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Sebha University ranked 3rd in Libya, 4667th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in 67 research topics. Sebha University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 1,290 academic publications and 16,106 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4667 of 14,131 In the World
#161 of 1,104 In Africa
#3 of 13 In Libya
#2241 of 2,490 For Dentistry
#2485 of 2,928 For Radiochemistry
#2685 of 2,913 For Family medicine
#7830 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#4961 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Biology rankings

Sebha University ranked 4th for Biology in Libya and 4773rd in the World with 752 publications made and 9,445 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 6 In Libya
#247 of 366 In Africa
#4773 of 6,841 In the World

Sebha University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 2
2000 2 4
2001 2 0
2002 0 0
2003 2 5
2004 2 9
2005 2 24
2006 6 14
2007 5 18
2008 4 25
2009 4 16
2010 13 25
2011 7 38
2012 11 76
2013 27 122
2014 28 130
2015 24 158
2016 26 235
2017 25 299
2018 35 336
2019 50 520
2020 67 683
2021 104 1104
2022 89 1371
2023 97 1562
2024 77 1559
2025 43 1422

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

Biology subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Microbiology 3 198 3053
Horticulture 4 233 3416
Nutrition and Food Science 4 230 3548
Nanotechnology 3 181 3800
Agricultural Science 4 257 3822
Botany 4 242 4116
Immunology 5 284 4322
Biochemistry 4 226 4527
Paleontology 4 241 4551
Genetics 5 240 4673

Engineering rankings

Sebha University ranked 4th for Engineering in Libya and 4426th in the World with 708 publications made and 10,129 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 6 In Libya
#214 of 356 In Africa
#4426 of 6,795 In the World

Sebha University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 2 1
2001 1 0
2002 0 0
2003 3 2
2004 3 6
2005 2 19
2006 11 14
2007 6 27
2008 7 26
2009 9 36
2010 17 44
2011 4 49
2012 14 85
2013 25 92
2014 20 109
2015 19 90
2016 23 144
2017 25 217
2018 34 236
2019 53 463
2020 62 604
2021 111 1061
2022 63 1333
2023 83 1707
2024 82 1801
2025 24 1734

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

Engineering subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 3 163 3451
Electrical Engineering 3 159 3483
Nanotechnology 3 181 3800
Computer Networking 3 170 3851
Metallurgical Engineering 4 201 3858
Materials Science 3 195 4045
Telecommunications 5 197 4094
Aerospace Engineering 4 192 4181
Mechanical Engineering 3 186 4286
Optical Engineering 3 205 4288

Chemistry rankings

Sebha University ranked 4th for Chemistry in Libya and 4366th in the World with 701 publications made and 9,703 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 6 In Libya
#220 of 349 In Africa
#4366 of 6,561 In the World

Sebha University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 2
2000 2 4
2001 2 0
2002 0 0
2003 4 6
2004 4 12
2005 1 26
2006 8 19
2007 3 22
2008 6 27
2009 9 30
2010 14 34
2011 11 51
2012 14 104
2013 27 106
2014 22 126
2015 17 131
2016 26 215
2017 24 273
2018 33 305
2019 49 551
2020 61 656
2021 103 1015
2022 68 1246
2023 80 1437
2024 73 1505
2025 36 1456

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

Chemistry subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 3 132 2485
Inorganic Chemistry 4 156 3063
Physical chemistry 3 159 3313
Chemical Engineering 3 163 3451
Environmental Chemistry 3 208 3452
Nutrition and Food Science 4 230 3548
Nanotechnology 3 181 3800
Organic Chemistry 4 206 3982
Materials Science 3 195 4045
Biochemistry 4 226 4527

Environmental Science rankings

Sebha University ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Libya and 4695th in the World with 620 publications made and 9,464 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 6 In Libya
#251 of 369 In Africa
#4695 of 6,888 In the World

Sebha University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 2
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 2
2000 2 4
2001 2 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 2
2004 2 7
2005 2 21
2006 6 11
2007 7 20
2008 3 37
2009 5 24
2010 13 41
2011 4 48
2012 8 73
2013 29 114
2014 25 126
2015 22 149
2016 19 224
2017 23 302
2018 27 326
2019 35 509
2020 55 655
2021 99 1021
2022 72 1271
2023 73 1700
2024 54 1636
2025 30 1421

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

Environmental Science subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 3 208 3452
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 181 3611
Environmental Management 4 241 3741
Agricultural Science 4 257 3822
Oceanography 4 222 4111
Ecology 4 244 4200
Paleontology 4 241 4551
Geology 4 239 4558
Geography and Cartography 4 274 5037

Physics rankings

Sebha University ranked 3rd for Physics in Libya and 4408th in the World with 616 publications made and 9,300 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 6 In Libya
#206 of 353 In Africa
#4408 of 6,729 In the World

Sebha University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 6
2001 2 0
2002 0 0
2003 4 5
2004 5 8
2005 1 22
2006 11 18
2007 5 24
2008 4 31
2009 9 30
2010 15 42
2011 9 45
2012 16 97
2013 25 84
2014 18 88
2015 13 82
2016 14 115
2017 25 178
2018 31 200
2019 45 426
2020 50 532
2021 90 870
2022 57 1111
2023 76 1435
2024 62 1476
2025 22 1411

