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Sohag University

In research, Sohag University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,289 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,208 of 11,982 worldwide) and Chemistry (#228 of 1,330 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hepatology, Organic Chemistry and Ophthalmology — Hepatology is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,709
of 28,054 · #3,863 all time
Rank in Egypt
#19
of 123
Research works
7.3k
▲ 94% vs 2013–17
Citations
77k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Sohag 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 #1,289 of 12,888 20.0%866 #2591
Health SciencesDomain #1,208 of 11,982 6.5%990 #3756
ChemistryField #228 of 1,330 34.6%122 #974
MedicineField #1,824 of 10,443 6.5%873 #4031
Organic ChemistrySubfield #114 of 615 38.4%83 #662
EngineeringField #2,113 of 6,636 18.2%280 #2683
Life SciencesDomain #2,937 of 7,800 9.4%486 #6496
Materials ScienceField #1,308 of 2,468 16.4%133 #2512
Social SciencesDomain #6,218 of 10,521 11.3%231 #10496
Environmental ScienceField #2,105 of 3,551 16.4%112 #2483

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sohag 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#2,591 #1,289
  2. Health Sciences#3,756 #1,208
  3. Chemistry#974 #228
  4. Medicine#4,031 #1,824
  5. Organic Chemistry#662 #114
  6. Engineering#2,683 #2,113
  7. Life Sciences#6,496 #2,937
  8. Materials Science#2,512 #1,308
  9. Social Sciences#10,496 #6,218
  10. Environmental Science#2,483 #2,105
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 Sohag University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hepatology takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HepatologySubfield · 22.5 works4.5×
  2. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 83.3 works4.3×
  3. OphthalmologySubfield · 25.5 works3.7×
← 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: 1.89× its world share, 231 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 149 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 46 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.80× its world share, 25 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.02× its world share, 122 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 75 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.51× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 280 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 112 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.48× its world share, 132 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 38 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 62 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 873 worksMedicineNursing: 3.37× its world share, 42 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.65× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 85 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sohag University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ibrahim A. Abbas, Mohamed A. Abdel‐Wahab and Ahmed M. Youssef lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sohag University.

  1. 1 Ibrahim A. Abbas Egypt · #87,272 worldwide 442 citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Mohamed A. Abdel‐Wahab Egypt · #94,665 worldwide 376 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Ahmed M. Youssef Egypt · #124,069 worldwide 287 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 E.M.M. Ibrahim Egypt · #210,855 worldwide 187 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Ahmed M. Abu‐Dief Egypt · #298,476 worldwide 301 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Sohail Ahmed Egypt · #380,169 worldwide 131 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Mohamed Ebeed Egypt · #501,111 worldwide 117 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Mohamed Ismael Egypt · #566,329 worldwide 174 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Ahmed A. Askalany Egypt · #567,522 worldwide 117 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Aly Abdou Egypt · #624,511 worldwide 99 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Sohag University

Which keywords describe research at Sohag University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Anticancer Agents, Self-Efficacy, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Antimicrobial, Medicinal Chemistry and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology164▲ 1.61×115 topics
  2. Inflammation98▲ 1.83×78 topics
  3. Quality of Life86▲ 2.3×43 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress81▲ 1.92×59 topics
  5. Treatment64▲ 2.1×44 topics
  6. Nanomaterials61▲ 2.2×18 topics
  7. Environmental Impact60▲ 1.38×37 topics
  8. Nanoparticles58▲ 1.81×34 topics
  9. Antioxidant58▲ 3.3×48 topics
  10. Anticancer Agents55▲ 14×11 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome55▲ 2.6×23 topics
  12. Cancer54▲ 1.55×57 topics
  13. Self-Efficacy50▲ 7.3×8 topics
  14. Diagnosis47▲ 1.96×38 topics
  15. Antimicrobial46▲ 6.3×12 topics
  16. Medicinal Chemistry45▲ 6.3×12 topics
  17. Synthesis45▲ 4.7×31 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance43▲ 3.6×9 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity41▲ 2.5×31 topics
  20. Toxicity41▲ 3.7×19 topics
  21. Immune Response39▲ 2.7×20 topics
  22. Social Support36▲ 2.5×9 topics
  23. Complications35▲ 2.7×16 topics
  24. Antioxidants34▲ 2.9×16 topics
  25. Heterocyclic Compounds34▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Drug Discovery31▲ 5.4×12 topics
  27. Hepatocellular Carcinoma29▲ 5.4×3 topics
  28. Nursing27▲ 5.6×5 topics
  29. Hepatic Steatosis26▲ 6.5×2 topics
  30. Coumarins26▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Tubulin Inhibitors25▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Vascular Targeting Agents25▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Anticancer24▲ 6.0×15 topics
  34. Biological Evaluation24▲ 16×6 topics
  35. Metal Complexes23▲ 13×4 topics
  36. NAFLD23▲ 7.4×1 topic
  37. NASH23▲ 7.4×1 topic
  38. Molecular Docking22▲ 6.8×4 topics
  39. Educational Achievement22▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Job Stress22▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Sohag University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Synthesis and biological activity, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Health and Well-being Studies and Metal complexes synthesis and properties.

Synthesis and biological…25Synthesis and biological activity: 25 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …23Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 23 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…22Health and Well-being Studies: 22 fractional worksMetal complexes synthesi…17Metal complexes synthesis and properties: 17 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 16 fractional worksSynthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds: 16 fractional worksThermoelastic and Magnet…14Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena: 14 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 11 fractional worksHealthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 11 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Research: 11 fractional works
Organic ChemistryEpidemiologyClinical PsychologyOncology5 others

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

  1. 1 Synthesis and biological activity Organic Chemistry 25 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 23 works
  3. 3 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 22 works
  4. 4 Metal complexes synthesis and properties Oncology 17 works
  5. 5 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 16 works
  6. 6 Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds Organic Chemistry 16 works
  7. 7 Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena Mechanics of Materials 14 works
  8. 8 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 11 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 11 works
  10. 10 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 11 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 available64.5%not open35.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sohag University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 94% 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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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.