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Science in South Sudan

South Sudan ranks #117 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#84 all time), with 2.8k research works and 11.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#117
of 192 · #84 all time
Works, 2022–2025
2.8k
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
63%
world 63%

What is South Sudan strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, South Sudan ranks highest in Engineering (#102 of 134), Social Sciences (#119 of 151) and Computer Science (#106 of 131). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Architecture, Library and Information Sciences and Gender Studies.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #102 of 134 11.8%290 Institutions
Social SciencesField #119 of 151 12.2%651 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #106 of 131 13.0%220 Institutions
MedicineField #129 of 155 10.0%314 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #97 of 106 16.7%217 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. ArchitectureSubfield · 7.4 works6.7×
  2. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 3.6 works6.7×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 50.5 works5.0×
  4. DevelopmentSubfield · 12.5 works4.4×
  5. MusicSubfield · 9.5 works4.1×
  6. ClassicsSubfield · 6.4 works3.8×
  7. Theoretical Computer ScienceSubfield · 1.8 works3.6×
  8. General DentistrySubfield · 4.5 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 90 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 155 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 220 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 290 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 110 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 53 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 50 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.29× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 77 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 314 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.67× its world share, 217 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 123 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.02× its world share, 122 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 125 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 651 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in South Sudan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Education, Global Governance, Human Rights, Peacebuilding, History, Neoliberalism and Sustainable Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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. Globalization130▲ 2.4×105 topics
  2. Education103▲ 2.1×91 topics
  3. Machine Learning87◆ 0.95×85 topics
  4. Human Rights74▲ 2.6×51 topics
  5. Sustainability74◆ 1.08×91 topics
  6. Sustainable Development71▲ 1.58×61 topics
  7. Innovation60▲ 2.0×53 topics
  8. Mental Health55▲ 1.33×39 topics
  9. Economic Growth54▲ 2.3×29 topics
  10. History52▲ 2.6×44 topics
  11. Identity47▲ 2.3×54 topics
  12. Global Governance47▲ 7.3×18 topics
  13. Social Justice44▲ 2.7×38 topics
  14. Peacebuilding43▲ 23×5 topics
  15. Gender41▲ 2.7×41 topics
  16. Neoliberalism41▲ 4.1×24 topics
  17. Democracy40▲ 4.0×18 topics
  18. Literature40▲ 2.6×42 topics
  19. Teacher Training39▲ 2.2×25 topics
  20. Culture39▲ 2.6×27 topics
  21. Colonialism39▲ 2.9×37 topics
  22. Nationalism37▲ 2.9×28 topics
  23. Religion36▲ 2.7×32 topics
  24. Gender Inequality30▲ 7.9×6 topics
  25. Student Perceptions28▲ 5.4×7 topics
  26. Ethnic Conflict26▲ 21×4 topics
  27. Engineering Education25▲ 9.9×5 topics
  28. War Crimes25▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Gender-based Violence25▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Authoritarianism24▲ 9.8×5 topics
  31. Poverty Reduction24▲ 6.5×6 topics
  32. Feminist Perspectives23▲ 31×3 topics
  33. Sexual Violence22▲ 9.7×2 topics
  34. Civil War22▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Military Masculinity22▲ 57×1 topic
  36. UN Resolution 132522▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Transitional Justice21▲ 9.3×3 topics
  38. Protest21▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Political Institutions21▲ 37×1 topic
  40. State Capacity21▲ 37×1 topic

Which universities in South Sudan lead research?

Bridge University and University of Juba rank highest in South Sudan on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1Bridge UniversityUniversity · Juba · #2,060 worldwide12.6% top 10% · 2.4k works
  2. 2University of JubaUniversity · Juba · #18,544 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 254 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in South Sudan

Who are the top researchers in South Sudan?

Ian R. Stone, Sophrone Pétridès and Joyce E. Williams rank highest among researchers based in South Sudan.

  1. 1 Ian R. Stone · #197,767 worldwide 69 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Sophrone Pétridès · #265,218 worldwide 2 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Joyce E. Williams · #459,765 worldwide 21 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 A. E. Shipley · #832,887 worldwide 15 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Claire Sewell · #940,615 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Lawson W. Brigham · #951,667 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Jack Lewis · #1,066,338 worldwide 80 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Charles H. Peck · #1,083,775 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 John Theodore Hewitt · #1,201,654 worldwide 23 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 George M. Searle · #1,500,680 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
Top researchers in South Sudan

How open and international is South Sudan's research?

63% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 65% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available63.2%not open36.8%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.4%domestic only34.6%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has South Sudan's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in South Sudan