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Bibliotheca Alexandrina

In research, Bibliotheca Alexandrina stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,561 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,086
of 28,054 · #21,183 all time
Rank in Egypt
#110
of 123
Research works
319
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Bibliotheca Alexandrina known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #4,561 of 16,945 12.0%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bibliotheca Alexandrina 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).

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: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.12× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.92× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bibliotheca Alexandrina?

Ranked on the composite score, Marie‐Dominique Nenna, Jean-Yves Empereur and Valérie Pichot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

  1. 1 Marie‐Dominique Nenna Egypt · #178,963 worldwide 36 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Jean-Yves Empereur Egypt · #539,782 worldwide 16 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Valérie Pichot Egypt · #854,859 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Which keywords describe research at Bibliotheca Alexandrina?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Urban Development, Archaeology, Cultural Exchange, Religion, Atherosclerosis, Corpus Linguistics, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Arabia.

▲ 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. Urban Development4▲ 16×5 topics
  2. Archaeology4▲ 36×5 topics
  3. Cultural Exchange3▲ 32×4 topics
  4. Risk Factors3▲ 3.5×9 topics
  5. Religion3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  6. Atherosclerosis2▲ 11×2 topics
  7. Cultural Heritage2▲ 5.9×8 topics
  8. Arabia2▲ 99×1 topic
  9. Byzantine2▲ 99×1 topic
  10. Corpus Linguistics2▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Coronary Stents2▲ 64×1 topic
  13. Endovascular Repair2▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Mediterranean2▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Myocardial Revascularization2▲ 64×1 topic
  16. Identity2▲ 3.7×7 topics
  17. Social Organization2▲ 131×2 topics
  18. Ancient Egypt2▲ 248×1 topic
  19. Linguistics2▲ 14×1 topic
  20. Psychology2▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Biomechanics2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  22. Bronze Age2▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Cultural Sustainability2▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Roman Economy2▲ 50×2 topics
  25. Thrombus Formation2▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Adaptive Reuse1▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Community Engagement1▲ 5.7×5 topics
  28. Cyprus1▲ 95×1 topic
  29. Intangible Heritage1▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Pottery Production1▲ 95×1 topic
  31. Aneurysm Rupture1▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Aneurysm Screening1▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Feminism1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  34. Islamic Architecture1▲ 70×2 topics
  35. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes1▲ 9.0×4 topics
  36. Power Electronics1▲ 5.1×4 topics
  37. Urban Planning1▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Cultural Transmission1▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Neurotoxicity1▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Personality Traits1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Bibliotheca Alexandrina publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and Historical Studies, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Ancient Egypt and Archaeology and Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History.

Archaeology and Historic…2Archaeology and Historical Studies: 2 fractional worksCoronary Interventions a…2Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksAncient Egypt and Archae…2Ancient Egypt and Archaeology: 2 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Ar…1Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 1 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 1 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional worksCreativity in Education …1Creativity in Education and Neuroscience: 1 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 1 fractional worksPlant Surface Properties…1Plant Surface Properties and Treatments: 1 fractional works
ArcheologySurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineExperimental and Cognitive Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 2 works
  2. 2 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  4. 4 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 1 works
  5. 5 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 1 works
  6. 6 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Surface Properties and Treatments Plant Science 1 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 available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.9%domestic only76.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bibliotheca Alexandrina's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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