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Alexandria University ranked 3rd in Egypt, 962nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 175 research topics. Alexandria University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 54,337 academic publications and 802,141 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 61 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#962 of 14,131 In the World
#14 of 1,104 In Africa
#3 of 50 In Egypt
#1 of 3 In Alexandria
#80 of 1,708 For Toxicology
#102 of 1,104 For Plastic Surgery
#135 of 2,928 For Radiochemistry
#606 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2636 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 172 other topics

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Biology rankings

Alexandria University ranked 4th for Biology in Egypt and 571st in the World with 36,959 publications made and 599,327 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 40 In Egypt
#9 of 366 In Africa
#571 of 6,841 In the World

Alexandria University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 185 786
1994 153 875
1995 178 832
1996 192 931
1997 194 1122
1998 199 1131
1999 212 1203
2000 271 1468
2001 244 1632
2002 340 1911
2003 353 2386
2004 310 2475
2005 337 3006
2006 321 3578
2007 332 4077
2008 391 4795
2009 399 5626
2010 542 6822
2011 712 7968
2012 772 9779
2013 935 11516
2014 1147 13519
2015 1359 15476
2016 1523 17345
2017 1588 19783
2018 1692 23193
2019 2012 28485
2020 2672 40776
2021 3197 54247
2022 3593 64922
2023 3268 73900
2024 2778 77011
2025 2075 75965

The following table provides academic rankings for Alexandria University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 2 4 80
Nutrition and Food Science 2 3 192
Animal Science 3 6 206
Horticulture 2 6 262
Pharmacology 3 3 299
Microbiology 2 7 308
Agricultural Science 2 7 316
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 7 385
Biotechnology 3 6 387
Zoology 3 9 434
Botany 2 7 438
Entomology 3 10 450
Virology 3 14 506
Oncology and Cancer research 4 6 530
Immunology 5 11 542
Paleontology 2 7 557
Forestry 2 39 607
Genetics 4 9 608
Biochemistry 4 9 628
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 8 655
Nanotechnology 3 4 684
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 25 745
Neuroscience 3 8 757
Molecular Biology 3 8 904
Astrobiology 6 13 944
Evolutionary Biology 5 19 1155
Biophysics 3 8 1256

Medicine rankings

Alexandria University ranked 4th for Medicine in Egypt and 478th in the World with 31,537 publications made and 436,483 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 39 In Egypt
#9 of 364 In Africa
#478 of 6,793 In the World

Alexandria University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 124 518
1994 98 514
1995 131 515
1996 128 628
1997 134 709
1998 150 757
1999 161 867
2000 184 1010
2001 197 1133
2002 206 1267
2003 252 1631
2004 228 1761
2005 220 2039
2006 268 2532
2007 240 2883
2008 320 3385
2009 331 3826
2010 432 4685
2011 590 5391
2012 660 6656
2013 791 7948
2014 954 9490
2015 1127 10766
2016 1343 12021
2017 1373 14398
2018 1438 16486
2019 1700 20362
2020 2351 29503
2021 2888 38868
2022 3199 45979
2023 3025 51571
2024 2681 52024
2025 2159 52411

The following table provides academic rankings for Alexandria University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 2 4 80
Plastic Surgery 2 2 102
Veterinary 7 19 198
Dentistry 2 3 212
Orthodontics 2 3 237
Urology 3 3 245
Optometry 2 6 273
Neurosurgery 2 4 273
Sonography and Ultrasound 4 4 277
Cosmetology 6 7 279
Pharmacy 4 4 281
Pharmacology 3 3 299
Ophthalmology 2 2 304
Forensic Science 1 6 312
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 5 348
Surgery 4 6 372
Anesthesiology 3 5 400
Anatomy and Physiology 3 5 405
Radiation Therapy 4 5 408
Pediatrics 3 17 413
Dermatology 5 9 424
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 6 426
Biomedical Engineering 2 4 445
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 12 462
Critical Care Nursing 4 8 467
Family medicine 3 26 480
Nursing 3 14 500
Pathology 4 9 504
Virology 3 14 506
Respiratory Therapy 4 9 523
Oncology and Cancer research 4 6 530
Cardiology 4 7 537
Epidemiology 4 24 537
Immunology 5 11 542
Medical Physics 4 8 554
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 14 557
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 23 566
Psychiatry 3 8 583
Physical Therapy 3 8 630
Audiology 4 7 653
Public Health 3 24 662
Occupational Therapy 4 11 686
Health Science 3 18 733
Sports Medicine 2 5 737
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 25 745
Clinical Psychology 3 12 789
Sports / Exercise science 2 10 796
Gerontology 3 19 874

