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Assiut University ranked 9th in Egypt, 2307th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 145 research topics. Assiut University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 36,934 academic publications and 523,775 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 5 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2307 of 14,131 In the World
#54 of 1,104 In Africa
#9 of 50 In Egypt
#182 of 2,198 For Veterinary
#264 of 1,708 For Toxicology
#297 of 3,615 For Horticulture
#2672 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#5466 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 142 other topics

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Biology rankings

Assiut University ranked 6th for Biology in Egypt and 756th in the World with 26,804 publications made and 408,750 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 40 In Egypt
#11 of 366 In Africa
#756 of 6,841 In the World

Assiut University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 182 524
1994 180 569
1995 133 506
1996 113 566
1997 118 575
1998 177 624
1999 173 745
2000 168 906
2001 187 1044
2002 190 1326
2003 213 1420
2004 168 1424
2005 221 1785
2006 253 2182
2007 265 2509
2008 327 2933
2009 379 3584
2010 475 4375
2011 511 5457
2012 586 6496
2013 798 7852
2014 867 9364
2015 1014 10656
2016 1185 11659
2017 1205 13553
2018 1556 16115
2019 1675 20847
2020 2015 28965
2021 2300 38775
2022 2375 45104
2023 2235 51124
2024 1768 52229
2025 1249 50887

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

Biology subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 5 11 264
Horticulture 3 7 297
Animal Science 4 11 331
Pharmacology 7 8 433
Microbiology 7 13 439
Agricultural Science 6 17 441
Nutrition and Food Science 6 12 451
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 12 578
Biotechnology 6 10 578
Botany 5 13 586
Virology 6 24 645
Astrobiology 2 5 653
Immunology 6 15 681
Oncology and Cancer research 8 12 691
Zoology 7 22 732
Entomology 7 19 735
Genetics 6 11 760
Nanotechnology 4 8 792
Neuroscience 5 10 817
Biochemistry 6 11 821
Paleontology 7 19 822
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 13 838
Forestry 6 62 897
Molecular Biology 5 10 1069
Evolutionary Biology 7 26 1438
Biophysics 5 13 1592

Chemistry rankings

Assiut University ranked 6th for Chemistry in Egypt and 819th in the World with 22,039 publications made and 377,785 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 40 In Egypt
#11 of 349 In Africa
#819 of 6,561 In the World

Assiut University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 206 565
1994 209 576
1995 157 517
1996 116 587
1997 135 546
1998 177 665
1999 168 801
2000 175 940
2001 186 1037
2002 203 1336
2003 211 1438
2004 163 1419
2005 208 1829
2006 251 2055
2007 263 2381
2008 306 2903
2009 330 3351
2010 401 4096
2011 441 4976
2012 469 6001
2013 694 7214
2014 709 8485
2015 764 9651
2016 899 10795
2017 880 12398
2018 1143 14797
2019 1252 19223
2020 1493 26489
2021 1766 35214
2022 1866 41204
2023 1790 47102
2024 1404 49366
2025 938 47414

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

Chemistry subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Pharmacy 5 6 303
Radiochemistry 6 8 329
Nutrition and Food Science 6 12 451
Environmental Chemistry 4 5 545
Inorganic Chemistry 5 7 547
Physical chemistry 5 8 681
Chemical Engineering 5 8 710
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 21 746
Organic Chemistry 6 12 763
Nanotechnology 4 8 792
Biochemistry 6 11 821
Materials Science 7 14 836
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 10 18 909
Biochemical Engineering 11 29 1075
Computational Chemistry 8 36 1337

Medicine rankings

Assiut University ranked 6th for Medicine in Egypt and 680th in the World with 20,657 publications made and 262,989 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 39 In Egypt
#13 of 364 In Africa
#680 of 6,793 In the World

Assiut University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 96 255
1994 94 295
1995 65 258
1996 58 343
1997 66 307
1998 103 370
1999 114 410
2000 107 592
2001 111 567
2002 119 751
2003 148 837
2004 134 873
2005 173 1150
2006 165 1486
2007 181 1599
2008 233 1965
2009 285 2393
2010 346 3075
2011 365 3661
2012 407 4339
2013 588 5145
2014 677 6141
2015 772 7029
2016 944 7752
2017 980 8977
2018 1274 10297
2019 1426 13265
2020 1674 18537
2021 1837 25131
2022 1894 28680
2023 1775 30962
2024 1484 30921
2025 1169 29887

