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University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences

In research, University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,247 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,134 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education and Sociology and Political Science — Education is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,317
of 28,054 · #34,623 all time
Rank in Sudan
#17
of 30
Research works
480
▲ 186% vs 2013–17
Citations
445
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,247 of 10,521 8.7%173 #14578
Social SciencesField #5,134 of 6,365 9.7%129 #8966

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences 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).

What does University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 59.3 works9.0×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 39.1 works5.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 4.10× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.99× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.80× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.75× its world share, 129 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Curriculum Development, Islamic Education, Teacher Training, Culture, Digital Learning, Globalization, Education and Online Learning.

▲ 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. Curriculum Development34▲ 23×8 topics
  2. Islamic Education32▲ 42×4 topics
  3. Teacher Training28▲ 21×3 topics
  4. Globalization24▲ 5.6×14 topics
  5. Education22▲ 6.0×15 topics
  6. Culture22▲ 19×6 topics
  7. Digital Learning21▲ 18×5 topics
  8. Online Learning20▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Religious Education20▲ 53×3 topics
  10. Educational Technology17▲ 6.8×10 topics
  11. Literature17▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Ethnicity17▲ 21×5 topics
  13. Philosophy17▲ 18×4 topics
  14. Social Media17▲ 5.5×7 topics
  15. History17▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Muslim Students17▲ 106×1 topic
  17. Pedagogy17▲ 16×1 topic
  18. Islam16▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Sharia Law16▲ 52×1 topic
  20. Social Influence16▲ 35×1 topic
  21. Islamic Law13▲ 137×2 topics
  22. Middle East13▲ 94×2 topics
  23. Student Engagement13▲ 15×5 topics
  24. Gender Equality13▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Feminism12▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Ottoman Empire12▲ 78×2 topics
  27. Secularism12▲ 55×2 topics
  28. Spirituality12▲ 59×3 topics
  29. Iran12▲ 130×1 topic
  30. Islamic reform12▲ 130×1 topic
  31. Qur'anic Exegesis12▲ 251×1 topic
  32. Tafsir Al-Mishbah12▲ 251×1 topic
  33. Islamic Banking12▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Active Learning11▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Authentic Learning11▲ 108×1 topic
  36. Multilingual Education11▲ 108×1 topic
  37. Qualitative Research10▲ 5.5×6 topics
  38. Learning Outcomes10▲ 11×6 topics
  39. Character Education9▲ 8.7×4 topics
  40. Indonesia9▲ 8.3×5 topics

Which research topics does University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Islamic Studies and History and Qur’anic Interpretation Studies.

Education and Islamic Studies: 17 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 16 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…12Islamic Studies and History: 12 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation …12Qur’anic Interpretation Studies: 12 fractional worksArabic Language Education Studies: 11 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 8 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…8Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 8 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 7 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 7 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 7 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 17 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  4. 4 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 12 works
  5. 5 Arabic Language Education Studies Education 11 works
  6. 6 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 8 works
  8. 8 Education and Character Development Education 7 works
  9. 9 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 7 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 available81.4%not open18.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.3%domestic only49.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 186% 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.

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