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Cairo University ranked 1st in Egypt, 529th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 193 research topics. Cairo University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 83,519 academic publications and 948,187 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 280 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#529 of 14,131 In the World
#5 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 50 In Egypt
#1 of 2 In Giza
#65 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
#71 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#74 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#95 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1526 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 190 other topics

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Biology rankings

Cairo University ranked 1st for Biology in Egypt and 373rd in the World with 57,355 publications made and 719,451 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 40 In Egypt
#3 of 361 In Africa
#373 of 6,770 In the World

Cairo University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 235 725
1992 232 757
1993 244 760
1994 273 816
1995 323 1012
1996 267 994
1997 281 1113
1998 242 1247
1999 307 1498
2000 379 1666
2001 354 1717
2002 529 2404
2003 491 2707
2004 485 2928
2005 591 3693
2006 698 4336
2007 821 5198
2008 756 6006
2009 1038 7426
2010 1201 9386
2011 1456 11659
2012 1739 14679
2013 1961 18364
2014 2152 22203
2015 2418 25665
2016 2740 29008
2017 2960 33315
2018 3399 39583
2019 3899 49620
2020 4585 68416
2021 5350 87886
2022 5799 105268
2023 5321 114913

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

Biology subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 2 4 102
Pharmacology 1 1 153
Nutrition and Food Science 1 2 178
Horticulture 1 4 194
Microbiology 1 2 209
Animal Science 2 7 232
Zoology 1 7 273
Agricultural Science 1 5 276
Virology 1 7 278
Biotechnology 1 1 279
Oncology and Cancer research 1 1 310
Botany 1 5 315
Immunology 1 3 333
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 2 361
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 6 382
Paleontology 1 6 386
Entomology 1 8 388
Genetics 1 2 388
Biochemistry 1 2 418
Nanotechnology 1 1 480
Neuroscience 1 2 494
Forestry 1 30 562
Astrobiology 1 3 576
Molecular Biology 1 4 679
Evolutionary Biology 2 7 711
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 27 727
Biophysics 1 6 1090

Chemistry rankings

Cairo University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Egypt and 405th in the World with 48,330 publications made and 644,961 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 40 In Egypt
#1 of 342 In Africa
#405 of 6,447 In the World

Cairo University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 272 845
1992 261 838
1993 267 853
1994 287 884
1995 350 1098
1996 280 1149
1997 292 1105
1998 243 1214
1999 337 1515
2000 376 1667
2001 370 1748
2002 527 2414
2003 475 2603
2004 470 2992
2005 591 3847
2006 602 4284
2007 692 5112
2008 660 6072
2009 914 7215
2010 1055 8952
2011 1201 11074
2012 1422 13525
2013 1596 16857
2014 1728 20016
2015 1946 23170
2016 2239 26332
2017 2352 29797
2018 2725 35515
2019 3074 44534
2020 3651 61194
2021 4140 77431
2022 4558 92644
2023 4211 101242

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

Medicine rankings

Cairo University ranked 1st for Medicine in Egypt and 307th in the World with 47,647 publications made and 524,947 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 39 In Egypt
#3 of 360 In Africa
#307 of 6,680 In the World

Cairo University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 145 495
1992 166 581
1993 184 533
1994 180 550
1995 220 719
1996 197 780
1997 190 799
1998 149 900
1999 217 1111
2000 224 1186
2001 241 1285
2002 336 1680
2003 310 1954
2004 356 2123
2005 446 2694
2006 497 3159
2007 580 3841
2008 608 4557
2009 760 5365
2010 965 6845
2011 1190 8333
2012 1519 10724
2013 1639 13250
2014 1826 16405
2015 1985 19000
2016 2350 21317
2017 2569 24598
2018 3002 28878
2019 3476 35588
2020 4049 49911
2021 4684 64367
2022 5053 77619
2023 4649 83444

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

Engineering rankings

Cairo University ranked 1st for Engineering in Egypt and 440th in the World with 39,333 publications made and 489,873 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 40 In Egypt
#1 of 348 In Africa
#440 of 6,684 In the World

Cairo University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 227 694
1992 217 677
1993 214 700
1994 232 716
1995 302 850
1996 227 908
1997 266 966
1998 223 934
1999 272 1155
2000 313 1316
2001 287 1413
2002 556 2189
2003 460 2176
2004 399 2495
2005 483 3052
2006 561 3570
2007 537 4085
2008 577 4851
2009 778 5788
2010 894 7027
2011 947 8859
2012 1163 10282
2013 1269 13059
2014 1468 15412
2015 1646 17450
2016 1808 20110
2017 1974 22694
2018 2290 27905
2019 2463 34435
2020 2846 46244
2021 3221 59690
2022 3542 70289
2023 3238 77046

