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Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th in Israel, 467th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 194 research topics. Bar-Ilan University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 52,728 academic publications and 1,424,824 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 223 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#467 of 14,131 In the World
#73 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 36 In Israel
#1 of 3 In Ramat Gan
#73 of 1,007 For Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
#76 of 1,095 For Military science
#92 of 1,036 For Social Work
#297 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#636 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 191 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Israel and 363rd in the World with 26,649 publications made and 640,010 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#34 of 2,864 In Asia
#363 of 7,081 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 205 1169
1993 205 1193
1994 208 1256
1995 263 1684
1996 252 1756
1997 286 1879
1998 289 2213
1999 332 2799
2000 350 2873
2001 401 3684
2002 401 4751
2003 488 5698
2004 461 6189
2005 493 7342
2006 590 8414
2007 621 9768
2008 697 11212
2009 764 13298
2010 779 16118
2011 815 17816
2012 879 20181
2013 1005 23211
2014 1037 26412
2015 1079 27852
2016 1125 29242
2017 1160 31685
2018 1211 35873
2019 1219 40317
2020 1434 48799
2021 1643 55171
2022 1432 51498
2023 1522 52582
2024 1087 43082

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

Biology rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Biology in Israel and 530th in the World with 26,483 publications made and 915,528 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#138 of 2,834 In Asia
#530 of 6,833 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 199 1656
1993 209 1600
1994 238 1950
1995 243 2273
1996 275 2608
1997 304 3004
1998 317 3603
1999 342 4305
2000 401 4784
2001 436 6288
2002 460 7951
2003 467 9374
2004 420 10252
2005 479 11523
2006 582 12927
2007 606 14932
2008 656 16099
2009 682 18438
2010 702 20584
2011 729 23964
2012 835 27162
2013 946 30923
2014 999 34475
2015 1015 36719
2016 1103 39045
2017 1131 42875
2018 1133 47450
2019 1244 53082
2020 1433 63846
2021 1634 74461
2022 1525 73119
2023 1480 72393
2024 1179 63066

The following table provides academic rankings for Bar-Ilan University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 6 35 297
Neuroscience 6 39 303
Nanotechnology 5 123 309
Biophysics 6 59 350
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 83 422
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 46 491
Virology 6 125 514
Genetics 6 142 530
Paleontology 7 112 531
Biochemistry 6 164 569
Biotechnology 6 178 606
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 139 616
Botany 7 164 623
Immunology 6 192 630
Agricultural Science 7 211 644
Molecular Biology 6 205 655
Microbiology 6 192 665
Oncology and Cancer research 6 238 685
Horticulture 7 239 703
Astrobiology 6 203 803
Pharmacology 6 310 844
Zoology 7 190 864
Forestry 6 261 920
Animal Science 6 374 1184
Nutrition and Food Science 7 528 1303

Computer Science rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Israel and 399th in the World with 22,419 publications made and 679,024 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#82 of 2,840 In Asia
#399 of 6,845 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 130 1268
1993 140 1242
1994 164 1289
1995 202 1593
1996 218 1847
1997 218 1940
1998 235 2358
1999 246 2647
2000 220 2924
2001 275 3798
2002 321 5216
2003 381 6021
2004 360 6317
2005 425 7507
2006 507 8506
2007 538 9743
2008 591 11067
2009 600 12862
2010 673 14878
2011 737 16959
2012 758 19359
2013 926 22850
2014 892 25966
2015 922 27861
2016 974 29361
2017 1059 32618
2018 1066 36860
2019 1089 41376
2020 1276 50268
2021 1388 58154
2022 1284 53483
2023 1250 54741
2024 930 44879

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

Engineering rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Engineering in Israel and 469th in the World with 22,406 publications made and 674,868 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#132 of 2,835 In Asia
#469 of 6,782 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 166 1512
1993 193 1657
1994 211 1837
1995 207 2016
1996 258 2403
1997 269 2779
1998 291 3103
1999 290 3739
2000 352 3870
2001 380 4708
2002 414 6041
2003 459 7007
2004 424 7635
2005 469 8454
2006 541 9690
2007 542 11264
2008 607 11937
2009 604 13912
2010 653 15600
2011 732 18781
2012 812 20899
2013 839 24829
2014 879 27726
2015 916 29600
2016 924 30903
2017 954 34349
2018 1002 38396
2019 1006 43194
2020 1062 48704
2021 1148 54929
2022 1169 51296
2023 1130 51671
2024 784 46366

