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Red Sea University

In research, Red Sea University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,055 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,787
of 22,385 · #21,343 all time
Rank in Sudan
#15
of 30
Research works
240
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
Red Sea University

What is Red Sea University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #13,055 of 17,446 7.9%126

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Red Sea 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 Red Sea University work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Red Sea University is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Engineering (17%), Environmental Science (15%).

Physical Sciences: 56 fractional works · 48.7% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 17.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 14.9% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 7.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 24.8% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 20.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRed SeaUniversity114fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences16%

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. Engineering1917.0%
    2. Environmental Science1714.9%
    3. Computer Science97.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences43.5%
    5. Materials Science21.5%
    6. Energy11.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
    8. Mathematics10.9%
    9. Chemistry10.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Medicine2320.0%
    2. Health Professions54.2%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences87.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting54.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    4. Psychology11.3%
    5. Decision Sciences10.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences76.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
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: 1.33× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.13× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.00× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.00×17 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.26×4 works
  3. Health Professions1.61×5 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.52×1 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.40×5 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.33×7 works
  7. Energy1.31×1 works
  8. Engineering1.13×19 works
  9. Veterinary1.07×0 works
  10. Medicine1.04×23 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.98×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.98×9 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.97×1 works
  14. Mathematics0.73×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.68×1 works
  16. Nursing0.65×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×2 works
  18. Social Sciences0.59×8 works
  19. Chemistry0.54×1 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×3 works
  21. Materials Science0.42×2 works
  22. Psychology0.42×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.41×1 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.21×1 works
  25. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Red Sea University?

Ranked on the quality score, Samah G. Babiker, Dirar H. Nasr and Cyril Crossland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Red Sea University.

  1. 1 Samah G. Babiker Sudan · #2,175,358 worldwide 197 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Dirar H. Nasr Sudan · #2,462,669 worldwide 172 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Cyril Crossland Sudan · #2,588,859 worldwide 342 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Yasir Salih Sudan · #4,869,215 worldwide 301 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Bai Yun Sudan · #7,682,776 worldwide 19 citations · 309 works
All ranked researchers at Red Sea University

What are the most cited papers from Red Sea University?

The most cited paper from Red Sea University is "Internet of Things Applications, Challenges and Related Future Technologies" (Kamal Aldein Mohammed Zeinab, Sayed Ali Ahmed Elmustafa, 2017), with 261 citations. Next come "Machine Learning Technologies for Secure Vehicular Communication in Internet of Vehicles: Recent Advances and Applications" (250) and "Review of Middle East Paleozoic plate tectonics" (207).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Internet of Things Applications, Challenges and Related Future Technologies Kamal Aldein Mohammed Zeinab, Sayed Ali Ahmed Elmustafa · World Scientific News 2017 261
2 Machine Learning Technologies for Secure Vehicular Communication in Internet of Vehicles: Recent Advances and Applications Elmustafa Sayed Ali, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Rosilah Binti Hassan et al. · Security and Communication Networks Open access 12 Mar 2021 250
3 Review of Middle East Paleozoic plate tectonics Dmitry A. Ruban, Moujahed I. Al-Husseini, Yumiko Iwasaki · GeoArabia Open access Jul 2007 207
4 Knowledge, attitude, and practice of artificial intelligence among doctors and medical students in Syria: A cross-sectional online survey Sarya Swed, Hidar Alibrahim, Nashaat Kamal Hamdy Elkalagi et al. · Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence Open access 29 Sep 2022 188
5 Optimal path planning for drones based on swarm intelligence algorithm Rashid Abdelhaleem Saeed, Mohamed Omri, S. Abdel‐Khalek et al. · Neural Computing and Applications 29 Apr 2022 177
All 56 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Red Sea University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conservation, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Genetic Diversity, Biodiversity, Biogeography, Freshwater and Phylogenetic Analysis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 1.86×34 topics
  2. Climate Change7▲ 2.4×26 topics
  3. Machine Learning5▲ 1.40×26 topics
  4. Conservation5▲ 10×6 topics
  5. Deep Learning5▲ 1.29×23 topics
  6. Biodiversity4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  7. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.2×13 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency4▲ 3.6×12 topics
  10. Biogeography4▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Freshwater4▲ 61×2 topics
  12. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  13. Healthcare3▲ 2.4×10 topics
  14. Morphology3▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Public Health3▲ 1.82×12 topics
  16. Internet of Things3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  17. Pathogenesis3▲ 4.9×10 topics
  18. Fish3▲ 65×1 topic
  19. Length-Weight Relationships3▲ 65×1 topic
  20. Diagnosis3▲ 2.6×14 topics
  21. Conflict2▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Population Dynamics2▲ 7.4×8 topics
  23. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Ocean Acidification2▲ 22×3 topics
  25. 5G Networks2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  26. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Security and Privacy2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  28. Trophic Cascades2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Ecological Impact2▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Ecosystem-Based Management2▲ 43×1 topic
  31. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Marine Spatial Planning2▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Mobile Edge Computing2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  34. Toxins2▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Poverty Reduction2▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Virulence Factors2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  37. Ecosystem Management1▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Marine Fisheries1▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Thermodynamic Analysis1▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Edge Computing1▲ 9.2×1 topic

Which research topics does Red Sea University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Coastal and Marine Management, Marine and fisheries research and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…1Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…1Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 1 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGlobal and Planetary ChangeComputer Networks and Communications6 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 3 works
  2. 2 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  5. 5 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  10. 10 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 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 available70.9%not open29.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.9%domestic only52.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Red Sea University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% 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 Red Sea University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00046% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Red Sea University0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Red Sea 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 2025Red Sea University5.7% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.5% in 2022.

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