Al-Azhar University: Rankings

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Al-Azhar University ranked 6th in Egypt, 1691st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 121 research topics. Al-Azhar University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 29,305 academic publications and 285,738 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 136 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1691 of 14,131 In the World
#29 of 1,104 In Africa
#6 of 50 In Egypt
#2 of 9 In Cairo
#167 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#211 of 1,011 For Cosmetology
#222 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#229 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4677 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 118 other topics

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Biology rankings

Al-Azhar University ranked 7th for Biology in Egypt and 878th in the World with 21,556 publications made and 224,946 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 40 In Egypt
#13 of 361 In Africa
#878 of 6,770 In the World

Al-Azhar University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 57 105
1992 51 117
1993 51 84
1994 59 115
1995 63 151
1996 62 172
1997 55 168
1998 70 260
1999 78 282
2000 96 325
2001 92 367
2002 108 424
2003 117 550
2004 96 601
2005 119 852
2006 151 890
2007 181 1069
2008 233 1273
2009 277 1568
2010 317 2065
2011 359 2518
2012 447 3085
2013 555 4027
2014 554 4723
2015 646 5568
2016 772 6376
2017 1022 7282
2018 1453 9616
2019 1757 12859
2020 2281 19373
2021 2816 29720
2022 3139 42778
2023 2736 53201

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Azhar University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Microbiology 6 11 423
Toxicology 9 25 441
Pharmacology 6 7 442
Horticulture 7 14 508
Nutrition and Food Science 7 18 582
Biotechnology 7 12 666
Agricultural Science 8 31 694
Botany 7 16 717
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 16 723
Oncology and Cancer research 8 12 723
Immunology 8 17 730
Zoology 6 22 741
Entomology 7 18 744
Virology 7 28 755
Astrobiology 4 9 796
Animal Science 12 40 805
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 12 824
Genetics 7 12 848
Biochemistry 7 12 896
Nanotechnology 5 10 896
Paleontology 7 19 899
Forestry 7 70 1100
Neuroscience 8 16 1193
Molecular Biology 7 17 1243
Evolutionary Biology 8 26 1489
Biophysics 8 18 1663

Chemistry rankings

Al-Azhar University ranked 7th for Chemistry in Egypt and 917th in the World with 18,942 publications made and 229,153 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 40 In Egypt
#13 of 342 In Africa
#917 of 6,447 In the World

Al-Azhar University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 62 121
1992 57 145
1993 50 107
1994 70 130
1995 66 165
1996 71 168
1997 56 168
1998 77 252
1999 90 291
2000 100 338
2001 88 400
2002 116 417
2003 135 561
2004 110 612
2005 112 892
2006 149 915
2007 162 1111
2008 245 1369
2009 276 1747
2010 309 2228
2011 330 2749
2012 395 3326
2013 484 4161
2014 492 4811
2015 551 5743
2016 689 6486
2017 868 7426
2018 1149 9756
2019 1419 13035
2020 1863 19586
2021 2433 31129
2022 2715 43830
2023 2415 54346

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Azhar University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 5 5 222
Pharmacy 6 7 382
Nutrition and Food Science 7 18 582
Environmental Chemistry 5 7 615
Inorganic Chemistry 7 10 719
Chemical Engineering 6 12 820
Biochemical Engineering 6 14 828
Organic Chemistry 6 12 829
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 28 879
Biochemistry 7 12 896
Nanotechnology 5 10 896
Materials Science 8 15 939
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 19 967
Physical chemistry 9 19 976
Computational Chemistry 6 25 1133

Medicine rankings

Al-Azhar University ranked 7th for Medicine in Egypt and 763rd in the World with 16,526 publications made and 148,426 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 39 In Egypt
#14 of 360 In Africa
#763 of 6,680 In the World

Al-Azhar University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 34 51
1992 23 66
1993 30 55
1994 33 79
1995 34 82
1996 51 139
1997 45 122
1998 48 186
1999 49 204
2000 71 234
2001 61 269
2002 81 341
2003 71 381
2004 58 439
2005 83 648
2006 101 659
2007 124 780
2008 163 978
2009 173 1119
2010 209 1605
2011 243 1748
2012 299 2304
2013 398 2799
2014 403 3365
2015 504 3820
2016 587 4345
2017 785 4986
2018 1206 6492
2019 1526 8438
2020 1915 13024
2021 2240 19041
2022 2385 26766
2023 2045 33590

