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Helwan University

In research, Helwan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,101 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,314 of 11,982 worldwide) and Engineering (#743 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Architecture, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Museology — Architecture is 17.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,360
of 28,054 · #2,961 all time
Rank in Egypt
#16
of 123
Research works
12k
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
121k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Helwan 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 #1,101 of 12,888 16.3%1,908 #2186
Health SciencesDomain #1,314 of 11,982 8.8%932 #3819
EngineeringField #743 of 6,636 14.4%897 #1280
Social SciencesDomain #1,542 of 10,521 12.2%1,023 #2911
MathematicsField #162 of 1,053 34.1%65 #938
Computer ScienceField #728 of 4,667 17.4%366 #1291
MedicineField #2,917 of 10,443 9.2%751 #5966
Social SciencesField #2,026 of 6,365 11.4%382 #3372
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #811 of 2,318 19.9%143 #1502
Life SciencesDomain #2,734 of 7,800 15.1%411 #5414

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Helwan 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#2,186 #1,101
  2. Health Sciences#3,819 #1,314
  3. Engineering#1,280 #743
  4. Social Sciences#2,911 #1,542
  5. Mathematics#938 #162
  6. Computer Science#1,291 #728
  7. Medicine#5,966 #2,917
  8. Social Sciences#3,372 #2,026
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,502 #811
  10. Life Sciences#5,414 #2,734
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 Helwan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Architecture takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArchitectureSubfield · 28.5 works17×
  2. Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSubfield · 35.4 works10×
  3. MuseologySubfield · 37.5 works7.2×
  4. ConservationSubfield · 22.8 works5.6×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 68.5 works5.3×
  6. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 105.3 works4.0×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 150 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 159 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 40 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.31× its world share, 35 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.70× its world share, 114 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 366 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 51 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.55× its world share, 61 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.40× its world share, 897 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 140 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.11× its world share, 165 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.29× its world share, 65 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 123 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 751 worksMedicineNursing: 2.17× its world share, 45 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.65× its world share, 203 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 163 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 54 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 63 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 158 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 382 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Helwan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ahmed Barhoum, Walid Al‐Atabany and Khairy Elsayed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Helwan University.

  1. 1 Ahmed Barhoum · #39,468 worldwide 668 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Walid Al‐Atabany · #156,976 worldwide 359 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Khairy Elsayed · #190,571 worldwide 165 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Fatma A. Hashim · #219,259 worldwide 395 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Mohamed El‐Kassas · #271,472 worldwide 89 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 M.M. Eissa · #366,918 worldwide 140 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Galal H. Elgemeie · #451,969 worldwide 198 citations · 92 works
  8. 8 Abdelfattah Badr · #465,336 worldwide 54 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Mohamed Mohamed · #532,827 worldwide 85 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 M. El-Hagary · #593,618 worldwide 138 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Helwan University

Which keywords describe research at Helwan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Heat Transfer, Artificial Intelligence, Self-Efficacy, Virtual Reality, Machine Learning, Antimicrobial and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Sustainability200▲ 1.93×66 topics
  2. Machine Learning165▲ 1.18×81 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence148▲ 2.5×43 topics
  4. Deep Learning140◆ 0.96×76 topics
  5. Epidemiology131▼ 0.77×120 topics
  6. Heat Transfer107▲ 5.0×18 topics
  7. Renewable Energy105▲ 1.70×39 topics
  8. Quality of Life97▲ 1.57×51 topics
  9. Education96▲ 1.31×54 topics
  10. Inflammation91◆ 1.02×78 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress90▲ 1.29×59 topics
  12. Virtual Reality86▲ 4.0×17 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management82▲ 2.1×22 topics
  14. Mental Health80▲ 1.28×31 topics
  15. Antioxidant78▲ 2.7×50 topics
  16. Biomedical Applications73▲ 1.44×35 topics
  17. Self-Efficacy72▲ 6.3×8 topics
  18. Depression71▲ 1.90×22 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency70▲ 1.73×36 topics
  20. Cultural Heritage68▲ 2.9×24 topics
  21. Social Support66▲ 2.8×15 topics
  22. Antimicrobial61▲ 5.1×14 topics
  23. Risk Management52▲ 2.5×14 topics
  24. Stress49▲ 3.1×11 topics
  25. Human-Computer Interaction44▲ 6.0×6 topics
  26. Nursing44▲ 5.5×7 topics
  27. Elderly41▲ 3.8×6 topics
  28. Design40▲ 5.7×5 topics
  29. Thermal Properties37▲ 6.8×6 topics
  30. Graphic Design36▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Construction36▲ 6.1×3 topics
  32. Digital Media Technology35▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Visual Communication Design35▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Urban Planning35▲ 10×6 topics
  35. Educational Achievement34▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Job Stress34▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Urban Morphology33▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Digital Fabrication32▲ 9.8×2 topics
  39. Fabric Comfort32▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Moisture Management32▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Helwan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Media and Visual Art, Health and Well-being Studies, Textile materials and evaluations and Architecture and Cultural Influences.

Digital Media and Visual…35Digital Media and Visual Art: 35 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…34Health and Well-being Studies: 34 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 32 fractional worksArchitecture and Cultural Influences: 27 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 27 fractional worksArchitecture and Computational Design: 26 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 25 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …25Military Technology and Strategies: 25 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 21 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 19 fractional works
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignClinical PsychologyPolymers and PlasticsArcheology5 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 35 works
  2. 2 Health and Well-being StudiesClinical Psychology 34 works
  3. 3 Textile materials and evaluationsPolymers and Plastics 32 works
  4. 4 Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArcheology 27 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSociology and Political Science 27 works
  6. 6 Architecture and Computational DesignArchitecture 26 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory AnalysisTransportation 25 works
  8. 8 Military Technology and StrategiesAerospace Engineering 25 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social MediaSociology and Political Science 21 works
  10. 10 Fashion and Cultural TextilesMuseology 19 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 available60.3%not open39.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Helwan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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