Bar-Ilan University: Rankings

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Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th in Israel, 459th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 195 research topics. Bar-Ilan University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 46,791 academic publications and 1,057,717 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 196 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#459 of 14,131 In the World
#68 of 5,830 In Asia
#6 of 36 In Israel
#1 of 3 In Ramat Gan
#67 of 1,139 For Military science
#68 of 1,019 For Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
#79 of 1,028 For Social Work
#329 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#636 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 192 other topics

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Biology rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Biology in Israel and 521st in the World with 24,051 publications made and 700,497 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Paleontology, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 23 In Israel
#132 of 2,814 In Asia
#521 of 6,770 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 140 1208
1992 169 1333
1993 199 1289
1994 217 1559
1995 238 1806
1996 261 2109
1997 291 2478
1998 306 3042
1999 307 3629
2000 376 3905
2001 406 4779
2002 429 5683
2003 422 6445
2004 401 7495
2005 454 8875
2006 538 10125
2007 570 12045
2008 637 12994
2009 630 15314
2010 681 17164
2011 660 20001
2012 755 23017
2013 927 26104
2014 934 29687
2015 971 31957
2016 1099 34059
2017 1079 36757
2018 1092 40377
2019 1223 46026
2020 1387 52489
2021 1590 60945
2022 1452 62455
2023 1341 60073

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 29 267
Nanotechnology 5 114 294
Neuroscience 6 39 305
Biophysics 6 58 345
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 83 437
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 33 442
Virology 6 121 502
Paleontology 7 105 519
Genetics 6 141 528
Biochemistry 6 162 566
Agricultural Science 7 178 595
Biotechnology 6 174 606
Botany 7 157 613
Immunology 6 184 613
Horticulture 7 190 615
Microbiology 6 170 635
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 140 641
Molecular Biology 6 208 657
Oncology and Cancer research 6 226 667
Pharmacology 6 290 813
Zoology 7 171 822
Astrobiology 6 218 848
Forestry 6 220 853
Animal Science 7 318 1099
Nutrition and Food Science 7 477 1225

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Israel and 364th in the World with 23,709 publications made and 446,954 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#34 of 2,845 In Asia
#364 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 169 746
1992 181 894
1993 195 930
1994 192 987
1995 248 1313
1996 241 1369
1997 257 1472
1998 271 1755
1999 308 2271
2000 320 2178
2001 356 2871
2002 359 3462
2003 427 4109
2004 435 4636
2005 467 5271
2006 541 6226
2007 560 7414
2008 660 8579
2009 703 10395
2010 718 12344
2011 737 13966
2012 803 15943
2013 962 18616
2014 946 21390
2015 958 22075
2016 1099 23161
2017 1080 24007
2018 1151 27089
2019 1142 30659
2020 1318 36324
2021 1559 40896
2022 1327 39243
2023 1341 37649

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

Engineering rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Engineering in Israel and 459th in the World with 20,576 publications made and 534,302 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 23 In Israel
#129 of 2,809 In Asia
#459 of 6,684 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 126 1266
1992 153 1328
1993 184 1461
1994 203 1621
1995 197 1752
1996 247 2032
1997 258 2373
1998 277 2743
1999 274 3223
2000 340 3281
2001 351 4027
2002 387 5000
2003 413 5506
2004 404 6310
2005 447 7036
2006 526 8078
2007 520 9473
2008 609 10155
2009 544 11840
2010 638 13446
2011 659 15843
2012 748 18011
2013 836 21357
2014 838 24267
2015 861 25861
2016 931 27153
2017 893 29208
2018 965 32211
2019 992 36762
2020 986 40703
2021 1108 45336
2022 1093 44035
2023 1023 42801

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 405th in the World with 20,275 publications made and 538,799 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#109 of 2,786 In Asia
#405 of 6,603 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 141 1442
1992 167 1465
1993 203 1659
1994 226 1829
1995 236 2108
1996 290 2356
1997 286 2647
1998 308 3078
1999 299 3604
2000 392 3500
2001 373 4357
2002 376 5247
2003 423 5670
2004 402 6520
2005 434 7230
2006 532 8187
2007 516 9530
2008 614 10352
2009 548 11727
2010 613 13280
2011 599 15524
2012 679 17912
2013 792 20725
2014 787 23539
2015 811 25216
2016 842 26269
2017 816 28096
2018 878 30648
2019 947 35127
2020 955 38794
2021 1021 43340
2022 1020 42068
2023 973 41046

