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Helwan University ranked 8th in Egypt, 2274th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 119 research topics. Helwan University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,530 academic publications and 141,584 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 19 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2274 of 14,131 In the World
#40 of 1,104 In Africa
#8 of 50 In Egypt
#3 of 9 In Cairo
#340 of 1,513 For Architectural Engineering
#352 of 1,008 For Technical Drawing
#403 of 1,019 For Marine Engineering
#1732 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4737 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 116 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Helwan University ranked 11th for Engineering in Egypt and 1313th in the World with 9,505 publications made and 94,833 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#11 of 40 In Egypt
#27 of 348 In Africa
#1313 of 6,684 In the World

Helwan University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 23 40
1992 28 66
1993 19 44
1994 27 51
1995 28 83
1996 44 77
1997 35 102
1998 32 81
1999 38 81
2000 39 140
2001 49 124
2002 82 242
2003 67 237
2004 69 270
2005 85 320
2006 109 393
2007 127 455
2008 168 613
2009 180 760
2010 165 929
2011 171 1246
2012 248 1471
2013 278 2030
2014 309 2429
2015 421 2897
2016 506 3460
2017 545 4317
2018 675 5738
2019 743 7394
2020 789 9459
2021 979 13092
2022 1068 16065
2023 1040 18267

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

Chemistry rankings

Helwan University ranked 14th for Chemistry in Egypt and 1467th in the World with 8,759 publications made and 103,204 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#14 of 40 In Egypt
#34 of 342 In Africa
#1467 of 6,447 In the World

Helwan University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 18 36
1992 23 57
1993 15 40
1994 24 47
1995 26 75
1996 41 73
1997 32 96
1998 32 80
1999 41 99
2000 46 131
2001 57 126
2002 77 208
2003 81 232
2004 59 282
2005 75 335
2006 90 412
2007 118 466
2008 134 638
2009 144 783
2010 131 980
2011 170 1268
2012 238 1591
2013 251 2225
2014 303 2613
2015 403 3201
2016 443 3707
2017 469 4516
2018 604 5838
2019 699 7735
2020 778 10401
2021 903 13921
2022 1020 17385
2023 950 18896

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

Chemistry subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 4 594
Pharmacy 10 16 795
Radiochemistry 13 28 897
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 39 1082
Biochemical Engineering 10 24 1103
Materials Science 11 26 1277
Physical chemistry 13 29 1282
Nanotechnology 13 28 1293
Chemical Engineering 13 30 1304
Organic Chemistry 14 30 1365
Computational Chemistry 9 38 1370
Nutrition and Food Science 18 72 1388
Inorganic Chemistry 16 42 1444
Environmental Chemistry 18 56 1545
Biochemistry 14 36 1570

Biology rankings

Helwan University ranked 14th for Biology in Egypt and 1653rd in the World with 8,476 publications made and 92,487 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#14 of 40 In Egypt
#46 of 361 In Africa
#1653 of 6,770 In the World

Helwan University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 10 19
1992 17 36
1993 8 24
1994 14 33
1995 15 39
1996 31 51
1997 24 58
1998 27 57
1999 27 71
2000 24 97
2001 34 93
2002 58 164
2003 60 183
2004 47 218
2005 66 269
2006 62 320
2007 90 350
2008 100 486
2009 120 556
2010 131 741
2011 149 1041
2012 210 1348
2013 235 1821
2014 289 2264
2015 396 2750
2016 406 3184
2017 471 4031
2018 594 5237
2019 691 7027
2020 839 9728
2021 965 13449
2022 1101 16746
2023 974 18050

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

Biology subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Pharmacology 12 21 874
Microbiology 15 45 1122
Toxicology 17 74 1129
Oncology and Cancer research 14 27 1210
Biotechnology 15 40 1212
Nanotechnology 13 28 1293
Horticulture 19 75 1346
Nutrition and Food Science 18 72 1388
Virology 16 78 1393
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 30 1425
Immunology 16 60 1474
Botany 17 72 1559
Biochemistry 14 36 1570
Paleontology 15 54 1609
Agricultural Science 19 94 1619
Genetics 16 46 1666
Neuroscience 14 38 1760
Zoology 17 80 1790
Animal Science 22 131 2001
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 94 2018
Molecular Biology 14 44 2030
Forestry 21 187 2305
Evolutionary Biology 17 63 2494

