and 1,243 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking	Location
#1 of 3	In Somalia
#277 of 369	In Africa
#5511 of 7,088	In the World

University of Somalia
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year	Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications	Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993	0	3
1994	0	1
1995	0	1
1996	0	2
1997	0	0
1998	0	0
1999	0	2
2000	0	3
2001	0	0
2002	1	3
2003	1	2
2004	1	4
2005	1	5
2006	0	3
2007	4	6
2008	4	11
2009	2	10
2010	12	13
2011	8	13
2012	8	12
2013	17	14
2014	9	18
2015	5	14
2016	3	24
2017	9	23
2018	26	30
2019	13	36
2020	10	59
2021	10	73
2022	17	168
2023	32	240
2024	13	174
2025	18	164

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Somalia in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield	Somalia ranking	Africa ranking	World rank
Philosophy	1	203	4666
Political Science	1	272	5225
Sociology	1	321	5881
Law	2	342	6397

Medicine rankings

The University of Somalia ranked 3rd for Medicine in Somalia and 6185th in the World with 122 publications made and 1,002 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking	Location
#3 of 3	In Somalia
#341 of 364	In Africa
#6185 of 6,793	In the World

University of Somalia
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year	Medicine publications	Medicine citations
1993	0	6
1994	0	2
1995	0	1
1996	0	6
1997	0	1
1998	0	1
1999	0	2
2000	0	6
2001	0	3
2002	1	4
2003	0	9
2004	0	11
2005	0	6
2006	1	4
2007	1	8
2008	1	15
2009	0	11
2010	0	14
2011	0	20
2012	1	19
2013	0	15
2014	1	21
2015	2	13
2016	0	21
2017	2	10
2018	2	14
2019	2	14
2020	6	21
2021	11	34
2022	19	111
2023	26	178
2024	16	161
2025	20	149

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Somalia in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield	Somalia ranking	Africa ranking	World rank
Public Health	2	313	5056
Pathology	3	335	5773

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Somalia ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Somalia and 6681st in the World with 75 publications made and 720 citations received. Main research topic: Geography and Cartography.

Environmental Science ranking	Location
#3 of 3	In Somalia
#361 of 369	In Africa
#6681 of 6,888	In the World

University of Somalia
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year	Environmental Science publications	Environmental Science citations
1993	1	3
1994	0	4
1995	0	3
1996	0	3
1997	0	0
1998	0	1
1999	0	2
2000	0	7
2001	0	2
2002	1	4
2003	0	3
2004	0	4
2005	0	4
2006	0	2
2007	0	3
2008	0	9
2009	0	8
2010	1	15
2011	2	11
2012	1	12
2013	2	9
2014	2	13
2015	2	6
2016	0	10
2017	1	7
2018	7	11
2019	5	17
2020	1	40
2021	8	37
2022	6	94
2023	10	118
2024	6	89
2025	7	92

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Somalia in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield	Somalia ranking	Africa ranking	World rank
Geography and Cartography	2	351	6311

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Somalia

Speciality	Somalia	Africa	World Rank
Psychology	2	335	6385
Biology	2	348	6464
Computer Science	3	353	6729