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American University in Cairo

In research, American University in Cairo stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,590 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,538 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,442 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction — Building and Construction is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,536
of 28,054 · #4,990 all time
Rank in Egypt
#36
of 123
Research works
6k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
81k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is American University in Cairo 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,590 of 10,521 23.2%473 #2323
Physical SciencesDomain #3,538 of 12,888 15.7%754 #4139
Life SciencesDomain #2,442 of 7,800 25.6%133 #4442
Social SciencesField #2,099 of 6,365 27.5%222 #1507
EngineeringField #2,244 of 6,636 13.6%370 #2728
Health SciencesDomain #5,968 of 11,982 24.9%121 #11710
MedicineField #5,327 of 10,443 23.9%94 #11538
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,438 of 2,578 24.7%77 #1298
Environmental ScienceField #2,120 of 3,551 19.8%76 #3617
Computer ScienceField #3,070 of 4,667 17.4%107 #2648

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American University in Cairo 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. Social Sciences#2,323 #2,590
  2. Physical Sciences#4,139 #3,538
  3. Life Sciences#4,442 #2,442
  4. Social Sciences#1,507 #2,099
  5. Engineering#2,728 #2,244
  6. Health Sciences#11,710 #5,968
  7. Medicine#11,538 #5,327
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1,298 #1,438
  9. Environmental Science#3,617 #2,120
  10. Computer Science#2,648 #3,070
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 American University in Cairo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 53.5 works5.8×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.37× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 107 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.56× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.67× its world share, 370 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 76 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.66× its world share, 86 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 94 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.58× its world share, 75 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 31 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 57 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 222 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American University in Cairo?

Ranked on the composite score, William J. Murnane, Samprit Chatterjee and Asef Bayat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American University in Cairo.

  1. 1 William J. Murnane Egypt · #97,749 worldwide 97 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Samprit Chatterjee Egypt · #140,816 worldwide 248 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Asef Bayat Egypt · #189,544 worldwide 80 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Aidan Dodson Egypt · #220,599 worldwide 59 citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Sheldon Watts Egypt · #244,199 worldwide 68 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Salima Ikram Egypt · #279,293 worldwide 95 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Maha Bali Egypt · #288,818 worldwide 139 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Gavin Rae Egypt · #392,116 worldwide 31 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 George T. Scanlon Egypt · #403,121 worldwide 52 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Bernard O’Kane Egypt · #405,526 worldwide 13 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at American University in Cairo

Which keywords describe research at American University in Cairo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Risk Management, Biosensors, Sustainability, Optical Modulators, Graphene, Globalization and Middle East.

▲ 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. Sustainability57▲ 1.58×47 topics
  2. Nanomaterials51▲ 3.3×16 topics
  3. Deep Learning50◆ 0.99×58 topics
  4. Machine Learning45◆ 0.94×63 topics
  5. Globalization42▲ 1.46×50 topics
  6. Environmental Impact39▲ 1.54×38 topics
  7. Risk Management38▲ 5.3×13 topics
  8. Biosensors38▲ 4.9×10 topics
  9. Graphene32▲ 3.1×9 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management31▲ 2.2×18 topics
  11. Nanoparticles29▲ 1.55×32 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency27▲ 1.97×21 topics
  13. Energy Storage27▲ 2.8×9 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications27▲ 1.54×29 topics
  15. Optical Modulators24▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Nanocomposites23▲ 1.95×19 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Networks21▲ 3.0×8 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks21▲ 3.4×5 topics
  19. Governance20▲ 4.1×8 topics
  20. Feminism19▲ 4.6×9 topics
  21. Middle East17▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Facilities Management17▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Politics17▲ 4.2×10 topics
  24. RFID Technology17▲ 6.4×4 topics
  25. Integrated Circuits17▲ 7.2×3 topics
  26. Construction16▲ 8.2×2 topics
  27. Gender Equality16▲ 4.1×6 topics
  28. Microcavities16▲ 9.8×2 topics
  29. Silicon Photonics16▲ 9.9×2 topics
  30. Nanophotonic Waveguides16▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Raman Lasers16▲ 9.3×1 topic
  32. Secularism14▲ 9.2×4 topics
  33. BIM14▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Prefabrication14▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Metamaterials14▲ 6.6×5 topics
  36. Hermeneutics13▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Islamic reform13▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Ottoman Empire13▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Nanophotonics12▲ 8.9×2 topics
  40. Sovereignty12▲ 8.4×7 topics

Which research topics does American University in Cairo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, BIM and Construction Integration, Islamic Studies and History and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication.

Photonic and Optical Dev…16Photonic and Optical Devices: 16 fractional worksBIM and Construction Int…14BIM and Construction Integration: 14 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…13Islamic Studies and History: 13 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…10Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 10 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 9 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 9 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…9Construction Project Management and Performance: 9 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 8 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 8 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…8Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 8 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionPolitical Science and International RelationsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials4 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  2. 2 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 14 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  4. 4 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 10 works
  5. 5 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 9 works
  6. 6 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 9 works
  8. 8 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 8 works
  10. 10 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American University in Cairo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.