The following table provides academic rankings for Bar-Ilan University in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Physics in Israel and 427th in the World with 22,084 publications made and 671,632 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 23 In Israel
#113 of 2,817 In Asia
#427 of 6,713 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 183 1662
1993 211 1873
1994 238 2082
1995 241 2427
1996 305 2766
1997 292 3063
1998 320 3519
1999 322 4168
2000 417 4129
2001 401 5072
2002 409 6320
2003 479 7219
2004 418 7826
2005 468 8689
2006 546 9682
2007 533 11312
2008 620 12127
2009 594 13624
2010 630 15271
2011 665 18240
2012 740 20467
2013 786 23925
2014 820 26816
2015 869 28312
2016 843 29597
2017 873 32470
2018 919 35929
2019 984 40581
2020 1006 45729
2021 1055 51690
2022 1092 48419
2023 1074 49301
2024 742 44737

The following table provides academic rankings for Bar-Ilan University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 67 207
Theoretical Physics 6 32 226
Acoustical Engineering 6 71 239
Condensed Matter Physics 6 85 283
Nanotechnology 5 123 309
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 66 350
Biophysics 6 59 350
Quantum and Particle physics 6 103 364
Optical Engineering 6 113 415
Materials Science 6 154 464
Nuclear Physics 6 126 529
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 114 554
Medical Physics 6 175 691
Astrobiology 6 203 803

Chemistry rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Chemistry in Israel and 532nd in the World with 20,669 publications made and 714,004 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#152 of 2,781 In Asia
#532 of 6,545 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 177 1658
1993 202 1769
1994 221 2024
1995 225 2260
1996 281 2701
1997 282 3011
1998 305 3691
1999 334 4373
2000 374 4520
2001 400 6084
2002 404 7468
2003 409 8742
2004 402 9397
2005 445 10208
2006 501 11264
2007 482 12606
2008 528 13424
2009 553 15146
2010 554 16708
2011 582 19768
2012 715 21746
2013 724 25060
2014 739 27779
2015 808 29311
2016 803 31546
2017 838 34902
2018 827 37905
2019 927 42982
2020 970 49844
2021 999 56539
2022 1010 55024
2023 984 54772
2024 732 50345

The following table provides academic rankings for Bar-Ilan University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Inorganic Chemistry 3 80 210
Physical chemistry 5 107 264
Computational Chemistry 5 60 285
Nanotechnology 5 123 309
Chemical Engineering 5 150 334
Materials Science 6 154 464
Environmental Chemistry 6 156 509
Organic Chemistry 6 166 543
Pharmacy 5 180 556
Biochemistry 6 164 569
Radiochemistry 6 366 712
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 323 929
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 308 1031
Nutrition and Food Science 7 528 1303

Medicine rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Medicine in Israel and 532nd in the World with 20,301 publications made and 614,814 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Clinical Psychology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#126 of 2,809 In Asia
#532 of 6,775 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 137 961
1993 127 903
1994 154 1174
1995 160 1344
1996 161 1616
1997 192 1934
1998 223 2300
1999 222 2892
2000 253 3106
2001 304 3983
2002 304 4901
2003 328 5937
2004 294 6499
2005 339 7516
2006 412 8461
2007 423 9591
2008 462 10828
2009 491 12470
2010 508 14586
2011 536 16153
2012 619 18655
2013 678 20876
2014 686 23601
2015 817 25822
2016 833 26696
2017 910 29686
2018 897 32594
2019 969 36107
2020 1236 46802
2021 1384 55561
2022 1285 56025
2023 1309 55047
2024 1112 48080

