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Pharos University in Alexandria

In research, Pharos University in Alexandria stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,368 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,037 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,611 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oral Surgery and Dentistry — Oral Surgery is 16.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,971
of 28,054 · #11,663 all time
Rank in Egypt
#47
of 123
Research works
1.3k
▲ 110% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Pharos University in Alexandria 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 #3,368 of 10,521 24.1%116 #6451
Health SciencesDomain #4,037 of 11,982 17.7%169 #9292
Physical SciencesDomain #4,611 of 12,888 16.0%264 #9709
Life SciencesDomain #4,390 of 7,800 27.3%90 #9160
EngineeringField #3,919 of 6,636 14.2%109 #8167
MedicineField #7,098 of 10,443 21.1%99 #13199

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pharos University in Alexandria 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#6,451 #3,368
  2. Health Sciences#9,292 #4,037
  3. Physical Sciences#9,709 #4,611
  4. Life Sciences#9,160 #4,390
  5. Engineering#8,167 #3,919
  6. Medicine#13,199 #7,098
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 Pharos University in Alexandria specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oral Surgery takes 16.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 20.7 works17×
  2. DentistryField · 51.0 works16×
← 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: 0.83× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.98× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.37× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.80× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 109 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.11× its world share, 47 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 16.49× its world share, 51 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.01× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 16.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Pharos University in Alexandria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Sustainability, Virtual Reality, Bone Regeneration, Nanoparticles, Synthesis, Cancer and Anti-inflammatory.

▲ 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. Sustainability35▲ 2.2×34 topics
  2. Epidemiology29◆ 1.14×68 topics
  3. Antioxidant23▲ 5.2×41 topics
  4. Nanoparticles22▲ 2.8×32 topics
  5. Inflammation22▲ 1.65×56 topics
  6. Cancer21▲ 2.4×39 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence19▲ 2.2×14 topics
  8. Virtual Reality18▲ 5.8×7 topics
  9. Quality of Life18▲ 2.0×24 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications16▲ 2.1×30 topics
  11. Bone Regeneration15▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Clinical Trials15▲ 3.4×8 topics
  13. Synthesis14▲ 5.8×23 topics
  14. Cultural Heritage14▲ 3.9×12 topics
  15. Anti-inflammatory12▲ 6.9×22 topics
  16. Dental Implants11▲ 34×1 topic
  17. Peri-implant Diseases11▲ 34×1 topic
  18. Prevention11▲ 4.0×12 topics
  19. Toxicity10▲ 3.8×15 topics
  20. Social Impact10▲ 4.1×5 topics
  21. Dental Materials10▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Restorative Dentistry10▲ 29×1 topic
  23. Urban Morphology10▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Urban Planning9▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Flavonoids9▲ 5.3×11 topics
  26. Neuroprotective9▲ 8.9×11 topics
  27. Professional Development9▲ 6.8×2 topics
  28. Research9▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Sustainable Architecture8▲ 55×2 topics
  30. Digital Fabrication8▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Architecture8▲ 106×2 topics
  32. Art and Design8▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Community Development8▲ 6.8×2 topics
  34. Architectural Design8▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Islamic Architecture8▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Parametricism8▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Traditional Houses8▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Dental Caries8▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Family and Consumer Sciences8▲ 186×1 topic
  40. Interior Design8▲ 186×1 topic

Which research topics does Pharos University in Alexandria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes, Dental materials and restorations, Architecture and Computational Design and Architecture and Cultural Influences.

Dental Implant Technique…11Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 11 fractional worksDental materials and res…10Dental materials and restorations: 10 fractional worksArchitecture and Computa…8Architecture and Computational Design: 8 fractional worksArchitecture and Cultura…8Architecture and Cultural Influences: 8 fractional worksArchitecture, Design, and Social History: 8 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 5 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…5Dental Research and COVID-19: 5 fractional worksGlass properties and applications: 4 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 4 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 4 fractional works
Oral SurgeryOrthodonticsArchitectureArcheology4 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 11 works
  2. 2 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 10 works
  3. 3 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 8 works
  4. 4 Architecture and Cultural Influences Archeology 8 works
  5. 5 Architecture, Design, and Social History Conservation 8 works
  6. 6 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 5 works
  7. 7 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 5 works
  8. 8 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 4 works
  9. 9 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 4 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 available59.7%not open40.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pharos University in Alexandria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 110% 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 Alexandria

All research institutions in Alexandria

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.