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The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st in Algeria, 2890th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 91 research topics. The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,713 academic publications and 129,437 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2890 of 14,131 In the World
#60 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 81 In Algeria
#1 of 20 In Algiers
#561 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#667 of 2,673 For Computational Linguistics
#693 of 2,372 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#3811 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#6093 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 88 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Engineering in Algeria and 1196th in the World with 9,654 publications made and 95,797 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Algeria
#23 of 348 In Africa
#1196 of 6,684 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 15 21
1992 23 43
1993 26 43
1994 14 30
1995 28 50
1996 34 65
1997 30 86
1998 40 107
1999 51 151
2000 62 169
2001 59 183
2002 109 232
2003 90 281
2004 122 352
2005 121 481
2006 172 569
2007 182 807
2008 267 1071
2009 301 1475
2010 299 1778
2011 303 2148
2012 381 2776
2013 414 3382
2014 504 3858
2015 591 4012
2016 606 4697
2017 665 5515
2018 792 6662
2019 703 7782
2020 630 9344
2021 602 11635
2022 673 12907
2023 650 12715

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 1179th in the World with 8,870 publications made and 90,424 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Algeria
#24 of 341 In Africa
#1179 of 6,603 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 15 21
1992 28 49
1993 26 44
1994 16 32
1995 30 54
1996 34 85
1997 38 101
1998 47 126
1999 59 170
2000 63 172
2001 61 209
2002 105 256
2003 98 305
2004 118 383
2005 132 496
2006 166 598
2007 191 827
2008 272 1091
2009 286 1412
2010 291 1769
2011 278 2137
2012 364 2779
2013 379 3326
2014 448 3691
2015 504 3917
2016 545 4496
2017 570 5266
2018 666 6068
2019 627 6997
2020 586 8532
2021 550 10296
2022 595 11503
2023 575 11286

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 6 711
Nuclear Physics 1 9 748
Condensed Matter Physics 2 21 1046
Quantum and Particle physics 1 23 1116
Acoustical Engineering 1 18 1133
Optical Engineering 1 22 1155
Theoretical Physics 3 26 1173
Materials Science 1 21 1185
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 30 1372
Nanotechnology 1 33 1465

Chemistry rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Chemistry in Algeria and 1356th in the World with 8,089 publications made and 93,498 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Algeria
#27 of 342 In Africa
#1356 of 6,447 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 14 22
1992 26 46
1993 24 40
1994 23 35
1995 28 61
1996 35 91
1997 34 104
1998 41 116
1999 51 168
2000 59 169
2001 58 209
2002 96 258
2003 85 325
2004 101 392
2005 113 499
2006 135 605
2007 170 831
2008 247 1085
2009 258 1448
2010 289 1822
2011 237 2193
2012 329 2791
2013 347 3449
2014 365 3767
2015 464 4071
2016 499 4626
2017 547 5452
2018 621 6428
2019 537 7189
2020 555 8930
2021 516 10686
2022 547 11769
2023 539 11756

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 16 561
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 20 728
Inorganic Chemistry 1 18 835
Environmental Chemistry 1 21 890
Physical chemistry 1 15 900
Chemical Engineering 1 21 1128
Materials Science 1 21 1185
Pharmacy 1 36 1188
Computational Chemistry 6 28 1195
Organic Chemistry 1 23 1215
Nutrition and Food Science 3 77 1447
Nanotechnology 1 33 1465
Biochemistry 1 34 1556

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Algeria and 1326th in the World with 7,187 publications made and 75,452 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Algeria
#43 of 361 In Africa
#1326 of 6,798 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 9 22
1992 16 30
1993 17 28
1994 15 14
1995 18 32
1996 28 60
1997 19 52
1998 40 77
1999 43 95
2000 38 102
2001 40 112
2002 81 146
2003 67 267
2004 91 251
2005 91 344
2006 102 376
2007 127 559
2008 185 756
2009 193 1074
2010 195 1319
2011 233 1631
2012 268 2008
2013 299 2508
2014 367 2753
2015 413 2929
2016 442 3522
2017 504 4265
2018 612 5078
2019 513 5738
2020 515 7397
2021 484 9311
2022 546 10294
2023 506 10159

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 1629th in the World with 6,801 publications made and 76,856 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Algeria
#45 of 361 In Africa
#1629 of 6,770 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 9 17
1992 18 32
1993 15 26
1994 15 29
1995 16 37
1996 25 67
1997 25 69
1998 39 72
1999 33 105
2000 37 115
2001 44 155
2002 66 179
2003 58 299
2004 75 256
2005 80 384
2006 93 453
2007 129 606
2008 176 798
2009 189 1167
2010 201 1439
2011 197 1718
2012 246 2161
2013 302 2668
2014 324 2979
2015 403 3140
2016 392 3699
2017 470 4504
2018 549 5405
2019 496 6031
2020 509 7730
2021 468 9219
2022 515 10418
2023 523 10330

