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Blue Nile University

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Research works
68
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
51%
world 18%
Blue Nile University

Not ranked overall: Blue Nile University is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Blue Nile University work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Blue Nile University is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (30%), Engineering (20%), Environmental Science (19%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 48.1% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 19.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 19.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 31.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 29.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workALL ITS WORKBlue NileUniversity23fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences14%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering519.8%
    2. Environmental Science419.2%
    3. Computer Science12.9%
    4. Energy12.6%
    5. Materials Science01.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.9%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences729.7%
    2. Neuroscience01.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Social Sciences14.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting14.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance02.2%
    4. Psychology01.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities01.3%
    1. Medicine13.2%
    2. Health Professions01.9%
    3. Veterinary01.4%
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: 6.26× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.85× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.32× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.86× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 10.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary10.61×0 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.26×7 works
  3. Environmental Science3.86×4 works
  4. Energy2.85×1 works
  5. Chemical Engineering2.06×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.34×1 works
  7. Engineering1.32×5 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.01×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.89×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.70×0 works
  11. Psychology0.60×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.45×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.44×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.37×1 works
  16. Social Sciences0.35×1 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.29×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.22×0 works
  19. Medicine0.16×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Blue Nile University?

Ranked on the quality score, Elbager M.A. Edreis and Faisal Ismail Musa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Blue Nile University.

  1. 1 Elbager M.A. Edreis Sudan · #413,100 worldwide 1.7k citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Faisal Ismail Musa Sudan · #1,112,684 worldwide 129 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Blue Nile University

What are the most cited papers from Blue Nile University?

The most cited paper from Blue Nile University is "Thin film technology for solar steam generation: A new dawn" (Ammar Hamed Elsheikh, Swellam Wafa Sharshir, Mohamed Kamal Ahmed Ali et al., 2018), with 267 citations. Next come "Energy and exergy analysis of solar stills with micro/nano particles: A comparative study" (235) and "A mini review of techniques used to improve the tubular solar still performance for solar water desalination" (187).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Thin film technology for solar steam generation: A new dawn Ammar Hamed Elsheikh, Swellam Wafa Sharshir, Mohamed Kamal Ahmed Ali et al. · Solar Energy 28 Nov 2018 267
2 Energy and exergy analysis of solar stills with micro/nano particles: A comparative study Swellam Wafa Sharshir, Guilong Peng, Ammar Hamed Elsheikh et al. · Energy Conversion and Management 29 Sep 2018 235
3 A mini review of techniques used to improve the tubular solar still performance for solar water desalination Swellam Wafa Sharshir, Youssef M. Ellakany, Almoataz M. Algazzar et al. · Process Safety and Environmental Protection 26 Feb 2019 187
4 Quality by design approach for formulation development: A case study of dispersible tablets Naseem Ahmad Charoo, Areeg A.A. Shamsher, Ahmed S. Zidan et al. · International Journal of Pharmaceutics 23 Dec 2011 157
5 Supercritical water gasification of wastewater sludge for hydrogen production A.B.A. Ibrahim, Hüseyin Akıllı · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 19 Mar 2019 134
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Blue Nile University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Development, Smallholder Farmers, Biodiversity Conservation, Nutritional Value, Agroforestry, Indigenous Fruits and Tree Domestication.

▲ 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 16 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 32×4 topics
  2. Climate Change2▲ 3.3×18 topics
  3. Sustainable Development2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 37×2 topics
  5. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 20×3 topics
  6. Nutritional Value2▲ 60×2 topics
  7. Agroforestry2▲ 100×2 topics
  8. Remote Sensing2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  9. Indigenous Fruits1▲ 269×1 topic
  10. Tree Domestication1▲ 269×1 topic
  11. GIS1▲ 70×3 topics
  12. Sustainability1▲ 2.1×7 topics
  13. Biodiversity1▲ 6.3×6 topics
  14. Education1▲ 2.6×5 topics
  15. Land Suitability1▲ 130×1 topic
  16. Multi-Criteria Analysis1▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does Blue Nile University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: African Botany and Ecology Studies, Soil and Land Suitability Analysis, Dielectric materials and actuators and Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies.

African Botany and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksSoil and Land Suitability Analysis: 1 fractional worksDielectric materials and actuators: 1 fractional worksInnovative Energy Harvesting Technologies: 1 fractional worksWireless Power Transfer Systems: 1 fractional worksPolysaccharides Composition and Applications: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…1Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Science and Fertilization: 1 fractional worksAnimal Diversity and Health Studies: 0 fractional worksSeedling growth and surv…0Seedling growth and survival studies: 0 fractional works
ForestryManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawBiomedical EngineeringMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 1 works
  2. 2 Soil and Land Suitability Analysis Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  3. 3 Dielectric materials and actuators Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Wireless Power Transfer Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Polysaccharides Composition and Applications Food Science 1 works
  7. 7 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 0 works
  10. 10 Seedling growth and survival studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 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 available58.6%not open41.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.6%domestic only49.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Blue Nile University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Blue Nile University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000084% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Blue Nile University0.000097% in 20251990200020102020

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

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

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