Chemistry rankings

Alexandria University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Egypt and 599th in the World with 30,685 publications made and 545,193 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 40 In Egypt
#8 of 349 In Africa
#599 of 6,561 In the World

Alexandria University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 198 795
1994 168 872
1995 169 834
1996 188 941
1997 217 1164
1998 182 999
1999 192 1172
2000 239 1372
2001 201 1548
2002 324 1841
2003 341 2226
2004 268 2277
2005 291 2819
2006 296 3379
2007 307 3910
2008 389 4637
2009 372 5184
2010 487 6216
2011 606 7414
2012 636 9042
2013 793 10740
2014 959 12514
2015 1134 14107
2016 1306 15711
2017 1268 18203
2018 1356 21267
2019 1552 26532
2020 2027 37121
2021 2428 48491
2022 2778 58779
2023 2531 66659
2024 2193 70808
2025 1594 69667

The following table provides academic rankings for Alexandria University in various areas of Chemistry.

Engineering rankings

Alexandria University ranked 3rd for Engineering in Egypt and 629th in the World with 25,520 publications made and 441,086 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 40 In Egypt
#8 of 356 In Africa
#629 of 6,795 In the World

Alexandria University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 145 591
1994 140 623
1995 139 636
1996 150 721
1997 156 821
1998 123 750
1999 139 870
2000 165 975
2001 152 1143
2002 343 1590
2003 292 1775
2004 256 1832
2005 269 2351
2006 302 2735
2007 279 2960
2008 343 3603
2009 336 3884
2010 398 4742
2011 525 5659
2012 610 7197
2013 721 8783
2014 832 10097
2015 995 12009
2016 1162 13388
2017 1075 15236
2018 1163 18214
2019 1307 22587
2020 1636 30815
2021 2046 39619
2022 2274 47249
2023 2082 54221
2024 1802 57575
2025 1171 56401

The following table provides academic rankings for Alexandria University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 1 3 270
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 4 280
Marine Engineering 1 3 303
Nuclear Engineering 1 3 338
Agricultural Engineering 8 17 358
Biotechnology 3 6 387
Construction Management 2 8 403
Architectural Engineering 4 7 417
Automotive Engineering 1 5 428
Biomedical Engineering 2 4 445
Landscape Architecture 4 8 446
Technical Drawing 5 7 471
Renewable Energy Engineering 9 20 510
Chemical Engineering 3 4 538
Metallurgical Engineering 4 6 551
Architecture 4 8 570
Electronic Engineering 3 4 605
Petroleum Engineering 3 16 616
Biochemical Engineering 2 9 621
Telecommunications 2 6 625
Materials Science 3 4 626
Civil Engineering 4 11 626
Aerospace Engineering 3 8 649
Geotechnical Engineering 6 14 650
Electrical Engineering 3 8 653
Mechanical Engineering 2 7 662
Industrial Engineering 4 10 672
Nanotechnology 3 4 684
Structural Engineering 6 11 687
Automation and Control engineering 7 16 705
Computer Networking 3 9 706
Optical Engineering 4 9 742
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 7 748
Remote Sensing 3 11 797
Systems Engineering 2 10 818
Operations Research 4 11 837
Acoustical Engineering 5 11 851
Transportation Engineering 3 13 860
Reliability and Quality Engineering 6 15 863
Product and Industrial Design 3 9 883
Mining Engineering 12 65 891
Computer Engineering 6 11 904
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 16 933
Human-Computer Interaction 4 13 1158
Engineering Management 5 27 1200
Robotics 8 21 1240

Physics rankings

Alexandria University ranked 4th for Physics in Egypt and 652nd in the World with 22,827 publications made and 393,892 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 40 In Egypt
#9 of 353 In Africa
#652 of 6,729 In the World

