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Zagazig University

In research, Zagazig University stands highest in Health Sciences (#711 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#844 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#585 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Urology and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine — Animal Science and Zoology is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#795
of 28,054 · #1,700 all time
Rank in Egypt
#8
of 123
Research works
26k
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
303k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Zagazig 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 #711 of 11,982 6.0%3,443 #1640
Physical SciencesDomain #844 of 12,888 23.0%2,018 #1747
Life SciencesDomain #585 of 7,800 15.3%1,676 #1391
Plant ScienceSubfield #109 of 1,395 23.9%318 #377
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #273 of 3,409 19.5%779 #638
MedicineField #918 of 10,443 5.7%3,125 #1837
EngineeringField #584 of 6,636 22.4%841 #1137
Social SciencesDomain #1,993 of 10,521 15.8%572 #3230
Computer ScienceField #933 of 4,667 31.0%264 #1346
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #797 of 3,579 11.6%519 #1793

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zagazig 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#1,640 #711
  2. Physical Sciences#1,747 #844
  3. Life Sciences#1,391 #585
  4. Plant Science#377 #109
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#638 #273
  6. Medicine#1,837 #918
  7. Engineering#1,137 #584
  8. Social Sciences#3,230 #1,993
  9. Computer Science#1,346 #933
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,793 #797
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 Zagazig University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 107.2 works6.3×
  2. UrologySubfield · 37.1 works4.0×
  3. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 31.6 works3.7×
  4. Molecular MedicineSubfield · 31.1 works3.7×
  5. PharmacologySubfield · 52.9 works3.7×
  6. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 79.1 works3.6×
  7. DermatologySubfield · 72.0 works3.6×
← 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: 2.13× its world share, 779 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 519 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.12× its world share, 164 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 131 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.02× its world share, 82 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.41× its world share, 170 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 264 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 64 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 54 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 841 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 268 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 195 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 91 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 58 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.08× its world share, 40 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 152 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 3,125 worksMedicineNursing: 2.63× its world share, 100 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.46× its world share, 26 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 81 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 65 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 158 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Zagazig University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohamed Abd Elaziz, Mohamed Abdel‐Basset and Attia A. El‐Fergany lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zagazig University.

  1. 1 Mohamed Abd Elaziz · #27,593 worldwide 1.3k citations · 120 works
  2. 2 Mohamed Abdel‐Basset · #61,057 worldwide 548 citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Attia A. El‐Fergany · #65,600 worldwide 353 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan · #160,581 worldwide 288 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Mahmoud Alagawany · #163,395 worldwide 295 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Khalid M. Hosny · #179,263 worldwide 251 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 A. Wagih · #207,533 worldwide 260 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Mohamed E. Abd El‐Hack · #208,999 worldwide 234 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 E. M. E. Zayed · #212,761 worldwide 284 citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Mayada R. Farag · #228,753 worldwide 165 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Zagazig University

Which keywords describe research at Zagazig University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease, Antioxidant, Cancer, Metabolic Syndrome and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology572▲ 1.88×129 topics
  2. Inflammation420▲ 2.6×82 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress313▲ 2.5×62 topics
  4. Cancer228▲ 2.2×59 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease225▲ 2.6×39 topics
  6. Quality of Life224▲ 2.0×49 topics
  7. Antioxidant189▲ 3.6×51 topics
  8. Treatment185▲ 1.98×49 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome184▲ 2.9×23 topics
  10. Obesity160▲ 2.8×27 topics
  11. Insulin Resistance140▲ 4.0×10 topics
  12. Diagnosis138▲ 1.93×41 topics
  13. Depression125▲ 1.85×22 topics
  14. Complications116▲ 3.0×17 topics
  15. Immune Response115▲ 2.6×23 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity114▲ 2.3×31 topics
  17. Management113▲ 1.87×32 topics
  18. Antioxidants109▲ 3.2×17 topics
  19. Antibiotic Resistance105▲ 3.6×15 topics
  20. Diabetes104▲ 2.7×22 topics
  21. Nutrition103▲ 3.0×15 topics
  22. Biomarkers103▲ 1.96×18 topics
  23. Mortality103▲ 2.3×13 topics
  24. Genetics101▲ 1.88×26 topics
  25. Gut Microbiota101▲ 3.7×7 topics
  26. Self-Efficacy99▲ 4.8×8 topics
  27. Toxicity99▲ 3.0×20 topics
  28. Guidelines96▲ 2.7×13 topics
  29. Hypertension92▲ 4.1×16 topics
  30. Probiotics91▲ 5.0×6 topics
  31. Metabolism88▲ 2.2×31 topics
  32. Atherosclerosis79▲ 3.6×13 topics
  33. Wound Healing79▲ 3.9×12 topics
  34. Bioactive Compounds76▲ 3.9×13 topics
  35. Antimicrobial76▲ 3.5×14 topics
  36. Anti-inflammatory74▲ 3.5×29 topics
  37. Hepatic Steatosis70▲ 5.9×2 topics
  38. Antimicrobial Resistance65▲ 4.3×10 topics
  39. Coronary Artery Disease65▲ 7.2×3 topics
  40. Nutritional Quality49▲ 8.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Zagazig University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Health and Well-being Studies, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …53Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 53 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…44Health and Well-being Studies: 44 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 42 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 34 fractional worksThermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena: 32 fractional worksStatistical Distribution Estimation and Applications: 30 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 30 fractional worksMoringa oleifera researc…30Moringa oleifera research and applications: 30 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 28 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 28 fractional works
EpidemiologyClinical PsychologyAnimal Science and ZoologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging5 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentEpidemiology 53 works
  2. 2 Health and Well-being StudiesClinical Psychology 44 works
  3. 3 Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAnimal Science and Zoology 42 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 34 works
  5. 5 Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic PhenomenaMechanics of Materials 32 works
  6. 6 Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsStatistics and Probability 30 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationSurgery 30 works
  8. 8 Moringa oleifera research and applicationsPlant Science 30 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Pain ManagementSurgery 28 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 28 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 available60.3%not open39.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zagazig University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% 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.

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.