Universities by Research h-index in Egypt
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Cairo University132,049 works
574
2Alexandria University68,855 works
316
3Ain Shams University94,181 works
315
4Mansoura University73,535 works
297
5Zagazig University52,504 works
253
6Tanta University42,221 works
252
7Assiut University49,280 works
251
8Al-Azhar University56,638 works
223
9Minia University28,718 works
223
10Menoufia University37,014 works
221
11Kafrelsheikh University18,259 works
213
12Suez Canal University27,702 works
212
13Beni-Suef University24,418 works
198
14Benha University35,886 works
196
15Fayoum University16,930 works
177
16Helwan University35,173 works
173
17Sohag University17,805 works
171
18American University in Cairo11,690 works
169
19South Valley University16,231 works
155
20Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology5,236 works
144
21Assiut University Hospitals3,230 works
135
22Aswan University13,204 works
135
23Suez University6,948 works
128
24Damanhour University9,727 works
126
25Zewail City of Science and Technology3,137 works
124
26Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport10,342 works
122
27Port Said University12,283 works
122
28University of Sadat City8,171 works
121
29Damietta University10,237 works
119
30Future University in Egypt5,984 works
118
31Nile University3,672 works
117
32British University in Egypt6,882 works
113
33German University in Cairo5,148 works
111
34Delta University for Science and Technology3,662 works
98
35Misr University for Science and Technology4,926 works
94
36Military Technical College4,537 works
93
37October University of Modern Sciences and Arts4,013 works
89
38Badr University in Cairo2,883 works
83
39Misr International University2,147 works
83
40Pharos University in Alexandria3,158 works
82
41Egyptian Russian University2,510 works
80
42Horus University – Egypt2,155 works
79
43Higher Institute of Engineering2,494 works
78
44October 6 University4,332 works
75
45Higher Technological Institute1,870 works
73
46Nahda University1,706 works
72
47Sinai University2,222 works
71
48Heliopolis University1,252 works
69
49Arish University3,181 works
64
50Akhbar El Yom Academy297 works
62
Highlights
Within Egypt, Cairo University ranks first in 2026 with 574, followed by Alexandria University (316) and Ain Shams University (315).
Cairo University is 1.8 times higher than Alexandria University, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 574 (Cairo University) to 62 (Akhbar El Yom Academy), with a median of 123.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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