Top research institutions in Egypt
Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport ranks first in Egypt on research quality in 2022-now (#1,690 worldwide), followed by Higher Institute of Engineering and British University in Egypt.
EgyptRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime TransportUniversity · Alexandria | #1,690 | 12.5% | 1,520 | #6 |
| 2 | Higher Institute of EngineeringUniversity · Cairo | #2,183 | 13.7% | 1,357 | #8 |
| 3 | British University in EgyptUniversity · Cairo | #2,390 | 10.1% | 1,386 | #2 |
| 4 | American University in CairoUniversity · Cairo | #2,671 | 10.6% | 1,482 | #4 |
| 5 | Kafrelsheikh UniversityUniversity · Kafr ash Shaykh | #2,848 | 16.1% | 2,423 | #5 |
| 6 | Helwan UniversityUniversity · Cairo | #3,015 | 8.1% | 4,273 | #15 |
| 7 | Future University in EgyptUniversity · Cairo | #3,017 | 19.6% | 1,116 | #10 |
| 8 | Cairo UniversityUniversity · Giza | #3,246 | 9.1% | 15,884 | #3 |
| 9 | October University of Modern Sciences and ArtsUniversity · Cairo | #3,258 | 9.8% | 917 | #19 |
| 10 | Damietta UniversityUniversity · Damietta | #3,268 | 10.3% | 1,794 | #11 |
| 11 | Suez UniversityUniversity · Suez | #3,370 | 16.0% | 1,260 | #1 |
| 12 | Port Said UniversityUniversity · Port Said | #3,420 | 11.1% | 1,593 | #14 |
| 13 | Mansoura UniversityUniversity · Al Mansurah | #3,758 | 10.7% | 9,326 | #7 |
| 14 | October 6 UniversityUniversity · Giza | #3,823 | 9.6% | 803 | #29 |
| 15 | German University in CairoUniversity · Cairo | #3,865 | 10.1% | 1,032 | #13 |
| 16 | Egypt-Japan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Alexandria | #3,917 | 11.6% | 840 | #12 |
| 17 | Pharos University in AlexandriaUniversity · Alexandria | #4,212 | 11.1% | 638 | #21 |
| 18 | Assiut UniversityUniversity · Asyut | #4,241 | 7.6% | 5,819 | #16 |
| 19 | Egyptian Russian UniversityUniversity · Cairo | #4,523 | 12.8% | 757 | #22 |
| 20 | Badr University in CairoUniversity · Cairo | #4,572 | 14.9% | 607 | #18 |
| 21 | Agricultural Research CenterResearch facility · Giza | #4,583 | 6.4% | 3,678 | #48 |
| 22 | South Valley UniversityUniversity · Qina | #4,615 | 10.2% | 2,203 | #36 |
| 23 | Delta University for Science and TechnologyUniversity · Al Mansurah | #4,655 | 14.9% | 721 | #24 |
| 24 | Nile UniversityUniversity · Giza | #4,679 | 9.6% | 655 | #40 |
| 25 | Fayoum UniversityUniversity · Al Fayyum | #4,710 | 8.3% | 2,214 | #32 |
| 26 | Beni-Suef UniversityUniversity · Banī Suwayf | #5,004 | 9.7% | 3,314 | #9 |
| 27 | Damanhour UniversityUniversity · Damanhur | #5,149 | 10.9% | 1,409 | #27 |
| 28 | Aswan UniversityUniversity · Aswān | #5,222 | 10.3% | 1,741 | #62 |
| 29 | Tanta UniversityUniversity · Tanta | #5,267 | 9.8% | 6,758 | #33 |
| 30 | National Research CentreResearch facility · Giza | #5,272 | 11.8% | 5,949 | #23 |
| 31 | Misr International UniversityUniversity · Cairo | #5,328 | 7.4% | 467 | #31 |
| 32 | Minia UniversityUniversity · Minya | #5,352 | 8.6% | 4,022 | #38 |
| 33 | Ahram Canadian UniversityUniversity · Cairo | #5,354 | 10.3% | 405 | #50 |
| 34 | Arish UniversityUniversity · Al ‘Arīsh | #5,396 | 8.9% | 566 | #55 |
| 35 | City of Scientific Research and Technological ApplicationsResearch facility · Alexandria | #5,657 | 17.3% | 644 | #28 |
| 36 | Misr University for Science and TechnologyUniversity · Cairo | #5,813 | 9.6% | 777 | #46 |
| 37 | Sohag UniversityUniversity · Sohag | #5,820 | 8.2% | 2,573 | #20 |
| 38 | Egypt Nanotechnology CenterGovernment institution · Cairo | #5,857 | 14.3% | 283 | #45 |
| 39 | Zagazig UniversityUniversity · Zagazig | #6,068 | 8.7% | 7,709 | #37 |
| 40 | University of Sadat CityUniversity · Sadat | #6,258 | 13.1% | 950 | #47 |
| 41 | Al-Azhar UniversityUniversity · Cairo | #6,279 | 9.2% | 7,915 | #49 |
| 42 | Suez Canal UniversityUniversity · Ismailia | #6,406 | 7.5% | 3,730 | #39 |
