Top research institutions in Sudan
University of Khartoum ranks first in Sudan on research quality in 2022–2025 (#2,123 worldwide), followed by National University and University of Gezira.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of KhartoumUniversity · Khartoum | #2,123 | 15.5% | 1,324 | #1 |
| 2 | National UniversityUniversity · Khartoum | #5,058 | 24.7% | 260 | #2 |
| 3 | University of GeziraUniversity · Wad Madani | #7,714 | 12.6% | 539 | #4 |
| 4 | Sudan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Khartoum | #7,953 | 11.4% | 573 | #3 |
| 5 | University of Medical Sciences and TechnologyUniversity · Khartoum | #9,527 | 8.3% | 184 | #7 |
| 6 | Al-Neelain UniversityUniversity · Khartoum | #10,085 | 9.5% | 362 | #6 |
| 7 | Omdurman Islamic UniversityUniversity · Omdurman | #11,216 | 9.3% | 379 | #9 |
| 8 | National Centre for ResearchResearch facility · Khartoum | #12,126 | 17.8% | 142 | #5 |
| 9 | National Ribat UniversityUniversity · Khartoum | #12,746 | 10.9% | 133 | #12 |
| 10 | University of BahriUniversity · Khartoum | #14,705 | 12.0% | 243 | #13 |
| 11 | Agricultural Research CorporationNonprofit · Wad Medani | #14,706 | 14.1% | 158 | #8 |
| 12 | Federal Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Khartoum | #14,803 | 13.4% | 107 | #10 |
| 13 | Alzaiem Alazhari UniversityUniversity · Khartoum | #15,223 | 6.5% | 227 | #14 |
| 14 | University of NyalaUniversity · Nyala | #15,977 | 20.5% | 74 | #17 |
| 15 | University of KordofanUniversity · Al-Ubayyid | #16,075 | 6.9% | 178 | #15 |
| 16 | Sudan Meteorological AuthorityGovernment institution · Khartoum | #17,288 | 6.6% | 720 | #11 |
| 17 | University of the Holy Quran and Islamic SciencesUniversity · Omdurman | #17,317 | 8.5% | 215 | #24 |
| 18 | Sudan Medical Specialization BoardUniversity · Khartoum | #18,745 | 8.7% | 184 | #23 |
| 19 | Kassala UniversityUniversity · Kassala | #19,311 | 10.1% | 67 | #26 |
| 20 | Karary UniversityUniversity · Omdurman | #19,953 | 10.1% | 132 | #18 |
| 21 | University of El Imam El MahdiUniversity · Kūstī | #20,000 | 10.0% | 74 | #27 |
| 22 | University of Science and Technology OmdurmanUniversity · Omdurman | #20,637 | 7.2% | 70 | #25 |
| 23 | Nile Valley UniversityUniversity · Khartoum | #20,887 | 8.5% | 136 | #20 |
| 24 | International University of AfricaUniversity · Khartoum | #22,035 | 7.5% | 125 | #16 |
| 25 | Red Sea UniversityUniversity · Port Sudan | #23,045 | 11.5% | 102 | #19 |
| 26 | Gadarif UniversityUniversity · Gedaref | #23,498 | 15.9% | 78 | #28 |
| 27 | Ahfad University for WomenUniversity · Omdurman | #23,548 | 8.4% | 100 | #21 |
| 28 | The Future UniversityUniversity · Khartoum | #23,678 | 11.8% | 63 | #30 |
| 29 | Shendi UniversityUniversity · Shendi | #23,757 | 9.0% | 93 | #31 |
| 30 | Mashreq UniversityUniversity · Khartoum | #24,299 | 7.5% | 65 | #29 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Sudan on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Sudan
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.