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University of Benghazi

In research, University of Benghazi stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,324 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,934 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,463 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,110
of 28,054 · #11,335 all time
Rank in Libya
#1
of 14
Research works
3.8k
▲ 146% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is University of Benghazi 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 #4,324 of 11,982 2.3%464 #6469
Physical SciencesDomain #5,934 of 12,888 4.9%541 #8546
EngineeringField #4,463 of 6,636 6.3%195 #6330
Social SciencesDomain #7,080 of 10,521 5.9%276 #8177
MedicineField #7,349 of 10,443 1.6%340 #11642
Life SciencesDomain #5,923 of 7,800 4.1%174 #10993
Social SciencesField #5,435 of 6,365 4.8%107 #5997
Computer ScienceField #4,362 of 4,667 4.0%121 #5062
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,220 of 3,409 3.6%86 #5617
Environmental ScienceField #3,507 of 3,551 2.1%62 #5754

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Benghazi 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#6,469 #4,324
  2. Physical Sciences#8,546 #5,934
  3. Engineering#6,330 #4,463
  4. Social Sciences#8,177 #7,080
  5. Medicine#11,642 #7,349
  6. Life Sciences#10,993 #5,923
  7. Social Sciences#5,997 #5,435
  8. Computer Science#5,062 #4,362
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#5,617 #3,220
  10. Environmental Science#5,754 #3,507
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 University of Benghazi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 56.4 works8.0×
← 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: 1.25× its world share, 86 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.32× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.61× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 121 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 195 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 62 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.62× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.00× its world share, 56 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 340 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.91× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 107 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Benghazi?

Ranked on the composite score, Abdelhamid Younis, Rahul Jain and Ashraf Khalil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Benghazi.

  1. 1 Abdelhamid Younis Libya · #475,891 worldwide 116 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Rahul Jain Libya · #533,998 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Ashraf Khalil Libya · #878,501 worldwide 109 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff Libya · #999,139 worldwide 15 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Zakariya Rajab Libya · #1,164,863 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Sara Abdulla Libya · #1,318,520 worldwide 9 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Abdelsalam M. Maatuk Libya · #1,353,164 worldwide 30 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Saad M. Saad Libya · #1,358,673 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Benghazi

Which keywords describe research at University of Benghazi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Design, Sharia Law, Strategic Planning, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Deep Learning 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. Epidemiology89▲ 1.55×95 topics
  2. Machine Learning63▲ 1.32×56 topics
  3. Deep Learning53◆ 1.07×50 topics
  4. Inflammation38▲ 1.26×54 topics
  5. Quality of Life36▲ 1.70×32 topics
  6. COVID-1934▲ 1.69×18 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress31▲ 1.32×40 topics
  8. Risk Factors30▲ 1.86×23 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity22▲ 2.3×25 topics
  10. Prevention21▲ 3.5×14 topics
  11. Antioxidant21▲ 2.1×36 topics
  12. Culture20▲ 2.5×4 topics
  13. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles19▲ 6.9×3 topics
  14. Islam19▲ 6.1×3 topics
  15. Social Influence19▲ 5.9×3 topics
  16. Global Burden19▲ 2.4×11 topics
  17. Design18▲ 7.7×3 topics
  18. Philosophy18▲ 2.9×2 topics
  19. Science18▲ 5.1×2 topics
  20. Sharia Law18▲ 8.6×1 topic
  21. Language Teaching18▲ 4.8×6 topics
  22. Strategic Planning18▲ 8.2×2 topics
  23. Air Force18▲ 9.9×1 topic
  24. Legal Regulation18▲ 5.5×1 topic
  25. Modernization18▲ 6.5×1 topic
  26. Transport Policy18▲ 9.6×1 topic
  27. Invasive Species17▲ 2.8×14 topics
  28. Conservation17▲ 2.7×13 topics
  29. Dental Caries16▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Biogeography14▲ 3.7×8 topics
  31. Infection Control13▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Fluoride12▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Mediterranean12▲ 8.8×4 topics
  34. Oral Health12▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Second Language Acquisition11▲ 8.7×2 topics
  36. Dental Practice11▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Transmission Routes11▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Remineralization11▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Corrective Feedback10▲ 10×1 topic
  40. L2 Motivation10▲ 10×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Benghazi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Dental Research and COVID-19.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…18Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 18 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …18Military Technology and Strategies: 18 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…18Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 18 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…11Dental Research and COVID-19: 11 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 11 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 10 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …9Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 9 fractional worksMediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna: 7 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 7 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationGeneral Dentistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 18 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 18 works
  4. 4 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 11 works
  5. 5 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 11 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 10 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 9 works
  8. 8 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna Plant Science 7 works
  9. 9 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 7 works
  10. 10 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 6 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 available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Benghazi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 146% 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 Benghazi

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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.