Universities by Research Publications in Egypt
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Cairo University3,909,320 citations
132,049
2Ain Shams University2,100,891 citations
94,181
3Mansoura University2,086,656 citations
73,535
4Alexandria University1,946,642 citations
68,855
5Al-Azhar University1,265,760 citations
56,638
6Zagazig University1,412,092 citations
52,504
7Assiut University1,196,358 citations
49,280
8Tanta University1,109,597 citations
42,221
9Menoufia University825,723 citations
37,014
10Benha University660,404 citations
35,886
11Helwan University484,584 citations
35,173
12Minia University700,012 citations
28,718
13Suez Canal University652,778 citations
27,702
14Beni-Suef University639,187 citations
24,418
15Kafrelsheikh University534,709 citations
18,259
16Sohag University345,005 citations
17,805
17Fayoum University298,069 citations
16,930
18South Valley University306,326 citations
16,231
19Aswan University219,648 citations
13,204
20Port Said University188,208 citations
12,283
21American University in Cairo313,365 citations
11,690
22Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport167,917 citations
10,342
23Damietta University166,140 citations
10,237
24Damanhour University178,351 citations
9,727
25University of Sadat City127,193 citations
8,171
26Suez University145,713 citations
6,948
27British University in Egypt138,750 citations
6,882
28Future University in Egypt140,589 citations
5,984
29Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology179,717 citations
5,236
30German University in Cairo132,101 citations
5,148
31Misr University for Science and Technology72,197 citations
4,926
32Military Technical College73,179 citations
4,537
33October 6 University52,779 citations
4,332
34October University of Modern Sciences and Arts69,391 citations
4,013
35Nile University100,303 citations
3,672
36Delta University for Science and Technology78,308 citations
3,662
37Assiut University Hospitals115,455 citations
3,230
38Arish University26,015 citations
3,181
39Pharos University in Alexandria53,066 citations
3,158
40Zewail City of Science and Technology115,522 citations
3,137
41Badr University in Cairo58,279 citations
2,883
42Egyptian Russian University42,468 citations
2,510
43Higher Institute of Engineering43,704 citations
2,494
44Ahram Canadian University28,654 citations
2,225
45Sinai University32,564 citations
2,222
46Horus University – Egypt44,914 citations
2,155
47Misr International University43,450 citations
2,147
48Higher Technological Institute30,051 citations
1,870
49Modern University for Information and Technology22,341 citations
1,806
50Nahda University32,569 citations
1,706
Highlights
Within Egypt, Cairo University ranks first in 2026 with 132,049, followed by Ain Shams University (94,181) and Mansoura University (73,535).
Across 50 entries, values run from 132,049 (Cairo University) to 1,706 (Nahda University), with a median of 7,560.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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