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 3 58 185
Theoretical Physics 6 33 233
Acoustical Engineering 6 76 253
Condensed Matter Physics 6 78 276
Nanotechnology 5 114 294
Biophysics 6 58 345
Quantum and Particle physics 6 100 355
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 69 365
Optical Engineering 6 106 390
Materials Science 6 132 413
Nuclear Physics 6 124 524
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 116 569
Medical Physics 6 151 665
Astrobiology 6 218 848

Computer Science rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Computer Science in Israel and 407th in the World with 20,144 publications made and 484,754 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 23 In Israel
#83 of 2,809 In Asia
#407 of 6,752 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 113 920
1992 118 980
1993 131 974
1994 141 1023
1995 191 1196
1996 214 1478
1997 207 1535
1998 221 1960
1999 221 2161
2000 205 2314
2001 253 2772
2002 305 3591
2003 329 3960
2004 340 4446
2005 397 5440
2006 467 6196
2007 509 7388
2008 567 8457
2009 558 10030
2010 633 11565
2011 650 13423
2012 713 15442
2013 882 18279
2014 832 21355
2015 860 22541
2016 972 23898
2017 1010 25675
2018 1002 28393
2019 1067 32766
2020 1190 38399
2021 1296 43837
2022 1179 42192
2023 1106 40624

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

Chemistry rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Chemistry in Israel and 513th in the World with 19,080 publications made and 573,112 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#144 of 2,750 In Asia
#513 of 6,447 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 132 1361
1992 159 1445
1993 191 1554
1994 205 1740
1995 216 1935
1996 261 2296
1997 279 2581
1998 294 3227
1999 307 3821
2000 355 3841
2001 372 4783
2002 372 5555
2003 369 6188
2004 386 7235
2005 417 8092
2006 472 9043
2007 464 10398
2008 530 11156
2009 510 12878
2010 552 14347
2011 522 16935
2012 647 18933
2013 722 21608
2014 714 24706
2015 773 26537
2016 811 28293
2017 799 30979
2018 804 33405
2019 922 38493
2020 945 42666
2021 991 48012
2022 954 48326
2023 898 47417

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 78 209
Physical chemistry 5 104 257
Nanotechnology 5 114 294
Computational Chemistry 5 67 305
Chemical Engineering 5 142 320
Materials Science 6 132 413
Environmental Chemistry 6 135 469
Organic Chemistry 6 148 500
Pharmacy 5 169 540
Biochemistry 6 162 566
Radiochemistry 6 321 648
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 6 309 942
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 286 991
Nutrition and Food Science 7 477 1225

Medicine rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Medicine in Israel and 519th in the World with 18,224 publications made and 466,258 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#119 of 2,781 In Asia
#519 of 6,680 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 115 726
1992 124 774
1993 124 684
1994 145 922
1995 149 1027
1996 158 1286
1997 179 1566
1998 214 1889
1999 202 2454
2000 233 2511
2001 273 3088
2002 277 3618
2003 286 4201
2004 275 4828
2005 307 5771
2006 356 6587
2007 409 7640
2008 450 8503
2009 454 10024
2010 481 11684
2011 481 13419
2012 558 15247
2013 654 17245
2014 642 20112
2015 772 21628
2016 839 22813
2017 866 25295
2018 875 27495
2019 960 31207
2020 1203 37964
2021 1354 45246
2022 1243 47713
2023 1201 45314

