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2026-09-01 · Research focus · Cairo University · Egypt

What drives Cairo University's research

Ask where Cairo University's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 53,890 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 80 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Synthesis and biological activity; Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds; Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 1.66, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.

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