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Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th in Israel, 489th in the global 2026 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 54,264 academic publications and 1,498,366 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 234 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#489 of 14,131 In the World
#70 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 36 In Israel
#1 of 3 In Ramat Gan
#75 of 1,016 For Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
#78 of 1,114 For Military science
#88 of 1,063 For Social Work
#282 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#748 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 370th in the World with 27,373 publications made and 672,969 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#36 of 2,867 In Asia
#370 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 205 1195
1994 208 1256
1995 263 1686
1996 253 1756
1997 287 1880
1998 290 2216
1999 334 2805
2000 350 2875
2001 401 3694
2002 401 4755
2003 490 5705
2004 462 6193
2005 492 7343
2006 590 8409
2007 621 9772
2008 697 11205
2009 764 13291
2010 780 16103
2011 813 17768
2012 876 20124
2013 1002 23132
2014 1038 26310
2015 1082 27834
2016 1126 29107
2017 1157 31564
2018 1207 35699
2019 1222 40132
2020 1430 48551
2021 1641 54522
2022 1434 50794
2023 1519 52212
2024 1094 43328
2025 938 37406

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 535th in the World with 27,220 publications made and 962,200 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#141 of 2,838 In Asia
#535 of 6,841 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 209 1599
1994 238 1953
1995 243 2278
1996 276 2609
1997 304 3003
1998 318 3606
1999 342 4304
2000 401 4785
2001 436 6299
2002 460 7954
2003 467 9372
2004 420 10253
2005 480 11523
2006 582 12929
2007 607 14931
2008 656 16091
2009 682 18444
2010 702 20576
2011 729 23960
2012 833 27132
2013 946 30874
2014 998 34454
2015 1013 36678
2016 1104 39019
2017 1133 42807
2018 1126 47344
2019 1249 53023
2020 1425 63638
2021 1629 73907
2022 1517 72454
2023 1478 72044
2024 1202 63580
2025 953 54460

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 37 300
Neuroscience 6 41 305
Nanotechnology 5 130 317
Biophysics 6 61 354
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 84 425
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 51 512
Virology 6 131 524
Genetics 6 146 530
Paleontology 7 118 540
Biochemistry 6 165 569
Biotechnology 6 184 622
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 144 634
Immunology 6 196 636
Botany 7 168 637
Agricultural Science 7 213 658
Molecular Biology 6 208 661
Microbiology 6 197 671
Oncology and Cancer research 6 248 698
Horticulture 7 252 721
Astrobiology 6 210 816
Pharmacology 6 318 852
Zoology 7 196 873
Forestry 6 271 932
Animal Science 6 385 1198
Nutrition and Food Science 7 540 1322

Computer Science rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Israel and 402nd in the World with 22,959 publications made and 712,713 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#84 of 2,842 In Asia
#402 of 6,855 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 140 1241
1994 165 1289
1995 202 1594
1996 218 1849
1997 218 1939
1998 236 2359
1999 244 2646
2000 220 2928
2001 275 3803
2002 321 5216
2003 381 6024
2004 359 6318
2005 425 7498
2006 507 8513
2007 537 9740
2008 590 11047
2009 602 12868
2010 674 14850
2011 736 16939
2012 756 19293
2013 927 22784
2014 891 25900
2015 923 27745
2016 972 29277
2017 1057 32506
2018 1066 36702
2019 1086 41185
2020 1266 50049
2021 1382 57732
2022 1281 53046
2023 1246 54524
2024 937 45354
2025 734 38606

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 473rd in the World with 22,845 publications made and 708,154 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#136 of 2,841 In Asia
#473 of 6,795 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 193 1657
1994 211 1837
1995 206 2018
1996 258 2400
1997 269 2779
1998 292 3107
1999 290 3739
2000 352 3871
2001 381 4717
2002 413 6050
2003 460 7013
2004 423 7639
2005 469 8452
2006 542 9691
2007 542 11267
2008 607 11916
2009 604 13916
2010 654 15605
2011 731 18779
2012 810 20876
2013 836 24766
2014 880 27684
2015 920 29556
2016 924 30856
2017 955 34326
2018 998 38351
2019 1002 43120
2020 1065 48595
2021 1143 54812
2022 1172 51152
2023 1123 51648
2024 791 46775
2025 578 38999