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 5 79
Clinical Psychology 3 5 165
Psychiatry 4 44 319
Audiology 6 39 327
Gerontology 5 25 340
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 38 362
Nursing 5 47 439
Urology 6 120 440
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 33 442
Public Health 6 62 446
Family medicine 4 73 461
Virology 6 121 502
Pharmacy 5 169 540
Optometry 5 118 540
Pediatrics 5 131 544
Health Science 6 93 580
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 188 586
Ophthalmology 6 167 591
Plastic Surgery 5 157 600
Immunology 6 184 613
Biomedical Engineering 6 187 613
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 81 615
Cosmetology 5 201 625
Pathology 6 175 635
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 124 642
Orthodontics 6 170 648
Medical Physics 6 151 665
Oncology and Cancer research 6 226 667
Dentistry 6 176 670
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 216 702
Anatomy and Physiology 6 199 707
Occupational Therapy 6 139 709
Anesthesiology 6 223 728
Cardiology 5 224 759
Epidemiology 6 194 764
Dermatology 5 258 770
Radiation Therapy 6 289 790
Respiratory Therapy 5 233 811
Pharmacology 6 290 813
Surgery 6 261 815
Neurosurgery 5 293 821
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 303 823
Critical Care Nursing 5 212 845
Physical Therapy 6 196 869
Sports Medicine 7 211 986
Veterinary 6 419 1131

Environmental Science rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Israel and 500th in the World with 15,875 publications made and 396,557 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 24 In Israel
#113 of 2,811 In Asia
#500 of 6,798 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 109 697
1992 127 792
1993 162 891
1994 157 1054
1995 169 1200
1996 188 1339
1997 184 1592
1998 228 1927
1999 236 2160
2000 260 2205
2001 290 2936
2002 305 3534
2003 337 3945
2004 326 4693
2005 306 5197
2006 408 5948
2007 434 6912
2008 479 7729
2009 419 9307
2010 476 10308
2011 450 12196
2012 513 14052
2013 648 15972
2014 613 17726
2015 640 18542
2016 748 20094
2017 701 20536
2018 721 22758
2019 731 26125
2020 798 29255
2021 914 32845
2022 804 31960
2023 823 31061

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
Environmental Chemistry 6 135 469
Geography and Cartography 7 101 475
Paleontology 7 105 519
Oceanography 6 146 579
Ecology 7 138 584
Agricultural Science 7 178 595
Geology 6 148 599
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 164 604
Urban and Regional planning 6 114 612
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 140 641
Earth science and Geophysics 7 236 796
Forestry 6 220 853
Geotechnical Engineering 6 290 854
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 286 991
Environmental Management 7 393 1094
Environmental Engineering 6 412 1107

Psychology rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 5th for Psychology in Israel and 290th in the World with 14,834 publications made and 385,600 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 22 In Israel
#35 of 2,703 In Asia
#290 of 6,528 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 104 618
1992 127 716
1993 117 697
1994 119 737
1995 142 970
1996 150 1144
1997 168 1281
1998 155 1482
1999 156 1736
2000 172 1845
2001 224 2208
2002 214 2692
2003 251 3000
2004 230 3483
2005 252 4095
2006 293 4759
2007 354 5653
2008 373 6561
2009 361 7788
2010 424 9191
2011 395 10647
2012 469 12462
2013 577 14763
2014 546 17407
2015 591 18163
2016 729 19320
2017 701 20738
2018 758 22949
2019 779 25671
2020 915 31062
2021 1066 34880
2022 938 35015
2023 915 33466

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 4 68
Social Work 4 5 79
Child Psychology 2 3 113
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 3 12 135
Social Psychology 4 10 141
Special Education 3 6 156
Clinical Psychology 3 5 165
Education Majors 5 16 209
Neuroscience 6 39 305
Cognitive Science 7 63 311
Psychiatry 4 44 319
Sexology 5 11 380
Occupational Therapy 6 139 709

Mathematics rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Mathematics in Israel and 395th in the World with 10,720 publications made and 238,090 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
#80 of 2,673 In Asia
#395 of 6,305 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 55 455
1992 66 537
1993 83 560
1994 100 613
1995 95 688
1996 124 788
1997 110 788
1998 124 984
1999 131 1115
2000 119 1197
2001 154 1488
2002 181 1932
2003 200 2155
2004 195 2329
2005 236 2838
2006 245 3331
2007 274 3992
2008 331 4537
2009 321 5468
2010 341 6241
2011 359 7218
2012 360 8118
2013 449 9708
2014 448 11311
2015 415 11719
2016 490 11998
2017 488 12557
2018 523 13784
2019 501 15529
2020 593 18033
2021 691 20806
2022 603 19986
2023 551 18936