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

Engineering subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 1 2 136
Technical Drawing 1 1 188
Petroleum Engineering 1 2 201
Architectural Engineering 1 1 243
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 4 253
Biotechnology 1 1 279
Construction Management 1 3 280
Electronic Engineering 1 1 288
Computer Engineering 1 1 342
Industrial Engineering 1 2 344
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 1 352
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 7 357
Environmental Engineering 2 6 367
Automation and Control engineering 1 1 372
Electrical Engineering 1 1 373
Structural Engineering 1 1 386
Operations Research 1 2 388
Mining Engineering 1 14 391
Chemical Engineering 1 1 393
Metallurgical Engineering 1 1 395
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 3 406
Biomedical Engineering 1 3 415
Telecommunications 1 1 421
Civil Engineering 1 3 435
Materials Science 1 1 436
Marine Engineering 4 6 444
Architecture 1 3 449
Optical Engineering 1 1 456
Transportation Engineering 1 2 464
Geotechnical Engineering 1 3 472
Computer Networking 1 3 475
Nanotechnology 1 1 480
Mechanical Engineering 1 4 485
Biochemical Engineering 1 5 490
Automotive Engineering 3 9 491
Acoustical Engineering 1 4 499
Nuclear Engineering 6 12 500
Landscape Architecture 2 6 501
Aerospace Engineering 1 5 508
Product and Industrial Design 1 1 512
Remote Sensing 1 5 565
Aviation 1 3 592
Systems Engineering 1 6 615
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 9 765
Engineering Management 3 12 829
Robotics 2 6 862
Human-Computer Interaction 1 8 979

Physics rankings

Cairo University ranked 1st for Physics in Egypt and 458th in the World with 36,430 publications made and 448,406 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 40 In Egypt
#2 of 341 In Africa
#458 of 6,603 In the World

Cairo University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 241 714
1992 222 697
1993 209 713
1994 225 738
1995 313 878
1996 229 1075
1997 272 980
1998 230 977
1999 287 1194
2000 307 1329
2001 297 1430
2002 536 2150
2003 446 2237
2004 414 2606
2005 481 3123
2006 545 3675
2007 522 4272
2008 544 5031
2009 704 5784
2010 819 6880
2011 852 8518
2012 1048 10003
2013 1141 12622
2014 1314 14559
2015 1503 16443
2016 1612 18727
2017 1817 21092
2018 2106 25672
2019 2218 31826
2020 2525 42238
2021 2893 54018
2022 3091 62178
2023 2884 68575

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

Physics subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Medical Physics 2 4 409
Materials Science 1 1 436
Quantum and Particle physics 1 1 446
Optical Engineering 1 1 456
Theoretical Physics 1 5 460
Nuclear Physics 1 3 475
Nanotechnology 1 1 480
Acoustical Engineering 1 4 499
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 4 556
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 2 557
Astrobiology 1 3 576
Condensed Matter Physics 2 6 641
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 9 765
Biophysics 1 6 1090

Environmental Science rankings

Cairo University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Egypt and 449th in the World with 32,314 publications made and 379,838 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 40 In Egypt
#6 of 361 In Africa
#449 of 6,798 In the World

Cairo University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 176 515
1992 169 532
1993 163 547
1994 161 525
1995 219 643
1996 152 662
1997 214 733
1998 172 806
1999 188 943
2000 250 1074
2001 223 1121
2002 402 1650
2003 355 1698
2004 315 1817
2005 403 2241
2006 434 2656
2007 495 3089
2008 454 3585
2009 653 4358
2010 674 5441
2011 752 6847
2012 952 8251
2013 1025 10114
2014 1167 12255
2015 1302 13750
2016 1496 15312
2017 1594 17271
2018 1779 20998
2019 2000 26363
2020 2386 35873
2021 2871 48097
2022 3096 57085
2023 2877 63803

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

Computer Science rankings

Cairo University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Egypt and 483rd in the World with 25,768 publications made and 308,993 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 40 In Egypt
#2 of 352 In Africa
#483 of 6,752 In the World

Cairo University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 108 285
1992 81 246
1993 103 304
1994 99 304
1995 125 398
1996 132 440
1997 133 461
1998 108 519
1999 133 604
2000 171 683
2001 137 687
2002 351 1328
2003 295 1233
2004 215 1354
2005 277 1590
2006 357 2042
2007 338 2179
2008 403 2717
2009 487 3310
2010 598 3985
2011 625 4859
2012 741 6085
2013 876 7775
2014 1095 9573
2015 1219 10455
2016 1260 12267
2017 1370 14271
2018 1571 17961
2019 1635 22065
2020 2021 30624
2021 2265 41118
2022 2468 47658
2023 2407 51860

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Cairo University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Egypt and 734th in the World with 20,358 publications made and 211,323 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 40 In Egypt
#9 of 367 In Africa
#734 of 7,020 In the World

