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Science in Egypt

Egypt ranks #70 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#67 all time), with 169k research works and 9.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#70
of 189 · #67 all time
Works, 2022-now
169k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.6M
12.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Egypt

What is Egypt strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Egypt ranks highest in Engineering (#39 of 131), Computer Science (#50 of 128) and Energy (#28 of 71). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Leadership and Management, Orthodontics and Oral Surgery.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #39 of 131 11.9%23,509 #41 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #50 of 128 13.1%8,086 #52 Institutions
EnergyField #28 of 71 14.3%2,159 #31 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #46 of 105 8.7%10,637 #46 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #55 of 122 10.7%7,347 #58 Institutions
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #41 of 86 14.1%5,108 #44 Institutions
Materials ScienceField #44 of 87 12.3%7,661 #46 Institutions
MedicineField #77 of 152 5.4%48,780 #67 Institutions
Molecular BiologySubfield #43 of 84 9.6%5,336 #45 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #64 of 124 10.3%16,106 #68 Institutions
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #45 of 87 14.2%2,921 #52 Institutions
Organic ChemistrySubfield #33 of 63 18.4%2,963 #42 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Leadership and ManagementSubfield · 351.3 works · #2 of 135 active here12×
  2. OrthodonticsSubfield · 1,226.2 works · #6 of 173 active here5.9×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 1,554.4 works · #6 of 190 active here4.4×
  4. DentistryField · 3,638.4 works · #4 of 198 active here4.1×
  5. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 1,466.9 works · #7 of 205 active here3.6×
  6. UrologySubfield · 800.1 works · #10 of 190 active here3.6×
  7. General DentistrySubfield · 260.8 works3.2×
  8. Molecular MedicineSubfield · 619.7 works · #11 of 200 active here3.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 17k worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 12k worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 2,761 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 2,386 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.79× its world share, 1,818 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 574 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.95× its world share, 5,647 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 8,839 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 2,219 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 2,368 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 26k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 8,184 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.33× its world share, 8,574 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 2,024 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 2,272 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.06× its world share, 3,638 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 3,734 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 53k worksMedicineNursing: 2.39× its world share, 2,159 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.71× its world share, 428 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 3,033 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 2,908 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1,268 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1,461 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 3,458 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 6,893 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.06×3,638 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.79×1,818 works
  3. Nursing2.39×2,159 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.97×17k works
  5. Chemistry1.95×5,647 works
  6. Veterinary1.71×428 works
  7. Medicine1.50×53k works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.49×2,761 works
  9. Energy1.40×2,368 works
  10. Materials Science1.33×8,574 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.20×12k works
  12. Mathematics0.93×2,024 works
  13. Engineering0.92×26k works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.89×574 works
  15. Environmental Science0.89×8,184 works
  16. Neuroscience0.80×2,386 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.77×2,219 works
  18. Health Professions0.77×3,734 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.71×1,268 works
  20. Computer Science0.62×8,839 works
  21. Psychology0.61×3,458 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.57×3,033 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.55×2,272 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×2,908 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×1,461 works
  26. Social Sciences0.29×6,893 works

