ITS Research Intelligence
Algeria University Research Rankings
Compare Algeria universities using recent research output, citation impact, growth and a transparent research-performance score.
Research landscape
The current ITS Research Intelligence dataset contains 69 index-ready universities in Algeria. Across those institutions, the average five-year research output is approximately 1,830 works and the average five-year citation count is approximately 7,427. The average publication-growth signal is 23.8%. These figures describe the institutions that pass the public quality gate; they are not intended to represent every tertiary institution in the country.
Country rankings are useful for benchmarking because they reduce some of the structural differences that make global comparisons difficult. They still should not be treated as a complete assessment of institutional quality: teaching, student outcomes, funding levels, research field mix and institutional mission are outside this research-performance score. The value of the page is in seeing who is producing research, how that activity is changing, and where citation visibility is concentrated.
Top research universities in Algeria
| Rank | University | Country | Score | 5-year works | 5-year citations | Growth |
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| #1 | Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University | Algeria | 70.8 | 5,673 | 21,235 | 38.3% |
| #2 | University Ferhat Abbas of Setif | Algeria | 70.0 | 4,784 | 27,624 | 11.3% |
| #3 | University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene | Algeria | 69.7 | 5,881 | 21,838 | -13.3% |
| #4 | University Frères Mentouri Constantine 1 | Algeria | 69.2 | 4,696 | 18,936 | 18.9% |
| #5 | University of Béjaïa | Algeria | 68.0 | 3,567 | 16,535 | 12.5% |
| #6 | Université Djilali de Sidi Bel Abbès | Algeria | 67.5 | 3,374 | 17,511 | -0.9% |
| #7 | University of Biskra | Algeria | 66.9 | 3,754 | 19,371 | 4.3% |
| #8 | University of Blida | Algeria | 66.8 | 3,715 | 12,816 | 18.8% |
| #9 | University of Batna 1 | Algeria | 66.8 | 4,072 | 12,486 | 25.5% |
| #10 | University of Abou Bekr Belkaïd | Algeria | 65.8 | 3,992 | 12,083 | -15.3% |
| #11 | Université Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella | Algeria | 65.7 | 3,230 | 10,501 | 12.5% |
| #12 | University Mohamed Boudiaf of M'sila | Algeria | 65.7 | 3,059 | 15,233 | 15.2% |
| #13 | Polytechnic School of Algiers | Algeria | 65.4 | 2,621 | 13,100 | -14.0% |
| #14 | Amar Telidji University of Laghouat | Algeria | 64.7 | 2,463 | 9,931 | 30.8% |
| #15 | Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef | Algeria | 64.4 | 2,329 | 12,455 | 26.7% |
| #16 | University of Boumerdes | Algeria | 64.4 | 2,637 | 11,491 | -2.9% |
| #17 | Université Constantine 2 | Algeria | 63.9 | 2,787 | 6,075 | 43.3% |
| #18 | University of Guelma | Algeria | 63.4 | 2,310 | 12,603 | -15.1% |
| #19 | Larbi Ben M'hidi University of Oum El Bouaghi | Algeria | 62.8 | 2,155 | 11,157 | 10.9% |
| #20 | Université Mustapha Stambouli de Mascara | Algeria | 62.8 | 1,964 | 11,848 | -9.7% |
| #21 | University of Eloued | Algeria | 62.7 | 1,352 | 5,900 | 116.1% |
| #22 | Université de Mostaganem | Algeria | 62.5 | 2,171 | 6,100 | 17.1% |
| #23 | Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou | Algeria | 62.3 | 2,320 | 5,456 | 4.1% |
| #24 | Université IBN Khaldoun Tiaret | Algeria | 61.4 | 1,942 | 5,920 | 25.8% |
| #25 | University Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi of Bordj Bou Arreridj | Algeria | 61.0 | 1,495 | 6,816 | 39.3% |
| #26 | Abbès Laghrour University of Khenchela | Algeria | 60.7 | 1,441 | 5,891 | 68.5% |
| #27 | University of Bouira | Algeria | 60.5 | 1,606 | 6,565 | 20.0% |