Physics rankings

Helwan University ranked 12th for Physics in Egypt and 1402nd in the World with 8,398 publications made and 85,272 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#12 of 40 In Egypt
#30 of 341 In Africa
#1402 of 6,603 In the World

Helwan University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 20 36
1992 27 67
1993 21 40
1994 28 52
1995 29 80
1996 42 80
1997 31 97
1998 31 79
1999 37 80
2000 39 138
2001 52 121
2002 82 236
2003 67 228
2004 66 270
2005 82 318
2006 91 390
2007 115 440
2008 151 596
2009 145 739
2010 146 874
2011 153 1151
2012 228 1418
2013 250 1908
2014 282 2270
2015 385 2683
2016 430 3203
2017 481 4019
2018 592 5232
2019 639 6757
2020 677 8670
2021 842 11857
2022 919 14474
2023 926 16347

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

Physics subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Medical Physics 11 24 943
Materials Science 11 26 1277
Nanotechnology 13 28 1293
Nuclear Physics 15 33 1318
Acoustical Engineering 10 24 1371
Quantum and Particle physics 13 30 1394
Optical Engineering 14 33 1533
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 35 1590
Condensed Matter Physics 17 44 1649
Atomic and Molecular physics 19 57 1822
Theoretical Physics 19 78 2086

Environmental Science rankings

Helwan University ranked 13th for Environmental Science in Egypt and 1401st in the World with 7,077 publications made and 72,198 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 40 In Egypt
#46 of 361 In Africa
#1401 of 6,798 In the World

Helwan University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 9 17
1992 15 39
1993 11 29
1994 11 25
1995 16 38
1996 19 33
1997 15 43
1998 16 45
1999 23 38
2000 25 74
2001 27 56
2002 41 141
2003 28 123
2004 37 140
2005 59 187
2006 51 214
2007 80 303
2008 110 401
2009 116 505
2010 114 686
2011 137 954
2012 189 1129
2013 199 1570
2014 236 1877
2015 358 2201
2016 394 2571
2017 409 3145
2018 492 4050
2019 538 5196
2020 628 6862
2021 789 9731
2022 867 11988
2023 806 13859

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

Environmental Science subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 16 68 721
Mining Engineering 10 50 816
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 10 19 943
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 39 1082
Environmental Management 8 43 1089
Earth science and Geophysics 12 31 1101
Urban and Regional planning 4 26 1105
Geography and Cartography 8 37 1267
Geotechnical Engineering 14 53 1351
Ecology 13 56 1470
Geology 14 48 1496
Environmental Engineering 18 79 1507
Oceanography 12 50 1531
Environmental Chemistry 18 56 1545
Paleontology 15 54 1609
Agricultural Science 19 94 1619
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 23 94 2018
Forestry 21 187 2305

Computer Science rankings

Helwan University ranked 9th for Computer Science in Egypt and 1470th in the World with 5,591 publications made and 45,536 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 40 In Egypt
#28 of 352 In Africa
#1470 of 6,752 In the World

Helwan University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 11 19
1992 6 19
1993 8 19
1994 10 21
1995 8 23
1996 13 30
1997 12 49
1998 12 38
1999 15 39
2000 13 46
2001 10 38
2002 56 123
2003 41 86
2004 22 85
2005 39 107
2006 66 138
2007 61 150
2008 108 261
2009 107 280
2010 96 408
2011 102 551
2012 131 659
2013 168 854
2014 189 1079
2015 277 1227
2016 294 1504
2017 321 1977
2018 373 2617
2019 425 3457
2020 467 4714
2021 590 7100
2022 701 9059
2023 680 10588

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

Computer Science subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 6 12 905
Game Design and Development 3 6 972
Human-Computer Interaction 2 11 1015
Computational Linguistics 5 21 1080
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 25 1172
Multimedia 2 15 1218
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 22 1239
Machine Learning 9 30 1241
Telecommunications 8 20 1244
Computer Vision 8 21 1263
Cyber Security 8 31 1357
Computer Graphics 8 21 1397
Computer Networking 11 33 1419
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 13 30 1425
Management Information Systems 5 36 1432
Robotics 14 35 1458
Cognitive Science 10 25 1458
Software Engineering 6 30 1459
Data Science 7 33 1516
Neuroscience 14 38 1760
Library and Information science 12 68 2488

