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Research in Omdurman

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Omdurman, Sudan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Omdurman Islamic University, University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences and Karary University.

Research institutions
6
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.4k
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
5.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Omdurman

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 Omdurman?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Omdurman Islamic UniversityUniversity 920 #8,469
2University of the Holy Quran and Islamic SciencesUniversity 480 #10,311
3Karary UniversityUniversity 343 #13,443
4Ahfad University for WomenUniversity 309 #17,240
5University of Science and Technology OmdurmanUniversity 206 #19,363
6Omdurman Ahlia UniversityUniversity 104 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.

Omdurman Islamic University: 39.0%University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences: 20.3%Karary University: 14.5%Ahfad University for Women: 13.1%2 others listed: 13.1%39%largest
Omdurman Islamic University920 · 39.0%University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences480 · 20.3%Karary University343 · 14.5%Ahfad University for Women309 · 13.1%2 others listed310 · 13.1%

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

Which fields of science does Omdurman work in?

In 2022-now, 31% of research in Omdurman is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 338 fractional works · 31.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 218 fractional works · 20.2% of its workEducation: 85 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 65 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 31 fractional works · 2.9% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 40 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 33 fractional works · 3.1% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 30 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 311 fractional works · 28.8% of its workMedicine: 268 fractional works · 24.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 28 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 27 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 285 fractional works · 26.3% of its workEngineering: 101 fractional works · 9.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 68 fractional works · 6.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 23 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 32 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 23 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNumerical Analysis: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 147 fractional works · 13.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 62 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 23 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workForestry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 46 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOmdurman1,080fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences31%

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. Social Sciences21820.2%
    2. Psychology403.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities333.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting302.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance111.0%
    6. Decision Sciences50.5%
    1. Medicine26824.8%
    2. Health Professions272.5%
    3. Nursing80.7%
    4. Dentistry70.6%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Engineering1019.3%
    2. Computer Science686.3%
    3. Environmental Science323.0%
    4. Mathematics232.1%
    5. Chemistry171.5%
    6. Materials Science151.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy141.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences111.0%
    9. Energy30.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences625.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology464.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology191.7%
    4. Neuroscience111.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Omdurman?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Curriculum Development, Epidemiology, Teacher Training, Culture, Religious Education, Gender Equality and Islam.

▲ 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. Epidemiology74▲ 1.72×109 topics
  2. Curriculum Development44▲ 6.0×10 topics
  3. Machine Learning42▲ 1.16×55 topics
  4. Globalization42▲ 1.96×30 topics
  5. Islamic Education40▲ 11×4 topics
  6. Education37▲ 1.97×30 topics
  7. Teacher Training34▲ 5.1×5 topics
  8. Mental Health30▲ 1.98×27 topics
  9. Culture30▲ 5.2×6 topics
  10. Social Media28▲ 1.87×21 topics
  11. Digital Learning27▲ 4.9×6 topics
  12. Online Learning27▲ 3.0×12 topics
  13. Religious Education24▲ 14×3 topics
  14. History24▲ 3.2×9 topics
  15. Literature24▲ 4.0×7 topics
  16. Gender Equality23▲ 7.7×8 topics
  17. Islam23▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Ethnicity22▲ 5.6×7 topics
  19. Philosophy22▲ 4.6×4 topics
  20. Science21▲ 8.1×2 topics
  21. Pedagogy21▲ 3.9×3 topics
  22. Social Influence21▲ 9.3×2 topics
  23. Malay Language21▲ 14×1 topic
  24. Sharia Law21▲ 14×1 topic
  25. Feminism20▲ 6.4×4 topics
  26. Madrasa20▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Muslim Students20▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Middle East20▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Secularism19▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Ottoman Empire19▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Iran19▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Islamic reform19▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Islamic Law15▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Spirituality15▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Cultural Capital15▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Qur'anic Exegesis14▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Tafsir Al-Mishbah14▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Active Learning14▲ 7.1×3 topics
  39. Authentic Learning13▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Multilingual Education13▲ 25×1 topic

What research is done in Omdurman?

Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 19 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 18 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…13Islamic Studies and History: 13 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation …12Qur’anic Interpretation Studies: 12 fractional worksArabic Language Education Studies: 12 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 10 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …10Military Technology and Strategies: 10 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 9 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 8 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radi…8Islamic Studies and Radicalism: 8 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationPolitical Science and International RelationsTransportation2 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 18 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  4. 4 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 12 works
  5. 5 Arabic Language Education Studies Education 12 works
  6. 6 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 10 works
  7. 7 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 Education and Character Development Education 9 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 8 works
  10. 10 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 8 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 counting5%10%15%Omdurman13.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.5% in 2025.

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