Omar Al-Mukhtar University: Rankings

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Omar Al-Mukhtar University ranked 4th in Libya, 6215th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in 83 research topics. Omar Al-Mukhtar University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 1,914 academic publications and 18,777 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#6215 of 14,131 In the World
#253 of 1,104 In Africa
#4 of 13 In Libya
#1566 of 2,198 For Veterinary
#1994 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#2168 of 2,330 For Animal Science
#6273 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#10244 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Biology rankings

Omar Al-Mukhtar University ranked 3rd for Biology in Libya and 3929th in the World with 1,297 publications made and 14,668 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 6 In Libya
#204 of 366 In Africa
#3929 of 6,841 In the World

Omar Al-Mukhtar University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 2 1
1998 0 1
1999 1 3
2000 3 0
2001 2 2
2002 3 4
2003 1 2
2004 5 6
2005 8 9
2006 16 22
2007 11 38
2008 4 105
2009 10 144
2010 30 216
2011 15 258
2012 24 350
2013 42 338
2014 52 474
2015 63 628
2016 57 649
2017 69 636
2018 84 680
2019 107 725
2020 108 1105
2021 155 1406
2022 140 1553
2023 129 1785
2024 102 1741
2025 60 1639

The following table provides academic rankings for Omar Al-Mukhtar University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Animal Science 2 162 2168
Horticulture 1 151 2266
Virology 2 151 2346
Forestry 2 206 2512
Agricultural Science 2 175 2579
Immunology 3 159 2592
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 154 2821
Botany 3 156 2839
Oncology and Cancer research 4 141 2939
Nutrition and Food Science 3 189 2977
Pharmacology 3 169 2997
Microbiology 4 202 3119
Zoology 3 173 3130
Biotechnology 3 208 3285
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 164 3392
Genetics 3 189 3724
Biochemistry 3 196 3850
Nanotechnology 4 201 4022
Paleontology 3 209 4048
Neuroscience 3 215 4993

Environmental Science rankings

Omar Al-Mukhtar University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Libya and 3917th in the World with 1,045 publications made and 8,588 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 6 In Libya
#209 of 369 In Africa
#3917 of 6,888 In the World

Omar Al-Mukhtar University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 2 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 2
2000 2 0
2001 3 1
2002 3 3
2003 2 0
2004 5 3
2005 6 4
2006 17 18
2007 7 25
2008 6 69
2009 11 92
2010 23 148
2011 14 188
2012 19 266
2013 38 258
2014 41 336
2015 51 471
2016 46 477
2017 45 457
2018 58 477
2019 69 498
2020 88 759
2021 150 977
2022 120 1112
2023 108 1262
2024 74 1131
2025 40 1087

The following table provides academic rankings for Omar Al-Mukhtar University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forestry 2 206 2512
Agricultural Science 2 175 2579
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 154 2821
Geotechnical Engineering 3 207 3239
Earth science and Geophysics 3 192 3394
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 176 3580
Ecology 3 206 3584
Environmental Management 3 235 3627
Environmental Chemistry 4 224 3669
Geography and Cartography 3 214 3957
Geology 3 207 4028
Oceanography 3 219 4037
Paleontology 3 209 4048

Chemistry rankings

Omar Al-Mukhtar University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Libya and 3916th in the World with 995 publications made and 9,308 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 6 In Libya
#199 of 349 In Africa
#3916 of 6,561 In the World

Omar Al-Mukhtar University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 1
2000 1 0
2001 2 3
2002 2 3
2003 1 2
2004 2 1
2005 8 6
2006 10 16
2007 11 19
2008 6 69
2009 9 84
2010 25 126
2011 14 172
2012 22 226
2013 37 216
2014 44 295
2015 47 416
2016 38 459
2017 46 459
2018 63 528
2019 85 554
2020 79 846
2021 122 1009
2022 105 1084
2023 82 1228
2024 83 1252
2025 54 1244

