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Top research institutions in Egypt

Cairo University ranks first in Egypt on research quality in 2022–2025 (#273 worldwide), followed by Mansoura University and Ain Shams University.

Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025

#InstitutionWorld rankTop-10% rateWorksAll time
1Cairo UniversityUniversity · Giza #273 15.5% 15,884 #1
2Mansoura UniversityUniversity · Al Mansurah #304 16.7% 9,244 #2
3Ain Shams UniversityUniversity · Cairo #432 10.0% 14,494 #3
4Alexandria UniversityUniversity · Alexandria #537 14.8% 9,460 #4
5Al-Azhar UniversityUniversity · Cairo #543 14.0% 7,915 #6
6National Research CentreResearch facility · Giza #585 20.4% 5,931 #5
7Tanta UniversityUniversity · Tanta #777 15.6% 6,347 #8
8Zagazig UniversityUniversity · Zagazig #795 13.2% 7,709 #7
9Assiut UniversityUniversity · Asyut #1,009 13.0% 5,600 #9
10Kafrelsheikh UniversityUniversity · Kafr ash Shaykh #1,011 23.6% 2,423 #12
11Beni-Suef UniversityUniversity · Banī Suwayf #1,061 15.7% 3,314 #10
12Minia UniversityUniversity · Minya #1,065 13.2% 3,821 #14
13Benha UniversityUniversity · Banhā #1,104 9.6% 6,444 #15
14Menoufia UniversityUniversity · Shibīn al Kawm #1,195 11.9% 4,708 #11
15Damietta UniversityUniversity · Damietta #1,299 18.5% 1,794 #20
16Helwan UniversityUniversity · Cairo #1,360 13.6% 4,273 #17
17Suez Canal UniversityUniversity · Ismailia #1,494 12.4% 3,730 #16
18Suez UniversityUniversity · Suez #1,582 22.9% 1,260 #22
19Sohag UniversityUniversity · Sohag #1,709 12.0% 2,573 #21
20Egyptian Petroleum Research InstituteResearch facility · Cairo #1,798 22.4% 828 #19
21Port Said UniversityUniversity · Port Said #1,805 17.4% 1,593 #23
22Higher Institute of EngineeringUniversity · Cairo #1,831 19.2% 1,357 #28
23South Valley UniversityUniversity · Qina #1,836 15.1% 2,203 #24
24Damanhour UniversityUniversity · Damanhur #2,051 17.1% 1,409 #30
25Fayoum UniversityUniversity · Al Fayyum #2,268 13.7% 2,214 #25
26University of Sadat CityUniversity · Sadat #2,428 22.3% 950 #36
27British University in EgyptUniversity · Cairo #2,494 19.0% 1,386 #34
28Agricultural Research CenterResearch facility · Giza #2,675 10.9% 3,678 #27
29National Institute of Oceanography and FisheriesResearch facility · Alexandria #2,716 20.9% 775 #31
30Egyptian Atomic Energy AuthorityGovernment institution · Cairo #2,819 12.8% 1,679 #18
31German University in CairoUniversity · Cairo #2,860 18.1% 1,032 #29
32Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime TransportUniversity · Alexandria #3,010 20.3% 1,520 #32
33Future University in EgyptUniversity · Cairo #3,081 28.1% 1,116 #44
34Sinai UniversityUniversity · Cairo #3,109 25.7% 385 #40
35Aswan UniversityUniversity · Aswān #3,444 14.7% 1,741 #38
36American University in CairoUniversity · Cairo #3,536 19.7% 1,480 #26
37City of Scientific Research and Technological ApplicationsResearch facility · Alexandria #3,605 30.9% 644 #35
38Badr University in CairoUniversity · Cairo #3,731 22.4% 607 #50
39Egypt-Japan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Alexandria #3,732 18.8% 840 #43
40Delta University for Science and TechnologyUniversity · Al Mansurah #3,973 22.9% 721 #47
41Egyptian Russian UniversityUniversity · Cairo #4,215 19.7% 757 #53
42National Water Research CenterResearch facility · Cairo #4,361 13.7% 884 #37
43National Institute of StandardsResearch facility · Giza #4,426 13.7% 433 #13
44Higher Technological InstituteUniversity · Cairo #4,659 22.6% 303 #46
45Misr University for Science and TechnologyUniversity · Cairo #4,869 15.0% 777 #52
46Nuclear Materials AuthorityGovernment institution · Cairo #4,879 15.6% 487 #45
47Pharos University in AlexandriaUniversity · Alexandria #4,971 19.5% 638 #55
48October University of Modern Sciences and ArtsUniversity · Cairo #4,978 17.1% 917 #56
49October 6 UniversityUniversity · Giza #5,128 14.5% 803 #41
50Zewail City of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Cairo #5,231 24.6% 333 #48
