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🎓 Top Research Universities in Egypt

Universities and colleges in Egypt ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇪🇬 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Cairo University131,941 papers
3,894,907
2
Ain Shams University94,110 papers
2,093,089
3
Mansoura University73,470 papers
2,077,216
4
Alexandria University68,782 papers
1,939,617
5
Zagazig University52,474 papers
1,406,890
6
Al-Azhar University56,583 papers
1,261,030
7
Assiut University49,255 papers
1,192,692
8
Tanta University42,184 papers
1,105,188
9
Menoufia University36,995 papers
822,535
10
Minia University28,700 papers
696,857
11
Benha University35,864 papers
657,040
12
Suez Canal University27,679 papers
650,372
13
Beni-Suef University24,404 papers
636,916
14
Kafrelsheikh University18,228 papers
532,428
15
Helwan University35,156 papers
481,930
16
Sohag University17,788 papers
343,870
17
American University in Cairo11,677 papers
311,294
18
South Valley University16,225 papers
305,100
19
Fayoum University16,909 papers
296,574
20
Aswan University13,182 papers
218,080
21
Port Said University12,275 papers
187,391
22
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology5,228 papers
178,234
23
Damanhour University9,717 papers
177,546
24
Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport10,332 papers
166,455
25
Damietta University10,230 papers
165,663
26
Suez University6,941 papers
145,071
27
Future University in Egypt5,981 papers
139,908
28
British University in Egypt6,881 papers
137,900
29
German University in Cairo5,138 papers
130,987
30
University of Sadat City8,167 papers
126,679
31
Assiut University Hospitals3,230 papers
115,236
32
Zewail City of Science and Technology3,132 papers
114,871
33
Nile University3,670 papers
98,698
34
Delta University for Science and Technology3,656 papers
77,894
35
Military Technical College4,532 papers
72,623
36
Misr University for Science and Technology4,916 papers
71,771
37
October University of Modern Sciences and Arts3,992 papers
68,893
38
Badr University in Cairo2,877 papers
57,957
39
Pharos University in Alexandria3,155 papers
52,814
40
October 6 University4,326 papers
52,426
41
Horus University – Egypt2,149 papers
44,642
42
Higher Institute of Engineering2,496 papers
43,437
43
Misr International University2,144 papers
42,985
44
Egyptian Russian University2,510 papers
42,299
45
Nahda University1,704 papers
32,425
46
Sinai University2,215 papers
32,348
47
Higher Technological Institute1,867 papers
29,881
48
Ahram Canadian University2,223 papers
28,498
49
Heliopolis University1,250 papers
26,131
50
Arish University3,178 papers
25,807

Highlights

Within Egypt, Cairo University ranks first in 2026 with 3,894,907, followed by Ain Shams University (2,093,089) and Mansoura University (2,077,216).

Cairo University is 1.9 times higher than Ain Shams University, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 3,894,907 (Cairo University) to 25,807 (Arish University), with a median of 155,367.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.