| 43 | Higher Technological InstituteUniversity · Cairo | #6,482 | 15.0% | 303 | #44 |
| 44 | Alexandria UniversityUniversity · Alexandria | #6,511 | 8.9% | 9,460 | #26 |
| 45 | Electronics Research InstituteResearch facility · Giza | #6,572 | 12.3% | 395 | #57 |
| 46 | Sinai UniversityUniversity · Cairo | #6,727 | 17.8% | 385 | #51 |
| 47 | El Shorouk AcademyUniversity · Cairo | #6,869 | 17.7% | 245 | #42 |
| 48 | Desert Research CenterGovernment institution · Cairo | #7,131 | 8.0% | 794 | #59 |
| 49 | Benha UniversityUniversity · Banhā | #7,280 | 6.1% | 6,444 | #34 |
| 50 | National Water Research CenterResearch facility · Cairo | #7,391 | 8.8% | 884 | #67 |
| 51 | Modern University for Information and TechnologyUniversity · Cairo | #7,596 | 10.6% | 300 | #54 |
| 52 | Nahda UniversityUniversity · Banī Suwayf | #8,069 | 14.9% | 229 | #52 |
| 53 | Heliopolis UniversityUniversity · Cairo | #8,084 | 13.3% | 242 | #41 |
| 54 | Ain Shams UniversityUniversity · Cairo | #8,404 | 5.9% | 14,808 | #56 |
| 55 | Zewail City of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Cairo | #8,657 | 13.9% | 333 | #17 |
| 56 | Military Technical CollegeUniversity · Cairo | #8,730 | 5.1% | 823 | #53 |
| 57 | National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space SciencesGovernment institution · Cairo | #8,756 | 13.9% | 235 | #35 |
| 58 | National Institute of Oceanography and FisheriesResearch facility · Alexandria | #8,893 | 12.9% | 775 | #73 |
| 59 | Sadat Academy for Management SciencesUniversity · Cairo | #8,895 | 5.3% | 222 | #70 |
| 60 | Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research InstituteResearch facility · Giza | #9,099 | 7.8% | 465 | #68 |
| 61 | Menoufia UniversityUniversity · Shibīn al Kawm | #9,176 | 7.7% | 4,747 | #69 |
| 62 | Culture ResourceNonprofit · Cairo | #9,191 | 9.0% | 157 | #30 |
| 63 | Egyptian Petroleum Research InstituteResearch facility · Cairo | #9,229 | 13.5% | 828 | #61 |
| 64 | Obour InstitutesUniversity · Cairo | #9,392 | 18.4% | 148 | #58 |
| 65 | Canadian International CollegeUniversity · Cairo | #9,496 | 7.2% | 183 | #65 |
| 66 | Housing and Building National Research CenterResearch facility · Giza | #9,518 | 10.1% | 320 | #63 |
| 67 | National Research Institute of Astronomy and GeophysicsResearch facility · Helwan | #9,668 | 11.3% | 398 | #87 |
| 68 | Academy of Scientific Research and TechnologyNonprofit · Cairo | #9,791 | 17.4% | 155 | #43 |
| 69 | Cairo Higher InstituteUniversity · Cairo | #9,907 | 9.5% | 132 | #81 |
| 70 | Academy of ArtsUniversity · Cairo | #9,969 | 7.7% | 212 | #60 |
| 71 | Central Metallurgical Research and Development InstituteGovernment institution · Cairo | #10,045 | 9.2% | 371 | #25 |
| 72 | Military Medical AcademyHospital / health system · Cairo | #10,675 | 4.4% | 274 | #97 |
| 73 | Egyptian GovernmentGovernment institution · Cairo | #11,173 | 11.4% | 232 | #66 |
| 74 | Information Technology InstituteResearch facility · Cairo | #11,667 | 11.2% | 105 | #74 |
| 75 | Higher Institute for Tourism, Hotels and ComputerUniversity · Alexandria | #11,682 | 9.0% | 167 | #93 |
| 76 | Modern AcademyUniversity · Cairo | #11,888 | 7.4% | 193 | #78 |
| 77 | Scientific Research Group in EgyptResearch facility · Giza | #12,265 | 14.1% | 104 | #64 |
| 78 | Higher Institute of Applied ArtsUniversity · Cairo | #12,276 | 5.7% | 148 | #77 |
| 79 | Ministry of Health and PopulationGovernment institution · Cairo | #12,776 | 8.3% | 341 | #91 |
| 80 | Theodor Bilharz Research InstituteResearch facility · Giza | #13,117 | 8.1% | 349 | #92 |
| 81 | Mansoura University HospitalHospital / health system · Al Mansurah | #13,201 | 6.1% | 373 | #72 |
| 82 | Central Laboratory for Agricultural ClimateResearch facility · Giza | #13,202 | 10.0% | 217 | #80 |
| 83 | Alexandria Higher Institute of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Alexandria | #13,251 | 12.4% | 153 | #83 |
