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The Future University

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,903
of 22,385 · #24,539 all time
Rank in Sudan
#22
of 30
Research works
178
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
747
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
52%
world 18%
The Future University

Which fields of science does The Future University work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at The Future University is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Computer Science (18%), Social Sciences (16%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 41 fractional works · 50.5% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 21.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 18.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 33.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 16.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThe FutureUniversity80fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences34%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1721.2%
    2. Computer Science1518.5%
    3. Materials Science33.7%
    4. Environmental Science23.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.5%
    6. Energy11.0%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    8. Mathematics00.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    10. Chemistry00.3%
    1. Social Sciences1316.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance56.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting45.1%
    4. Psychology22.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities22.1%
    6. Decision Sciences11.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences34.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Medicine56.3%
    2. Dentistry10.7%
    3. Health Professions00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
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: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.37× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.41× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.81× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.81×5 works
  2. Computer Science2.37×15 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.58×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.58×4 works
  5. Dentistry1.50×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.46×1 works
  7. Engineering1.41×17 works
  8. Social Sciences1.30×13 works
  9. Energy1.07×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×0 works
  11. Materials Science1.06×3 works
  12. Veterinary1.02×0 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.98×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.89×3 works
  15. Psychology0.88×2 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.72×2 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.69×1 works
  18. Environmental Science0.61×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×2 works
  20. Mathematics0.35×0 works
  21. Medicine0.33×5 works
  22. Neuroscience0.28×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.17×0 works
  25. Health Professions0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at The Future University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohamed Khalafalla Hassan and Ashraf Gasim Elsid Abdalla lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Future University.

  1. 1 Mohamed Khalafalla Hassan Sudan · #2,607,311 worldwide 344 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Ashraf Gasim Elsid Abdalla Sudan · #4,869,663 worldwide 56 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at The Future University

What are the most cited papers from The Future University?

The most cited paper from The Future University is "A comprehensive survey of load balancing techniques in software-defined network" (Mosab Hamdan, Entisar Hassan, Ahmed Abdelaziz et al., 2020), with 172 citations. Next come "H3ABioNet, a sustainable pan-African bioinformatics network for human heredity and health in Africa" (169) and "Designing a course model for distance-based online bioinformatics training in Africa: The H3ABioNet experience" (98).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A comprehensive survey of load balancing techniques in software-defined network Mosab Hamdan, Entisar Hassan, Ahmed Abdelaziz et al. · Journal of Network and Computer Applications 24 Oct 2020 172
2 H3ABioNet, a sustainable pan-African bioinformatics network for human heredity and health in Africa Nicola Mulder et al. · Genome Research Open access Dec 2015 169
3 Designing a course model for distance-based online bioinformatics training in Africa: The H3ABioNet experience Kim Gurwitz, Shaun Aron, Sumir Panji et al. · PLoS Computational Biology Open access 5 Oct 2017 98
4 Software-defined networks for resource allocation in cloud computing: A survey Arwa M. Eldhai, Mosab Hamdan, Suleman Khan et al. · Computer Networks Open access 14 May 2021 94
5 Development of Bioinformatics Infrastructure for Genomics Research Nicola Mulder et al. · Global Heart Open access 14 Mar 2017 86
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The Future University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Ethnicity, Wireless Sensor Networks, Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Legal Regulation and Economic Security.

▲ 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. Deep Learning9▲ 3.2×28 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 1.90×21 topics
  3. Sustainability5▲ 2.3×13 topics
  4. Globalization3▲ 2.1×11 topics
  5. Corporate Governance3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  6. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.3×8 topics
  7. Wireless Sensor Networks3▲ 7.4×6 topics
  8. Ethnicity3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  9. Economic Development2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  10. Economic Security2▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Legal Regulation2▲ 13×3 topics
  12. Philosophy2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  13. Healthcare2▲ 2.5×4 topics
  14. IoT Security2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  15. Risk Management2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  16. 5G Networks2▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Air Force2▲ 22×1 topic
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  19. Culture2▲ 4.9×1 topic
  20. Islam2▲ 12×1 topic
  21. Modernization2▲ 14×1 topic
  22. Public Oversight2▲ 21×1 topic
  23. Social Influence2▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Transport Policy2▲ 21×1 topic
  25. Image Processing2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  26. Internet of Things2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  27. Energy Storage2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  28. Digital Economy2▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Financial Security2▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Entrepreneurship2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  31. Smart Cities2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  32. Cathode Materials2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  33. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  34. Investment2▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Semiconductor2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  36. Technology Acceptance Model1▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Edge Computing1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Financial Literacy1▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Small and Medium Enterprises1▲ 9.4×1 topic
  40. Fog Computing1▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does The Future University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies and Financial Literacy and Behavior.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…2Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…2Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 2 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …2Military Technology and Strategies: 2 fractional worksFinancial Literacy and B…1Financial Literacy and Behavior: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional worksScience Education and Pe…1Science Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation an…1Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial …1Economic and Industrial Development: 1 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Network…1Software-Defined Networks and 5G: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 2 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Financial Literacy and Behavior Accounting 1 works
  5. 5 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  6. 6 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 1 works
  8. 8 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  9. 9 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 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 available63.0%not open37.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.7%domestic only48.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Future University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% 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 The Future University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00028% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%The Future University0.00043% in 202520102020

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

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