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Al-Azhar University

In research, Al-Azhar University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,741 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,467 of 10,521 worldwide) and Law (#106 of 431 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Law and Transportation — Orthodontics is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,392
of 28,054 · #13,727 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#103
of 570
Research works
8.8k
▲ 275% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
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
Health SciencesDomain #2,741 of 11,982 2.2%822 #4996
Social SciencesDomain #2,467 of 10,521 8.5%1,951 #5457
LawSubfield #106 of 431 14.6%194 #444
Social SciencesField #1,614 of 6,365 9.5%1,459 #3404
MedicineField #3,037 of 10,443 1.9%609 #5874
Physical SciencesDomain #5,355 of 12,888 4.3%711 #10418
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #507 of 1,201 11.0%223 #1370
EducationSubfield #832 of 1,892 12.5%353 #1534
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,252 of 2,578 6.1%398 #2139
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,145 of 1,998 11.0%111 #2688

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. Health Sciences#4,996 #2,741
  2. Social Sciences#5,457 #2,467
  3. Law#444 #106
  4. Social Sciences#3,404 #1,614
  5. Medicine#5,874 #3,037
  6. Physical Sciences#10,418 #5,355
  7. Political Science and International Relations#1,370 #507
  8. Education#1,534 #832
  9. Sociology and Political Science#2,139 #1,252
  10. Arts and Humanities#2,688 #1,145
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.

What does Al-Azhar University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 40.7 works9.5×
  2. LawSubfield · 193.7 works8.7×
  3. TransportationSubfield · 100.8 works7.9×
  4. Oral SurgerySubfield · 51.8 works7.0×
  5. DentistryField · 119.7 works6.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.26× its world share, 228 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 67 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 198 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 282 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 122 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.47× its world share, 120 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 73 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 609 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 111 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 200 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 103 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.02× its world share, 1,460 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Al-Azhar University?

Ranked on the composite score, Nunung Nurhasanah, Наталія Петрівна Дічек and Rohita Rohita lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Al-Azhar University.

  1. 1 Nunung Nurhasanah Indonesia · #299,260 worldwide 7 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Наталія Петрівна Дічек Indonesia · #324,291 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Rohita Rohita Indonesia · #477,898 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Suci Rahmatia Indonesia · #865,816 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Nurfadilah Nurfadilah Indonesia · #899,632 worldwide 17 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Nuraida Nuraida Indonesia · #906,110 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Dewi Elfidasari Indonesia · #1,172,699 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Ary Syahriar Indonesia · #1,309,402 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Ashraf Hamdy Mohamed Indonesia · #1,376,642 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Samir Ibrahim Indonesia · #1,501,392 worldwide 13 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Al-Azhar University

Which keywords describe research at Al-Azhar University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Islamic Banking, Community Empowerment, Legal Regulation, Media Literacy, Social Media, Digital Literacy and Criminal Justice.

▲ 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. Human Rights265▲ 6.7×45 topics
  2. Islamic Banking210▲ 13×3 topics
  3. Social Media205▲ 3.8×27 topics
  4. Community Empowerment190▲ 6.6×11 topics
  5. Sustainable Development185▲ 3.0×62 topics
  6. Legal Regulation175▲ 21×7 topics
  7. Media Literacy170▲ 7.8×6 topics
  8. Digital Literacy146▲ 6.3×10 topics
  9. Educational Technology145▲ 3.2×33 topics
  10. Curriculum Development128▲ 4.8×11 topics
  11. Indonesia127▲ 6.9×5 topics
  12. Criminal Justice126▲ 15×5 topics
  13. Economic Security126▲ 15×7 topics
  14. Islamic Education124▲ 9.2×4 topics
  15. Culture122▲ 6.0×15 topics
  16. Ethnicity122▲ 8.5×10 topics
  17. History119▲ 4.4×17 topics
  18. Literature118▲ 5.7×17 topics
  19. Digital Learning113▲ 5.5×9 topics
  20. Philosophy112▲ 6.7×8 topics
  21. Islam112▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Science111▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Social Influence111▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Character Education110▲ 5.9×6 topics
  25. Malay Language110▲ 20×1 topic
  26. Sharia Law110▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Community Participation108▲ 7.6×8 topics
  28. International Trade Law100▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Public Oversight100▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Transport Policy100▲ 21×1 topic
  31. International Law99▲ 8.4×18 topics
  32. Environmental Law97▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Foresight97▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Modernization96▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles94▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Strategic Planning94▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Design93▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Air Force92▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Warfare92▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Pandemic Response92▲ 9.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Al-Azhar University publish most on?

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

Linguistic, Cultural, an…110Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 110 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…100Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 100 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …92Military Technology and Strategies: 92 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies89Legal Studies and Policies: 89 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 84 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 61 fractional worksEducation and Character …55Education and Character Development: 55 fractional worksIndonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies: 52 fractional worksLegal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia: 44 fractional worksEducational Methods and Impacts: 44 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTransportationAerospace EngineeringLaw3 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 110 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 100 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 92 works
  4. 4 Legal Studies and Policies Law 89 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 84 works
  6. 6 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 61 works
  7. 7 Education and Character Development Education 55 works
  8. 8 Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies Political Science and International Relations 52 works
  9. 9 Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia Law 44 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Impacts Education 44 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 available87.1%not open12.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.5%domestic only69.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Al-Azhar University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 275% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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