SIMAD Research Repository
Academic Impact

Publications, citations, and researcher visibility

Number of articles published in indexed channels, citation counts, and top researchers by h-index from approved repository data.

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Publications in indexed journals

Articles published in Scopus and Web of Science indexed outlets.

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Citation count

Times university researchers are cited by other scholars.

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Ongoing research projects

Projects labeled as ongoing in the repository.

Institutional H-Index
University-wide impact across all approved publications
Faculties & graduate studies
H-index by school and faculty unit
Research centers & institutes
H-index by institute, center, hospital, and office
Collaboration analysis
Collaborative output volume, international share, and top collaborated countries
Quartile distribution
Scopus-indexed publications by journal quartile (956 classified, 2014–2026)
  1. Q1 publications

    332 journal articles

    34.7%
  2. Q2 publications

    307 journal articles

    32.1%
  3. Q3 publications

    218 journal articles

    22.8%
  4. Q4 publications

    74 journal articles

    7.7%

Q1 + Q2 share

Top-tier journals overall

66.8%

Yearly breakdown (2019–2026)

  • 2019

    50%

  • 2020

    50%

  • 2021

    52.6%

  • 2022

    65.6%

  • 2023

    59.4%

  • 2024

    53%

  • 2025

    69.4%

  • 2026

    79.5%

Q1 + Q2 share of each year's publications.

Most cited publications (Top 10)
Highest-cited approved publications in the repository
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SIMAD University Research Publications in Q1 Journals: CiteScore Analysis
Highest-CiteScore Scopus journals where SIMAD researchers have published (2015–2026)
#JournalCiteScorePublicationsQuartile
1Technological Forecasting and Social Change30.51Q1
2Journal of Cleaner Production21.33Q1
3Renewable Energy18.11Q1
4Journal of Network and Computer Applications16.61Q1
5Critical Care16.01Q1
6Environmental Science and Pollution Research12.17Q1
7Cities11.51Q1
8Journal of Agriculture and Food Research9.82Q1
9BMJ Global Health9.31Q1
10IEEE Access9.34Q1
11Frontiers in Environmental Science9.21Q1
12Sustainability (Switzerland)8.92Q1
13International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability8.61Q1
14Vaccines7.72Q1
15Viruses7.61Q1
Top researchers by H-Index
Measures productivity and citation impact
Institutional Capacity

People, units, and community engagement

Researchers, research units, community projects, and international co-authorship reach.

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Active researchers

Academic staff actively involved in research.

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Research groups or centers

Functional research units, labs, centers, or institutes.

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Community-based research projects

Research addressing real community problems.

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International co-authorship

Institutions outside Somalia with joint research outputs.

Analytics

Growth and disciplinary breadth

Annual publication trends and top subject areas by approved output count.

Research growth trend
Annual publication growth
Publication by discipline
Top 10 subjects (Scopus-linked outputs)
Strategic Alignment

SDG and NTP impact

Approved outputs mapped to Sustainable Development Goals and Somalia's National Development Plan.

Global Partnerships

Collaborating universities

Key international universities and research institutions that partner with SIMAD University on scholarly work and joint outputs.

London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineStanford MedicineU.PORTOUniversity of BirminghamLMU KlinikumDeakin UniversityUUM Universiti Utara MalaysiaUMCSCairo UniversityCollege of Business - UTMUniveristy of EdinburghUniversity of GlasgowMakarere UniversityRoslin Institue - University Of EdinburghThe Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies - University of EdinburghUniversity of IbadanCollege of Medicine - University of IbandanUniversity of NairobiUniversity Putra MalaysiaUniversity of RwandaUniversity of Sains MalaysiaUniversity of Technology MalaysiaUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Directory

Global Institutional Network

A comprehensive directory of global institutions engaged in synergistic research collaborations with SIMAD University.

Global Visibility

Esteemed visiting researchers

International scholars who have collaborated with SIMAD University.

Prof. Abdurezak Abdulahi Hashi

Prof. Abdurezak Abdulahi Hashi

International Islamic University Malaysia

Dr. Ulrike Dinglreiter

Dr. Ulrike Dinglreiter

University of Bayreuth, Germany

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Durmuş Özdemir

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Durmuş Özdemir

Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Türkiye

Don Eliseo III Lucero-Prisno

Don Eliseo III Lucero-Prisno

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK

René Brosius

René Brosius

University of Bayreuth, Germany

Prof. Dr. Deniz Gazel

Prof. Dr. Deniz Gazel

Gaziantep Üniversitesi, Türkiye

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