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Azhar University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Veterinary 3 11 167
Cosmetology 5 6 211
Sonography and Ultrasound 6 6 372
Pharmacy 6 7 382
Dentistry 5 7 408
Dermatology 4 7 427
Orthodontics 5 7 428
Toxicology 9 25 441
Pharmacology 6 7 442
Urology 8 11 467
Plastic Surgery 5 8 471
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 10 508
Radiation Therapy 5 9 516
Optometry 5 18 541
Ophthalmology 5 8 562
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 20 568
Surgery 7 12 575
Cardiology 6 10 632
Neurosurgery 7 16 633
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 12 638
Anesthesiology 8 13 640
Anatomy and Physiology 7 12 711
Oncology and Cancer research 8 12 723
Forensic Science 7 25 726
Immunology 8 17 730
Virology 7 28 755
Medical Physics 6 14 800
Nursing 6 31 830
Pathology 9 20 843
Pediatrics 11 51 844
Respiratory Therapy 9 21 865
Critical Care Nursing 10 25 905
Psychiatry 7 16 929
Epidemiology 9 61 947
Family medicine 9 61 1028
Biomedical Engineering 6 12 1044
Physical Therapy 8 19 1226
Audiology 11 19 1278
Public Health 8 62 1297
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 53 1414
Sports Medicine 8 25 1545
Health Science 12 59 1572
Healthcare Management (MHA) 11 87 1627
Clinical Psychology 12 44 1728
Gerontology 13 73 2119

Engineering rankings

Al-Azhar University ranked 8th for Engineering in Egypt and 1047th in the World with 14,242 publications made and 164,565 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 40 In Egypt
#16 of 348 In Africa
#1047 of 6,684 In the World

Al-Azhar University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 50 114
1992 45 166
1993 34 102
1994 65 126
1995 68 154
1996 59 137
1997 33 121
1998 65 184
1999 62 201
2000 76 263
2001 68 298
2002 110 313
2003 118 394
2004 84 442
2005 84 625
2006 141 666
2007 135 824
2008 184 1088
2009 220 1338
2010 266 1674
2011 258 2182
2012 304 2573
2013 351 3196
2014 344 3662
2015 412 4333
2016 501 4866
2017 607 5543
2018 850 7149
2019 1110 9831
2020 1454 14502
2021 1855 23005
2022 1976 31486
2023 1668 38782

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Azhar University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 6 10 263
Mining Engineering 7 32 648
Biotechnology 7 12 666
Technical Drawing 8 11 812
Chemical Engineering 6 12 820
Biochemical Engineering 6 14 828
Metallurgical Engineering 7 14 837
Architectural Engineering 12 20 849
Nuclear Engineering 13 28 874
Optical Engineering 5 11 884
Nanotechnology 5 10 896
Remote Sensing 7 17 915
Materials Science 8 15 939
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 19 967
Petroleum Engineering 10 34 979
Geotechnical Engineering 8 28 1004
Biomedical Engineering 6 12 1044
Environmental Engineering 10 44 1095
Renewable Energy Engineering 20 63 1132
Aerospace Engineering 11 22 1193
Acoustical Engineering 9 21 1238
Electrical Engineering 14 29 1240
Structural Engineering 12 22 1289
Automotive Engineering 15 40 1319
Telecommunications 13 33 1449
Electronic Engineering 18 41 1479
Mechanical Engineering 12 28 1502
Automation and Control engineering 19 54 1544
Civil Engineering 13 49 1591
Computer Networking 16 40 1625
Operations Research 12 36 1674
Reliability and Quality Engineering 19 60 1686
Computer Engineering 16 42 1717
Systems Engineering 17 47 1721
Human-Computer Interaction 14 42 1936

Physics rankings

Al-Azhar University ranked 8th for Physics in Egypt and 1030th in the World with 13,502 publications made and 157,560 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#8 of 40 In Egypt
#16 of 341 In Africa
#1030 of 6,603 In the World

Al-Azhar University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 52 115
1992 50 168
1993 35 102
1994 65 126
1995 67 158
1996 51 141
1997 37 120
1998 61 183
1999 65 219
2000 66 278
2001 66 297
2002 108 320
2003 116 402
2004 84 463
2005 85 640
2006 125 699
2007 136 888
2008 197 1170
2009 206 1435
2010 257 1698
2011 236 2205
2012 318 2669
2013 344 3259
2014 309 3630
2015 381 4251
2016 492 4752
2017 604 5326
2018 782 6826
2019 1036 9288
2020 1380 13847
2021 1702 21768
2022 1857 29854
2023 1527 36288

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Azhar University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 4 10 750
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 8 757
Astrobiology 4 9 796
Medical Physics 6 14 800
Condensed Matter Physics 3 10 849
Optical Engineering 5 11 884
Nanotechnology 5 10 896
Materials Science 8 15 939
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 16 1025
Quantum and Particle physics 7 17 1038
Acoustical Engineering 9 21 1238
Theoretical Physics 9 31 1252
Biophysics 8 18 1663

Environmental Science rankings

Al-Azhar University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Egypt and 1007th in the World with 12,335 publications made and 135,534 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 40 In Egypt
#25 of 361 In Africa
#1007 of 6,798 In the World

Al-Azhar University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 42 88
1992 38 122
1993 30 80
1994 42 88
1995 58 129
1996 46 124
1997 33 110
1998 38 184
1999 38 181
2000 52 220
2001 53 240
2002 64 259
2003 70 320
2004 68 343
2005 68 451
2006 96 471
2007 104 536
2008 153 719
2009 180 959
2010 223 1243
2011 241 1685
2012 262 2017
2013 296 2488
2014 336 3003
2015 358 3410
2016 439 3922
2017 545 4295
2018 711 5598
2019 912 7522
2020 1260 11241
2021 1695 18835
2022 1790 25392
2023 1516 31111