Alexandria University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 137 572
1994 132 630
1995 132 619
1996 145 781
1997 149 820
1998 118 735
1999 143 868
2000 157 1024
2001 154 1221
2002 304 1582
2003 294 1772
2004 210 1760
2005 235 2333
2006 264 2801
2007 259 2960
2008 307 3589
2009 297 3732
2010 360 4662
2011 440 5410
2012 525 6814
2013 656 8420
2014 761 9564
2015 898 11182
2016 1077 12927
2017 954 13842
2018 1054 16431
2019 1114 19933
2020 1437 27351
2021 1778 34074
2022 1984 40499
2023 1833 46230
2024 1552 49518
2025 998 48128

The following table provides academic rankings for Alexandria University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Medical Physics 4 8 554
Theoretical Physics 2 7 577
Materials Science 3 4 626
Nanotechnology 3 4 684
Quantum and Particle physics 4 9 685
Optical Engineering 4 9 742
Nuclear Physics 5 11 761
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 11 790
Acoustical Engineering 5 11 851
Applied/Engineering Physics 7 16 933
Astrobiology 6 13 944
Condensed Matter Physics 5 15 944
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 23 1089
Biophysics 3 8 1256

Environmental Science rankings

Alexandria University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Egypt and 606th in the World with 22,820 publications made and 392,752 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 40 In Egypt
#9 of 369 In Africa
#606 of 6,888 In the World

Alexandria University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 117 553
1994 107 529
1995 119 545
1996 144 610
1997 138 752
1998 128 663
1999 143 730
2000 183 896
2001 172 1069
2002 249 1220
2003 246 1620
2004 223 1608
2005 213 1909
2006 204 2382
2007 228 2609
2008 289 3217
2009 289 3641
2010 350 4562
2011 439 5458
2012 507 6594
2013 601 7853
2014 691 8993
2015 838 10133
2016 974 11208
2017 926 12646
2018 1005 14808
2019 1189 18740
2020 1609 26569
2021 1893 35585
2022 2199 42585
2023 1965 49203
2024 1554 50440
2025 1066 48720

The following table provides academic rankings for Alexandria University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Computer Science rankings

Alexandria University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Egypt and 851st in the World with 14,780 publications made and 205,325 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 40 In Egypt
#12 of 361 In Africa
#851 of 6,855 In the World

Alexandria University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 65 238
1994 46 254
1995 52 255
1996 45 265
1997 46 308
1998 50 331
1999 72 443
2000 58 481
2001 77 528
2002 237 954
2003 159 857
2004 158 844
2005 208 1155
2006 200 1428
2007 175 1364
2008 209 1822
2009 225 1998
2010 224 2319
2011 327 2652
2012 380 3551
2013 438 4219
2014 518 5122
2015 610 6276
2016 665 6921
2017 643 8048
2018 716 9530
2019 737 11515
2020 947 15839
2021 1207 20342
2022 1298 23825
2023 1280 27241
2024 1112 26917
2025 895 26900

The following table provides academic rankings for Alexandria University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Telecommunications 2 6 625
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 8 655
Computer Networking 3 9 706
Neuroscience 3 8 757
Computational Linguistics 3 11 774
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 14 779
Computer Vision 5 11 854
Machine Learning 5 15 862
Computer Engineering 6 11 904
Cyber Security 5 16 907
Animation 3 9 934
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 15 958
Software Engineering 4 17 1077
Cognitive Science 5 14 1087
Computer Graphics 4 11 1106
Human-Computer Interaction 4 13 1158
Robotics 8 21 1240
Library and Information science 4 22 1322
Management Information Systems 5 35 1344
Data Science 7 34 1466
Multimedia 5 35 1514

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Alexandria University ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Egypt and 1104th in the World with 14,317 publications made and 207,134 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 40 In Egypt
#19 of 369 In Africa
#1104 of 7,088 In the World

Alexandria University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 45 228
1994 45 243
1995 60 234
1996 81 257
1997 55 328
1998 56 337
1999 83 383
2000 98 442
2001 88 500
2002 145 725
2003 130 816
2004 122 899
2005 175 1084
2006 137 1333
2007 138 1441
2008 160 1766
2009 171 1987
2010 212 2312
2011 279 2723
2012 302 3336
2013 355 4167
2014 415 4842
2015 533 5632
2016 589 6265
2017 609 7125
2018 634 8245
2019 745 10413
2020 1065 14780
2021 1244 20052
2022 1436 23399
2023 1386 27444
2024 1123 26493
2025 894 26212

