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Nile University

nileuniversity.ac.ugROR OpenAlex
Research works
51
▲ 113% vs 2018-21
Citations
120
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
59%
world 18%
Nile University

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

Which fields of science does Nile University work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Nile University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Computer Science (14%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 14 fractional works · 49.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 22.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 10.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 28.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 13.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 11.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNile University28fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences50%

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. Social Sciences622.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting310.1%
    3. Decision Sciences25.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities25.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance25.4%
    6. Psychology00.4%
    1. Computer Science413.8%
    2. Engineering26.4%
    3. Environmental Science25.8%
    4. Materials Science01.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    6. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Medicine311.4%
    2. Dentistry12.2%
    3. Health Professions01.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
    3. Neuroscience01.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
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: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.77× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 4.50× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.14× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.86× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.51× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences5.86×2 works
  2. Dentistry4.50×1 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting3.14×3 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.51×2 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.86×2 works
  6. Social Sciences1.80×6 works
  7. Computer Science1.77×4 works
  8. Environmental Science1.18×2 works
  9. Health Professions0.68×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.66×0 works
  11. Medicine0.59×3 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.48×0 works
  15. Engineering0.43×2 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.30×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.25×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  19. Psychology0.13×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Nile University?

The most cited paper from Nile University is "Developing a Systematic and Practical Road Map for Implementing Quality 4.0" (Nevien Farouk Khourshed, Nermin Gohar, 2023), with 28 citations. Next come "Convolutional Neural Network-Based Deep Urban Signatures with Application to Drone Localization" (25) and "Levels, trends and determinants of technical efficiency of general hospitals in Uganda: data envelopment analysis and Tobit regression analysis" (21).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Developing a Systematic and Practical Road Map for Implementing Quality 4.0 Nevien Farouk Khourshed, Nermin Gohar · Quality Innovation Prosperity Open access 31 Jul 2023 28
2 Convolutional Neural Network-Based Deep Urban Signatures with Application to Drone Localization Karim Amer, Mohamed Samy, Reda ElHakim et al. Conference paper Oct 2017 25
3 Levels, trends and determinants of technical efficiency of general hospitals in Uganda: data envelopment analysis and Tobit regression analysis Rogers Ayiko, Paschal N. Mujasi, Joyce Abaliwano et al. · BMC Health Services Research Open access 6 Oct 2020 21
4 Combining Lexical Features and a Supervised Learning Approach for Arabic Sentiment Analysis Samhaa R. El-Beltagy, Talaat Khalil, Amal Halaby et al. · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paperOpen access 2018 20
5 Remote Diagnosis, Maintenance and Prognosis for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Using Machine Learning Algorithms Mostafa Anwar Taie, Eman Magdy Moawad, Mohammed O. Diab et al. · SAE International journal of passenger cars. Electronic and electrical systems 5 Apr 2016 17
All 101 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nile University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Big Data, Supply Chain Management, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, E-commerce, Information Systems and Ethics.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning4▲ 3.9×11 topics
  2. Big Data2▲ 9.3×6 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  5. Natural Language Processing2▲ 25×3 topics
  6. Globalization2▲ 2.7×5 topics
  7. Healthcare1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  8. E-commerce1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  9. Digital Transformation1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  10. Ethics1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  11. Financial Performance1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  12. Information Systems1▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Knowledge Management1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  14. Religion1▲ 9.0×4 topics
  15. ICT1▲ 29×2 topics
  16. IoT1▲ 10×1 topic
  17. Smart Cities1▲ 15×1 topic
  18. Economic Development1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  19. Legal Technology1▲ 250×1 topic
  20. Online Shopping1▲ 20×1 topic
  21. Predictive1▲ 250×1 topic
  22. Social Media1▲ 2.6×4 topics
  23. Technology Acceptance Model1▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Nile University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Organizational and Employee Performance, Artificial Intelligence in Law, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Economic Growth and Development.

Organizational and Emplo…1Organizational and Employee Performance: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Law: 1 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …1Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 1 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…1Economic Growth and Development: 1 fractional worksICT in Developing Communities: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 0 fractional worksCorporate Social Respons…0Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 0 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 0 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture: 0 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…0FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligencePolitical Science and International RelationsInformation Systems and ManagementInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 Artificial Intelligence in Law Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 1 works
  4. 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 ICT in Developing Communities Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 0 works
  7. 7 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 0 works
  8. 8 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 0 works
  9. 9 Law in Society and Culture Law 0 works
  10. 10 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 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 available58.3%not open41.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.6%domestic only41.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nile University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 113% higher 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 Nile University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Nile University0.00011% in 20251990200020102020

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

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