Medicine rankings

Helwan University ranked 15th for Medicine in Egypt and 1548th in the World with 5,518 publications made and 52,751 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Pharmacology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#15 of 39 In Egypt
#52 of 360 In Africa
#1548 of 6,680 In the World

Helwan University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1 11
1992 8 17
1993 1 14
1994 4 14
1995 5 9
1996 7 15
1997 8 19
1998 14 19
1999 15 30
2000 15 21
2001 24 35
2002 33 57
2003 39 73
2004 24 81
2005 33 96
2006 46 131
2007 44 138
2008 45 215
2009 63 254
2010 70 370
2011 79 473
2012 115 657
2013 120 889
2014 182 1118
2015 242 1415
2016 281 1589
2017 310 2095
2018 377 2775
2019 462 3699
2020 583 5555
2021 663 7700
2022 797 9966
2023 700 10661

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

Medicine subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Social Work 1 14 553
Pharmacy 10 16 795
Pharmacology 12 21 874
Veterinary 17 69 877
Optometry 14 46 887
Radiation Therapy 14 22 933
Neurosurgery 15 37 938
Medical Physics 11 24 943
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 15 37 989
Ophthalmology 14 28 1045
Toxicology 17 74 1129
Biomedical Engineering 8 14 1151
Oncology and Cancer research 14 27 1210
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 62 1293
Dermatology 17 61 1369
Virology 16 78 1393
Surgery 16 50 1407
Urology 20 54 1448
Immunology 16 60 1474
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 15 41 1481
Nursing 14 66 1522
Cardiology 17 40 1545
Pathology 15 56 1549
Sports Medicine 9 28 1585
Health Science 13 62 1615
Critical Care Nursing 18 75 1620
Physical Therapy 14 40 1708
Anatomy and Physiology 17 50 1743
Family medicine 16 124 1748
Psychiatry 15 52 1764
Anesthesiology 18 57 1764
Pediatrics 19 138 1792
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 15 98 1977
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 17 137 2006
Orthodontics 25 65 2010
Dentistry 24 74 2028
Clinical Psychology 14 57 2086
Gerontology 14 85 2208
Public Health 18 131 2368

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Helwan University ranked 10th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Egypt and 2067th in the World with 4,917 publications made and 29,820 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#10 of 40 In Egypt
#57 of 367 In Africa
#2067 of 7,020 In the World

Helwan University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 9 13
1992 3 12
1993 4 12
1994 6 10
1995 5 13
1996 7 14
1997 11 14
1998 13 15
1999 11 19
2000 9 25
2001 6 24
2002 29 55
2003 15 65
2004 13 62
2005 22 96
2006 26 91
2007 32 106
2008 70 189
2009 55 208
2010 79 288
2011 69 367
2012 85 457
2013 111 661
2014 139 783
2015 234 931
2016 278 1024
2017 315 1297
2018 322 1797
2019 381 2355
2020 493 3382
2021 585 5009
2022 690 6284
2023 667 7622

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Social Work 1 14 553
Classics and Ancient History 7 22 987
Aesthetics 2 16 990
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 23 999
Journalism and Digital Media 4 21 1032
Urban and Regional planning 4 26 1105
Art History 5 17 1272
Archaeology 8 40 1492
Communications and Public Relations 5 48 1503
History 8 41 1538
Law 6 46 1705
Education Majors 6 47 1771
Linguistics 12 43 1824
Political Science 6 48 1881
Gender Studies 8 85 2075
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 48 2091
Anthropology 10 84 2165
Philosophy 11 53 2219
Sociology 12 84 2249
Demography 16 122 2277
Library and Information science 12 68 2488

Mathematics rankings

Helwan University ranked 12th for Mathematics in Egypt and 1630th in the World with 2,852 publications made and 24,850 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#12 of 40 In Egypt
#48 of 348 In Africa
#1630 of 6,305 In the World

Helwan University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 6 10
1992 2 7
1993 4 4
1994 11 11
1995 4 9
1996 4 9
1997 4 11
1998 3 7
1999 2 10
2000 5 16
2001 6 12
2002 20 32
2003 11 30
2004 16 36
2005 14 56
2006 28 65
2007 21 81
2008 52 134
2009 45 147
2010 52 194
2011 49 201
2012 67 291
2013 64 402
2014 82 501
2015 134 571
2016 151 670
2017 166 920
2018 187 1299
2019 223 1683
2020 245 2273
2021 335 3386
2022 381 4451
2023 394 5173