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 63 217
Math Teachers 6 28 225
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 39 271
Actuarial Science 5 42 372
Statistics 6 87 422
Operations Research 5 137 472
Applied Mathematics 7 215 762

Business rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Business in Israel and 437th in the World with 7,417 publications made and 137,452 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Israel
#81 of 2,579 In Asia
#437 of 6,187 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 58 256
1992 61 269
1993 55 317
1994 70 379
1995 97 438
1996 77 451
1997 84 537
1998 85 606
1999 100 712
2000 98 803
2001 107 936
2002 142 1330
2003 146 1414
2004 122 1597
2005 164 1798
2006 189 2197
2007 184 2609
2008 238 3045
2009 244 3921
2010 235 4348
2011 261 4905
2012 247 5619
2013 324 6809
2014 321 7524
2015 290 7615
2016 331 7517
2017 339 7880
2018 336 8700
2019 322 9838
2020 453 11979
2021 442 13006
2022 366 12244
2023 338 12027

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 17 224
International Business 3 22 266
Risk Management 3 39 286
Occupational Safety and Health 4 27 288
Management Information Systems 3 32 297
Tax Law 5 49 339
Actuarial Science 5 42 372
Public Policy / Administration 5 25 387
Finance 6 66 401
Accounting 6 56 412
Advertising 6 53 420
Supply Chain Management 3 143 423
Management 6 103 433
Marketing 5 71 447
Operations Research 5 137 472
Real Estate 5 100 475
Entertainment Industry Business 4 58 506
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 104 511
International Trade 4 72 639
Hospitality and Hotel Management 5 234 782
Project Management 5 149 810

Economics rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Economics in Israel and 347th in the World with 6,283 publications made and 115,002 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Israel
#48 of 2,461 In Asia
#347 of 5,995 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 42 248
1992 51 265
1993 47 269
1994 59 295
1995 65 369
1996 70 384
1997 68 389
1998 69 503
1999 79 595
2000 83 633
2001 111 784
2002 117 1000
2003 161 1147
2004 121 1350
2005 132 1514
2006 161 1777
2007 169 2045
2008 188 2377
2009 228 3108
2010 222 3575
2011 220 3884
2012 199 4233
2013 273 5020
2014 271 5844
2015 229 5481
2016 258 5591
2017 298 5555
2018 253 6017
2019 265 6875
2020 364 8245
2021 341 9529
2022 293 8999
2023 283 8651

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 89
International Economics 2 11 219
Political Economy 5 12 229
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 39 271
Development Studies 6 37 345
Actuarial Science 5 42 372
Finance 6 66 401
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 104 511
International Trade 4 72 639

Art & Design rankings

Bar-Ilan University ranked 6th for Art & Design in Israel and 284th in the World with 5,407 publications made and 82,449 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 23 In Israel
#36 of 2,302 In Asia
#284 of 5,720 In the World

Bar-Ilan University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 35 149
1992 35 162
1993 26 186
1994 22 169
1995 42 234
1996 55 240
1997 47 247
1998 42 280
1999 60 441
2000 64 416
2001 79 455
2002 73 588
2003 86 783
2004 108 806
2005 100 930
2006 142 1090
2007 136 1312
2008 123 1609
2009 139 1801
2010 191 2281
2011 167 2512
2012 195 3036
2013 228 3247
2014 242 3960
2015 230 4070
2016 249 4351
2017 242 4528
2018 252 4904
2019 307 5794
2020 338 6966
2021 395 7673
2022 334 7529
2023 310 7108

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 7 86
Literature 5 13 172
Creative Writing 4 8 182
Music 5 24 256
Photography 3 37 285
Aesthetics 7 38 297
Performing arts 5 33 302
Fashion Design 6 58 376
Multimedia 4 82 486
Art History 6 29 496
Entertainment Industry Business 4 58 506
Animation 6 153 556
Game Design and Development 5 112 597
Computer Graphics 6 145 598
Illustration and Concept Art 6 134 613
Painting and Drawing 6 134 628
Sculpture 6 134 628
Cinematography 3 53 648
UX/UI Desgin 6 146 669
Architecture 6 281 1025