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Research in Khartoum

Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in Khartoum, Sudan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National University, University of Khartoum and Sudan Meteorological Authority.

Research institutions
29
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
19k
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
187k
10.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Khartoum

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Khartoum?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of KhartoumUniversity 6,977 #4,638
2Sudan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 2,166 #7,747
3Sudan Meteorological AuthorityGovernment institution 1,613 #5,641
4Al-Neelain UniversityUniversity 1,417 #8,371
5National UniversityUniversity 741 #3,734
6National Centre for ResearchResearch facility 677 #14,046
7University of Medical Sciences and TechnologyUniversity 625 #15,505
8University of BahriUniversity 607 #10,095
9Federal Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 520 #15,204
10Alzaiem Alazhari UniversityUniversity 519 #12,614
11Sudan Medical Specialization BoardUniversity 438 #15,231
12National Ribat UniversityUniversity 409 #14,698
13International University of AfricaUniversity 393 #13,644
14Nile Valley UniversityUniversity 355 #12,791
15The Future UniversityUniversity 178 #16,903
16Sudan Academy of SciencesUniversity 164 #26,443 all time
17Mashreq UniversityUniversity 128 #18,263
18Sudan International UniversityUniversity 107 not ranked
19Khartoum International Institute for Arabic LanguagueUniversity 102 not ranked
20Ministry of Higher Education And Scientific ResearchGovernment institution 85 not ranked
21Academy of Engineering SciencesUniversity 84 not ranked
22Open University of SudanUniversity 58 not ranked
23University of Garden CityUniversity 57 not ranked
24AlMughtaribeen UniversityUniversity 57 not ranked
25Sudan Academy for Banking and Financial SciencesUniversity 54 not ranked
26Nahda CollegeUniversity 39 not ranked
27Bayan UniversityUniversity 37 not ranked
28Sudan Childhood Diabetes AssociationUniversity 32 not ranked
29Sudanese Universities Information NetworkUniversity 25 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Khartoum: 37.4%Sudan University of Science and Technology: 11.6%Sudan Meteorological Authority: 8.6%Al-Neelain University: 7.6%25 others listed: 34.8%37%largest
University of Khartoum6,977 · 37.4%Sudan University of Science and Technology2,166 · 11.6%Sudan Meteorological Authority1,613 · 8.6%Al-Neelain University1,417 · 7.6%25 others listed6,491 · 34.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Khartoum work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Khartoum is in Health Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,023 fractional works · 34.6% of its workMedicine: 1,684 fractional works · 28.8% of its workSurgery: 182 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 164 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 148 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 113 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 92 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 77 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 76 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 65 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 207 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 113 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,575 fractional works · 26.9% of its workEngineering: 536 fractional works · 9.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 109 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 89 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 63 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 61 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 356 fractional works · 6.1% of its workInformation Systems: 161 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 85 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 236 fractional works · 4.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 131 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 91 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 77 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,308 fractional works · 22.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 830 fractional works · 14.2% of its workEducation: 499 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 144 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 159 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 85 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 105 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 99 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 66 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 78 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 947 fractional works · 16.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 469 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPlant Science: 167 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 108 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 283 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 142 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 106 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKKhartoum5,853fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences2,02334.6%
    1. Medicine1,68428.8%
    2. Health Professions2073.5%
    3. Nursing530.9%
    4. Dentistry480.8%
    5. Veterinary320.5%
    1. Engineering5369.2%
    2. Computer Science3566.1%
    3. Environmental Science2364.0%
    4. Materials Science1312.2%
    5. Chemistry911.6%
    6. Mathematics771.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences520.9%
    8. Energy410.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy370.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering190.3%
  3. Social Sciences1,30822.3%
    1. Social Sciences83014.2%
    2. Psychology1592.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1051.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance991.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities781.3%
    6. Decision Sciences360.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4698.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2834.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1061.8%
    4. Neuroscience490.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics390.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Khartoum strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Khartoum is most concentrated in Parasitology, Forestry and Small Animals (5.1× the world share in Parasitology).