The following table provides academic rankings for Omar Al-Mukhtar University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 3 189 2977
Inorganic Chemistry 3 145 3004
Environmental Chemistry 4 224 3669
Organic Chemistry 3 191 3706
Physical chemistry 4 196 3783
Biochemistry 3 196 3850
Nanotechnology 4 201 4022
Materials Science 4 210 4283
Chemical Engineering 4 237 4309

Medicine rankings

Omar Al-Mukhtar University ranked 3rd for Medicine in Libya and 3985th in the World with 861 publications made and 11,470 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 6 In Libya
#202 of 364 In Africa
#3985 of 6,793 In the World

Omar Al-Mukhtar University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1997 2 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 3
2000 0 0
2001 2 3
2002 0 4
2003 0 2
2004 1 8
2005 1 9
2006 9 22
2007 3 35
2008 5 91
2009 2 120
2010 11 167
2011 7 223
2012 17 277
2013 27 256
2014 33 380
2015 48 487
2016 38 513
2017 43 434
2018 55 501
2019 84 528
2020 64 815
2021 113 1072
2022 95 1187
2023 84 1340
2024 72 1237
2025 52 1110

The following table provides academic rankings for Omar Al-Mukhtar University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Veterinary 2 141 1566
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 146 2189
Virology 2 151 2346
Immunology 3 159 2592
Cardiology 3 113 2794
Anesthesiology 3 138 2832
Oncology and Cancer research 4 141 2939
Pharmacology 3 169 2997
Surgery 3 170 3228
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 160 3582
Pathology 3 202 3674
Anatomy and Physiology 3 179 3913
Psychiatry 3 199 4345
Nursing 5 278 4423
Public Health 3 278 4477

Engineering rankings

Omar Al-Mukhtar University ranked 3rd for Engineering in Libya and 4386th in the World with 806 publications made and 7,528 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 6 In Libya
#211 of 356 In Africa
#4386 of 6,795 In the World

Omar Al-Mukhtar University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
2001 3 2
2002 3 0
2003 1 0
2004 2 2
2005 3 3
2006 7 5
2007 5 7
2008 5 22
2009 10 35
2010 26 65
2011 14 80
2012 22 118
2013 33 151
2014 31 230
2015 38 304
2016 35 305
2017 23 328
2018 39 379
2019 61 416
2020 72 613
2021 111 769
2022 87 908
2023 84 1073
2024 60 1014
2025 30 973

The following table provides academic rankings for Omar Al-Mukhtar University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 133 1994
Geotechnical Engineering 3 207 3239
Biotechnology 3 208 3285
Electrical Engineering 4 163 3550
Metallurgical Engineering 3 190 3723
Structural Engineering 3 171 3820
Telecommunications 4 184 3877
Nanotechnology 4 201 4022
Computer Networking 4 193 4113
Aerospace Engineering 3 187 4118
Materials Science 4 210 4283
Chemical Engineering 4 237 4309
Optical Engineering 4 216 4407
Mechanical Engineering 4 205 4529
Acoustical Engineering 4 220 4698

Physics rankings

Omar Al-Mukhtar University ranked 4th for Physics in Libya and 4495th in the World with 723 publications made and 6,025 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 6 In Libya
#214 of 353 In Africa
#4495 of 6,729 In the World

Omar Al-Mukhtar University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 0 0
2001 3 2
2002 1 2
2003 1 0
2004 2 2
2005 4 5
2006 7 4
2007 5 5
2008 5 20
2009 8 34
2010 24 61
2011 13 63
2012 22 107
2013 28 144
2014 26 200
2015 32 294
2016 29 269
2017 29 317
2018 49 375
2019 62 377
2020 65 575
2021 104 697
2022 67 777
2023 64 925
2024 48 822
2025 25 815

The following table provides academic rankings for Omar Al-Mukhtar University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 4 201 4022
Materials Science 4 210 4283
Quantum and Particle physics 4 202 4394
Optical Engineering 4 216 4407
Acoustical Engineering 4 220 4698
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 236 4720

