Research in Cairo
Science Explorer records 134 research institutions in Cairo, Egypt. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Ain Shams University, Al-Azhar University and Helwan University.
- Research institutions
- 134 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 157k ▲ 102% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 14.3% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Cairo?
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Cairo strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Cairo is most concentrated in Leadership and Management, Orthodontics and Architecture (8.2× the world share in Leadership and Management).
- Leadership and ManagementSubfield · 64.9 works8.2×
- OrthodonticsSubfield · 355.9 works6.2×
- ArchitectureSubfield · 94.7 works4.7×
- Oral SurgerySubfield · 462.6 works4.7×
- DentistryField · 1,056.3 works4.2×
- General DentistrySubfield · 80.8 works3.6×
- Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 114.4 works3.2×
- Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 309.9 works3.1×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Cairo?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant, Machine Learning, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles and Cancer.
- Heterocyclic Compounds
- Anticancer Agents
- Anti-inflammatory
- Antioxidants
- Complications
- Diabetes
- Drug Delivery
- Synthesis
- Antioxidant Activity
- Toxicity
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Nanocomposites
- Renewable Energy
- Biomedical Applications
- Antioxidant
- Cancer
- Nanomaterials
- Sustainability
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Inflammation
- Oxidative Stress
- Environmental Impact
- Quality of Life
- Nanoparticles
- Climate Change
- Treatment
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Artificial Intelligence
- Remote Sensing
- Mechanical Properties
- Tissue Engineering
- Graphene
- Antimicrobial
- Insulin Resistance
- Heat Transfer
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Adsorption
- Self-Efficacy
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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
- Epidemiology2,516▲ 1.24×137 topics
- Machine Learning1,765◆ 1.05×96 topics
- Inflammation1,696▲ 1.59×83 topics
- Deep Learning1,564◆ 0.89×84 topics
- Oxidative Stress1,360▲ 1.62×63 topics
- Sustainability1,168◆ 0.93×110 topics
- Environmental Impact1,148▲ 1.31×69 topics
- Nanomaterials1,126▲ 2.1×20 topics
- Quality of Life1,088▲ 1.47×59 topics
- Cancer1,071▲ 1.55×59 topics
- Nanoparticles1,044▲ 1.62×44 topics
- Antioxidant982▲ 2.8×51 topics
- Climate Change969▼ 0.70×114 topics
- Biomedical Applications930▲ 1.53×36 topics
- Treatment860▲ 1.38×52 topics
- Renewable Energy828◆ 1.12×56 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease724▲ 1.27×39 topics
- Nanocomposites718▲ 1.74×22 topics
- Artificial Intelligence713◆ 1.01×58 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome686▲ 1.64×23 topics
- Remote Sensing679◆ 1.07×38 topics
- Toxicity619▲ 2.8×20 topics
- Mechanical Properties618▲ 1.24×39 topics
- Antioxidant Activity601▲ 1.85×32 topics
- Tissue Engineering560▲ 1.78×13 topics
- Synthesis557▲ 2.9×37 topics
- Graphene539▲ 1.53×12 topics
- Drug Delivery521▲ 1.87×16 topics
- Antimicrobial519▲ 3.6×14 topics
- Diabetes518▲ 2.0×22 topics
- Insulin Resistance502▲ 2.1×10 topics
- Complications492▲ 1.92×17 topics
- Heat Transfer481▲ 1.89×20 topics
- Antioxidants473▲ 2.1×17 topics
- Medicinal Chemistry439▲ 3.1×13 topics
- Anti-inflammatory439▲ 3.1×29 topics
- Adsorption437▲ 4.1×7 topics
- Anticancer Agents422▲ 5.4×12 topics
- Self-Efficacy375▲ 2.7×11 topics
- Heterocyclic Compounds294▲ 6.5×6 topics
What research is done in Cairo?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 224 works
- 2 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 224 works
- 3 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 203 works
- 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 188 works
- 5 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 185 works
- 6 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 183 works
- 7 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 170 works
- 8 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 147 works
- 9 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 140 works
- 10 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 139 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.