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

Mathematics subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 25 1172
Applied Mathematics 15 37 1272
Operations Research 10 24 1316
Math Teachers 6 37 1506
Statistics 12 44 1590
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 59 1957

Business rankings

Helwan University ranked 9th for Business in Egypt and 1347th in the World with 2,585 publications made and 20,474 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 39 In Egypt
#35 of 342 In Africa
#1347 of 6,187 In the World

Helwan University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 4 11
1992 5 14
1993 3 14
1994 6 10
1995 4 14
1996 7 18
1997 5 19
1998 6 16
1999 8 17
2000 5 25
2001 6 22
2002 25 81
2003 14 57
2004 12 61
2005 14 65
2006 33 77
2007 24 95
2008 46 162
2009 59 175
2010 55 235
2011 47 275
2012 64 314
2013 74 391
2014 76 440
2015 133 567
2016 162 603
2017 144 795
2018 158 1043
2019 186 1288
2020 218 1720
2021 268 2355
2022 293 2951
2023 335 3634

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

Business subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 11 353
Construction Management 9 27 851
Project Management 7 24 1049
Advertising 3 15 1093
Engineering Management 4 24 1200
Management 8 25 1281
Marketing 8 35 1282
Operations Research 10 24 1316
Management Information Systems 5 36 1432
Finance 9 51 1659
Accounting 11 65 1888

Psychology rankings

Helwan University ranked 14th for Psychology in Egypt and 1781st in the World with 2,574 publications made and 18,556 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#14 of 39 In Egypt
#47 of 344 In Africa
#1781 of 6,528 In the World

Helwan University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 0 2
1992 2 4
1993 1 3
1994 1 1
1995 0 0
1996 2 4
1997 1 10
1998 5 3
1999 3 8
2000 3 4
2001 3 8
2002 10 17
2003 9 18
2004 7 22
2005 4 35
2006 26 30
2007 12 28
2008 23 64
2009 30 87
2010 38 139
2011 43 165
2012 49 233
2013 54 326
2014 66 396
2015 111 445
2016 129 540
2017 133 753
2018 176 953
2019 194 1286
2020 289 2077
2021 330 3169
2022 411 4133
2023 376 4653

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

Psychology subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Social Work 1 14 553
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 28 897
Cognitive Science 10 25 1458
Neuroscience 14 38 1760
Psychiatry 15 52 1764
Education Majors 6 47 1771
Social Psychology 10 42 1924
Clinical Psychology 14 57 2086
Child Psychology 13 55 2197

Art & Design rankings

Helwan University ranked 5th for Art & Design in Egypt and 1335th in the World with 1,331 publications made and 6,459 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Art History, Architecture.

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
#5 of 37 In Egypt
#21 of 264 In Africa
#1335 of 5,720 In the World

Helwan University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 3
1993 0 1
1994 1 2
1995 3 3
1996 2 1
1997 3 4
1998 1 1
1999 2 4
2000 0 3
2001 1 3
2002 3 8
2003 6 15
2004 5 15
2005 6 10
2006 8 20
2007 11 23
2008 20 28
2009 20 43
2010 20 47
2011 10 61
2012 26 107
2013 27 150
2014 33 131
2015 76 146
2016 81 186
2017 89 277
2018 107 311
2019 118 394
2020 134 497
2021 155 768
2022 179 959
2023 154 1072

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

Art & Design subfield Egypt ranking Africa ranking World rank
Interior Design 1 1 79
Painting and Drawing 2 4 273
Sculpture 2 4 273
Illustration and Concept Art 2 4 280
Photography 2 9 464
Landscape Architecture 1 5 480
Architecture 4 14 765
Cinematography 2 17 927
Game Design and Development 3 6 972
Performing arts 4 17 985
Aesthetics 2 16 990
Graphic Design 3 15 997
Fashion Design 5 17 1088
Multimedia 2 15 1218
Art History 5 17 1272
Computer Graphics 8 21 1397
Literature 14 72 2261

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Helwan University

Speciality Egypt Africa World Rank
Environmental Economics 1 8 522
Development Studies 10 65 1465
Economics 9 62 1647