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Omar Al-Mukhtar University ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Libya and 5707th in the World with 543 publications made and 3,814 citations received. Main research topics: History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 6 In Libya
#292 of 369 In Africa
#5707 of 7,088 In the World

Omar Al-Mukhtar University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2001 2 4
2002 1 1
2003 2 0
2004 2 0
2005 1 2
2006 7 8
2007 2 10
2008 2 14
2009 5 37
2010 5 49
2011 6 82
2012 12 103
2013 14 131
2014 27 147
2015 32 198
2016 22 238
2017 21 213
2018 33 251
2019 37 284
2020 44 434
2021 94 577
2022 54 748
2023 60 840
2024 38 675
2025 17 577

The following table provides academic rankings for Omar Al-Mukhtar University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Demography 3 272 4433
Archaeology 3 246 4694
History 3 254 4926
Linguistics 5 254 5298
Sociology 5 315 5792
Philosophy 5 274 5802
Law 5 323 6017
Political Science 5 325 6069

Computer Science rankings

Omar Al-Mukhtar University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Libya and 5018th in the World with 427 publications made and 4,106 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 6 In Libya
#239 of 361 In Africa
#5018 of 6,855 In the World

Omar Al-Mukhtar University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1999 0 2
2000 0 0
2001 2 2
2002 0 1
2003 1 1
2004 0 5
2005 1 5
2006 3 8
2007 3 5
2008 2 12
2009 5 12
2010 7 28
2011 6 41
2012 16 73
2013 10 93
2014 14 128
2015 21 139
2016 21 209
2017 18 194
2018 20 230
2019 34 234
2020 34 358
2021 66 536
2022 42 653
2023 50 737
2024 32 639
2025 19 588

The following table provides academic rankings for Omar Al-Mukhtar University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 164 3392
Telecommunications 4 184 3877
Computer Networking 4 193 4113
Computer Vision 5 207 4471
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 5 206 4642
Machine Learning 5 263 4825
Neuroscience 3 215 4993

Psychology rankings

Omar Al-Mukhtar University ranked 4th for Psychology in Libya and 5282nd in the World with 281 publications made and 1,804 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 6 In Libya
#251 of 355 In Africa
#5282 of 6,663 In the World

Omar Al-Mukhtar University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1999 0 2
2000 0 0
2001 1 1
2002 0 2
2003 1 1
2004 0 4
2005 0 2
2006 0 4
2007 2 10
2008 1 22
2009 0 25
2010 4 35
2011 0 30
2012 5 63
2013 8 55
2014 13 102
2015 17 123
2016 15 128
2017 12 118
2018 22 147
2019 32 154
2020 16 270
2021 44 360
2022 29 425
2023 26 446
2024 21 369
2025 13 300

The following table provides academic rankings for Omar Al-Mukhtar University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Psychiatry 3 199 4345
Neuroscience 3 215 4993

Mathematics rankings

Omar Al-Mukhtar University ranked 5th for Mathematics in Libya and 5295th in the World with 246 publications made and 1,940 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 6 In Libya
#282 of 357 In Africa
#5295 of 6,434 In the World

Omar Al-Mukhtar University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2001 0 1
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 1
2006 4 0
2007 2 3
2008 0 6
2009 0 12
2010 3 16
2011 2 24
2012 7 39
2013 7 61
2014 9 69
2015 11 102
2016 10 112
2017 12 108
2018 18 128
2019 27 147
2020 23 213
2021 33 325
2022 28 421
2023 23 418
2024 17 274
2025 11 224

The following table provides academic rankings for Omar Al-Mukhtar University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Statistics 5 277 5134

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Omar Al-Mukhtar University

Speciality Libya Africa World Rank
Management 4 232 4507
Business 4 273 5135
Economics 5 321 5554
Art & Design 4 264 5695