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Alzaiem Alazhari University

In research, Alzaiem Alazhari University stands highest in Medicine (#6,998 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,420 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#12,614
of 22,385 · #22,041 all time
Rank in Sudan
#10
of 30
Research works
519
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.79×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
81%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%

What is Alzaiem Alazhari University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #6,998 of 8,541 4.4%105 #12820
Health SciencesDomain #8,420 of 9,902 5.6%119 #14896

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alzaiem Alazhari University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Alzaiem Alazhari University work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Alzaiem Alazhari University is in Health Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (46%), Engineering (9%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 131 fractional works · 53.0% of its workMedicine: 115 fractional works · 46.4% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 48 fractional works · 19.5% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 8.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 35 fractional works · 14.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 13.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlzaiem AlazhariUniversity247fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences13%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11546.4%
    2. Health Professions93.7%
    3. Nursing31.4%
    4. Dentistry20.8%
    5. Veterinary20.6%
    1. Engineering228.9%
    2. Computer Science124.8%
    3. Environmental Science72.7%
    4. Mathematics31.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.8%
    6. Materials Science20.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences155.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology114.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology72.7%
    4. Neuroscience20.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Social Sciences145.7%
    2. Psychology83.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.1%
    5. Decision Sciences20.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.25× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.68× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.41× its world share, 115 worksMedicineNursing: 2.86× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.59× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.59×2 works
  2. Nursing2.86×4 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.68×7 works
  4. Medicine2.41×115 works
  5. Dentistry1.73×2 works
  6. Health Professions1.41×9 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.25×15 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.12×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×5 works
  10. Psychology1.02×8 works
  11. Mathematics0.97×3 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.82×11 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.69×2 works
  14. Computer Science0.61×12 works
  15. Engineering0.59×22 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.58×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.55×7 works
  18. Neuroscience0.46×2 works
  19. Social Sciences0.45×14 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.36×2 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×3 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.19×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.18×2 works
  24. Energy0.17×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Alzaiem Alazhari University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ahmed ElSayed, Wisal Omer Mohamed Nabag and Mohammed Hammad Jaber Amin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alzaiem Alazhari University.

  1. 1 Ahmed ElSayed Sudan · #171,188 worldwide 5.3k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Wisal Omer Mohamed Nabag Sudan · #1,091,814 worldwide 1.8k citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Mohammed Hammad Jaber Amin Sudan · #1,870,403 worldwide 51 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Mohammed Hammad Jaber Sudan · #2,098,114 worldwide 486 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Fatima Ali Sudan · #2,746,778 worldwide 279 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Mohammed Hammad Jaber Amin Sudan · #2,852,600 worldwide 95 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Mohajer IH. Ismaeil Sudan · #3,204,160 worldwide 205 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Hind Salah Abdelgadir Sudan · #3,571,527 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Hozifa Mohammed Ali Abd‐Elmaged Sudan · #3,958,884 worldwide 54 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Mustafa Magbol Sudan · #4,191,632 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Alzaiem Alazhari University

What are the most cited papers from Alzaiem Alazhari University?

The most cited paper from Alzaiem Alazhari University is "Global and regional effects of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with acute stroke in 32 countries (INTERSTROKE): a case-control study" (Martin James O'Donnell et al., 2016), with 2,304 citations. Next come "Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY study)" (599) and "Global Variations in Heart Failure Etiology, Management, and Outcomes" (169).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global and regional effects of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with acute stroke in 32 countries (INTERSTROKE): a case-control study Martin James O'Donnell et al. · The Lancet Open access 16 Jul 2016 2,304
2 Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY study) Liesl Joanna Zuhlke et al. · European Heart Journal Open access 25 Nov 2014 599
3 Global Variations in Heart Failure Etiology, Management, and Outcomes G-CHF Investigators et al. · JAMA Open access335 authors 16 May 2023 169
4 Practice patterns and outcomes after stroke across countries at different economic levels (INTERSTROKE): an international observational study Peter Langhorne et al. · The Lancet Open access375 authors May 2018 145
5 The Structure and Function of Research Ethics Committees in Africa: A Case Study NANCY E. KASS, Adnan Ali Hyder, Ademola Johnson Ajuwon et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access 17 Jan 2007 143
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alzaiem Alazhari University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Inflammation, Immune Response, COVID-19, Vaccine, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology30▲ 3.1×81 topics
  2. Inflammation12▲ 2.3×47 topics
  3. Treatment10▲ 3.3×32 topics
  4. COVID-199▲ 2.8×14 topics
  5. Pandemic7▲ 3.0×7 topics
  6. Immune Response7▲ 5.0×17 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 3.4×16 topics
  8. Diagnosis7▲ 2.9×30 topics
  9. Cancer6▲ 1.88×23 topics
  10. Management6▲ 3.1×20 topics
  11. Depression6▲ 2.7×8 topics
  12. Vaccine6▲ 6.0×10 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.0×20 topics
  14. Diabetes6▲ 4.7×14 topics
  15. Mental Health6▲ 1.65×10 topics
  16. Public Health6▲ 1.61×23 topics
  17. Global Burden5▲ 4.0×8 topics
  18. Risk Factors5▲ 2.0×17 topics
  19. Genetics5▲ 2.8×12 topics
  20. Pathogenesis4▲ 3.6×14 topics
  21. Anxiety4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  22. Vaccine Development4▲ 6.9×6 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  24. Mortality4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  25. Medical Education4▲ 5.7×8 topics
  26. Development4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  27. Pathophysiology4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  28. Thrombosis4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  29. Immunity3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  30. Maternal Mortality3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  31. Psychological Impact3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  32. SARS-CoV-23▲ 4.2×4 topics
  33. Drug Resistance3▲ 4.3×6 topics
  34. Healthcare Workers3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  35. Infection3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  36. Disaster Management3▲ 7.6×2 topics
  37. Insecticide Resistance3▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Genome Sequence3▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Alzaiem Alazhari University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Malaria Research and Control, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Public Relations and Crisis Communication.

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  2. 2 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 2 works
  5. 5 Construction Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  8. 8 Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 2 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 available81.0%not open19.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.4%domestic only57.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Alzaiem Alazhari University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Alzaiem Alazhari University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00083% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Alzaiem Alazhari University0.00086% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Alzaiem Alazhari University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Alzaiem Alazhari University9.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.1% in 2025.

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