The following table provides academic rankings for Bar-Ilan University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Social Work 4 6 92
Clinical Psychology 3 5 158
Psychiatry 4 45 315
Audiology 6 40 317
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 39 345
Gerontology 5 31 351
Urology 6 122 435
Public Health 6 67 454
Nursing 5 53 457
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 46 491
Virology 6 125 514
Family medicine 4 99 539
Pharmacy 5 180 556
Pediatrics 5 140 566
Ophthalmology 6 174 596
Optometry 6 149 604
Health Science 6 114 617
Immunology 6 192 630
Orthodontics 6 167 632
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 208 633
Biomedical Engineering 6 197 633
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 95 639
Pathology 6 180 646
Plastic Surgery 5 195 651
Dentistry 6 187 671
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 164 679
Oncology and Cancer research 6 238 685
Medical Physics 6 175 691
Cosmetology 5 253 711
Occupational Therapy 6 149 721
Anatomy and Physiology 6 213 736
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 240 746
Anesthesiology 6 246 762
Cardiology 5 241 800
Neurosurgery 5 295 801
Epidemiology 6 220 819
Radiation Therapy 6 312 827
Respiratory Therapy 5 247 833
Surgery 6 281 841
Pharmacology 6 310 844
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 320 845
Dermatology 5 303 849
Physical Therapy 6 190 863
Critical Care Nursing 6 282 975
Sports Medicine 6 217 981
Veterinary 6 477 1227

Environmental Science rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Israel and 516th in the World with 17,527 publications made and 518,398 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#117 of 2,838 In Asia
#516 of 6,876 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 147 966
1993 167 1079
1994 174 1230
1995 186 1436
1996 190 1624
1997 196 1899
1998 237 2268
1999 256 2605
2000 273 2731
2001 313 3497
2002 330 4475
2003 378 5180
2004 332 5924
2005 354 6581
2006 421 7358
2007 454 8498
2008 511 9607
2009 454 11077
2010 496 12500
2011 491 14642
2012 564 16717
2013 658 19145
2014 662 21064
2015 708 21948
2016 769 23666
2017 741 25299
2018 757 27676
2019 753 31611
2020 854 36437
2021 972 41389
2022 845 38646
2023 937 38906
2024 628 32674

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

Environmental Science subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Geography and Cartography 7 102 476
Environmental Chemistry 6 156 509
Paleontology 7 112 531
Oceanography 6 162 597
Geology 7 151 602
Ecology 7 145 607
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 139 616
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 172 635
Agricultural Science 7 211 644
Urban and Regional planning 6 132 684
Earth science and Geophysics 7 267 864
Forestry 6 261 920
Geotechnical Engineering 6 327 921
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 308 1031
Environmental Management 7 424 1151
Environmental Engineering 6 443 1158

Psychology rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Psychology in Israel and 287th in the World with 16,428 publications made and 526,615 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#37 of 2,755 In Asia
#287 of 6,645 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 139 948
1993 122 895
1994 135 978
1995 145 1310
1996 154 1486
1997 180 1628
1998 167 1874
1999 175 2155
2000 181 2388
2001 250 2828
2002 239 3613
2003 283 4293
2004 256 4630
2005 274 5444
2006 337 6185
2007 379 7321
2008 385 8327
2009 397 9798
2010 443 11679
2011 444 13328
2012 511 15570
2013 589 18066
2014 596 20655
2015 633 21948
2016 722 23147
2017 735 25399
2018 767 28367
2019 768 30991
2020 923 38412
2021 1090 43261
2022 988 41938
2023 975 42362
2024 824 36495

The following table provides academic rankings for Bar-Ilan University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 5 73
Social Work 4 6 92
Child Psychology 2 4 114
Social Psychology 4 10 146
Special Education 3 5 147
Clinical Psychology 3 5 158
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 23 167
Education Majors 3 21 200
Cognitive Science 7 61 294
Neuroscience 6 39 303
Psychiatry 4 45 315
Sexology 5 10 386
Occupational Therapy 6 149 721

Mathematics rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Mathematics in Israel and 406th in the World with 11,462 publications made and 310,383 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#83 of 2,718 In Asia
#406 of 6,418 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 76 641
1993 87 703
1994 106 707
1995 104 845
1996 128 1002
1997 117 957
1998 124 1156
1999 133 1348
2000 119 1480
2001 170 1741
2002 192 2441
2003 242 2830
2004 198 2920
2005 255 3633
2006 265 4134
2007 281 5009
2008 339 5538
2009 334 6680
2010 360 7623
2011 381 8812
2012 379 9787
2013 446 11848
2014 455 13390
2015 445 14088
2016 489 14467
2017 492 15592
2018 531 17464
2019 501 18860
2020 594 22622
2021 700 26298
2022 612 24173
2023 583 24288
2024 396 16569

