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Assiut University

In research, Assiut University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#673 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,180 of 11,982 worldwide) and Engineering (#704 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine — Animal Science and Zoology is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,009
of 28,054 · #1,860 all time
Rank in Egypt
#9
of 123
Research works
24k
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
283k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Assiut 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
Physical SciencesDomain #673 of 12,888 19.9%1,713 #1472
Health SciencesDomain #1,180 of 11,982 7.2%2,238 #1915
EngineeringField #704 of 6,636 17.7%614 #1286
Life SciencesDomain #1,185 of 7,800 13.7%1,231 #2311
MedicineField #1,608 of 10,443 7.2%1,938 #2406
Materials ScienceField #446 of 2,468 27.0%249 #1089
Materials ChemistrySubfield #362 of 1,556 28.5%157 #904
Plant ScienceSubfield #340 of 1,395 17.8%298 #692
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #862 of 3,409 14.0%621 #1160
ChemistryField #365 of 1,330 20.7%159 #787

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Assiut 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. Physical Sciences#1,472 #673
  2. Health Sciences#1,915 #1,180
  3. Engineering#1,286 #704
  4. Life Sciences#2,311 #1,185
  5. Medicine#2,406 #1,608
  6. Materials Science#1,089 #446
  7. Materials Chemistry#904 #362
  8. Plant Science#692 #340
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,160 #862
  10. Chemistry#787 #365
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 Assiut University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 69.4 works5.6×
  2. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 31.7 works5.2×
  3. Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineSubfield · 35.1 works4.2×
  4. HepatologySubfield · 42.2 works3.9×
← 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: 2.33× its world share, 620 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 388 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.83× its world share, 103 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 72 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.44× its world share, 48 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.15× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.81× its world share, 159 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 200 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 67 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 74 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 614 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 228 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.28× its world share, 249 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 48 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 52 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.71× its world share, 46 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 139 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.80× its world share, 1,938 worksMedicineNursing: 3.27× its world share, 90 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.19× its world share, 24 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 47 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 125 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 150 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Assiut University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mahmoud F. Fathalla, Sherifa A. Hamed and Mahmoud Ahmed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Assiut University.

  1. 1 Mahmoud F. Fathalla · #12,990 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Sherifa A. Hamed · #113,111 worldwide 139 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Mahmoud Ahmed · #126,596 worldwide 649 citations · 156 works
  4. 4 ‏Helal F. Hetta · #209,153 worldwide 115 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Mohammed Abo‐Zahhad · #229,686 worldwide 259 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Ahmed G. Abo‐Khalil · #236,141 worldwide 201 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Sabrin R. M. Ibrahim · #287,003 worldwide 223 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Eman M. Khedr · #297,950 worldwide 121 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Hani Nasser Abdelhamid · #305,292 worldwide 296 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Sabah M. Ahmed · #308,288 worldwide 152 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Assiut University

Which keywords describe research at Assiut University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Self-Efficacy, Quality of Life, Antioxidant, Cancer and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology390▲ 1.76×131 topics
  2. Inflammation225▲ 1.93×83 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress192▲ 2.1×62 topics
  4. Quality of Life169▲ 2.1×49 topics
  5. Climate Change137◆ 0.91×78 topics
  6. Cancer136▲ 1.82×58 topics
  7. Antioxidant126▲ 3.3×51 topics
  8. Treatment125▲ 1.83×48 topics
  9. Nanomaterials110▲ 1.85×18 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications106▲ 1.60×35 topics
  11. Environmental Impact104◆ 1.09×47 topics
  12. Diagnosis103▲ 1.98×38 topics
  13. Nanoparticles100▲ 1.41×39 topics
  14. Self-Efficacy97▲ 6.5×10 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome96▲ 2.1×22 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease95▲ 1.53×39 topics
  17. Depression91▲ 1.84×23 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity90▲ 2.5×32 topics
  19. Genetics89▲ 2.3×24 topics
  20. Management87▲ 1.97×31 topics
  21. Immune Response78▲ 2.5×22 topics
  22. Social Support77▲ 2.5×15 topics
  23. Diabetes72▲ 2.6×22 topics
  24. Complications70▲ 2.5×17 topics
  25. Toxicity70▲ 2.9×20 topics
  26. Antioxidants68▲ 2.7×16 topics
  27. Pathogenesis67▲ 2.4×23 topics
  28. Guidelines67▲ 2.6×13 topics
  29. Insulin Resistance66▲ 2.6×10 topics
  30. Gut Microbiota66▲ 3.4×7 topics
  31. Stress59▲ 2.8×11 topics
  32. Elderly56▲ 4.0×7 topics
  33. Health Benefits54▲ 2.9×15 topics
  34. Probiotics53▲ 4.0×6 topics
  35. Anti-inflammatory52▲ 3.4×29 topics
  36. Nursing50▲ 4.8×5 topics
  37. Green Synthesis46▲ 4.3×5 topics
  38. Educational Achievement44▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Job Stress44▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Drought Tolerance40▲ 5.0×9 topics

Which research topics does Assiut University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Health and Wellbeing Research and Anesthesia and Pain Management.

Health and Well-being St…44Health and Well-being Studies: 44 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …30Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 30 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 25 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 24 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 24 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 22 fractional worksRespiratory Support and …19Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 19 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 19 fractional worksSynthesis and biological activity: 18 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement…18Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 18 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyEpidemiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being StudiesClinical Psychology 44 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentEpidemiology 30 works
  3. 3 Health and Wellbeing ResearchGeneral Health Professions 25 works
  4. 4 Anesthesia and Pain ManagementSurgery 24 works
  5. 5 Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAnimal Science and Zoology 24 works
  6. 6 Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesPlant Science 22 works
  7. 7 Respiratory Support and MechanismsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 19 works
  8. 8 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsMaterials Chemistry 19 works
  9. 9 Synthesis and biological activityOrganic Chemistry 18 works
  10. 10 Plant Growth Enhancement TechniquesPlant Science 18 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 available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Assiut University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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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.