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University · Kafr ash Shaykh · Egypt

Kafrelsheikh University

In research, Kafrelsheikh University stands highest in Health Sciences (#983 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,191 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#727 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Animal Science and Zoology and Agronomy and Crop Science — Aquatic Science is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,011
of 28,054 · #2,343 all time
Rank in Egypt
#10
of 123
Research works
6.1k
▲ 132% vs 2013–17
Citations
104k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Kafrelsheikh 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
Health SciencesDomain #983 of 11,982 14.2%668 #3060
Physical SciencesDomain #1,191 of 12,888 31.9%883 #2697
Life SciencesDomain #727 of 7,800 24.5%657 #1564
EngineeringField #664 of 6,636 31.1%361 #1691
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #401 of 3,409 25.9%385 #678
Plant ScienceSubfield #219 of 1,395 32.3%160 #607
MedicineField #2,043 of 10,443 14.0%544 #4679
Computer ScienceField #1,264 of 4,667 37.4%118 #2341
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,190 of 3,579 21.3%160 #2594
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #302 of 896 35.5%65 #625

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kafrelsheikh 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. Health Sciences#3,060 #983
  2. Physical Sciences#2,697 #1,191
  3. Life Sciences#1,564 #727
  4. Engineering#1,691 #664
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#678 #401
  6. Plant Science#607 #219
  7. Medicine#4,679 #2,043
  8. Computer Science#2,341 #1,264
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,594 #1,190
  10. Civil and Structural Engineering#625 #302
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 Kafrelsheikh University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 38.9 works8.8×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 38.4 works7.2×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 30.9 works5.4×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 74.5 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: 3.35× its world share, 385 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 160 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.22× its world share, 54 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 32 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.01× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.42× its world share, 54 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 118 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.43× its world share, 76 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 361 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 118 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.29× its world share, 109 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.39× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 544 worksMedicineNursing: 3.52× its world share, 42 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.87× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kafrelsheikh University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sabry M. Shaheen, Mahmoud A.O. Dawood and Z.M. Omara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kafrelsheikh University.

  1. 1 Sabry M. Shaheen Egypt · #40,844 worldwide 800 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Mahmoud A.O. Dawood Egypt · #128,261 worldwide 389 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Z.M. Omara Egypt · #142,082 worldwide 608 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Swellam W. Sharshir Egypt · #156,978 worldwide 606 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Fadl A. Essa Egypt · #254,255 worldwide 589 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Hassan El-Ramady Egypt · #380,642 worldwide 177 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Tarek A. Ebeid Egypt · #418,776 worldwide 91 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Ragab A. El‐Sehiemy Egypt · #458,521 worldwide 253 citations · 59 works
  9. 9 Maged El‐Kemary Egypt · #482,741 worldwide 186 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Ahmed A. Tayel Egypt · #534,610 worldwide 59 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Kafrelsheikh University

Which keywords describe research at Kafrelsheikh University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Aquaculture, Epidemiology, Nanoparticles, Renewable Energy, Probiotics, Nutrition and Gut Microbiota.

▲ 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. Epidemiology131▲ 1.37×118 topics
  2. Nanoparticles76▲ 2.5×32 topics
  3. Inflammation75▲ 1.50×77 topics
  4. Machine Learning75◆ 0.95×65 topics
  5. Antioxidant74▲ 4.5×49 topics
  6. Renewable Energy74▲ 2.1×33 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress73▲ 1.85×61 topics
  8. Deep Learning70▼ 0.85×66 topics
  9. Climate Change68◆ 1.05×67 topics
  10. Aquaculture56▲ 8.8×8 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications54▲ 1.88×31 topics
  12. Quality of Life50▲ 1.44×40 topics
  13. Nutrition48▲ 4.4×11 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity45▲ 2.9×28 topics
  15. Gut Microbiota44▲ 5.2×7 topics
  16. Nanomaterials43▲ 1.68×17 topics
  17. Toxicity43▲ 4.1×18 topics
  18. Probiotics40▲ 7.0×6 topics
  19. Antibiotic Resistance34▲ 3.7×13 topics
  20. Water Scarcity32▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Antioxidants32▲ 3.0×14 topics
  22. Self-Efficacy32▲ 5.0×8 topics
  23. Hydrogels31▲ 6.9×5 topics
  24. Phase Change Materials31▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Antimicrobial30▲ 4.4×14 topics
  26. Photothermal Materials29▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Solar Desalination29▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Cancer Prevention27▲ 4.2×10 topics
  29. Fatty Acids26▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology26▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Solar Thermal Collectors26▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Omega-3 Fatty Acids25▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Fish Feed24▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Sustainable Feeds24▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Durability Performance21▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Viral Diseases20▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Buckling Behavior19▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Stress Response19▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Fish Immunology19▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Pathogen Control19▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Kafrelsheikh University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Solar-Powered Water Puri…29Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 29 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photov…26Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 26 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…24Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 24 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…19Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 19 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 18 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 15 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…12Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 12 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…12Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 12 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing …12Structural Load-Bearing Analysis: 12 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…12Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 12 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAquatic ScienceImmunologyBuilding and Construction4 others

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

  1. 1 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 29 works
  2. 2 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 26 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 24 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 19 works
  5. 5 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 18 works
  6. 6 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 15 works
  7. 7 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 12 works
  8. 8 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  9. 9 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  10. 10 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 12 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 available64.9%not open35.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.6%domestic only61.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kafrelsheikh University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 132% 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.

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.