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University of Khartoum

In research, University of Khartoum stands highest in Medicine (#244 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#337 of 11,982 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#602 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,123
of 28,054 · #3,791 all time
Rank in Sudan
#1
of 30
Research works
7k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
89k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is University of Khartoum known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #244 of 10,443 14.0%450 #542
Health SciencesDomain #337 of 11,982 15.6%550 #694
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #602 of 3,409 16.4%155 #1027
Life SciencesDomain #2,362 of 7,800 15.0%276 #3882
Physical SciencesDomain #5,241 of 12,888 14.9%302 #7163
Social SciencesDomain #4,379 of 10,521 17.2%196 #5408
Social SciencesField #3,448 of 6,365 17.1%80 #4191
EngineeringField #4,476 of 6,636 14.7%96 #5479
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,778 of 3,579 13.8%71 #4603
Environmental ScienceField #2,835 of 3,551 14.3%68 #3691

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Khartoum 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#542 #244
  2. Health Sciences#694 #337
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,027 #602
  4. Life Sciences#3,882 #2,362
  5. Physical Sciences#7,163 #5,241
  6. Social Sciences#5,408 #4,379
  7. Social Sciences#4,191 #3,448
  8. Engineering#5,479 #4,476
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,603 #2,778
  10. Environmental Science#3,691 #2,835
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 2.47× its world share, 155 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 71 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.08× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.67× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 96 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 68 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.77× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 450 worksMedicineNursing: 2.18× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.95× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 47 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Khartoum?

Ranked on the composite score, Ayman Ahmed, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig and Nouh Saad Mohamed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Khartoum.

  1. 1 Ayman Ahmed Sudan · #15,137 worldwide 916 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Emmanuel Edwar Siddig Sudan · #25,676 worldwide 613 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Nouh Saad Mohamed Sudan · #57,404 worldwide 795 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Maowia M. Mukhtar Sudan · #307,397 worldwide 111 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Sami A. Khalid Sudan · #389,433 worldwide 96 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Samia Satti Osman Mohamed Nour Sudan · #395,707 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Ishag Adam Sudan · #402,840 worldwide 108 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Mark Fisher Sudan · #417,962 worldwide 18 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Eltahir Awad Gasim Khalil Sudan · #495,349 worldwide 47 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 El Sheikh Mahgoub Sudan · #525,404 worldwide 55 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Khartoum

Which keywords describe research at University of Khartoum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Antioxidant, Treatment, Inflammation, Genetic Diversity, Public Health and Diabetes.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology142▲ 2.7×125 topics
  2. Inflammation47▲ 1.71×70 topics
  3. Climate Change46▲ 1.30×59 topics
  4. Diagnosis46▲ 3.7×40 topics
  5. Public Health41▲ 2.1×40 topics
  6. Treatment39▲ 2.4×47 topics
  7. Antioxidant35▲ 3.8×45 topics
  8. Mental Health34▲ 1.74×24 topics
  9. Quality of Life31▲ 1.63×39 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease30▲ 2.0×35 topics
  11. Depression28▲ 2.4×20 topics
  12. Diabetes27▲ 4.1×19 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity27▲ 4.6×18 topics
  14. Pathogenesis26▲ 3.8×24 topics
  15. Immune Response25▲ 3.3×21 topics
  16. Mortality22▲ 2.9×12 topics
  17. Antioxidant Activity22▲ 2.6×27 topics
  18. Drug Resistance22▲ 5.8×8 topics
  19. Vaccine22▲ 4.1×11 topics
  20. Health Benefits21▲ 4.9×13 topics
  21. Biodiversity Conservation19▲ 3.9×11 topics
  22. Vaccine Development19▲ 5.7×11 topics
  23. Sustainable Agriculture17▲ 4.0×8 topics
  24. Smallholder Farmers17▲ 5.7×6 topics
  25. Proteins16▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Conflict16▲ 7.2×5 topics
  27. Nutritional Value15▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Genomic Sequencing14▲ 9.3×6 topics
  29. Climate Resilience14▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Therapeutic14▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Lactoferrin14▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Genomic14▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Camel Milk14▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Nutritional14▲ 72×1 topic
  35. Transplant Recipients13▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Agroforestry13▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Taxonomy13▲ 7.4×4 topics
  38. Clinical Features12▲ 25×3 topics
  39. Indigenous Fruits12▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Tree Domestication12▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Khartoum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Diversity and Health Studies, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Actinomycetales infections and treatment and Health and Conflict Studies.

Animal Diversity and Hea…14Animal Diversity and Health Studies: 14 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…12African Botany and Ecology Studies: 12 fractional worksActinomycetales infectio…12Actinomycetales infections and treatment: 12 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…10Health and Conflict Studies: 10 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and Mycology: 10 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 8 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…6Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 6 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 6 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 6 fractional works
Food ScienceForestryMicrobiologyGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 14 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 12 works
  3. 3 Actinomycetales infections and treatment Microbiology 12 works
  4. 4 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 10 works
  5. 5 Infectious Diseases and Mycology Small Animals 10 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 6 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  9. 9 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  10. 10 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 6 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 available48.3%not open51.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.2%domestic only67.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Khartoum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

Other research institutions in Khartoum

All research institutions in Khartoum

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.