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Sudan Academy of Sciences

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World rank, all time
#26,443
of 34,923
Rank in Sudan
#26
of 31
Research works
164
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Sudan Academy of Sciences

Which fields of science does Sudan Academy of Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Sudan Academy of Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Engineering (11%), Chemistry (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 38.4% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 11.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 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: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 17 fractional works · 38.3% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 29.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSudan Academy ofSciences44fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences12%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering511.3%
    2. Chemistry48.5%
    3. Mathematics24.9%
    4. Environmental Science24.5%
    5. Computer Science13.1%
    6. Materials Science12.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy01.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.7%
    10. Energy00.7%
    1. Medicine1329.8%
    2. Health Professions25.7%
    3. Nursing12.7%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences25.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.8%
    4. Neuroscience01.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences36.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting12.5%
    3. Decision Sciences01.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.0%
    5. Psychology01.0%
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: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.44× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.14× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.55× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 5.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.52×1 works
  2. Chemistry5.44×4 works
  3. Mathematics4.14×2 works
  4. Health Professions2.15×2 works
  5. Chemical Engineering2.05×0 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.82×1 works
  7. Medicine1.55×13 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.17×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.08×2 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.00×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.91×2 works
  12. Veterinary0.79×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.78×1 works
  14. Engineering0.75×5 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×0 works
  16. Energy0.71×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.65×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.64×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×2 works
  20. Social Sciences0.48×3 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.46×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.44×0 works
  23. Computer Science0.39×1 works
  24. Psychology0.32×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sudan Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohammed Osman Swar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sudan Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Mohammed Osman Swar Sudan · #5,571,139 worldwide 160 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Sudan Academy of Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Sudan Academy of Sciences?

The most cited paper from Sudan Academy of Sciences is "The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics ( FIGO ) initiative on pre‐eclampsia: A pragmatic guide for first‐trimester screening and prevention" (Liona C. Poon, Andrew Shennan, Jonathan A. Hyett et al., 2019), with 1,243 citations. Next come "FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) initiative on fetal growth: Best practice advice for screening, diagnosis, and management of fetal growth restriction" (582) and "Use of zinc oxide nano particles for production of antimicrobial textiles" (252).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics ( FIGO ) initiative on pre‐eclampsia: A pragmatic guide for first‐trimester screening and prevention Liona C. Poon, Andrew Shennan, Jonathan A. Hyett et al. · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics Open access May 2019 1,243
2 FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) initiative on fetal growth: Best practice advice for screening, diagnosis, and management of fetal growth restriction Nir Melamed et al. · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics Open access Mar 2021 582
3 Use of zinc oxide nano particles for production of antimicrobial textiles Ranguwar Rajendra, C Balakumar, HAM Ahammed et al. · International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Open access 6 Sep 2010 252
4 Human Monkeypox Outbreak Caused by Novel Virus Belonging to Congo Basin Clade, Sudan, 2005 Pierre B. H. Formenty, Mohammed O. Muntasir, Inger K. Damon et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access 28 Sep 2010 205
5 Management of prepregnancy, pregnancy, and postpartum obesity from the FIGO Pregnancy and Non‐Communicable Diseases Committee: A FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) guideline Fionnuala Mary McAuliffe, Sarah Louise Killeen, Chandni Maria Jacob et al. · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics Open access Sep 2020 139
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Which keywords describe research at Sudan Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Carbon Nanotubes, Green Analytical Chemistry, Ionic Liquids, Biosensing, Molecularly Imprinted Polymers and Solid-Phase Microextraction.

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

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.4×35 topics
  2. Public Health2▲ 3.9×14 topics
  3. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 11×2 topics
  4. Biosensing2▲ 39×2 topics
  5. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.98×6 topics
  6. Green Analytical Chemistry2▲ 62×2 topics
  7. Ionic Liquids2▲ 12×2 topics
  8. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers1▲ 83×1 topic
  9. Solid-Phase Microextraction1▲ 83×1 topic
  10. Treatment1▲ 2.5×11 topics
  11. Globalization1▲ 1.47×6 topics
  12. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.98×5 topics
  13. Diagnosis1▲ 2.6×10 topics
  14. Health Effects1▲ 4.1×4 topics
  15. Vaccine1▲ 6.0×7 topics
  16. Toxicity1▲ 5.3×5 topics
  17. Violence1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Sudan Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Analytical chemistry methods development, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Health and Conflict Studies.

Analytical chemistry methods development: 1 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…1Health and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional worksPower System Optimization and Stability: 1 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 1 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon …0Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 0 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 0 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 0 fractional works
Analytical ChemistryElectrochemistryNutrition and DieteticsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Analytical chemistry methods development Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  4. 4 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  8. 8 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 0 works
  9. 9 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 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 available54.6%not open45.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.3%domestic only57.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sudan Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher 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 Sudan Academy of Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Sudan Academy of Sciences0.00015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sudan Academy of Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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