Which fields of science does Egypt work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Egypt is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Engineering (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 66k fractional works · 35.9% of its workEngineering: 26k fractional works · 13.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5,524 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4,028 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2,937 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2,846 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2,209 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1,623 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1,497 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1,230 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 779 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 709 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 695 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 547 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 380 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 535 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 8,839 fractional works · 4.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3,249 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1,513 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1,414 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1,039 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 625 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 999 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 8,574 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4,515 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1,377 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1,330 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 753 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 599 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8,184 fractional works · 4.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1,771 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1,000 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 960 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 952 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 898 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 849 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 753 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 561 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 441 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 5,647 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3,207 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1,072 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 587 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 447 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 333 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2,368 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2,059 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 309 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2,272 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 631 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 629 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 434 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 578 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2,219 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 648 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,571 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematics: 2,024 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 568 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 472 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 376 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 607 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 574 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 63k fractional works · 34.3% of its workMedicine: 53k fractional works · 28.9% of its workSurgery: 8,136 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3,844 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3,592 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2,651 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2,494 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2,464 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 2,325 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1,860 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1,812 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1,750 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1,722 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1,678 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1,547 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 1,420 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1,222 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1,134 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1,128 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1,071 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 962 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 920 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 893 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 860 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 802 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 801 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 800 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 733 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 609 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 574 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 545 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 543 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 519 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 452 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 383 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,159 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3,734 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,368 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 527 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,839 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 3,638 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOral Surgery: 1,554 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 1,226 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 597 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 261 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2,159 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1,683 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 476 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 428 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 383 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 36k fractional works · 19.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17k fractional works · 9.3% of its workPlant Science: 7,591 fractional works · 4.1% of its workFood Science: 2,748 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1,467 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1,320 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1,143 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 885 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 773 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 662 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 554 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12k fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 5,944 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 1,607 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1,113 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 784 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 620 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 597 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,178 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2,761 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 1,680 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 543 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 539 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2,386 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 631 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 593 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 485 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 677 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1,818 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1,034 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 567 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 218 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 19k fractional works · 10.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6,893 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2,561 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 1,336 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 613 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 497 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,886 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 3,458 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,831 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 764 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 395 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 468 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3,033 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 1,325 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 390 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 379 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 939 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2,908 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 720 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 696 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 436 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 417 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 640 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,461 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,041 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 420 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,267 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 742 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 526 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKEgypt185kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering26k13.8%
    2. Computer Science8,8394.8%
    3. Materials Science8,5744.6%
    4. Environmental Science8,1844.4%
    5. Chemistry5,6473.1%
    6. Energy2,3681.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy2,2721.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences2,2191.2%
    9. Mathematics2,0241.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering5740.3%
    1. Medicine53k28.9%
    2. Health Professions3,7342.0%
    3. Dentistry3,6382.0%
    4. Nursing2,1591.2%
    5. Veterinary4280.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences17k9.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12k6.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2,7611.5%
    4. Neuroscience2,3861.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1,8181.0%
    1. Social Sciences6,8933.7%
    2. Psychology3,4581.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities3,0331.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2,9081.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,4610.8%
    6. Decision Sciences1,2670.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Egypt?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Antioxidant, Oxidative Stress, Quality of Life, Cancer, Nanomaterials and Nanoparticles.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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
  1. Epidemiology10k▲ 1.41×140 topics
  2. Inflammation7,132▲ 1.82×83 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress5,746▲ 1.89×63 topics
  4. Machine Learning5,279▼ 0.86×97 topics
  5. Deep Learning4,737▼ 0.74×84 topics
  6. Quality of Life4,412▲ 1.65×60 topics
  7. Cancer4,272▲ 1.72×59 topics
  8. Antioxidant4,237▲ 3.3×51 topics
  9. Environmental Impact4,065▲ 1.29×74 topics
  10. Climate Change3,926▼ 0.78×125 topics
  11. Nanoparticles3,816▲ 1.64×44 topics
  12. Nanomaterials3,688▲ 1.91×21 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications3,465▲ 1.59×36 topics
  14. Treatment3,254▲ 1.45×52 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease3,010▲ 1.43×39 topics
  16. Renewable Energy2,916◆ 1.09×61 topics
  17. Antioxidant Activity2,817▲ 2.5×32 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome2,771▲ 1.85×24 topics
  19. Toxicity2,491▲ 3.1×20 topics
  20. Diagnosis2,379▲ 1.38×41 topics
  21. Nanocomposites2,364▲ 1.62×22 topics
  22. Antioxidants2,230▲ 2.7×17 topics
  23. Antimicrobial2,172▲ 4.2×14 topics
  24. Tissue Engineering2,123▲ 1.89×13 topics
  25. Clinical Trials2,115▲ 1.72×19 topics
  26. Diabetes2,108▲ 2.3×22 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance2,079▲ 2.5×10 topics
  28. Immune Response2,025▲ 1.93×23 topics
  29. Synthesis2,008▲ 2.9×37 topics
  30. Complications1,857▲ 2.0×17 topics
  31. Anti-inflammatory1,812▲ 3.5×29 topics
  32. Self-Efficacy1,717▲ 3.6×11 topics
  33. Gut Microbiota1,668▲ 2.6×7 topics
  34. Anticancer Agents1,605▲ 5.8×12 topics
  35. Medicinal Chemistry1,560▲ 3.1×13 topics
  36. Wound Healing1,529▲ 3.1×12 topics
  37. Bioactive Compounds1,505▲ 3.3×15 topics
  38. Green Synthesis1,336▲ 3.8×5 topics
  39. Antimicrobial Activity1,271▲ 4.2×9 topics
  40. Heterocyclic Compounds1,089▲ 7.0×6 topics

Which research topics does Egypt publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Synthesis and biological activity, Health and Well-being Studies.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …837Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 837 fractional worksSynthesis and biological…759Synthesis and biological activity: 759 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 753 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 743 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 734 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 637 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 570 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 509 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 497 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 490 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 472 fractional worksAnalytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals: 427 fractional works
EpidemiologyOrganic ChemistryClinical PsychologyMaterials Chemistry8 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 837 works
  2. 2 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 759 works
  3. 3 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 753 works
  4. 4 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 743 works
  5. 5 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 734 works
  6. 6 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 637 works
  7. 7 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 570 works
  8. 8 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 509 works
  9. 9 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 497 works
  10. 10 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 490 works
  11. 11 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 472 works
  12. 12 Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals Analytical Chemistry 427 works

Which universities in Egypt lead research?

Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Higher Institute of Engineering and British University in Egypt rank highest in Egypt on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 11.8267%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Higher Institute of …Arab Academy for Sci…American University …British University i…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime TransportUniversity · Alexandria · #1,690 worldwide12.5% top 10% · 1.5k works
  2. 2Higher Institute of EngineeringUniversity · Cairo · #2,183 worldwide13.7% top 10% · 1.4k works
  3. 3British University in EgyptUniversity · Cairo · #2,390 worldwide10.1% top 10% · 1.4k works
  4. 4American University in CairoUniversity · Cairo · #2,671 worldwide10.6% top 10% · 1.5k works
  5. 5Kafrelsheikh UniversityUniversity · Kafr ash Shaykh · #2,848 worldwide16.1% top 10% · 2.4k works
  6. 6Helwan UniversityUniversity · Cairo · #3,015 worldwide8.1% top 10% · 4.3k works
  7. 7Future University in EgyptUniversity · Cairo · #3,017 worldwide19.6% top 10% · 1.1k works
  8. 8Cairo UniversityUniversity · Giza · #3,246 worldwide9.1% top 10% · 16k works
  9. 9October University of Modern Sciences and ArtsUniversity · Cairo · #3,258 worldwide9.8% top 10% · 917 works
  10. 10Damietta UniversityUniversity · Damietta · #3,268 worldwide10.3% top 10% · 1.8k works
  11. 11Suez UniversityUniversity · Suez · #3,370 worldwide16.0% top 10% · 1.3k works
  12. 12Port Said UniversityUniversity · Port Said · #3,420 worldwide11.1% top 10% · 1.6k works
  13. 13Mansoura UniversityUniversity · Al Mansurah · #3,758 worldwide10.7% top 10% · 9.3k works
  14. 14October 6 UniversityUniversity · Giza · #3,823 worldwide9.6% top 10% · 803 works
  15. 15German University in CairoUniversity · Cairo · #3,865 worldwide10.1% top 10% · 1k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Egypt

Who are the top researchers in Egypt?

Mohamed Abdel‐Basset, Swellam Wafa Sharshir and Foad Abd-Allah rank highest among researchers based in Egypt.

  1. 1 Mohamed Abdel‐Basset #3,651 worldwide 17k citations · 391 works
  2. 2 Swellam Wafa Sharshir #4,091 worldwide 16k citations · 243 works
  3. 3 Foad Abd-Allah #8,448 worldwide 187k citations · 173 works
  4. 4 Ahmed I Hasaballah #8,671 worldwide 74k citations · 126 works
  5. 5 Ibrahim Saad Agwa #10,278 worldwide 5.2k citations · 89 works
  6. 6 Hany Mohamed Hasanien #11,035 worldwide 16k citations · 417 works
  7. 7 Mohamed Amin #11,591 worldwide 5.3k citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Khaled Harby #12,622 worldwide 4.3k citations · 89 works
  9. 9 Magdy Abdelhamid #15,366 worldwide 62k citations · 134 works
  10. 10 Mohamed R. Elkadeem #15,595 worldwide 5.8k citations · 86 works
Top researchers in Egypt

Which cities in Egypt are research hubs?

  1. 1 CairoEgypt 157k works
  2. 2 GizaEgypt 123k works
  3. 3 AlexandriaEgypt 44k works
  4. 4 Al MansurahEgypt 36k works
  5. 5 ZagazigEgypt 26k works
  6. 6 AsyutEgypt 24k works
  7. 7 TantaEgypt 20k works
  8. 8 Shibīn al KawmEgypt 17k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Cairo: 35.0%Giza: 27.5%Alexandria: 9.9%Al Mansurah: 8.1%4 others listed: 19.5%35%largest
Cairo157k · 35.0%Giza123k · 27.5%Alexandria44k · 9.9%Al Mansurah36k · 8.1%4 others listed87k · 19.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

How open and international is Egypt's research?

56% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 23% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available56.3%not open43.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.5%domestic only76.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 70% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 28% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.12× the expected open access and 1.21× the expected international share, which puts it #88 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Egypt's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Egypt as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.77% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Egypt over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 7.6% of its 553k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

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Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.7% in 2025.

Which countries have research most like Egypt's?

Iran is Egypt's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Egypt's, with both strong in Dentistry.

  1. 1 IranBoth strong in Dentistry, Chemistry, Nursing 0.82 Compare
  2. 2 IraqBoth strong in Dentistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, Chemistry 0.80 Compare
  3. 3 IndiaBoth strong in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, Dentistry, Chemistry 0.74 Compare
  4. 4 LibyaBoth strong in Dentistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, Veterinary 0.74 Compare
  5. 5 ThailandBoth strong in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, Dentistry, Nursing 0.71 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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What is Egypt strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Egypt ranks highest in Engineering (#39 of 131), Computer Science (#50 of 128) and Energy (#28 of 71). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Leadership and Management, Orthodontics and Oral Surgery.

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How fast is research in Egypt growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Who are the top scientists in Egypt?

Mohamed Abdel‐Basset, Swellam Wafa Sharshir and Foad Abd-Allah rank highest among researchers based in Egypt.

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