| 84 | National Organization for Drug Control and ResearchResearch facility · Cairo | #13,556 | 12.0% | 166 | #88 |
| 85 | Central Laboratory For Agricultural Expert SystemsResearch facility · Giza | #13,811 | 7.5% | 197 | #86 |
| 86 | Ministry of Water Resources and IrrigationGovernment institution · Giza | #14,084 | 7.7% | 165 | #76 |
| 87 | AlAlamein International UniversityUniversity · El Alamein | #15,108 | 13.3% | 87 | - |
| 88 | National Institute of StandardsResearch facility · Giza | #15,142 | 6.9% | 433 | #85 |
| 89 | Armed Forces College of MedicineUniversity · Cairo | #15,459 | 4.0% | 201 | #84 |
| 90 | Ministry of AntiquitiesGovernment institution · Cairo | #15,632 | 6.2% | 120 | #90 |
| 91 | Nuclear Materials AuthorityGovernment institution · Cairo | #16,176 | 11.0% | 487 | #115 |
| 92 | French University of EgyptUniversity · Cairo | #16,432 | 11.0% | 74 | #98 |
| 93 | High Institute for Management SciencesUniversity · Cairo | #16,546 | 14.3% | 77 | #102 |
| 94 | Bibliotheca AlexandrinaArchive · Alexandria | #16,743 | 5.8% | 73 | #79 |
| 95 | Ministry of Agriculture and Land ReclamationGovernment institution · Giza | #16,969 | 8.7% | 163 | #89 |
| 96 | Cairo University hospitalsHospital / health system · Cairo | #17,007 | 4.9% | 199 | #100 |
| 97 | Research Institute of OphthalmologyResearch facility · Giza | #17,142 | 3.8% | 218 | #99 |
| 98 | Egyptian Consulting & Trading Co. LtdCompany · Cairo | #17,362 | 8.8% | 74 | #82 |
| 99 | New Cairo AcademyInstitution · Cairo | #17,660 | 9.5% | 63 | #95 |
| 100 | Edge FoundationInstitution · Cairo | #18,045 | 6.8% | 67 | #106 |
| 101 | Children Cancer HospitalHospital / health system · Cairo | #18,193 | 5.4% | 266 | #103 |
| 102 | Shebin Teaching HospitalHospital / health system · Shibīn al Kawm | #18,327 | 3.5% | 146 | #109 |
| 103 | Grand Egyptian MuseumArchive · Giza | #18,456 | 4.8% | 82 | #94 |
| 104 | Egyptian Atomic Energy AuthorityGovernment institution · Cairo | #18,822 | 7.3% | 1,679 | #107 |
| 105 | Economic Research ForumInstitution · Giza | #18,908 | 7.5% | 83 | #75 |
| 106 | International Academy for Engineering and Media ScienceUniversity · Cairo | #18,918 | 6.6% | 70 | - |
| 107 | National Heart InstituteHospital / health system · Giza | #19,729 | 3.2% | 159 | #117 |
| 108 | Modern Academy for Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Cairo | #19,739 | 9.7% | 74 | #112 |
| 109 | Institut Français d'Archéologie OrientaleResearch facility · Cairo | #19,854 | 3.7% | 147 | #105 |
| 110 | National Telecommunications InstituteUniversity · Cairo | #20,211 | 12.2% | 71 | #104 |
| 111 | General Organization For Teaching Hospitals and InstitutesGovernment institution · Cairo | #20,369 | 5.1% | 105 | #111 |
| 112 | October High Institute For Enginnering and TechnologyUniversity · Cairo | #20,845 | 10.8% | 65 | - |
| 113 | Nasser Institute hospitalHospital / health system · Cairo | #21,096 | 3.4% | 90 | #118 |
| 114 | The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels (Egypt)Company · Cairo | #21,451 | 2.2% | 62 | #122 |
| 115 | Tabbin Institute for Metallurgical StudiesGovernment institution · Cairo | #21,970 | 9.8% | 66 | #119 |
| 116 | Behman HospitalHospital / health system · Helwan | #22,162 | 1.3% | 62 | #120 |
| 117 | Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research InstituteResearch facility · Cairo | #22,304 | 3.6% | 61 | #121 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Egypt on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Egypt
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.
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Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport ranks first in Egypt on research quality in 2022-now (#1,690 worldwide), followed by Higher Institute of Engineering and British University in Egypt.