51Arish UniversityUniversity · Al ‘Arīsh #5,246 13.9% 566 #54
52Electronics Research InstituteResearch facility · Giza #5,434 23.5% 395 #42
53Desert Research CenterGovernment institution · Cairo #5,491 11.1% 794 #57
54Egypt Nanotechnology CenterGovernment institution · Cairo #5,511 22.7% 283 #58
55Obour InstitutesUniversity · Cairo #5,664 24.4% 148 #63
56Nile UniversityUniversity · Giza #5,699 17.8% 655 #49
57Central Metallurgical Research and Development InstituteGovernment institution · Cairo #6,233 17.8% 371 #33
58El Shorouk AcademyUniversity · Cairo #6,358 24.2% 245 #65
59Military Technical CollegeUniversity · Cairo #6,624 11.6% 823 #39
60National Research Institute of Astronomy and GeophysicsResearch facility · Helwan #6,730 20.3% 398 #61
61Modern University for Information and TechnologyUniversity · Cairo #6,996 17.9% 300 #71
62Ministry of Health and PopulationGovernment institution · Cairo #7,060 12.4% 341 #70
63National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space SciencesGovernment institution · Cairo #7,191 30.0% 235 #59
64Heliopolis UniversityUniversity · Cairo #7,388 21.4% 242 #67
65Ahram Canadian UniversityUniversity · Cairo #7,543 18.4% 405 #72
66Central Laboratory for Agricultural ClimateResearch facility · Giza #7,836 17.8% 217 #66
67Academy of Scientific Research and TechnologyNonprofit · Cairo #7,936 26.4% 155 #68
68Egyptian GovernmentGovernment institution · Cairo #8,716 22.0% 232 #78
69National Organization for Drug Control and ResearchResearch facility · Cairo #8,808 19.8% 166 #60
70Housing and Building National Research CenterResearch facility · Giza #8,936 18.4% 320 #51
71Misr International UniversityUniversity · Cairo #9,089 13.3% 467 #69
72Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research InstituteResearch facility · Giza #9,175 14.2% 465 #75
73Theodor Bilharz Research InstituteResearch facility · Giza #9,451 14.6% 349 #79
74Nahda UniversityUniversity · Banī Suwayf #10,023 21.5% 229 #81
75World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern MediterraneanGovernment institution · Cairo #11,428 27.6% 162 #82
76Mansoura University HospitalHospital / health system · Al Mansurah #11,562 10.0% 373 #77
77Tanta University HospitalHospital / health system · Tanta #12,202 9.4% 411 #80
78Children Cancer HospitalHospital / health system · Cairo #13,428 8.3% 266 #86
79Alexandria Higher Institute of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Alexandria #14,070 15.1% 153 #104
80Central Laboratory For Agricultural Expert SystemsResearch facility · Giza #14,168 10.6% 197 #74
81Higher Institute of Applied ArtsUniversity · Cairo #14,295 8.6% 148 #92
82Ain Shams University HospitalHospital / health system · Cairo #14,439 9.0% 314 #87
83French University of EgyptUniversity · Cairo #14,738 17.0% 74 #105
84Ministry of AntiquitiesGovernment institution · Cairo #14,775 12.0% 120 #96
85Canadian International CollegeUniversity · Cairo #14,807 14.9% 183 #93
86Culture ResourceNonprofit · Cairo #14,975 13.3% 157 #64
87Information Technology InstituteResearch facility · Cairo #15,325 14.9% 105 #73
88Military Medical AcademyHospital / health system · Cairo #15,523 7.1% 274 #94
89Ministry of Water Resources and IrrigationGovernment institution · Giza #15,570 10.1% 165 #89
90AlAlamein International UniversityUniversity · El Alamein #15,720 21.0% 87 —
91Egyptian Consulting & Trading Co. LtdCompany · Cairo #15,972 10.8% 74 #95
92Scientific Research Group in EgyptResearch facility · Giza #16,125 25.6% 104 #83
93October High Institute For Enginnering and TechnologyUniversity · Cairo #16,254 13.8% 65 —
94Tabbin Institute for Metallurgical StudiesGovernment institution · Cairo #17,264 21.1% 66 #111
95Modern AcademyUniversity · Cairo #17,538 8.9% 193 #76
96Armed Forces College of MedicineUniversity · Cairo #17,720 7.6% 201 #99
97New Cairo AcademyInstitution · Cairo #17,871 15.2% 63 #109
98Cairo University hospitalsHospital / health system · Cairo #17,954 8.3% 199 #98