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

Physics subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 181 3800
Materials Science 3 195 4045
Quantum and Particle physics 3 197 4281
Optical Engineering 3 205 4288
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 230 4657

Medicine rankings

Sebha University ranked 5th for Medicine in Libya and 5030th in the World with 484 publications made and 5,911 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 6 In Libya
#275 of 364 In Africa
#5030 of 6,793 In the World

Sebha University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
2004 1 0
2005 0 7
2006 0 5
2007 1 2
2008 3 2
2009 3 4
2010 10 7
2011 5 7
2012 7 34
2013 16 56
2014 15 89
2015 13 105
2016 15 140
2017 23 176
2018 23 204
2019 23 243
2020 51 403
2021 75 772
2022 54 933
2023 66 1144
2024 54 1154
2025 31 674

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

Medicine subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Dentistry 3 85 2241
Family medicine 3 201 2685
Nursing 4 261 4286
Immunology 5 284 4322
Surgery 5 228 4356
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 221 4369
Public Health 4 298 4728
Pathology 5 284 4975
Psychiatry 5 269 5293

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Sebha University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Libya and 5740th in the World with 430 publications made and 6,210 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 6 In Libya
#295 of 369 In Africa
#5740 of 7,088 In the World

Sebha University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 2
2000 2 4
2001 1 1
2002 0 1
2003 1 4
2004 2 8
2005 0 6
2006 3 10
2007 3 14
2008 6 19
2009 3 19
2010 9 24
2011 0 20
2012 11 48
2013 17 58
2014 18 76
2015 12 65
2016 9 105
2017 17 133
2018 24 151
2019 17 177
2020 34 306
2021 67 656
2022 65 850
2023 55 1222
2024 28 1078
2025 24 781

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Demography 5 301 4831
Linguistics 4 241 5079
History 5 272 5239
Archaeology 5 291 5465
Philosophy 4 264 5690
Sociology 4 310 5734
Law 4 310 5788
Political Science 4 316 5896

Computer Science rankings

Sebha University ranked 5th for Computer Science in Libya and 5036th in the World with 405 publications made and 4,942 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 6 In Libya
#241 of 361 In Africa
#5036 of 6,855 In the World

Sebha University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 1 2
2001 0 1
2002 0 1
2003 0 2
2004 0 5
2005 0 3
2006 5 2
2007 2 9
2008 5 13
2009 4 18
2010 14 16
2011 4 17
2012 12 45
2013 8 58
2014 13 65
2015 14 45
2016 9 82
2017 10 104
2018 20 98
2019 28 144
2020 29 264
2021 68 517
2022 48 660
2023 62 905
2024 36 884
2025 11 624

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

Computer Science subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Computer Networking 3 170 3851
Telecommunications 5 197 4094
Computer Vision 3 171 4148
Cyber Security 4 232 4379
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 190 4524
Machine Learning 4 247 4573

Mathematics rankings

Sebha University ranked 4th for Mathematics in Libya and 4926th in the World with 261 publications made and 4,066 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 6 In Libya
#262 of 357 In Africa
#4926 of 6,434 In the World

Sebha University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2003 1 3
2004 0 1
2005 0 2
2006 1 3
2007 1 8
2008 0 6
2009 3 9
2010 5 11
2011 2 15
2012 3 14
2013 4 27
2014 11 22
2015 12 29
2016 7 41
2017 12 55
2018 11 48
2019 10 105
2020 17 182
2021 46 346
2022 30 481
2023 53 584
2024 23 430
2025 11 365

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

Mathematics subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Statistics 4 261 4867

Psychology rankings

Sebha University ranked 5th for Psychology in Libya and 5492nd in the World with 209 publications made and 2,943 citations received. Main research topic: Psychiatry.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 6 In Libya
#272 of 355 In Africa
#5492 of 6,663 In the World

Sebha University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
2006 2 1
2007 2 1
2008 2 0
2009 0 3
2010 5 5
2011 1 10
2012 6 8
2013 1 13
2014 9 38
2015 4 26
2016 5 38
2017 6 48
2018 9 44
2019 12 67
2020 21 139
2021 33 324
2022 36 416
2023 34 539
2024 15 399
2025 7 275

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

Psychology subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Psychiatry 5 269 5293

Business rankings

Sebha University ranked 5th for Business in Libya and 5596th in the World with 141 publications made and 1,675 citations received. Main research topic: Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 6 In Libya
#307 of 356 In Africa
#5596 of 6,366 In the World

Sebha University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 1
2004 0 3
2005 0 1
2006 1 0
2007 0 4
2008 2 7
2009 1 4
2010 5 9
2011 0 6
2012 0 12
2013 2 11
2014 6 12
2015 4 9
2016 3 14
2017 6 23
2018 11 37
2019 9 58
2020 9 95
2021 23 218
2022 24 254
2023 21 432
2024 10 306
2025 4 220

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

Business subfield Libya ranking Africa ranking World rank
Management 5 273 5191

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Sebha University

Speciality Libya Africa World Rank
Art & Design 3 238 5265
Economics 4 318 5471