Universities by Research i10-index in Egypt
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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
86,446
2Ain Shams University94,181 works
48,927
3Mansoura University73,535 works
47,391
4Alexandria University68,855 works
44,481
5Zagazig University52,504 works
32,692
6Al-Azhar University56,638 works
29,888
7Assiut University49,280 works
27,730
8Tanta University42,221 works
24,307
9Menoufia University37,014 works
18,861
10Minia University28,718 works
15,412
11Benha University35,886 works
14,830
12Beni-Suef University24,418 works
14,660
13Suez Canal University27,702 works
14,654
14Helwan University35,173 works
11,634
15Kafrelsheikh University18,259 works
10,864
16Sohag University17,805 works
7,977
17South Valley University16,231 works
7,396
18American University in Cairo11,690 works
6,797
19Fayoum University16,930 works
6,520
20Aswan University13,204 works
5,477
21Port Said University12,283 works
4,408
22Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport10,342 works
4,323
23Damanhour University9,727 works
4,160
24Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology5,236 works
3,943
25Damietta University10,237 works
3,806
26Future University in Egypt5,984 works
3,604
27British University in Egypt6,882 works
3,399
28Suez University6,948 works
3,370
29German University in Cairo5,148 works
3,117
30University of Sadat City8,171 works
2,981
31Zewail City of Science and Technology3,137 works
2,632
32Assiut University Hospitals3,230 works
2,331
33Nile University3,672 works
2,123
34Delta University for Science and Technology3,662 works
1,814
35Military Technical College4,537 works
1,804
36Misr University for Science and Technology4,926 works
1,764
37October University of Modern Sciences and Arts4,013 works
1,756
38Badr University in Cairo2,883 works
1,549
39Pharos University in Alexandria3,158 works
1,379
40October 6 University4,332 works
1,314
41Misr International University2,147 works
1,169
42Higher Institute of Engineering2,494 works
1,120
43Egyptian Russian University2,510 works
1,118
44Horus University – Egypt2,155 works
997
45Sinai University2,222 works
897
46Nahda University1,706 works
862
47Ahram Canadian University2,225 works
781
48Higher Technological Institute1,870 works
747
49Modern University for Information and Technology1,806 works
682
50Heliopolis University1,252 works
657
Highlights
Within Egypt, Cairo University ranks first in 2026 with 86,446, followed by Ain Shams University (48,927) and Mansoura University (47,391).
Cairo University is 1.8 times higher than Ain Shams University, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 86,446 (Cairo University) to 657 (Heliopolis University), with a median of 3,705.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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