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Science in Sudan

Sudan ranks #93 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#99 all time), with 7.7k research works and 11.5% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#93
of 192 · #99 all time
Works, 2022–2025
7.7k
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
65%
world 63%

What is Sudan strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Sudan ranks highest in Medicine (#62 of 155), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#82 of 126) and Engineering (#89 of 134). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Microbiology, Forestry and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #62 of 155 9.4%2,192 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #82 of 126 10.1%782 Institutions
EngineeringField #89 of 134 14.2%686 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #86 of 108 17.6%274
Computer ScienceField #105 of 131 13.0%446 Institutions
EducationSubfield #94 of 115 9.8%568 Institutions
Social SciencesField #126 of 151 10.3%1,017 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #105 of 125 12.7%315 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #91 of 108 13.0%374 Institutions
SurgerySubfield #76 of 88 7.6%231
Plant ScienceSubfield #81 of 92 11.3%283
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #79 of 86 16.4%224

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. MicrobiologySubfield · 18.1 works41×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 50.5 works6.3×
  3. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 19.6 works5.1×
  4. ParasitologySubfield · 38.1 works4.7×
  5. Drug DiscoverySubfield · 3.1 works4.7×
  6. Small AnimalsSubfield · 36.9 works3.9×
  7. VeterinaryField · 37.6 works3.6×
  8. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 63.7 works3.5×
← 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: 2.14× its world share, 782 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 374 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 138 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 56 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.12× its world share, 57 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 21 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 114 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 446 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 57 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 50 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 686 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 315 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 160 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 128 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.44× its world share, 54 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 274 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.48× its world share, 2,192 worksMedicineNursing: 2.00× its world share, 75 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.60× its world share, 38 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 105 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 138 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 44 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 120 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 198 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1,017 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Sudan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Digital Learning, Curriculum Development, Character Education, Mobile Learning, STEM Education, Antioxidant and Local Wisdom.

▲ 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. Epidemiology626▲ 2.1×134 topics
  2. Inflammation232▲ 1.45×83 topics
  3. Machine Learning220◆ 0.88×85 topics
  4. Climate Change205◆ 0.99×97 topics
  5. Public Health194▲ 1.74×53 topics
  6. Curriculum Development189▲ 3.5×16 topics
  7. Digital Learning185▲ 4.5×12 topics
  8. Globalization174▲ 1.16×75 topics
  9. Treatment172▲ 1.84×50 topics
  10. Diagnosis171▲ 2.4×41 topics
  11. COVID-19163▲ 1.55×30 topics
  12. Character Education156▲ 4.1×6 topics
  13. Antioxidant155▲ 2.9×51 topics
  14. Educational Technology145▲ 1.59×35 topics
  15. Pandemic141▲ 1.72×14 topics
  16. E-Learning141▲ 1.83×23 topics
  17. STEM Education141▲ 4.1×14 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease139▲ 1.63×39 topics
  19. Local Wisdom137▲ 3.7×9 topics
  20. Mobile Learning136▲ 5.0×6 topics
  21. Online Learning135▲ 2.1×22 topics
  22. Immune Response133▲ 3.1×22 topics
  23. Diabetes130▲ 3.4×22 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity119▲ 3.5×21 topics
  25. Islamic Education118▲ 4.3×4 topics
  26. Antioxidant Activity116▲ 2.4×31 topics
  27. Pathogenesis114▲ 2.9×24 topics
  28. Vaccine111▲ 3.6×11 topics
  29. Media Literacy110▲ 2.5×5 topics
  30. Health Benefits85▲ 3.4×16 topics
  31. Sustainable Agriculture85▲ 3.5×13 topics
  32. 21st Century Skills84▲ 3.7×6 topics
  33. Vaccine Development84▲ 4.3×11 topics
  34. Drug Resistance83▲ 3.8×8 topics
  35. Critical Thinking Skills80▲ 5.5×2 topics
  36. Teacher Performance74▲ 6.4×2 topics
  37. Character Development70▲ 5.5×2 topics
  38. Interactive Multimedia61▲ 7.0×2 topics
  39. Islamic Values60▲ 7.6×1 topic
  40. Problem Based Learning60▲ 7.6×1 topic

Which universities in Sudan lead research?

