Question 1

How strong is science in Sudan?

Accepted Answer

Sudan ranks #110 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#114 all time), with 7.7k research works and 7.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Sudan strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Sudan ranks highest in Engineering (#89 of 131), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#76 of 105) and Health Professions (#79 of 106). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Microbiology, Forestry and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Question 3

Which universities in Sudan lead research?

Accepted Answer

National University, University of Khartoum and Sudan Meteorological Authority rank highest in Sudan on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Sudan?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which cities in Sudan are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Khartoum.

Question 6

How much of Sudan's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Is Sudan's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Sudan?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which fields of science does Sudan work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Sudan is in Health Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Sudan's?

Accepted Answer

Thailand has the research profile closest to Sudan's (similarity 0.76 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Veterinary, followed by Ethiopia and Laos.