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 82 1219
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 42 1247
Paleontology 1 40 1361
Molecular Biology 1 21 1392
Zoology 1 56 1407
Nutrition and Food Science 3 77 1447
Microbiology 1 70 1460
Nanotechnology 1 33 1465
Botany 2 71 1542
Biochemistry 1 34 1556
Evolutionary Biology 1 32 1579
Horticulture 2 97 1668
Agricultural Science 3 101 1721
Immunology 1 85 1773
Genetics 1 54 1842
Biotechnology 1 81 1894
Pharmacology 1 86 2039
Oncology and Cancer research 1 76 2155
Virology 1 144 2286
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 97 2675
Neuroscience 1 79 2873

Computer Science rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Computer Science in Algeria and 1281st in the World with 5,746 publications made and 42,748 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Algeria
#20 of 352 In Africa
#1281 of 6,752 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 4 12
1992 4 13
1993 11 15
1994 3 12
1995 5 13
1996 9 25
1997 11 21
1998 16 41
1999 17 53
2000 21 43
2001 26 57
2002 57 82
2003 33 83
2004 56 126
2005 63 180
2006 95 218
2007 75 301
2008 135 373
2009 149 490
2010 154 688
2011 175 810
2012 249 1125
2013 293 1385
2014 352 1552
2015 405 1746
2016 394 2001
2017 417 2497
2018 507 3156
2019 445 3678
2020 362 4552
2021 386 5850
2022 413 6279
2023 365 5858

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Algeria and 2143rd in the World with 3,864 publications made and 28,462 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Linguistics, Political Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Algeria
#63 of 367 In Africa
#2143 of 7,020 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
1991 10 6
1992 9 10
1993 10 13
1994 5 12
1995 7 13
1996 11 17
1997 10 15
1998 15 24
1999 21 51
2000 21 31
2001 22 46
2002 40 71
2003 28 74
2004 50 91
2005 48 116
2006 66 155
2007 55 227
2008 88 277
2009 107 357
2010 112 470
2011 133 576
2012 131 692
2013 168 930
2014 225 953
2015 255 1096
2016 235 1291
2017 276 1693
2018 361 2071
2019 262 2260
2020 261 3010
2021 243 3958
2022 287 4071
2023 257 4024

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 36 1583
Archaeology 1 63 1780
Philosophy 1 32 1838
History 1 70 1944
Demography 1 110 2024
Aesthetics 1 57 2093
Library and Information science 1 64 2359
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 68 2515
Sociology 2 117 2779
Law 2 109 2943
Political Science 6 115 3081
Anthropology 3 146 3268
Education Majors 8 126 3354

Mathematics rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Mathematics in Algeria and 1473rd in the World with 2,843 publications made and 20,732 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
#39 of 348 In Africa
#1473 of 6,305 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 5
1992 1 6
1993 7 9
1994 1 10
1995 2 8
1996 3 24
1997 4 16
1998 7 24
1999 11 35
2000 8 18
2001 17 26
2002 29 51
2003 21 40
2004 32 85
2005 29 95
2006 55 140
2007 33 176
2008 71 238
2009 76 303
2010 77 355
2011 88 428
2012 139 540
2013 129 654
2014 170 757
2015 199 797
2016 188 957
2017 208 1175
2018 236 1427
2019 218 1762
2020 199 2180
2021 174 2835
2022 200 2911
2023 188 2778

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 9 693
Applied Mathematics 3 32 1169
Statistics 1 34 1424
Operations Research 1 31 1567
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 47 1714

Business rankings

The University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene ranked 1st for Business in Algeria and 1898th in the World with 1,698 publications made and 10,486 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Algeria
#61 of 342 In Africa
#1898 of 6,187 In the World

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 4
1992 1 2
1993 4 4
1994 1 2
1995 2 4
1996 3 8
1997 2 1
1998 5 5
1999 1 7
2000 7 16
2001 3 9
2002 22 19
2003 11 13
2004 9 30
2005 19 57
2006 39 57
2007 23 64
2008 40 98
2009 45 138
2010 54 199
2011 46 248
2012 68 308
2013 84 366
2014 89 440
2015 126 511
2016 105 552
2017 118 755
2018 166 936
2019 135 988
2020 115 1214
2021 127 1568
2022 116 1582
2023 104 1457

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
Management 2 37 1413
Operations Research 1 31 1567
Finance 1 83 2293
Marketing 1 84 2340
Management Information Systems 3 78 2440

Other rankings

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

Speciality Algeria Africa World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 92 1474
Literature 1 36 1533
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 79 1604
Fashion Design 1 36 1727
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 60 1762
Veterinary 7 159 1830
Orthodontics 1 57 1851
Art & Design 1 43 1914
Dentistry 1 68 1953
Psychology 1 57 1985
Anatomy and Physiology 1 60 2000
Pathology 1 96 2094
Public Health 1 116 2102
Medicine 1 87 2118
Cardiology 3 71 2244
Surgery 2 100 2315
Social Psychology 1 57 2358
Physical Therapy 1 70 2613
Economics 2 125 2810
Psychiatry 2 115 3215
Development Studies 7 200 3669
Nursing 7 218 3866