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 431st in the World with 22,516 publications made and 704,188 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 23 In Israel
#117 of 2,822 In Asia
#431 of 6,729 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 211 1873
1994 238 2082
1995 240 2429
1996 305 2766
1997 292 3063
1998 321 3526
1999 322 4168
2000 417 4127
2001 401 5082
2002 408 6324
2003 480 7222
2004 418 7832
2005 468 8697
2006 547 9678
2007 534 11312
2008 620 12117
2009 593 13630
2010 631 15277
2011 665 18254
2012 737 20449
2013 786 23884
2014 821 26762
2015 870 28273
2016 844 29553
2017 878 32459
2018 918 35884
2019 984 40507
2020 1006 45685
2021 1052 51616
2022 1090 48319
2023 1068 49305
2024 749 45086
2025 560 38134

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 71 214
Theoretical Physics 6 31 226
Acoustical Engineering 6 75 242
Condensed Matter Physics 6 88 286
Nanotechnology 5 130 317
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 68 354
Biophysics 6 61 354
Quantum and Particle physics 6 105 368
Optical Engineering 6 116 419
Materials Science 6 160 471
Nuclear Physics 6 132 539
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 120 565
Medical Physics 6 173 679
Astrobiology 6 210 816

Chemistry rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Chemistry in Israel and 533rd in the World with 21,103 publications made and 750,467 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#154 of 2,785 In Asia
#533 of 6,561 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 202 1770
1994 220 2024
1995 225 2263
1996 281 2701
1997 282 3010
1998 305 3695
1999 335 4375
2000 374 4520
2001 400 6092
2002 404 7471
2003 408 8743
2004 402 9398
2005 445 10207
2006 502 11269
2007 483 12608
2008 526 13408
2009 552 15153
2010 554 16704
2011 583 19775
2012 713 21730
2013 725 25042
2014 738 27745
2015 807 29274
2016 802 31520
2017 839 34827
2018 823 37860
2019 929 42894
2020 960 49680
2021 995 56365
2022 1008 54845
2023 983 54687
2024 742 50715
2025 570 43406

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 85 214
Physical chemistry 5 113 270
Computational Chemistry 5 66 290
Nanotechnology 5 130 317
Chemical Engineering 5 155 341
Materials Science 6 160 471
Environmental Chemistry 6 162 521
Organic Chemistry 6 171 548
Pharmacy 5 189 569
Biochemistry 6 165 569
Radiochemistry 6 378 731
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 338 942
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 323 1051
Nutrition and Food Science 7 540 1322

Medicine rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Medicine in Israel and 536th in the World with 21,043 publications made and 650,611 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Clinical Psychology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#128 of 2,817 In Asia
#536 of 6,793 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 127 903
1994 153 1173
1995 160 1348
1996 161 1613
1997 192 1932
1998 223 2301
1999 222 2892
2000 253 3107
2001 304 3989
2002 304 4904
2003 328 5939
2004 294 6493
2005 339 7514
2006 412 8455
2007 423 9598
2008 461 10810
2009 491 12476
2010 507 14585
2011 536 16147
2012 618 18641
2013 678 20846
2014 686 23603
2015 816 25832
2016 834 26690
2017 909 29650
2018 895 32532
2019 973 36063
2020 1234 46650
2021 1382 54909
2022 1275 55298
2023 1312 54693
2024 1121 48477
2025 971 43271

