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The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st in Algeria, 2946th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 93 research topics. The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 15,563 academic publications and 173,476 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2946 of 14,131 In the World
#63 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 81 In Algeria
#1 of 20 In Algiers
#559 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#663 of 1,096 For Nuclear Engineering
#691 of 2,546 For Atomic and Molecular physics
#3514 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#6093 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 90 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Engineering in Algeria and 1225th in the World with 10,863 publications made and 127,787 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Algeria
#26 of 355 In Africa
#1225 of 6,782 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 24 53
1993 27 49
1994 15 34
1995 32 58
1996 34 74
1997 32 106
1998 41 119
1999 53 185
2000 66 182
2001 61 204
2002 115 280
2003 92 336
2004 126 451
2005 135 537
2006 189 718
2007 208 974
2008 276 1302
2009 319 1599
2010 315 2033
2011 322 2518
2012 418 3310
2013 462 3862
2014 558 4494
2015 645 4642
2016 638 5541
2017 684 6428
2018 838 7788
2019 719 9145
2020 657 11288
2021 637 13667
2022 720 14757
2023 750 15170
2024 552 14724

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Physics in Algeria and 1201st in the World with 9,939 publications made and 118,198 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Algeria
#25 of 352 In Africa
#1201 of 6,713 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 30 64
1993 26 49
1994 16 38
1995 36 60
1996 34 95
1997 41 123
1998 49 138
1999 59 200
2000 65 189
2001 67 233
2002 108 301
2003 102 366
2004 128 472
2005 147 539
2006 187 745
2007 218 950
2008 285 1293
2009 299 1517
2010 308 2019
2011 290 2488
2012 392 3302
2013 432 3776
2014 488 4290
2015 551 4462
2016 583 5238
2017 583 6022
2018 723 7062
2019 637 8198
2020 610 10173
2021 586 12060
2022 629 13055
2023 657 13295
2024 460 12882

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Algeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 5 691
Nuclear Physics 1 11 763
Condensed Matter Physics 2 20 1035
Quantum and Particle physics 1 24 1126
Optical Engineering 1 22 1168
Acoustical Engineering 1 19 1176
Theoretical Physics 3 29 1200
Materials Science 1 24 1203
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 32 1416
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 39 1427
Nanotechnology 1 35 1499

Chemistry rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Chemistry in Algeria and 1376th in the World with 9,060 publications made and 121,098 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Algeria
#31 of 347 In Africa
#1376 of 6,545 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 28 51
1993 24 46
1994 22 41
1995 31 67
1996 36 106
1997 37 124
1998 42 132
1999 52 195
2000 63 184
2001 63 238
2002 102 297
2003 90 390
2004 115 476
2005 126 554
2006 152 763
2007 192 972
2008 266 1286
2009 283 1583
2010 300 2060
2011 256 2532
2012 355 3292
2013 368 3845
2014 400 4296
2015 506 4594
2016 534 5296
2017 555 6123
2018 655 7273
2019 550 8277
2020 574 10434
2021 550 12337
2022 589 13249
2023 596 13582
2024 446 13738

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Algeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 1 17 559
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 21 750
Inorganic Chemistry 1 18 841
Physical chemistry 1 16 885
Environmental Chemistry 1 24 896
Chemical Engineering 1 22 1134
Computational Chemistry 6 30 1181
Materials Science 1 24 1203
Organic Chemistry 1 24 1224
Pharmacy 2 40 1252
Nanotechnology 1 35 1499
Nutrition and Food Science 3 89 1550
Biochemistry 1 43 1596

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Algeria and 1377th in the World with 8,089 publications made and 102,259 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Algeria
#49 of 368 In Africa
#1377 of 6,876 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 18 38
1993 16 37
1994 15 22
1995 18 35
1996 29 72
1997 22 66
1998 41 90
1999 44 113
2000 40 117
2001 40 137
2002 89 192
2003 68 261
2004 92 317
2005 102 411
2006 117 485
2007 126 669
2008 198 998
2009 205 1184
2010 219 1490
2011 245 1890
2012 288 2343
2013 342 2863
2014 382 3201
2015 458 3491
2016 472 4110
2017 548 4936
2018 640 6018
2019 527 6918
2020 543 8947
2021 522 11198
2022 581 11922
2023 588 12371
2024 389 11271

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene in various areas of Environmental Science.

Biology rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Biology in Algeria and 1689th in the World with 7,698 publications made and 101,703 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Algeria
#58 of 366 In Africa
#1689 of 6,833 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 21 37
1993 15 32
1994 14 33
1995 17 42
1996 24 79
1997 27 87
1998 37 91
1999 35 126
2000 40 131
2001 44 180
2002 73 225
2003 61 299
2004 81 328
2005 84 429
2006 101 551
2007 137 729
2008 183 1001
2009 204 1320
2010 212 1628
2011 217 1972
2012 276 2589
2013 333 3013
2014 349 3437
2015 449 3694
2016 422 4319
2017 506 5128
2018 581 6260
2019 493 6998
2020 534 9157
2021 525 10905
2022 554 11906
2023 576 12137
2024 397 11705

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Algeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forestry 3 92 1204
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 49 1268
Zoology 2 58 1384
Paleontology 1 47 1401
Molecular Biology 2 25 1474
Nanotechnology 1 35 1499
Microbiology 1 83 1512
Evolutionary Biology 1 31 1522
Nutrition and Food Science 3 89 1550
Biochemistry 1 43 1596
Botany 2 81 1638
Horticulture 3 111 1699
Agricultural Science 4 119 1766
Immunology 1 97 1842
Genetics 1 61 1867
Biotechnology 1 88 1902
Pharmacology 2 101 2088
Oncology and Cancer research 1 95 2345
Virology 4 175 2637
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 119 2899
Neuroscience 1 95 3034

