Beni-Suef University Ranks 676 Globally, 25th in Africa, and 14th Nationally in the U.S. News Global Ranking

Beni-Suef
18 Jun 2025

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Dr. Mansour Hassan, President of Beni-Suef University, announced that the university ranked 676th globally—an improvement of over 196 places compared to last year—25th in Africa (advancing 15 places), and 14th among Egyptian universities, up one rank from the previous year, according to the latest results of the U.S. News Best Global Universities Ranking.

The President noted that the university achieved remarkable subject-specific rankings, including:

  • 139th globally in Pharmacology and Toxicology

  • 398th in Plant and Animal Science

  • 442nd in Biology and Biochemistry

  • 689th in Physics

  • 509th in Materials Science (up 95 places from last year)

  • 511th in Engineering (up 104 places)

  • 605th in Chemistry (up 18 places)

  • For the first time in its history, Beni-Suef University ranked 545th globally in Physical Chemistry

Dr. Hassan emphasized that these achievements reflect the university’s ongoing efforts to align its educational and research policies with global ranking standards, positioning the university competitively among major international institutions—an objective Beni-Suef University continues to pursue across all global rankings.

Dr. Sama El-Daq, Director of the Office for International Rankings and Sustainable Development, explained that the U.S. News ranking is based on research published in journals indexed by the Clarivate database and evaluates several metrics focused primarily on scientific research and international publications. These include:

  • Global and regional research reputation (12.5% each)

  • International publications (10%)

  • Books (2.5%)

  • Conferences (2.5%)

  • Normalized citation impact (10%)

  • Total citations (7.5%)

  • Number of publications in top-quartile journals (Q1) (2.5%)

  • Percentage of publications in Q1 journals (10%)

  • International collaboration: number of internationally co-authored papers (5%)

  • Number and percentage of most highly cited papers in the top 1% (5% each)

For more details:
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities