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Al Azhar University

In research, Al Azhar University stands highest in Medicine (#8,040 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,537 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,223 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,053
of 28,054 · #26,404 all time
Rank in Qatar
#15
of 26
Research works
1.5k
▲ 216% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Al Azhar University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #8,040 of 10,443 4.0%198 #14589
Health SciencesDomain #9,537 of 11,982 4.0%222 #15393
Social SciencesDomain #9,223 of 10,521 5.4%115 #15329
Physical SciencesDomain #11,467 of 12,888 6.0%78 #19008
Life SciencesDomain #7,129 of 7,800 4.4%89 #12984
Social SciencesField #5,869 of 6,365 6.3%77 #9427

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Al Azhar University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#14,589 #8,040
  2. Health Sciences#15,393 #9,537
  3. Social Sciences#15,329 #9,223
  4. Physical Sciences#19,008 #11,467
  5. Life Sciences#12,984 #7,129
  6. Social Sciences#9,427 #5,869
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.75× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.88× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.04× its world share, 198 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 77 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Al Azhar University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Oxidative Stress, Islamic Education, Quality of Life, Antioxidant and Curriculum Development.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Epidemiology41▲ 2.0×91 topics
  2. Inflammation24▲ 2.3×50 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress20▲ 2.4×48 topics
  4. Treatment19▲ 3.1×42 topics
  5. Quality of Life18▲ 2.5×32 topics
  6. Diagnosis14▲ 3.0×33 topics
  7. Antioxidant14▲ 4.0×39 topics
  8. Curriculum Development14▲ 3.9×9 topics
  9. Teacher Training12▲ 3.8×9 topics
  10. Islamic Education12▲ 6.6×4 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 2.9×17 topics
  12. Education11▲ 1.31×23 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 1.96×28 topics
  14. Genetics11▲ 3.0×15 topics
  15. COVID-1911▲ 1.53×19 topics
  16. Management10▲ 2.5×22 topics
  17. Educational Technology10▲ 1.65×17 topics
  18. Wound Healing9▲ 7.2×8 topics
  19. Online Learning9▲ 2.1×13 topics
  20. Pedagogy9▲ 3.6×7 topics
  21. Complications8▲ 3.3×13 topics
  22. Culture8▲ 3.0×4 topics
  23. Religious Education8▲ 9.2×2 topics
  24. Antioxidant Activity8▲ 2.4×20 topics
  25. Ethnicity8▲ 4.0×2 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance8▲ 3.3×8 topics
  27. Literature8▲ 2.8×5 topics
  28. Philosophy7▲ 3.2×3 topics
  29. Science7▲ 5.4×2 topics
  30. Islam7▲ 6.2×1 topic
  31. Madrasa7▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Muslim Students7▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Social Influence7▲ 6.1×1 topic
  34. Design6▲ 7.0×3 topics
  35. Regeneration6▲ 5.6×6 topics
  36. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 4.9×5 topics
  37. Fetal Development5▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Air Force5▲ 7.9×1 topic
  39. Public Oversight5▲ 7.6×1 topic
  40. Transport Policy5▲ 7.6×1 topic

Which research topics does Al Azhar University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Military Technology and Strategies.

Education and Islamic Studies: 7 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 7 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…5Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 5 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …5Military Technology and Strategies: 5 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 4 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 4 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…3Health and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 3 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace Engineering5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 7 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 5 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 4 works
  6. 6 Education and Character Development Education 4 works
  7. 7 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available82.7%not open17.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.0%domestic only38.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Al Azhar University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 216% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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