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Ahfad University for Women

In research, Ahfad University for Women stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,421 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,548
of 28,054 · #32,547 all time
Rank in Sudan
#27
of 30
Research works
309
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Ahfad University for Women known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #16,421 of 20,462 9.2%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ahfad University for Women sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.53× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 4.02× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.12× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.82× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 3.38× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.77× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ahfad University for Women?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Public Health, Immune Response, Vaccine, Drug Resistance, Depression and Anticancer Agents.

▲ 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 institution'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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.1×46 topics
  2. Mental Health8▲ 5.5×14 topics
  3. Public Health7▲ 4.5×16 topics
  4. Depression4▲ 4.9×9 topics
  5. Immune Response4▲ 7.2×8 topics
  6. Diagnosis4▲ 4.1×12 topics
  7. Treatment4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  8. Vaccine4▲ 8.8×9 topics
  9. COVID-194▲ 2.5×10 topics
  10. Cancer4▲ 2.6×20 topics
  11. Drug Resistance4▲ 13×6 topics
  12. Quality of Life4▲ 2.4×7 topics
  13. Anticancer Agents3▲ 20×6 topics
  14. Social Support3▲ 5.4×7 topics
  15. Stress3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  16. Elderly3▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Self-Efficacy3▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Synthesis3▲ 7.7×10 topics
  20. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Educational Achievement3▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Genetic Diversity3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  23. Health3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  24. Job Stress3▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Mortality3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  26. Nursing3▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Pharmacokinetics3▲ 9.7×8 topics
  28. Genome Sequencing2▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Trauma2▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Conflict2▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Resettlement2▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Health Disparities2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  33. Infection2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  34. Democratic Republic of Congo2▲ 119×1 topic
  35. Iraq2▲ 119×1 topic
  36. Maternal Mortality2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  37. Pathogenicity2▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Violence2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Mycobacterium tuberculosis2▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Ahfad University for Women publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Health and Conflict Studies, Migration, Health and Trauma and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.

Health and Well-being St…3Health and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…2Health and Conflict Studies: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…2Migration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…2Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 2 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksScientific Research and Studies: 1 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsInfectious DiseasesFood Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 2 works
  6. 6 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Scientific Research and Studies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available72.5%not open27.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.9%domestic only53.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ahfad University for Women's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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.

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