Computer Science rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Computer Science in Algeria and 1359th in the World with 6,414 publications made and 59,367 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Algeria
#24 of 360 In Africa
#1359 of 6,845 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 2 15
1993 11 26
1994 5 16
1995 5 19
1996 8 24
1997 12 35
1998 17 49
1999 17 66
2000 21 57
2001 27 70
2002 55 108
2003 35 108
2004 59 146
2005 68 223
2006 96 270
2007 88 403
2008 146 461
2009 140 604
2010 173 830
2011 196 1000
2012 266 1333
2013 347 1647
2014 375 1915
2015 439 2099
2016 411 2522
2017 444 3082
2018 539 3913
2019 462 4516
2020 361 5794
2021 408 7159
2022 414 7356
2023 438 7483
2024 291 6489

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Algeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Computational Linguistics 1 8 701
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 12 737
Web Design and Development 1 10 783
Cognitive Science 1 10 893
Computer Vision 1 12 940
Computer Engineering 1 14 944
Robotics 2 12 972
Telecommunications 1 16 990
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 16 1002
UX/UI Desgin 1 13 1006
Machine Learning 1 22 1025
Computer Networking 1 16 1051
Software Engineering 1 20 1121
Cyber Security 1 25 1182
Computer Graphics 2 25 1553
Human-Computer Interaction 1 29 1631
Data Science 1 49 1889
Library and Information science 1 75 2554
Management Information Systems 4 97 2608
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 119 2899
Neuroscience 1 95 3034

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Algeria and 2330th in the World with 4,408 publications made and 40,508 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Linguistics, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Algeria
#78 of 369 In Africa
#2330 of 7,081 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 8 13
1993 10 23
1994 7 13
1995 9 16
1996 9 16
1997 10 20
1998 17 26
1999 22 66
2000 21 40
2001 21 56
2002 39 84
2003 26 85
2004 55 119
2005 53 137
2006 60 180
2007 67 269
2008 99 353
2009 105 439
2010 114 559
2011 148 742
2012 151 880
2013 207 1093
2014 249 1251
2015 284 1352
2016 258 1687
2017 310 2148
2018 370 2590
2019 284 2865
2020 281 3861
2021 270 4907
2022 306 5028
2023 301 5165
2024 193 4443

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Algeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Linguistics 1 42 1719
Archaeology 1 75 1870
Philosophy 2 43 2011
History 1 84 2049
Demography 1 128 2164
Aesthetics 1 74 2441
Library and Information science 1 75 2554
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 4 101 2883
Sociology 3 142 3046
Law 2 137 3231
Anthropology 1 157 3264
Political Science 7 136 3369
Education Majors 9 158 3642

Mathematics rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Mathematics in Algeria and 1569th in the World with 3,133 publications made and 28,729 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Algeria
#46 of 357 In Africa
#1569 of 6,418 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 9
1993 7 19
1994 0 13
1995 2 11
1996 4 23
1997 6 18
1998 8 27
1999 10 42
2000 8 24
2001 16 29
2002 26 67
2003 23 55
2004 35 103
2005 32 117
2006 63 171
2007 36 236
2008 78 281
2009 68 355
2010 84 391
2011 98 524
2012 139 654
2013 167 769
2014 178 895
2015 207 967
2016 199 1201
2017 230 1420
2018 237 1737
2019 237 2132
2020 197 2725
2021 179 3376
2022 189 3295
2023 220 3427
2024 127 2370

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Algeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 12 737
Applied Mathematics 3 34 1184
Operations Research 1 30 1441
Statistics 1 43 1495
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 60 1795

Business rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Business in Algeria and 2005th in the World with 1,956 publications made and 15,694 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Algeria
#74 of 353 In Africa
#2005 of 6,339 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 2
1993 4 7
1994 1 2
1995 3 7
1996 3 7
1997 2 3
1998 5 1
1999 1 10
2000 7 20
2001 3 14
2002 22 23
2003 10 18
2004 11 36
2005 22 65
2006 35 64
2007 26 90
2008 39 123
2009 47 162
2010 61 261
2011 52 319
2012 74 377
2013 108 429
2014 108 569
2015 144 646
2016 114 727
2017 124 958
2018 190 1213
2019 145 1294
2020 125 1642
2021 130 2005
2022 116 1930
2023 127 2003
2024 89 1507

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Algeria ranking Africa ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 30 1441
Management 2 46 1504
Project Management 2 75 2132
Finance 1 102 2393
Marketing 1 109 2591
Management Information Systems 4 97 2608

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Speciality Algeria Africa World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 109 1677
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 102 1715
Literature 1 51 1805
Fashion Design 1 50 1830
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 65 1840
Veterinary 10 171 1888
Orthodontics 1 66 1985
Anatomy and Physiology 1 65 2117
Art & Design 1 62 2122
Psychology 1 67 2151
Dentistry 1 82 2168
Public Health 1 140 2251
Pathology 1 111 2271
Medicine 1 105 2313
Cardiology 3 82 2325
Surgery 3 111 2441
Social Psychology 1 79 2559
Sports Medicine 2 69 2589
Physical Therapy 2 80 2799
Economics 2 151 2940
Psychiatry 4 144 3540
Development Studies 7 224 3845
Nursing 7 227 3946