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 88
Clinical Psychology 3 5 159
Audiology 6 41 313
Psychiatry 4 46 315
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 40 345
Gerontology 5 33 349
Urology 6 125 438
Public Health 6 74 465
Nursing 5 59 472
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 51 512
Virology 6 131 524
Family medicine 5 103 556
Pharmacy 5 189 569
Pediatrics 5 140 569
Ophthalmology 6 174 589
Optometry 6 147 591
Health Science 6 117 625
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 211 634
Immunology 6 196 636
Orthodontics 6 173 639
Biomedical Engineering 6 205 643
Plastic Surgery 5 195 652
Pathology 6 188 653
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 164 672
Medical Physics 6 173 679
Dentistry 6 191 679
Oncology and Cancer research 6 248 698
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 113 699
Cosmetology 5 269 734
Occupational Therapy 6 157 738
Anatomy and Physiology 6 218 745
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 240 746
Anesthesiology 5 247 767
Cardiology 5 243 792
Epidemiology 6 213 802
Neurosurgery 5 308 827
Radiation Therapy 6 318 837
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 321 838
Dermatology 5 300 840
Surgery 6 288 843
Respiratory Therapy 5 257 849
Pharmacology 6 318 852
Physical Therapy 6 197 870
Critical Care Nursing 5 282 964
Sports Medicine 6 218 972
Veterinary 6 489 1239

Environmental Science rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Israel and 524th in the World with 17,873 publications made and 542,077 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#122 of 2,841 In Asia
#524 of 6,888 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 167 1080
1994 174 1230
1995 187 1436
1996 190 1623
1997 196 1899
1998 235 2260
1999 254 2602
2000 273 2728
2001 312 3503
2002 329 4482
2003 378 5181
2004 331 5923
2005 354 6589
2006 422 7361
2007 454 8500
2008 510 9599
2009 453 11077
2010 497 12495
2011 490 14626
2012 561 16693
2013 656 19102
2014 660 21006
2015 707 21916
2016 769 23593
2017 737 25267
2018 756 27593
2019 758 31577
2020 850 36293
2021 973 41170
2022 844 38357
2023 929 38749
2024 638 32943
2025 479 27629

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 7 106 489
Environmental Chemistry 6 162 521
Paleontology 7 118 540
Oceanography 6 172 611
Geology 7 158 613
Ecology 7 155 625
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 144 634
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 186 655
Agricultural Science 7 213 658
Urban and Regional planning 6 145 712
Earth science and Geophysics 7 281 877
Forestry 6 271 932
Geotechnical Engineering 6 343 943
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 323 1051
Environmental Management 7 444 1181
Environmental Engineering 6 482 1218

Psychology rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Psychology in Israel and 288th in the World with 16,955 publications made and 555,492 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 23 In Israel
#39 of 2,766 In Asia
#288 of 6,663 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 122 895
1994 136 978
1995 146 1314
1996 154 1487
1997 180 1627
1998 167 1875
1999 174 2153
2000 181 2391
2001 250 2827
2002 239 3613
2003 283 4290
2004 256 4629
2005 274 5436
2006 337 6188
2007 379 7323
2008 384 8319
2009 397 9798
2010 444 11678
2011 443 13320
2012 508 15543
2013 587 18032
2014 596 20635
2015 634 21913
2016 722 23086
2017 735 25343
2018 765 28277
2019 768 30914
2020 919 38239
2021 1088 42930
2022 987 41565
2023 974 42184
2024 830 36799
2025 703 32972

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 75
Social Work 4 6 88
Child Psychology 2 4 114
Special Education 3 5 146
Social Psychology 4 11 150
Clinical Psychology 3 5 159
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 23 179
Education Majors 3 21 203
Cognitive Science 7 62 293
Neuroscience 6 41 305
Psychiatry 4 46 315
Sexology 5 10 377
Occupational Therapy 6 157 738

Mathematics rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Mathematics in Israel and 411th in the World with 11,618 publications made and 324,474 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
#86 of 2,725 In Asia
#411 of 6,434 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 87 703
1994 106 708
1995 104 846
1996 128 1001
1997 116 955
1998 124 1157
1999 132 1351
2000 119 1480
2001 170 1742
2002 192 2443
2003 242 2831
2004 198 2923
2005 254 3634
2006 265 4128
2007 281 5014
2008 337 5528
2009 334 6675
2010 360 7616
2011 382 8796
2012 375 9720
2013 443 11787
2014 453 13313
2015 443 14025
2016 487 14362
2017 490 15511
2018 529 17350
2019 500 18738
2020 584 22353
2021 695 25818
2022 608 23621
2023 578 23933
2024 392 16761
2025 269 13175

