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Omdurman Ahlia University

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Research works
104
▼ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
349
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Omdurman Ahlia University

Not ranked overall: Omdurman Ahlia 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 Omdurman Ahlia University work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Omdurman Ahlia University is in Health Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (47%), Social Sciences (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 15 fractional works · 54.5% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 47.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 19.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOmdurman AhliaUniversity28fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences54%Social Sciences20%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1347.3%
    2. Health Professions13.8%
    3. Veterinary01.4%
    4. Dentistry01.2%
    5. Nursing00.8%
    1. Social Sciences311.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.8%
    3. Psychology13.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering27.2%
    2. Chemistry01.7%
    3. Environmental Science01.6%
    4. Materials Science00.8%
    5. Computer Science00.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    7. Energy00.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology28.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.7%
    4. Neuroscience00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.46× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.68× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary10.15×0 works
  2. Medicine2.46×13 works
  3. Dentistry2.44×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.32×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.79×1 works
  6. Nursing1.68×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.52×2 works
  8. Health Professions1.44×1 works
  9. Chemistry1.09×0 works
  10. Psychology1.07×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.91×3 works
  12. Engineering0.48×2 works
  13. Energy0.43×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×0 works
  15. Neuroscience0.36×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.31×0 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.29×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.24×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.24×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.12×0 works
  23. Computer Science0.08×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Omdurman Ahlia University?

The most cited paper from Omdurman Ahlia University is "Urinary tract infections and antimicrobial sensitivity among diabetic patients at Khartoum, Sudan" (Hamdan Z. Hamdan, Eman A. Kubbara, Amar M Adam et al., 2015), with 94 citations. Next come "Prevalence of cleft lip and palate in a hospital‐based population in the Sudan" (67) and "Targeting Autophagy with Natural Products as a Potential Therapeutic Approach for Cancer" (54).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Urinary tract infections and antimicrobial sensitivity among diabetic patients at Khartoum, Sudan Hamdan Z. Hamdan, Eman A. Kubbara, Amar M Adam et al. · Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials Open access 20 Apr 2015 94
2 Prevalence of cleft lip and palate in a hospital‐based population in the Sudan Ahmed Mohamed Suleiman, Shabana Hamzah, M. A. ABUSALAB et al. · International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 25 Apr 2005 67
3 Targeting Autophagy with Natural Products as a Potential Therapeutic Approach for Cancer Md. Abdul Alim Al‐Bari, Yuko Ito, Samrein B. M. Ahmed et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 10 Sep 2021 54
4 Silver nanoparticles biogenic synthesized using an orange peel extract and their use as an anti-bacterial agent Alkhulaifi Manal, A. Hendi Awatif, Madiha Khalid et al. · International Journal of the Physical Sciences Open access 9 Feb 2014 50
5 The psychological impact of vitiligo in adult Sudanese patients AM Osman, Y Elkordufani, MA Abdullah · African Journal of Psychiatry Open access 14 Dec 2009 28
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Omdurman Ahlia University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Diagnosis, Immune Response, Natural Resources, Resource Curse, Oxidative Stress and Inflammation.

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

All 8 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 2.8×31 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress1▲ 3.1×8 topics
  3. Diagnosis1▲ 5.0×13 topics
  4. Complications1▲ 8.4×6 topics
  5. Inflammation1▲ 2.1×9 topics
  6. Immune Response1▲ 7.0×8 topics
  7. Natural Resources1▲ 229×1 topic
  8. Resource Curse1▲ 229×1 topic

Which research topics does Omdurman Ahlia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Natural Resources and Economic Development, Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Military Technology and Strategies.

Natural Resources and Ec…1Natural Resources and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda C…1Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 1 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…1Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 1 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …1Military Technology and Strategies: 1 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional worksGlutathione Transferases…0Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms: 0 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 0 fractional worksMyeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksChronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments: 0 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  2. 2 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 1 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 0 works
  9. 9 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments Hematology 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 available71.4%not open28.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Omdurman Ahlia University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% lower 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 Omdurman Ahlia University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Omdurman Ahlia University0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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