Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Egypt
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1October High Institute For Enginnering and Technology259 works
10.88
2Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kafrelsheikh321 works
10.25
3Horus University – Egypt2,155 works
9.30
4Future University in Egypt5,984 works
6.82
5Institute of Aviation Engineering & Technology319 works
6.43
6Mansoura National University422 works
6.22
7El Shorouk Academy1,239 works
6.08
8Egyptian e-Learning University241 works
5.95
9October 6 University4,332 works
5.76
10Delta University for Science and Technology3,662 works
5.55
11Badr University in Cairo2,883 works
5.54
12Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology5,236 works
5.31
13Higher Technological Institute1,870 works
5.31
14Kafrelsheikh University18,259 works
5.30
15Sinai University2,222 works
5.30
16Higher Institute of Engineering2,494 works
5.28
17Higher Technological Institute, 6th of October City91 works
5.26
18Suez University6,948 works
5.13
19Egyptian Russian University2,510 works
5.10
20Heliopolis University1,252 works
4.77
21Pharos University in Alexandria3,158 works
4.56
22Thebes Academy191 works
4.53
23Modern University for Information and Technology1,806 works
4.41
24South Valley University16,231 works
4.30
25Cairo Higher Institute238 works
4.29
26German International University593 works
4.23
27Modern Academy for Engineering and Technology742 works
4.15
28Zewail City of Science and Technology3,137 works
4.10
29Mansoura University73,535 works
4.05
30Badr University in Assiut389 works
3.97
31Beni-Suef University24,418 works
3.96
32Damanhour University9,727 works
3.96
33Nile University3,672 works
3.96
34German University in Cairo5,148 works
3.95
35Tanta University42,221 works
3.92
36American University in Cairo11,690 works
3.92
37Nahda University1,706 works
3.92
38British University in Egypt6,882 works
3.91
39Misr University for Science and Technology4,926 works
3.89
40Zagazig University52,504 works
3.89
41Alexandria Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology755 works
3.79
42Ahram Canadian University2,225 works
3.79
43Port Said University12,283 works
3.79
44University of Sadat City8,171 works
3.79
45Obour Institutes608 works
3.75
46Sphinx University533 works
3.70
47Sohag University17,805 works
3.59
48Alexandria University68,855 works
3.47
49Giza Engineering Institute110 works
3.47
50Matrouh University1,155 works
3.37
Highlights
Within Egypt, October High Institute For Enginnering and Technology ranks first in 2026 with 10.88, followed by Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kafrelsheikh (10.25) and Horus University – Egypt (9.30).
Across 50 entries, values run from 10.88 (October High Institute For Enginnering and Technology) to 3.37 (Matrouh University), with a median of 4.26.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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