Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Sudan
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Sudan Childhood Diabetes Association22 works
7.10
2University of Khartoum15,682 works
4.68
3International University of Africa1,070 works
4.00
4Al Fashir University250 works
3.50
5AlMughtaribeen University180 works
3.01
6University of Zalingei200 works
2.76
7University of Nyala817 works
2.53
8Red Sea University645 works
2.51
9National University621 works
2.46
10University of El Imam El Mahdi457 works
2.33
11University of Bakhtalruda315 works
2.29
12University of Garden City46 works
2.25
13University of Gezira3,778 works
2.22
14Omdurman Islamic University2,872 works
2.04
15Alzaiem Alazhari University1,494 works
2.03
16The Future University372 works
1.99
17University of Bahri1,604 works
1.95
18Wad Medani Ahlia University71 works
1.94
19Ahfad University for Women842 works
1.91
20Zamzam University College117 works
1.84
21Sudan University of Science and Technology4,901 works
1.84
22Open University of Sudan99 works
1.79
23Karary University835 works
1.78
24Gadarif University578 works
1.59
25Blue Nile University183 works
1.58
26Kassala University706 works
1.57
27University of Medical Sciences and Technology1,077 works
1.56
28University of Science and Technology Omdurman368 works
1.55
29University of Kordofan1,037 works
1.53
30West Kordofan University210 works
1.53
31National Ribat University1,151 works
1.51
32Nile Valley University542 works
1.50
33Nahda College94 works
1.47
34Al-Neelain University3,687 works
1.47
35University of Dongola271 works
1.42
36Sudan International University292 works
1.25
37Omdurman Ahlia University219 works
1.14
38Sudan Medical Specialization Board623 works
1.11
39University of Technology462 works
0.84
40Sinnar University358 works
0.81
41Shendi University682 works
0.81
42Sudan Academy of Sciences162 works
0.62
43Dalanj University109 works
0.55
44University of the Holy Quran and Taseel of Sciences83 works
0.50
45White Nile University154 works
0.49
46Elsheikh Abdallah Elbadri University180 works
0.46
47Bayan University139 works
0.42
48University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences363 works
0.26
49Sudan Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences48 works
0.25
50University of Al-Butana208 works
0.22
Highlights
Within Sudan, Sudan Childhood Diabetes Association ranks first in 2026 with 7.10, followed by University of Khartoum (4.68) and International University of Africa (4.00).
Sudan Childhood Diabetes Association is 1.5 times higher than University of Khartoum, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 7.10 (Sudan Childhood Diabetes Association) to 0.22 (University of Al-Butana), with a median of 1.58.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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