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Sebha University

In research, Sebha University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,077 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#6,563 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,656 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,038
of 28,054 · #19,133 all time
Rank in Libya
#6
of 14
Research works
1k
▲ 194% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.8k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Sebha 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 #9,077 of 12,888 6.0%206 #13805
Life SciencesDomain #6,563 of 7,800 6.1%72 #12352
Health SciencesDomain #10,656 of 11,982 1.8%98 #16284
EngineeringField #6,214 of 6,636 4.2%80 #10428
Social SciencesDomain #9,905 of 10,521 8.4%82 #11123
MedicineField #10,207 of 10,443 1.4%73 #17743

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sebha 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#13,805 #9,077
  2. Life Sciences#12,352 #6,563
  3. Health Sciences#16,284 #10,656
  4. Engineering#10,428 #6,214
  5. Social Sciences#11,123 #9,905
  6. Medicine#17,743 #10,207
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.

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: 2.10× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.98× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.85× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.06× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.35× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.16× its world share, 80 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.16× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.51× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Sebha University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Influence, Islam, Sharia Law, Culture, Design, Strategic Planning, Economic Security and Air Force.

▲ 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. Machine Learning27▲ 1.79×39 topics
  2. Epidemiology23▲ 1.25×50 topics
  3. Environmental Impact18▲ 2.3×24 topics
  4. Renewable Energy18▲ 2.7×24 topics
  5. Sustainability18▲ 1.61×30 topics
  6. Culture18▲ 7.2×2 topics
  7. Social Influence18▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Islam17▲ 18×1 topic
  9. Sharia Law17▲ 26×1 topic
  10. Climate Change15▲ 1.22×34 topics
  11. Design14▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Strategic Planning14▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Economic Security14▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Air Force14▲ 25×1 topic
  15. Legal Regulation14▲ 14×1 topic
  16. Modernization14▲ 17×1 topic
  17. Transport Policy14▲ 24×1 topic
  18. Inflammation11◆ 1.13×30 topics
  19. Nanoparticles10▲ 1.78×20 topics
  20. Antioxidant10▲ 3.2×27 topics
  21. Nanomaterials9▲ 1.92×14 topics
  22. Treatment9▲ 1.62×15 topics
  23. Elderly8▲ 6.8×4 topics
  24. Antioxidant Activity7▲ 2.5×16 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants7▲ 3.9×11 topics
  26. Toxicity7▲ 3.5×12 topics
  27. Feature Selection6▲ 5.9×5 topics
  28. Solar Energy6▲ 3.8×5 topics
  29. Anti-inflammatory5▲ 4.2×12 topics
  30. Inappropriate Medication Use5▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Language Teaching5▲ 4.3×5 topics
  32. Polypharmacy5▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Anticancer Agents5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  34. Antimicrobial Activity4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  35. Adsorption Properties4▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Essential Oils4▲ 7.4×2 topics
  37. MOOCs4▲ 9.0×2 topics
  38. Plant Growth4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  39. Classification Models4▲ 8.8×1 topic
  40. Medical Diagnosis4▲ 8.4×1 topic

Which research topics does Sebha University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…17Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 17 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 14 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 14 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 5 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 4 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 4 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 3 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 3 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationGeriatrics and Gerontology6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 14 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 5 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 4 works
  6. 6 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  8. 8 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 3 works
  9. 9 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 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 available75.0%not open25.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.6%domestic only68.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sebha University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 194% 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.