Universities by Research i10-index in Sudan
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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
9,450
2University of Gezira3,778 works
1,556
3Sudan University of Science and Technology4,901 works
1,515
4Al-Neelain University3,687 works
880
5Omdurman Islamic University2,872 works
603
6University of Bahri1,604 works
374
7University of Nyala817 works
337
8University of Medical Sciences and Technology1,077 works
326
9Alzaiem Alazhari University1,494 works
287
10International University of Africa1,070 works
280
11Ahfad University for Women842 works
269
12Kassala University706 works
247
13National Ribat University1,151 works
224
14University of Kordofan1,037 works
197
15Red Sea University645 works
174
16Karary University835 works
168
17National University621 works
157
18Gadarif University578 works
155
19Nile Valley University542 works
146
20University of El Imam El Mahdi457 works
112
21University of Science and Technology Omdurman368 works
107
22Shendi University682 works
97
23The Future University372 works
95
24Sudan Medical Specialization Board623 works
83
25University of Zalingei200 works
83
26University of Technology462 works
61
27Al Fashir University250 works
59
28Blue Nile University183 works
52
29University of Dongola271 works
52
30Sinnar University358 works
50
31Sudan International University292 works
46
32University of Bakhtalruda315 works
45
33Sudan Academy of Sciences162 works
37
34West Kordofan University210 works
37
35Bayan University139 works
36
36AlMughtaribeen University180 works
25
37Zamzam University College117 works
23
38Nahda College94 works
21
39University of Garden City46 works
18
40Elsheikh Abdallah Elbadri University180 works
16
41Omdurman Ahlia University219 works
16
42Sudan Childhood Diabetes Association22 works
16
43Open University of Sudan99 works
15
44University of Al-Butana208 works
13
45Khartoum International Institute for Arabic Languague129 works
12
46Wad Medani Ahlia University71 works
12
47Dalanj University109 works
11
48Mashreq University90 works
10
49University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences363 works
10
50Academy of Engineering Sciences29 works
5
Highlights
Within Sudan, University of Khartoum ranks first in 2026 with 9,450, followed by University of Gezira (1,556) and Sudan University of Science and Technology (1,515).
University of Khartoum is 6.1 times higher than University of Gezira, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 9,450 (University of Khartoum) to 5 (Academy of Engineering Sciences), with a median of 72.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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