The following table provides academic rankings for Alexandria University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forensic Science 1 6 312
Occupational Safety and Health 2 16 488
Classics and Ancient History 4 13 646
Demography 3 25 715
Archaeology 3 17 762
Sports / Exercise science 2 10 796
Urban and Regional planning 3 19 798
History 3 19 815
Linguistics 4 16 904
Anthropology 3 30 984
Human Rights Law 2 55 986
International Law 2 51 997
Journalism and Digital Media 5 23 1059
Sociology 3 30 1082
Aesthetics 3 19 1097
Law 3 26 1103
Art History 2 14 1148
Criminology and Criminal Justice 2 41 1170
Communications and Public Relations 4 46 1278
Political Science 3 29 1286
Library and Information science 4 22 1322
Philosophy 4 19 1365
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 30 1424
Education Majors 4 45 1454
Gender Studies 7 62 1646

Psychology rankings

Alexandria University ranked 3rd for Psychology in Egypt and 666th in the World with 11,247 publications made and 146,562 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 39 In Egypt
#9 of 355 In Africa
#666 of 6,663 In the World

Alexandria University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 40 131
1994 35 174
1995 32 162
1996 34 149
1997 28 182
1998 36 250
1999 46 261
2000 45 318
2001 52 371
2002 76 457
2003 78 540
2004 78 580
2005 99 696
2006 96 760
2007 72 825
2008 120 1026
2009 117 1142
2010 149 1401
2011 203 1664
2012 252 2048
2013 287 2386
2014 342 2948
2015 455 3563
2016 470 4062
2017 514 4976
2018 539 5795
2019 608 7484
2020 840 10442
2021 1101 13606
2022 1191 16109
2023 1089 18041
2024 986 17116
2025 868 17629

The following table provides academic rankings for Alexandria University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 8 485
Psychiatry 3 8 583
Occupational Therapy 4 11 686
Neuroscience 3 8 757
Clinical Psychology 3 12 789
Social Psychology 2 12 847
Child Psychology 3 14 885
Cognitive Science 5 14 1087
Education Majors 4 45 1454

Mathematics rankings

Alexandria University ranked 4th for Mathematics in Egypt and 761st in the World with 8,450 publications made and 125,644 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 40 In Egypt
#12 of 357 In Africa
#761 of 6,434 In the World

Alexandria University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 28 128
1994 23 118
1995 24 132
1996 24 140
1997 21 177
1998 33 192
1999 40 202
2000 48 288
2001 38 278
2002 130 631
2003 96 537
2004 88 487
2005 91 728
2006 113 845
2007 103 841
2008 132 1128
2009 148 1182
2010 123 1447
2011 182 1628
2012 221 2134
2013 267 2572
2014 277 3069
2015 374 3807
2016 387 4122
2017 343 4287
2018 392 5071
2019 455 6310
2020 603 8620
2021 735 10990
2022 764 13015
2023 810 14845
2024 600 11804
2025 500 10741

The following table provides academic rankings for Alexandria University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 4 8 458
Statistics 4 11 760
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 14 779
Operations Research 4 11 837
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 40 1388
Math Teachers 4 42 1393

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Alexandria University

Speciality Egypt Africa World Rank
Interior Design 2 2 119
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 14 365
Agricultural Economics 3 50 626
Painting and Drawing 4 10 734
Sculpture 4 10 734
Illustration and Concept Art 4 12 739
Development Studies 2 30 803
Fashion Design 4 13 827
Marketing 3 17 904
Management 5 14 937
Business 4 17 953
Art & Design 4 16 990
Human Resource Management 3 29 996
Economics 4 29 1003
Finance 4 28 1033
Advertising 3 14 1042
Project Management 7 30 1047
Literature 4 19 1067
Environmental Economics 8 35 1103
Accounting 7 48 1327
Creative Writing 4 42 1504
International Business 6 53 1558
International Trade 5 50 1628
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 82 1665