99Minia University HospitalHospital / health system · Minya #18,138 7.0% 201 #90
100Grand Egyptian MuseumArchive · Giza #18,172 14.5% 82 #103
101Academy of ArtsUniversity · Cairo #18,213 9.2% 212 #112
102Higher Institute for Tourism, Hotels and ComputerUniversity · Alexandria #18,372 18.9% 167 #113
103Edge FoundationInstitution · Cairo #18,387 9.4% 67 #123
104Cairo Higher InstituteUniversity · Cairo #18,733 17.0% 132 #116
105Ministry of Agriculture and Land ReclamationGovernment institution · Giza #18,882 13.8% 163 #107
106Nasser Institute hospitalHospital / health system · Cairo #19,022 4.9% 90 #120
107Modern Academy for Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Cairo #19,460 12.0% 74 #114
108Assiut University HospitalsUniversity · Assiut #19,488 5.8% 219 #84
109High Institute for Management SciencesUniversity · Cairo #19,779 26.8% 77 #127
110Bibliotheca AlexandrinaArchive · Alexandria #21,086 8.9% 73 #85
111Sadat Academy for Management SciencesUniversity · Cairo #21,375 10.9% 222 #115
112General Organization For Teaching Hospitals and InstitutesGovernment institution · Cairo #21,934 7.2% 105 #125
113Economic Research ForumInstitution · Giza #22,955 18.5% 83 #101
114Research Institute of OphthalmologyResearch facility · Giza #23,275 6.2% 218 #100
115National Telecommunications InstituteUniversity · Cairo #24,199 19.0% 71 #122
116Shebin Teaching HospitalHospital / health system · Shibīn al Kawm #24,398 3.4% 146 #121
117Children's Hospital Mansoura UniversityHospital / health system · Al Mansurah #24,727 9.1% 82 #118
118Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research InstituteResearch facility · Cairo #24,761 4.3% 61 #102
119International Academy for Engineering and Media ScienceUniversity · Cairo #26,096 9.8% 70 —
120National Heart InstituteHospital / health system · Giza #26,164 3.9% 159 #128
121Institut Français d'Archéologie OrientaleResearch facility · Cairo #26,632 3.7% 147 #126
122Behman HospitalHospital / health system · Helwan #27,429 1.7% 62 #131
123The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels (Egypt)Company · Cairo #27,896 6.2% 62 #132

Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Egypt on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — 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%.

0%20%40%mean 15.4691%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Cairo University: 16k, 15.5%Mansoura University: 9,244, 16.7%Ain Shams University: 14k, 10.0%Alexandria University: 9,460, 14.8%Al-Azhar University: 7,915, 14.0%National Research Centre: 5,931, 20.4%Tanta University: 6,347, 15.6%Zagazig University: 7,709, 13.2%Assiut University: 5,600, 13.0%Kafrelsheikh University: 2,423, 23.6%Beni-Suef University: 3,314, 15.7%Minia University: 3,821, 13.2%Benha University: 6,444, 9.6%Menoufia University: 4,708, 11.9%Damietta University: 1,794, 18.5%Helwan University: 4,273, 13.6%Suez Canal University: 3,730, 12.4%Suez University: 1,260, 22.9%Sohag University: 2,573, 12.0%Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute: 828, 22.4%Port Said University: 1,593, 17.4%Higher Institute of Engineering: 1,357, 19.2%South Valley University: 2,203, 15.1%Damanhour University: 1,409, 17.1%Fayoum University: 2,214, 13.7%University of Sadat City: 950, 22.3%British University in Egypt: 1,386, 19.0%Agricultural Research Center: 3,678, 10.9%National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries: 775, 20.9%Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority: 1,679, 12.8%German University in Cairo: 1,032, 18.1%Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport: 1,520, 20.3%Future University in Egypt: 1,116, 28.1%Sinai University: 385, 25.7%Aswan University: 1,741, 14.7%American University in Cairo: 1,480, 19.7%City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications: 644, 30.9%Badr University in Cairo: 607, 22.4%Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology: 840, 18.8%Delta University for Science and Technology: 721, 22.9%Egyptian Russian University: 757, 19.7%National Water Research Center: 884, 13.7%National Institute of Standards: 433, 13.7%Higher Technological Institute: 303, 22.6%Misr University for Science and Technology: 777, 15.0%Nuclear Materials Authority: 487, 15.6%Pharos University in Alexandria: 638, 19.5%October University of Modern Sciences and Arts: 917, 17.1%October 6 University: 803, 14.5%Zewail City of Science and Technology: 333, 24.6%Arish University: 566, 13.9%Electronics Research Institute: 395, 23.5%Desert Research Center: 794, 11.1%Egypt Nanotechnology Center: 283, 22.7%Obour Institutes: 148, 24.4%Nile University: 655, 17.8%Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute: 371, 17.8%El Shorouk Academy: 245, 24.2%Military Technical College: 823, 11.6%National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics: 398, 20.3%Modern University for Information and Technology: 300, 17.9%Ministry of Health and Population: 341, 12.4%National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences: 235, 30.0%Heliopolis University: 242, 21.4%Ahram Canadian University: 405, 18.4%Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate: 217, 17.8%Academy of Scientific Research and Technology: 155, 26.4%Egyptian Government: 232, 22.0%National Organization for Drug Control and Research: 166, 19.8%Housing and Building National Research Center: 320, 18.4%Misr International University: 467, 13.3%Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute: 465, 14.2%Theodor Bilharz Research Institute: 349, 14.6%Nahda University: 229, 21.5%World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean: 162, 27.6%Mansoura University Hospital: 373, 10.0%Tanta University Hospital: 411, 9.4%Children Cancer Hospital: 266, 8.3%Alexandria Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology: 153, 15.1%Central Laboratory For Agricultural Expert Systems: 197, 10.6%Higher Institute of Applied Arts: 148, 8.6%Ain Shams University Hospital: 314, 9.0%French University of Egypt: 74, 17.0%Ministry of Antiquities: 120, 12.0%Canadian International College: 183, 14.9%Culture Resource: 157, 13.3%Information Technology Institute: 105, 14.9%Military Medical Academy: 274, 7.1%Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation: 165, 10.1%AlAlamein International University: 87, 21.0%Egyptian Consulting & Trading Co. Ltd: 74, 10.8%Scientific Research Group in Egypt: 104, 25.6%October High Institute For Enginnering and Technology: 65, 13.8%Tabbin Institute for Metallurgical Studies: 66, 21.1%Modern Academy: 193, 8.9%Armed Forces College of Medicine: 201, 7.6%New Cairo Academy: 63, 15.2%Cairo University hospitals: 199, 8.3%Minia University Hospital: 201, 7.0%Grand Egyptian Museum: 82, 14.5%Academy of Arts: 212, 9.2%Higher Institute for Tourism, Hotels and Computer: 167, 18.9%Edge Foundation: 67, 9.4%Cairo Higher Institute: 132, 17.0%Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation: 163, 13.8%Nasser Institute hospital: 90, 4.9%Modern Academy for Engineering and Technology: 74, 12.0%Assiut University Hospitals: 219, 5.8%High Institute for Management Sciences: 77, 26.8%Bibliotheca Alexandrina: 73, 8.9%Sadat Academy for Management Sciences: 222, 10.9%General Organization For Teaching Hospitals and Institutes: 105, 7.2%Economic Research Forum: 83, 18.5%Research Institute of Ophthalmology: 218, 6.2%National Telecommunications Institute: 71, 19.0%Shebin Teaching Hospital: 146, 3.4%Children's Hospital Mansoura University: 82, 9.1%Veterinary Serum and Vaccine Research Institute: 61, 4.3%International Academy for Engineering and Media Science: 70, 9.8%National Heart Institute: 159, 3.9%Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale: 147, 3.7%Behman Hospital: 62, 1.7%The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels (Egypt): 62, 6.2%Mansoura UniversityCairo UniversityAlexandria UniversityAin Shams University
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