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 64 207
Math Teachers 6 51 291
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 47 310
Actuarial Science 5 54 416
Statistics 6 92 438
Operations Research 5 152 502
Applied Mathematics 7 220 765

Business rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Business in Israel and 449th in the World with 8,218 publications made and 197,947 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#91 of 2,654 In Asia
#449 of 6,366 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 58 387
1994 78 435
1995 106 551
1996 74 564
1997 94 668
1998 89 733
1999 101 894
2000 99 1017
2001 112 1137
2002 149 1688
2003 162 1927
2004 123 1977
2005 176 2374
2006 198 2930
2007 210 3423
2008 233 3778
2009 251 4893
2010 253 5382
2011 268 6034
2012 259 6905
2013 350 8251
2014 332 9024
2015 316 9274
2016 353 9434
2017 369 10392
2018 347 11330
2019 343 12803
2020 470 15498
2021 465 17074
2022 401 15724
2023 367 16169
2024 240 11973
2025 196 10082

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

Business subfield Israel ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 4 23 265
Human Resource Management 3 39 285
Management Information Systems 2 45 332
Tax Law 3 56 338
International Business 3 34 342
Risk Management 3 61 349
Public Policy / Administration 4 24 350
Actuarial Science 5 54 416
Accounting 5 75 440
Finance 7 81 441
Management 5 110 442
Supply Chain Management 1 161 445
Advertising 6 75 466
Entertainment Industry Business 4 69 502
Operations Research 5 152 502
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 123 508
Marketing 5 102 523
Real Estate 5 138 535
International Trade 4 91 694
Project Management 5 162 810
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 343 1004

Economics rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Economics in Israel and 376th in the World with 6,929 publications made and 163,511 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#55 of 2,559 In Asia
#376 of 6,188 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 48 318
1994 68 353
1995 77 468
1996 67 471
1997 67 489
1998 72 613
1999 83 743
2000 84 782
2001 118 943
2002 130 1278
2003 182 1532
2004 121 1659
2005 142 1948
2006 166 2321
2007 182 2597
2008 192 3059
2009 243 3902
2010 232 4519
2011 231 4797
2012 216 5249
2013 279 6068
2014 292 6908
2015 250 6771
2016 276 6973
2017 316 7259
2018 264 7478
2019 277 8679
2020 367 10497
2021 362 12042
2022 309 11198
2023 299 11443
2024 179 8792
2025 168 7547

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 13 237
International Economics 3 19 295
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 47 310
Development Studies 6 49 366
Actuarial Science 5 54 416
Finance 7 81 441
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 123 508
International Trade 4 91 694

Art & Design rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Art & Design in Israel and 286th in the World with 6,264 publications made and 125,670 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
#39 of 2,450 In Asia
#286 of 6,010 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 25 233
1994 26 229
1995 50 308
1996 57 317
1997 58 345
1998 52 367
1999 58 557
2000 71 599
2001 94 616
2002 80 781
2003 94 1086
2004 115 1112
2005 100 1245
2006 152 1415
2007 148 1717
2008 137 2190
2009 168 2412
2010 193 2894
2011 182 3232
2012 218 3888
2013 238 4167
2014 260 4941
2015 254 5127
2016 245 5437
2017 257 5807
2018 281 6485
2019 326 7618
2020 371 9068
2021 394 10069
2022 336 9787
2023 367 9907
2024 276 8655
2025 226 7596

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 9 105
Literature 5 15 171
Creative Writing 4 8 188
Music 5 17 223
Photography 2 26 254
Aesthetics 7 40 295
Performing arts 5 32 312
Fashion Design 7 61 369
Art History 6 25 501
Entertainment Industry Business 4 69 502
Multimedia 5 105 508
Animation 6 155 534
Cinematography 3 53 590
Painting and Drawing 5 147 625
Sculpture 5 147 625
Game Design and Development 5 133 633
Illustration and Concept Art 5 152 639
Computer Graphics 6 167 658
Graphic Design 7 207 810
UX/UI Desgin 6 243 891
Architecture 7 316 1071