University of Khartoum, National University and University of Gezira rank highest in Sudan on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%30%mean 12.8933%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Khartoum: 1,324, 15.5%National University: 260, 24.7%University of Gezira: 539, 12.6%Sudan University of Science and Technology: 573, 11.4%University of Medical Sciences and Technology: 184, 8.3%Al-Neelain University: 362, 9.5%Omdurman Islamic University: 379, 9.3%National Centre for Research: 142, 17.8%National Ribat University: 133, 10.9%University of Bahri: 243, 12.0%Agricultural Research Corporation: 158, 14.1%Federal Ministry of Health: 107, 13.4%Alzaiem Alazhari University: 227, 6.5%University of Nyala: 74, 20.5%University of Kordofan: 178, 6.9%National UniversityUniversity of KhartoumUniversity of GeziraSudan University of …
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of KhartoumUniversity · Khartoum · #2,123 worldwide15.5% top 10% · 1.3k works
  2. 2National UniversityUniversity · Khartoum · #5,058 worldwide24.7% top 10% · 260 works
  3. 3University of GeziraUniversity · Wad Madani · #7,714 worldwide12.6% top 10% · 539 works
  4. 4Sudan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Khartoum · #7,953 worldwide11.4% top 10% · 573 works
  5. 5University of Medical Sciences and TechnologyUniversity · Khartoum · #9,527 worldwide8.3% top 10% · 184 works
  6. 6Al-Neelain UniversityUniversity · Khartoum · #10,085 worldwide9.5% top 10% · 362 works
  7. 7Omdurman Islamic UniversityUniversity · Omdurman · #11,216 worldwide9.3% top 10% · 379 works
  8. 8National Centre for ResearchResearch facility · Khartoum · #12,126 worldwide17.8% top 10% · 142 works
  9. 9National Ribat UniversityUniversity · Khartoum · #12,746 worldwide10.9% top 10% · 133 works
  10. 10University of BahriUniversity · Khartoum · #14,705 worldwide12.0% top 10% · 243 works
  11. 11Agricultural Research CorporationNonprofit · Wad Medani · #14,706 worldwide14.1% top 10% · 158 works
  12. 12Federal Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Khartoum · #14,803 worldwide13.4% top 10% · 107 works
  13. 13Alzaiem Alazhari UniversityUniversity · Khartoum · #15,223 worldwide6.5% top 10% · 227 works
  14. 14University of NyalaUniversity · Nyala · #15,977 worldwide20.5% top 10% · 74 works
  15. 15University of KordofanUniversity · Al-Ubayyid · #16,075 worldwide6.9% top 10% · 178 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 Sudan

Who are the top researchers in Sudan?

Ayman Ahmed, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig and Nouh Saad Mohamed rank highest among researchers based in Sudan.

  1. 1 Ayman Ahmed · #15,137 worldwide 916 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Emmanuel Edwar Siddig · #25,676 worldwide 613 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Nouh Saad Mohamed · #57,404 worldwide 795 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Maowia M. Mukhtar · #307,397 worldwide 111 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Sami A. Khalid · #389,433 worldwide 96 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Samia Satti Osman Mohamed Nour · #395,707 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Ishag Adam · #402,840 worldwide 108 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Mark Fisher · #417,962 worldwide 18 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Eltahir Awad Gasim Khalil · #495,349 worldwide 47 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 El Sheikh Mahgoub · #525,404 worldwide 55 citations · 16 works
Top researchers in Sudan

Which cities in Sudan are research hubs?

  1. 1 Khartoum Sudan 19k works

How open and international is Sudan's research?

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

openly available64.9%not open35.1%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.3%domestic only59.7%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Sudan's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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 Sudan