Universities by Research h-index in Sudan
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Khartoum15,682 works
181
2University of Gezira3,778 works
98
3Sudan University of Science and Technology4,901 works
87
4Al-Neelain University3,687 works
65
5Omdurman Islamic University2,872 works
65
6University of Medical Sciences and Technology1,077 works
54
7University of Nyala817 works
52
8Ahfad University for Women842 works
49
9International University of Africa1,070 works
47
10University of Bahri1,604 works
47
11Kassala University706 works
45
12Alzaiem Alazhari University1,494 works
44
13Red Sea University645 works
42
14University of Kordofan1,037 works
42
15Nile Valley University542 works
41
16University of Zalingei200 works
39
17National Ribat University1,151 works
37
18Gadarif University578 works
36
19Karary University835 works
35
20Shendi University682 works
31
21University of Science and Technology Omdurman368 works
31
22National University621 works
30
23The Future University372 works
28
24University of El Imam El Mahdi457 works
28
25Blue Nile University183 works
27
26Sudan Medical Specialization Board623 works
25
27University of Technology462 works
25
28Sinnar University358 works
24
29Bayan University139 works
23
30Al Fashir University250 works
22
31Sudan Academy of Sciences162 works
20
32West Kordofan University210 works
20
33University of Bakhtalruda315 works
19
34Nahda College94 works
17
35University of Dongola271 works
17
36Sudan International University292 works
16
37Zamzam University College117 works
16
38Sudan Childhood Diabetes Association22 works
15
39AlMughtaribeen University180 works
14
40University of Garden City46 works
14
41Open University of Sudan99 works
13
42Khartoum International Institute for Arabic Languague129 works
12
43Omdurman Ahlia University219 works
12
44Dalanj University109 works
11
45Elsheikh Abdallah Elbadri University180 works
11
46University of Al-Butana208 works
11
47Mashreq University90 works
10
48University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences363 works
10
49Wad Medani Ahlia University71 works
10
50Sudan Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences48 works
6
Highlights
Within Sudan, University of Khartoum ranks first in 2026 with 181, followed by University of Gezira (98) and Sudan University of Science and Technology (87).
University of Khartoum is 1.8 times higher than University of Gezira, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 181 (University of Khartoum) to 6 (Sudan Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences), with a median of 26.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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