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Hebrew University of Jerusalem

In research, Hebrew University of Jerusalem stands highest in Social Sciences (#94 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#23 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#99 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Public Administration and Mathematical Physics — Archeology is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#261
of 28,054 · #136 all time
Rank in Israel
#3
of 106
Research works
79k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8M
35.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Hebrew University of Jerusalem 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 #94 of 10,521 24.8%2,882 #96
Arts and HumanitiesField #23 of 1,998 19.9%538 #45
Social SciencesField #99 of 6,365 26.7%1,520 #136
Physical SciencesDomain #346 of 12,888 19.0%2,300 #124
Life SciencesDomain #253 of 7,800 25.0%1,493 #156
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #121 of 3,579 23.7%749 #122
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #112 of 2,578 25.2%628 #106
Health SciencesDomain #562 of 11,982 19.4%1,484 #403
PsychologyField #109 of 2,181 27.0%479 #137
MedicineField #536 of 10,443 18.6%1,250 #469

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hebrew University of Jerusalem 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#96 #94
  2. Arts and Humanities#45 #23
  3. Social Sciences#136 #99
  4. Physical Sciences#124 #346
  5. Life Sciences#156 #253
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#122 #121
  7. Sociology and Political Science#106 #112
  8. Health Sciences#403 #562
  9. Psychology#137 #109
  10. Medicine#469 #536
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 Hebrew University of Jerusalem specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 151.3 works6.2×
  2. Public AdministrationSubfield · 21.3 works4.8×
  3. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 62.6 works4.8×
  4. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 61.9 works4.7×
  5. Religious studiesSubfield · 61.9 works4.5×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 316 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.72× its world share, 749 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 91 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.38× its world share, 315 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 133 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 415 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 213 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 399 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 270 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 183 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.32× its world share, 223 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.33× its world share, 423 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 42 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 137 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 1,250 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 31 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.13× its world share, 24 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.28× its world share, 538 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 117 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 61 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 166 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 479 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 1,520 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem?

Ranked on the composite score, Elihu Katz, I. Chet and S. Ν. Eisenstadt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

  1. 1 Elihu Katz Israel · #4,602 worldwide 756 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 I. Chet Israel · #6,296 worldwide 1.2k citations · 75 works
  3. 3 S. Ν. Eisenstadt Israel · #6,858 worldwide 382 citations · 90 works
  4. 4 Nir Friedman Israel · #7,609 worldwide 1.2k citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Dani Lischinski Israel · #7,990 worldwide 1k citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Robert J. Aumann Israel · #8,975 worldwide 1.4k citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Raphael Mechoulam Israel · #9,039 worldwide 891 citations · 87 works
  8. 8 Haim Sompolinsky Israel · #10,268 worldwide 1.4k citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Shalom H. Schwartz Israel · #10,874 worldwide 4.5k citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Nathan Linial Israel · #13,104 worldwide 1.2k citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Which keywords describe research at Hebrew University of Jerusalem?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Palestine, Human Rights, Israel, Discrimination, Occupation, Ethnic Identity and Settler Colonialism.

▲ 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. Epidemiology306◆ 0.95×130 topics
  2. Human Rights265▲ 3.2×57 topics
  3. Globalization225▲ 1.40×97 topics
  4. Climate Change223◆ 1.01×91 topics
  5. Nationalism222▲ 5.9×29 topics
  6. Mental Health206▲ 1.72×40 topics
  7. Palestine186▲ 39×2 topics
  8. Israel163▲ 57×2 topics
  9. Inflammation152◆ 0.90×82 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress151◆ 1.13×61 topics
  11. Discrimination144▲ 9.1×6 topics
  12. Ethnic Identity131▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Occupation131▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Settler Colonialism125▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Intifada124▲ 53×1 topic
  16. Segregation124▲ 19×1 topic
  17. Religion123▲ 3.2×32 topics
  18. Identity106▲ 1.79×58 topics
  19. Politics91▲ 4.1×18 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders89▲ 1.92×20 topics
  21. Emotion Regulation83▲ 3.3×9 topics
  22. Ethics82▲ 2.1×37 topics
  23. Urban Development80▲ 2.7×12 topics
  24. Neuroscience80▲ 3.3×15 topics
  25. Semitic Languages74▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Archaeological Evidence69▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Arabia62▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Byzantine62▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Emotion62▲ 3.6×12 topics
  30. Theology59▲ 7.5×4 topics
  31. Public Opinion58▲ 5.7×6 topics
  32. Sovereignty55▲ 7.2×10 topics
  33. Religious Identity54▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Community53▲ 5.7×9 topics
  35. Cultural Transmission50▲ 7.8×4 topics
  36. Diaspora50▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Biblical Monotheism46▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Jewish Society46▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Middle East46▲ 8.9×2 topics
  40. Demography45▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Hebrew University of Jerusalem publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Archaeology and Historical Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Jewish Identity and Society.

Jewish and Middle Easter…124Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 124 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…62Archaeology and Historical Studies: 62 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…46Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 46 fractional worksJewish Identity and Society: 39 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 31 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 28 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 27 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 25 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 24 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 24 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceArcheologyReligious studiesDemography5 others

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

  1. 1 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 124 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 62 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 46 works
  4. 4 Jewish Identity and Society Demography 39 works
  5. 5 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 31 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 28 works
  7. 7 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 27 works
  8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 25 works
  9. 9 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 24 works
  10. 10 Social Media and Politics Communication 24 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 available29.8%not open70.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hebrew University of Jerusalem's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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.

Other research institutions in Jerusalem

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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.