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National Centre for Research

In research, National Centre for Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,281 of 11,023 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,646 of 5,126 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,575 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,046
of 22,385 · #13,243 all time
Rank in Sudan
#16
of 30
Research works
677
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%
National Centre for Research

What is National Centre for Research 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,281 of 11,023 9.7%309
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,646 of 5,126 10.8%213
Health SciencesDomain #11,575 of 16,688 7.8%185
MedicineField #10,856 of 14,558 6.7%152

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Centre for Research 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 National Centre for Research work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at National Centre for Research is in Life Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (25%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 65 fractional works · 40.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 40 fractional works · 25.3% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 10.1% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 58 fractional works · 36.1% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 31.4% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 15.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNational Centrefor Research159fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences41%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences8%

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4025.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology159.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology53.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.9%
    5. Neuroscience21.2%
    1. Medicine5031.4%
    2. Health Professions31.8%
    3. Nursing21.5%
    4. Veterinary10.7%
    5. Dentistry10.7%
    1. Environmental Science95.5%
    2. Engineering53.3%
    3. Chemistry42.3%
    4. Materials Science21.1%
    5. Computer Science10.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    7. Energy10.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences63.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities31.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.0%
    4. Psychology10.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
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: 5.32× its world share, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.71× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.28× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.50× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.64× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 2.98× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.10× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.50×3 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.32×40 works
  3. Veterinary5.10×1 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology3.28×5 works
  5. Nursing2.98×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.71×14 works
  7. Medicine1.64×50 works
  8. Chemistry1.46×4 works
  9. Dentistry1.37×1 works
  10. Environmental Science1.11×9 works
  11. Energy0.78×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.73×2 works
  13. Health Professions0.69×3 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.56×3 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.52×1 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×2 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.35×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.33×2 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.32×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.29×6 works
  21. Psychology0.27×1 works
  22. Engineering0.22×5 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×1 works
  24. Computer Science0.12×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  26. Mathematics0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Centre for Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Eltayb Abdellatef, Badria El-Sayed and Abdelmounem Eltayeib Abdo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Centre for Research.

  1. 1 Eltayb Abdellatef Sudan · #1,250,800 worldwide 1.4k citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Badria El-Sayed Sudan · #2,049,571 worldwide 830 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Abdelmounem Eltayeib Abdo Sudan · #2,136,668 worldwide 1.3k citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Mogbel A. A. El‐Niweiri Sudan · #2,261,620 worldwide 434 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Warda S. Abdelgadir Sudan · #2,749,729 worldwide 816 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 R. G. Archibald Sudan · #2,763,572 worldwide 415 citations · 76 works
  7. 7 Aisha Zoheir Almagboul Sudan · #3,066,631 worldwide 491 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Mo’awia Mukhtar Hassan Sudan · #3,114,154 worldwide 877 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 S. K. Dhyani Sudan · #3,447,662 worldwide 1.5k citations · 112 works
  10. 10 Amina Ibrahim Dirar Sudan · #3,485,002 worldwide 709 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at National Centre for Research

What are the most cited papers from National Centre for Research?

The most cited paper from National Centre for Research is "Harnessing neuroplasticity for clinical applications" (Steven C. Cramer et al., 2011), with 1,259 citations. Next come "Testing a Conceptual Model of Soil Emissions of Nitrous and Nitric Oxides" (1,003) and "Climate change: linking adaptation and mitigation through agroforestry" (793).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Harnessing neuroplasticity for clinical applications Steven C. Cramer et al. · Brain Open access 10 Apr 2011 1,259
2 Testing a Conceptual Model of Soil Emissions of Nitrous and Nitric Oxides Eric A. Davidson, Michael Keller, Heather E. Erickson et al. · BioScience Open access 2000 1,003
3 Climate change: linking adaptation and mitigation through agroforestry Louis Vincent Verchot, Meine van Noordwijk, Serigne Kandji et al. · Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 27 Apr 2007 793
4 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
5 The redistribution of soil water by tree root systems Stephen S. O. Burgess, Mark A. Adams, Neil C. Turner et al. · Oecologia 3 Jul 1998 616
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Centre for Research?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medicinal Plants, Antioxidant, Epidemiology, Antioxidant Activity, Anti-inflammatory, Oxidative Stress, Flavonoids and Antioxidants.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 2.2×59 topics
  2. Medicinal Plants9▲ 14×13 topics
  3. Antioxidant8▲ 7.7×36 topics
  4. Climate Change8▲ 1.81×25 topics
  5. Antioxidant Activity8▲ 7.6×24 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.9×28 topics
  7. Inflammation6▲ 1.92×42 topics
  8. Cancer6▲ 2.6×25 topics
  9. Anti-inflammatory5▲ 11×23 topics
  10. Treatment5▲ 2.5×15 topics
  11. Diagnosis5▲ 3.2×19 topics
  12. Flavonoids5▲ 11×6 topics
  13. Antioxidants4▲ 6.3×10 topics
  14. Biodiversity4▲ 3.3×11 topics
  15. Immune Response4▲ 4.3×16 topics
  16. Pharmacology4▲ 9.7×16 topics
  17. Vaccine Development4▲ 9.2×5 topics
  18. Phenolic Compounds4▲ 13×8 topics
  19. Conflict4▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity4▲ 5.0×14 topics
  21. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 7.0×8 topics
  22. Biogeography3▲ 7.8×9 topics
  23. Cancer Prevention3▲ 7.6×8 topics
  24. Drug Resistance3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  25. Antimicrobial Activity3▲ 12×7 topics
  26. Invasive Species3▲ 4.4×9 topics
  27. Polyphenols3▲ 10×6 topics
  28. Apoptosis3▲ 5.8×15 topics
  29. Herbal Medicine3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  30. Drug Discovery3▲ 7.9×6 topics
  31. Essential Oils3▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Anticancer3▲ 11×14 topics
  33. Biological Activities3▲ 10×8 topics
  34. Global Change3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  35. Natural Products2▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Bioavailability2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  37. Genetic Improvement2▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Traditional Medicine2▲ 10×7 topics
  39. Mode of Action2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Taxonomy2▲ 9.4×6 topics

Which research topics does National Centre for Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies, Plant and animal studies, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities.

Ethnobotanical and Medic…2Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies2Plant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…2Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 2 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fert…2Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 2 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 1 fractional worksTransboundary Water Reso…1Transboundary Water Resource Management: 1 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsFood ScienceBiochemistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  3. 3 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 2 works
  4. 4 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 1 works
  7. 7 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 1 works
  10. 10 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 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 available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.0%domestic only54.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Centre for Research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 National Centre for Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%National Centre for Research0.00060% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Centre for Research 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%National Centre for Research11.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.7% in 2023.

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