Cairo University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 68 235
1992 80 230
1993 75 291
1994 69 230
1995 119 297
1996 82 362
1997 63 356
1998 75 397
1999 100 477
2000 101 492
2001 93 527
2002 191 839
2003 188 841
2004 165 951
2005 186 1192
2006 240 1520
2007 229 1631
2008 279 2049
2009 352 2458
2010 412 2779
2011 465 3493
2012 613 4396
2013 670 5556
2014 804 7006
2015 848 7756
2016 1014 8777
2017 1034 10020
2018 1184 12116
2019 1350 15306
2020 1686 21988
2021 1952 30593
2022 2159 35086
2023 1999 38573

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

Psychology rankings

Cairo University ranked 1st for Psychology in Egypt and 453rd in the World with 16,621 publications made and 174,255 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 39 In Egypt
#4 of 344 In Africa
#453 of 6,528 In the World

Cairo University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 45 137
1992 44 178
1993 59 171
1994 47 181
1995 57 211
1996 56 208
1997 60 246
1998 44 250
1999 75 340
2000 73 335
2001 70 368
2002 107 526
2003 131 626
2004 119 636
2005 128 776
2006 171 1013
2007 187 1109
2008 225 1313
2009 247 1607
2010 314 1957
2011 417 2544
2012 531 3342
2013 579 4075
2014 692 5113
2015 768 5906
2016 826 6904
2017 951 8122
2018 1048 10026
2019 1256 12410
2020 1437 17606
2021 1676 23317
2022 1832 27584
2023 1724 30500

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

Psychology subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 2 270
Psychiatry 1 4 398
Sexology 1 13 486
Neuroscience 1 2 494
Cognitive Science 1 1 500
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 15 731
Child Psychology 2 10 761
Social Psychology 1 10 827
Clinical Psychology 3 12 840
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 26 887
Special Education 1 18 922
Education Majors 1 21 1188

Mathematics rankings

Cairo University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Egypt and 460th in the World with 14,499 publications made and 166,616 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 40 In Egypt
#3 of 348 In Africa
#460 of 6,305 In the World

Cairo University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 44 146
1992 43 111
1993 38 152
1994 39 111
1995 39 138
1996 50 168
1997 43 169
1998 49 214
1999 52 246
2000 78 268
2001 65 270
2002 171 582
2003 161 555
2004 102 596
2005 143 849
2006 163 976
2007 156 1176
2008 201 1494
2009 268 1758
2010 354 2149
2011 321 2510
2012 433 3298
2013 525 4168
2014 638 5349
2015 714 5858
2016 741 6675
2017 775 7586
2018 916 9893
2019 991 12197
2020 1193 16452
2021 1348 22081
2022 1550 25425
2023 1456 27142

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

Mathematics subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 1 225
Operations Research 1 2 388
Statistics 1 3 448
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 3 551
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 6 594
Actuarial Science 1 18 857
Math Teachers 2 19 1086

Business rankings

Cairo University ranked 1st for Business in Egypt and 561st in the World with 8,623 publications made and 98,948 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 39 In Egypt
#8 of 342 In Africa
#561 of 6,187 In the World

Cairo University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 45 113
1992 53 81
1993 44 111
1994 36 109
1995 51 123
1996 65 145
1997 56 163
1998 50 152
1999 46 196
2000 71 231
2001 57 216
2002 147 421
2003 106 370
2004 96 444
2005 105 533
2006 123 711
2007 124 731
2008 155 894
2009 180 1132
2010 212 1447
2011 197 1494
2012 229 1843
2013 288 2447
2014 327 2919
2015 381 3097
2016 431 3590
2017 431 4211
2018 505 5487
2019 550 6415
2020 639 8731
2021 706 11283
2022 777 12287
2023 699 13587

The following table provides academic rankings for Cairo University in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

Cairo University ranked 1st for Economics in Egypt and 581st in the World with 5,694 publications made and 66,415 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 37 In Egypt
#13 of 338 In Africa
#581 of 5,995 In the World

Cairo University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 11 59
1992 32 56
1993 14 48
1994 21 60
1995 17 65
1996 24 81
1997 21 61
1998 17 67
1999 24 103
2000 35 135
2001 25 95
2002 47 187
2003 62 214
2004 55 224
2005 54 281
2006 62 376
2007 61 409
2008 78 476
2009 94 573
2010 97 744
2011 123 826
2012 144 1114
2013 163 1423
2014 211 1832
2015 208 1988
2016 270 2274
2017 270 2664
2018 356 3270
2019 414 4058
2020 480 5746
2021 622 8075
2022 642 9316
2023 581 10294

The following table provides academic rankings for Cairo University in various areas of Economics.

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Cairo University

Speciality Egypt Africa World Rank
Painting and Drawing 1 2 153
Sculpture 1 2 153
Illustration and Concept Art 1 2 159
Interior Design 3 7 507
Fashion Design 1 6 582
Photography 3 11 637
Art & Design 1 10 730
Literature 1 12 762
Graphic Design 2 8 762
Performing arts 2 13 845
Creative Writing 3 30 1268