Universities by Research Publications in Sudan

Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

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University of Khartoum425,526 citations

15,682

Sudan University of Science and Technology61,089 citations

4,901

University of Gezira65,396 citations

3,778

Al-Neelain University31,950 citations

3,687

Omdurman Islamic University25,528 citations

2,872

University of Bahri15,026 citations

1,604

Alzaiem Alazhari University14,945 citations

1,494

National Ribat University10,095 citations

1,151

University of Medical Sciences and Technology17,394 citations

1,077

International University of Africa11,870 citations

1,070

University of Kordofan8,453 citations

1,037

Ahfad University for Women11,177 citations

842

Karary University6,078 citations

835

University of Nyala12,885 citations

817

Kassala University9,710 citations

706

Shendi University4,263 citations

682

Red Sea University7,221 citations

645

Sudan Medical Specialization Board3,169 citations

623

National University5,098 citations

621

Gadarif University5,845 citations

578

Nile Valley University5,981 citations

542

University of Technology2,827 citations

462

University of El Imam El Mahdi4,714 citations

457

The Future University3,234 citations

372

University of Science and Technology Omdurman3,617 citations

368

University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences415 citations

363

Sinnar University1,844 citations

358

University of Bakhtalruda1,825 citations

315

Sudan International University1,739 citations

292

University of Dongola1,483 citations

271

Al Fashir University3,854 citations

250

Omdurman Ahlia University763 citations

219

West Kordofan University1,439 citations

210

University of Al-Butana284 citations

208

University of Zalingei5,144 citations

200

Blue Nile University3,045 citations

183

AlMughtaribeen University915 citations

180

Elsheikh Abdallah Elbadri University392 citations

180

Sudan Academy of Sciences1,290 citations

162

White Nile University219 citations

154

Bayan University2,201 citations

139

Khartoum International Institute for Arabic Languague501 citations

129

Zamzam University College656 citations

117

Dalanj University474 citations

109

Open University of Sudan809 citations

Nahda College853 citations

Mashreq University305 citations

University of the Holy Quran and Taseel of Sciences54 citations

Wad Medani Ahlia University712 citations

Sudan Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences136 citations

Highlights

Within Sudan, University of Khartoum ranks first in 2026 with 15,682, followed by Sudan University of Science and Technology (4,901) and University of Gezira (3,778).

University of Khartoum is 3.2 times higher than Sudan University of Science and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 15,682 (University of Khartoum) to 48 (Sudan Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences), with a median of 366.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within Sudan, University of Khartoum ranks first in 2026 with 15,682, followed by Sudan University of Science and Technology (4,901) and University of Gezira (3,778).

University of Khartoum is 3.2 times higher than Sudan University of Science and Technology, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 15,682 (University of Khartoum) to 48 (Sudan Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences), with a median of 366.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.