Question 1

How strong is science in Algeria?

Accepted Answer

Algeria ranks #148 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#124 all time), with 43k research works and 5.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Algeria strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Algeria ranks highest in Engineering (#92 of 131), Computer Science (#97 of 128) and Energy (#60 of 71). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Numerical Analysis, Applied Mathematics and Modeling and Simulation.

Question 3

Which universities in Algeria lead research?

Accepted Answer

Ministère de la Culture, University of Biskra and Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Bab El Oued rank highest in Algeria on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Algeria?

Accepted Answer

Kamel Si Mohammed, Meriem Abdoun and A. Mellit rank highest among researchers based in Algeria.

Question 5

Which cities in Algeria are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Algiers.

Question 6

How much of Algeria's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

39% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 24% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is Algeria's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Algeria?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Solar Energy, Power Electronics, Parameter Estimation, Mechanical Properties and Heat Transfer.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Algeria work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 63% of research in Algeria is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Computer Science (11%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Algeria's?

Accepted Answer

Belarus has the research profile closest to Algeria's (similarity 0.64 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Mathematics, followed by Kazakhstan and Morocco.