  1. ParasitologySubfield · 27.6 works5.1×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 24.6 works4.6×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 28.8 works4.6×
  4. VeterinaryField · 29.0 works4.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 413 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 251 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.82× its world share, 94 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 40 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.96× its world share, 35 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 80 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 323 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 44 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 466 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 202 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 110 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 74 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 26 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.67× its world share, 42 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 183 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.48× its world share, 1,459 worksMedicineNursing: 1.78× its world share, 45 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.17× its world share, 29 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 61 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 92 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 90 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 131 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 749 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.17×29 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.96×35 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.82×94 works
  4. Nursing1.78×45 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.70×413 works
  6. Dentistry1.67×42 works
  7. Medicine1.48×1,459 works
  8. Health Professions1.36×183 works
  9. Mathematics1.23×74 works
  10. Social Sciences1.16×749 works
  11. Chemistry0.99×80 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.92×251 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.85×15 works
  14. Psychology0.84×131 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.82×90 works
  16. Computer Science0.81×323 works
  17. Environmental Science0.79×202 works
  18. Energy0.76×36 works
  19. Materials Science0.62×110 works
  20. Engineering0.61×466 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.61×30 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×92 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×44 works
  24. Neuroscience0.49×40 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.41×61 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.23×26 works

Which keywords describe research in Khartoum?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Digital Learning, Mobile Learning, Character Education, Local Wisdom, Curriculum Development, STEM Education and Critical Thinking Skills.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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. Epidemiology478▲ 2.0×132 topics
  2. Inflammation176▲ 1.41×83 topics
  3. Digital Learning161▲ 5.4×11 topics
  4. Curriculum Development153▲ 3.9×17 topics
  5. Character Education150▲ 5.4×6 topics
  6. Public Health144▲ 1.69×52 topics
  7. Mobile Learning137▲ 6.8×6 topics
  8. Local Wisdom137▲ 5.0×9 topics
  9. STEM Education134▲ 5.0×14 topics
  10. Diagnosis131▲ 2.4×41 topics
  11. E-Learning128▲ 2.3×22 topics
  12. Educational Technology128▲ 1.86×34 topics
  13. Treatment128▲ 1.80×49 topics
  14. COVID-19122▲ 1.60×31 topics
  15. Online Learning112▲ 2.3×21 topics
  16. Antioxidant104▲ 2.6×51 topics
  17. Media Literacy100▲ 3.2×5 topics
  18. Immune Response97▲ 2.9×23 topics
  19. Diabetes91▲ 3.1×22 topics
  20. Pathogenesis89▲ 3.0×24 topics
  21. Virtual Reality85▲ 3.0×13 topics
  22. Islamic Education83▲ 4.3×4 topics
  23. 21st Century Skills81▲ 4.8×6 topics
  24. Vaccine80▲ 3.4×11 topics
  25. Critical Thinking Skills77▲ 7.6×2 topics
  26. Teacher Performance74▲ 9.0×2 topics
  27. Teaching Strategies72▲ 4.4×5 topics
  28. Information Literacy71▲ 4.8×4 topics
  29. Character Development68▲ 7.2×2 topics
  30. Reading Interest67▲ 5.7×1 topic
  31. School Literacy Movement67▲ 5.7×1 topic
  32. Religious Values62▲ 5.7×1 topic
  33. School Environment62▲ 5.7×1 topic
  34. Interactive Multimedia61▲ 9.7×2 topics
  35. Kampus Merdeka61▲ 7.4×1 topic
  36. Merdeka Belajar61▲ 7.4×1 topic
  37. Islamic Values60▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Problem Based Learning60▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Physics Education54▲ 9.8×1 topic
  40. Student Attitudes54▲ 9.2×1 topic

What research is done in Khartoum?

Educational Methods and Media Use: 67 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 60 fractional worksSTEM Education59STEM Education: 59 fractional worksEducational Curriculum a…58Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 58 fractional worksEducational Methods and Outcomes: 53 fractional worksAnimal Diversity and Health Studies: 30 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…28Health and Conflict Studies: 28 fractional worksMathematics Education and Pedagogy: 24 fractional worksEducational Research and Methods: 24 fractional worksOnline Learning Methods and Innovations: 23 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationFood ScienceGeneral Health Professions1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 67 works
  2. 2 Education and Character Development Education 60 works
  3. 3 STEM Education Education 59 works
  4. 4 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 58 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Outcomes Education 53 works
  6. 6 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 30 works
  7. 7 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 28 works
  8. 8 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 24 works
  9. 9 Educational Research and Methods Education 24 works
  10. 10 Online Learning Methods and Innovations Education 23 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Khartoum13.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.5% in 2001.

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