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

Medicine subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Veterinary 6 15 182
Toxicology 5 11 264
Pharmacy 5 6 303
Urology 5 6 312
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 5 332
Cosmetology 9 11 360
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 8 417
Anesthesiology 5 8 428
Pharmacology 7 8 433
Pediatrics 4 20 474
Respiratory Therapy 3 8 475
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 10 477
Dermatology 6 13 494
Plastic Surgery 8 11 495
Neurosurgery 7 12 519
Surgery 6 10 528
Critical Care Nursing 6 12 543
Epidemiology 5 25 543
Family medicine 4 30 575
Radiation Therapy 8 12 591
Occupational Therapy 3 10 600
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 10 606
Audiology 3 6 614
Anatomy and Physiology 6 11 628
Cardiology 8 12 636
Optometry 10 29 637
Ophthalmology 8 11 642
Virology 6 24 645
Immunology 6 15 681
Oncology and Cancer research 8 12 691
Pathology 6 16 700
Forensic Science 9 29 718
Psychiatry 6 12 720
Physical Therapy 4 9 725
Nursing 5 26 739
Medical Physics 5 14 744
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 23 760
Sports Medicine 3 6 760
Public Health 5 36 826
Dentistry 10 26 928
Orthodontics 11 27 954
Biomedical Engineering 7 12 988
Health Science 5 27 1004
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 49 1010
Clinical Psychology 6 22 1017
Gerontology 5 29 1225
Sports / Exercise science 5 28 1269

Engineering rankings

Assiut University ranked 6th for Engineering in Egypt and 907th in the World with 17,320 publications made and 301,221 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 40 In Egypt
#13 of 356 In Africa
#907 of 6,795 In the World

Assiut University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 150 460
1994 162 427
1995 122 355
1996 94 442
1997 101 387
1998 122 490
1999 118 577
2000 134 611
2001 127 725
2002 171 1007
2003 183 1140
2004 127 1052
2005 162 1319
2006 205 1558
2007 202 1702
2008 261 2037
2009 260 2459
2010 348 3055
2011 364 3745
2012 408 4742
2013 614 5769
2014 560 6657
2015 682 7980
2016 723 8781
2017 698 10180
2018 922 11979
2019 1017 15961
2020 1184 21669
2021 1365 29173
2022 1361 33709
2023 1408 39383
2024 1097 41481
2025 672 39876

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

Physics rankings

Assiut University ranked 6th for Physics in Egypt and 938th in the World with 16,085 publications made and 271,540 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 40 In Egypt
#14 of 353 In Africa
#938 of 6,729 In the World

Assiut University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 141 399
1994 160 432
1995 117 365
1996 92 469
1997 101 397
1998 127 495
1999 121 597
2000 125 628
2001 133 714
2002 158 1038
2003 185 1132
2004 130 1063
2005 149 1249
2006 194 1502
2007 197 1628
2008 231 1925
2009 246 2280
2010 316 2901
2011 337 3570
2012 390 4464
2013 556 5373
2014 535 6193
2015 613 7383
2016 682 8253
2017 665 9341
2018 825 11125
2019 896 14585
2020 1098 19600
2021 1223 26071
2022 1243 29632
2023 1333 34967
2024 970 36257
2025 580 34574

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

Physics subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Astrobiology 2 5 653
Medical Physics 5 14 744
Nanotechnology 4 8 792
Materials Science 7 14 836
Nuclear Physics 7 16 905
Applied/Engineering Physics 8 17 949
Optical Engineering 7 14 953
Quantum and Particle physics 6 14 969
Condensed Matter Physics 6 18 997
Atomic and Molecular physics 9 25 1113
Acoustical Engineering 8 18 1141
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 23 1205
Theoretical Physics 10 41 1520
Biophysics 5 13 1592

Environmental Science rankings

Assiut University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Egypt and 852nd in the World with 15,741 publications made and 257,692 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 40 In Egypt
#19 of 369 In Africa
#852 of 6,888 In the World

Assiut University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 95 337
1994 123 378
1995 90 307
1996 81 370
1997 76 406
1998 107 389
1999 113 514
2000 112 552
2001 111 678
2002 121 776
2003 129 911
2004 115 885
2005 108 1009
2006 197 1271
2007 177 1439
2008 215 1598
2009 231 2105
2010 294 2498
2011 335 3334
2012 386 3883
2013 517 4878
2014 504 5793
2015 615 6462
2016 689 7342
2017 685 8697
2018 867 10140
2019 976 13487
2020 1166 18603
2021 1343 25702
2022 1346 29758
2023 1247 34394
2024 1063 34594
2025 596 32578

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

Computer Science rankings

Assiut University ranked 7th for Computer Science in Egypt and 1162nd in the World with 9,143 publications made and 135,795 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 40 In Egypt
#17 of 361 In Africa
#1162 of 6,855 In the World

Assiut University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 46 162
1994 43 151
1995 47 131
1996 24 129
1997 42 205
1998 42 154
1999 45 234
2000 50 237
2001 59 271
2002 85 492
2003 110 527
2004 60 451
2005 107 599
2006 96 745
2007 108 871
2008 108 943
2009 133 1211
2010 192 1568
2011 207 2065
2012 246 2473
2013 338 2967
2014 305 3406
2015 442 3998
2016 389 4245
2017 412 4880
2018 512 6046
2019 563 7451
2020 659 10194
2021 792 13921
2022 771 16204
2023 726 18374
2024 568 18138
2025 454 17017