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Azhar University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 10 32 387
Environmental Chemistry 5 7 615
Mining Engineering 7 32 648
Agricultural Science 8 31 694
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 8 16 723
Petrology and Geochemistry 8 28 879
Paleontology 7 19 899
Geology 8 21 983
Geotechnical Engineering 8 28 1004
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 11 23 1056
Earth science and Geophysics 10 29 1071
Ecology 8 33 1088
Environmental Engineering 10 44 1095
Forestry 7 70 1100
Environmental Management 11 48 1161
Oceanography 8 33 1287
Geography and Cartography 10 43 1388

Computer Science rankings

Al-Azhar University ranked 11th for Computer Science in Egypt and 1579th in the World with 6,406 publications made and 59,307 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#11 of 40 In Egypt
#34 of 352 In Africa
#1579 of 6,752 In the World

Al-Azhar University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 17 35
1992 8 45
1993 5 26
1994 18 38
1995 16 46
1996 16 36
1997 17 42
1998 17 58
1999 13 68
2000 28 69
2001 26 97
2002 42 125
2003 54 128
2004 33 156
2005 35 201
2006 55 297
2007 50 304
2008 62 377
2009 76 416
2010 104 584
2011 106 759
2012 161 996
2013 173 1196
2014 152 1527
2015 185 1687
2016 256 1890
2017 302 2183
2018 410 2939
2019 527 3834
2020 699 5999
2021 845 9303
2022 902 13073
2023 789 17213

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Azhar University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 12 824
Neuroscience 8 16 1193
Telecommunications 13 33 1449
Cyber Security 10 38 1513
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 42 1521
Machine Learning 14 47 1584
Computer Networking 16 40 1625
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 14 38 1716
Computer Engineering 16 42 1717
Computer Graphics 16 38 1738
Computer Vision 15 42 1788
Software Engineering 11 41 1790
Computational Linguistics 15 47 1799
Data Science 12 48 1834
Library and Information science 7 41 1881
Human-Computer Interaction 14 42 1936
Cognitive Science 16 53 2266

Psychology rankings

Al-Azhar University ranked 9th for Psychology in Egypt and 1251st in the World with 4,833 publications made and 39,644 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Egypt
#25 of 344 In Africa
#1251 of 6,528 In the World

Al-Azhar University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 6 13
1992 3 22
1993 7 8
1994 8 21
1995 5 15
1996 13 22
1997 9 25
1998 5 41
1999 6 39
2000 18 43
2001 17 51
2002 18 65
2003 16 89
2004 13 88
2005 18 129
2006 27 170
2007 26 199
2008 34 223
2009 36 228
2010 62 348
2011 76 425
2012 101 640
2013 125 779
2014 102 915
2015 155 1057
2016 189 1238
2017 237 1401
2018 373 1912
2019 507 2427
2020 560 3898
2021 642 5409
2022 668 7502
2023 634 9337

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Azhar University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Psychiatry 7 16 929
Neuroscience 8 16 1193
Clinical Psychology 12 44 1728
Child Psychology 11 43 1904
Cognitive Science 16 53 2266
Social Psychology 14 64 2481
Education Majors 14 80 2602

Mathematics rankings

Al-Azhar University ranked 9th for Mathematics in Egypt and 1372nd in the World with 3,880 publications made and 35,316 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#9 of 40 In Egypt
#34 of 348 In Africa
#1372 of 6,305 In the World

Al-Azhar University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 10 18
1992 4 22
1993 4 20
1994 10 23
1995 15 24
1996 12 27
1997 8 25
1998 11 46
1999 9 42
2000 16 54
2001 15 67
2002 22 71
2003 45 98
2004 29 119
2005 36 130
2006 22 191
2007 35 181
2008 36 262
2009 39 296
2010 49 386
2011 58 445
2012 71 599
2013 83 672
2014 75 791
2015 116 874
2016 155 1023
2017 175 1131
2018 223 1451
2019 299 1923
2020 427 3337
2021 527 5159
2022 619 6779
2023 519 7643

The following table provides academic rankings for Al-Azhar University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 6 13 634
Statistics 9 33 1378
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 42 1521
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 42 1624
Operations Research 12 36 1674
Math Teachers 15 87 2677

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Al-Azhar University

Speciality Egypt Africa World Rank
Agricultural Economics 6 85 933
Demography 6 56 1256
Classics and Ancient History 11 31 1291
Fashion Design 10 29 1549
Archaeology 10 51 1637
Gender Studies 5 58 1691
Linguistics 11 41 1702
Finance 10 53 1734
History 11 54 1751
Marketing 12 58 1856
Economics 12 73 1928
Advertising 13 41 1935
Business 15 63 1946
Development Studies 14 97 2007
Sociology 9 73 2020
Art & Design 12 53 2043
Management 17 67 2048
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 11 59 2102
Literature 12 64 2134
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 54 2198
Anthropology 12 89 2242
Philosophy 12 54 2265
Law 13 81 2402
Political Science 12 87 2637
Aesthetics 16 92 2791