The following table provides academic rankings for Bar-Ilan University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 6 62 206
Math Teachers 6 50 288
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 44 296
Actuarial Science 5 51 407
Statistics 6 92 432
Operations Research 5 149 496
Applied Mathematics 7 215 754

Business rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Business in Israel and 443rd in the World with 8,066 publications made and 190,028 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#86 of 2,646 In Asia
#443 of 6,339 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 70 339
1993 58 386
1994 78 433
1995 106 549
1996 74 565
1997 94 668
1998 88 733
1999 101 894
2000 99 1016
2001 112 1132
2002 149 1684
2003 163 1927
2004 123 1981
2005 176 2373
2006 198 2930
2007 210 3419
2008 234 3789
2009 251 4894
2010 254 5380
2011 269 6046
2012 259 6955
2013 353 8322
2014 333 9106
2015 316 9380
2016 353 9522
2017 367 10485
2018 347 11472
2019 344 12943
2020 467 15677
2021 466 17334
2022 398 15960
2023 371 16402
2024 235 11955

The following table provides academic rankings for Bar-Ilan University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Human Resource Management 3 35 252
Occupational Safety and Health 4 23 264
Management Information Systems 2 36 313
International Business 3 31 326
Tax Law 3 55 328
Public Policy / Administration 4 24 352
Risk Management 3 61 352
Actuarial Science 5 51 407
Accounting 5 69 424
Supply Chain Management 1 154 432
Management 5 107 434
Finance 7 79 435
Advertising 6 73 459
Operations Research 5 149 496
Entertainment Industry Business 4 67 499
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 117 500
Marketing 5 95 503
Real Estate 5 129 516
International Trade 4 84 674
Project Management 5 163 826
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 321 967

Economics rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Economics in Israel and 361st in the World with 6,806 publications made and 157,858 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#51 of 2,553 In Asia
#361 of 6,167 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 57 323
1993 48 317
1994 68 351
1995 77 467
1996 67 473
1997 67 489
1998 72 613
1999 83 742
2000 84 781
2001 118 941
2002 130 1275
2003 183 1532
2004 121 1657
2005 142 1946
2006 166 2323
2007 182 2592
2008 192 3067
2009 243 3900
2010 232 4525
2011 231 4804
2012 218 5280
2013 281 6104
2014 292 6938
2015 249 6802
2016 277 7001
2017 314 7295
2018 264 7512
2019 277 8732
2020 370 10615
2021 366 12317
2022 308 11472
2023 298 11605
2024 176 8762

The following table provides academic rankings for Bar-Ilan University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 5 100
Political Economy 5 13 238
International Economics 3 18 289
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 44 296
Development Studies 6 45 355
Actuarial Science 5 51 407
Finance 7 79 435
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 117 500
International Trade 4 84 674

Art & Design rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Art & Design in Israel and 285th in the World with 6,088 publications made and 119,406 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#38 of 2,428 In Asia
#285 of 5,966 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 41 200
1993 25 231
1994 26 229
1995 50 306
1996 57 316
1997 58 345
1998 52 367
1999 58 558
2000 71 597
2001 93 616
2002 80 780
2003 94 1087
2004 115 1115
2005 100 1244
2006 152 1416
2007 146 1715
2008 137 2187
2009 168 2416
2010 192 2893
2011 183 3237
2012 218 3899
2013 240 4189
2014 259 4967
2015 255 5158
2016 245 5483
2017 257 5807
2018 279 6493
2019 325 7630
2020 366 9080
2021 400 10096
2022 336 9804
2023 368 9918
2024 273 8591

The following table provides academic rankings for Bar-Ilan University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 11 105
Literature 5 14 171
Creative Writing 4 8 187
Music 5 19 235
Photography 2 24 254
Aesthetics 7 39 295
Performing arts 5 32 314
Fashion Design 7 59 367
Art History 6 24 497
Entertainment Industry Business 4 67 499
Multimedia 5 103 510
Animation 6 160 556
Cinematography 3 57 598
Game Design and Development 5 125 609
Painting and Drawing 5 141 621
Sculpture 5 141 621
Illustration and Concept Art 5 146 636
Computer Graphics 6 165 653
Graphic Design 7 199 795
UX/UI Desgin 6 234 880
Architecture 7 309 1061