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

Computer Science subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Neuroscience 5 10 817
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 13 838
Robotics 6 17 1129
Computer Vision 7 19 1132
Telecommunications 8 20 1155
Machine Learning 9 28 1185
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 22 1197
Cognitive Science 8 20 1218
Computer Networking 9 28 1314
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 37 1354
Computer Graphics 7 19 1365
Library and Information science 5 27 1412
Computer Engineering 13 31 1437
Cyber Security 11 41 1444
Computational Linguistics 12 40 1557
Data Science 11 44 1759
Software Engineering 16 51 1885
Human-Computer Interaction 15 52 2078
Multimedia 15 65 2308
Management Information Systems 14 98 2621

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Assiut University ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Egypt and 1624th in the World with 8,301 publications made and 105,519 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 40 In Egypt
#38 of 369 In Africa
#1624 of 7,088 In the World

Assiut University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 33 129
1994 38 150
1995 25 104
1996 25 136
1997 19 163
1998 28 146
1999 29 174
2000 29 243
2001 42 237
2002 49 345
2003 67 370
2004 41 350
2005 62 468
2006 76 539
2007 64 609
2008 87 675
2009 113 861
2010 154 1085
2011 136 1367
2012 186 1697
2013 290 2097
2014 293 2576
2015 333 2903
2016 381 3158
2017 395 3877
2018 500 4650
2019 524 5876
2020 699 8547
2021 789 12267
2022 777 14106
2023 696 16051
2024 579 15817
2025 434 15198

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forensic Science 9 29 718
Demography 5 34 806
Occupational Safety and Health 9 44 930
Sports / Exercise science 5 28 1269
Linguistics 6 26 1303
Sociology 5 45 1409
Library and Information science 5 27 1412
Urban and Regional planning 7 41 1436
Archaeology 9 48 1465
Classics and Ancient History 15 42 1480
History 9 48 1559
Gender Studies 6 56 1609
Aesthetics 9 49 1821
Anthropology 7 74 1861
Law 8 61 1865
Philosophy 6 37 1867
Communications and Public Relations 10 85 2051
Education Majors 10 69 2128
Political Science 8 70 2156
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 59 2164

Psychology rankings

Assiut University ranked 6th for Psychology in Egypt and 892nd in the World with 7,196 publications made and 94,777 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 39 In Egypt
#16 of 355 In Africa
#892 of 6,663 In the World

Assiut University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 20 49
1994 23 52
1995 13 41
1996 9 52
1997 18 70
1998 15 87
1999 28 88
2000 22 118
2001 33 159
2002 39 195
2003 46 211
2004 34 233
2005 58 315
2006 38 447
2007 64 531
2008 75 568
2009 94 759
2010 128 980
2011 124 1244
2012 131 1501
2013 222 1763
2014 251 2107
2015 326 2584
2016 328 2726
2017 356 3169
2018 517 3884
2019 562 4997
2020 639 6962
2021 694 9373
2022 659 10566
2023 646 11794
2024 494 11094
2025 401 10561

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

Psychology subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 3 10 600
Psychiatry 6 12 720
Neuroscience 5 10 817
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 8 45 967
Child Psychology 4 18 998
Clinical Psychology 6 22 1017
Cognitive Science 8 20 1218
Social Psychology 7 36 1756
Education Majors 10 69 2128

Mathematics rankings

Assiut University ranked 7th for Mathematics in Egypt and 1172nd in the World with 4,801 publications made and 69,530 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 40 In Egypt
#27 of 357 In Africa
#1172 of 6,434 In the World

Assiut University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 14 80
1994 21 61
1995 23 78
1996 13 72
1997 16 88
1998 19 78
1999 15 108
2000 25 146
2001 24 182
2002 34 220
2003 47 233
2004 32 228
2005 49 320
2006 39 339
2007 47 360
2008 54 429
2009 47 511
2010 94 657
2011 94 862
2012 105 1080
2013 152 1437
2014 163 1539
2015 222 1862
2016 213 2134
2017 241 2488
2018 292 2932
2019 332 3800
2020 400 5375
2021 455 7220
2022 433 8186
2023 420 9316
2024 306 7428
2025 229 6138

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

Mathematics subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 8 16 776
Statistics 7 25 1117
Blockchain and Cryptography 14 37 1354
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 10 54 1703
Operations Research 14 44 1746
Math Teachers 10 70 2008

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Assiut University

Speciality Egypt Africa World Rank
Agricultural Economics 2 48 588
Interior Design 13 25 830
Management 7 22 1188
Marketing 8 39 1300
Business 9 40 1401
Development Studies 9 73 1448
Fashion Design 12 31 1479
Environmental Economics 13 59 1534
Advertising 9 33 1643
Economics 9 69 1660
Finance 10 65 1756
Accounting 10 71 1760
Literature 9 49 1761
Art & Design 9 44 1795