| #28 | Ahmed Draia University | Algeria | 59.3 | 1,332 | 6,382 | 6.5% |
| #29 | University of Algiers 3 | Algeria | 59.0 | 1,790 | 4,019 | 41.8% |
| #30 | Mohamed-Cherif Messaadia University | Algeria | 58.7 | 1,348 | 5,011 | 34.2% |
| #31 | University of Ghardaia | Algeria | 58.2 | 1,232 | 3,408 | 74.2% |
| #32 | Université de ain Témouchent | Algeria | 58.1 | 1,071 | 7,105 | 17.8% |
| #33 | University of Bechar | Algeria | 57.9 | 1,241 | 3,084 | 17.7% |
| #34 | Université de Saida Dr Moulay Tahar | Algeria | 57.7 | 1,259 | 5,139 | -15.2% |
| #35 | École Nationale Polytechnique d'Oran | Algeria | 57.3 | 850 | 3,781 | 26.0% |
| #36 | Centre Universitaire de Mila | Algeria | 57.1 | 1,518 | 3,758 | -14.5% |
| #37 | Ahmed Zabana University - Relizane | Algeria | 56.6 | 902 | 4,192 | 24.8% |
| #38 | Université Djilali Bounaama Khemis Miliana | Algeria | 56.5 | 960 | 3,244 | 26.5% |
| #39 | University of Constantine 3 | Algeria | 56.4 | 820 | 5,101 | -58.3% |
| #40 | Higher National Veterinary School | Algeria | 56.3 | 1,561 | 4,769 | 126.7% |
| #41 | University of Skikda | Algeria | 56.3 | 2,591 | 20,869 | 4.5% |
| #42 | National Higher School of Statistics and Applied Economy | Algeria | 56.2 | 648 | 2,276 | 215.5% |
| #43 | École Normale Supérieure de Kouba | Algeria | 55.1 | 761 | 2,100 | 2.3% |
| #44 | Université Larbi Tébessi | Algeria | 55.0 | 2,207 | 7,778 | 63.6% |
| #45 | University Yahia Fares of Medea | Algeria | 54.9 | 1,555 | 9,705 | 32.6% |
| #46 | Tissemsilt University | Algeria | 54.8 | 634 | 3,218 | 43.6% |
| #47 | University of Jijel | Algeria | 54.0 | 1,883 | 9,109 | 30.6% |
| #48 | University of Algiers Benyoucef Benkhedda | Algeria | 54.0 | 3,573 | 9,737 | 65.5% |
| #49 | Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf | Algeria | 53.6 | 2,798 | 11,739 | -1.4% |
| #50 | University of Ouargla | Algeria | 53.4 | 2,687 | 11,349 | -2.1% |
| #51 | École Normale Supérieure de Bouzareah Alger | Algeria | 52.9 | 375 | 1,967 | 94.2% |
| #52 | Université d'Oran 2 | Algeria | 52.9 | 1,235 | 1,071 | -5.0% |
| #53 | Centre Universitaire Nour Bachir El Bayadh | Algeria | 52.8 | 494 | 950 | 139.3% |
| #54 | Ziane Achour University of Djelfa | Algeria | 52.5 | 2,175 | 7,951 | 25.5% |
| #55 | École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique | Algeria | 52.3 | 861 | 2,160 | 19.3% |
| #56 | École des Hautes Études Commerciales | Algeria | 52.1 | 365 | 458 | 69.1% |
| #57 | École Normale Supérieure de Constantine | Algeria | 51.0 | 875 | 3,617 | 46.2% |
| #58 | École Supérieure en Sciences Appliquées de Tlemcen | Algeria | 49.0 | 418 | 880 | 29.6% |
| #59 | University of Tamanghasset | Algeria | 48.9 | 335 | 1,463 | 23.9% |
| #60 | École Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique | Algeria | 48.5 | 748 | 2,497 | -12.3% |
| #61 | École Supérieure de Commerce | Algeria | 47.5 | 368 | 508 | 38.6% |
| #62 | École Nationale Supérieure d'Hydraulique | Algeria | 47.3 | 159 | 568 | 55.1% |
| #63 | Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de la Mer et de l'Aménagement du Littoral | Algeria | 47.0 | 300 | 1,431 | -44.7% |
| #64 | University Centre of Maghnia | Algeria | 43.2 | 161 | 1,067 | -29.4% |
| #65 | École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme | Algeria | 40.8 | 346 | 475 | -30.7% |
| #66 | Ecole Nationale Supérieur des Télécommunications et des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication, Abdelhafid Boussouf | Algeria | 40.7 | 109 | 528 | -8.9% |
| #67 | Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Travaux Publics | Algeria | 39.6 | 116 | 300 | -20.4% |
| #68 | Emir Abdelkader University of Islamic Sciences | Algeria | 39.6 | 128 | 98 | 15.4% |
| #69 | École Nationale d'Administration | Algeria | 37.4 | 100 | 135 | -14.9% |
Transparent methodology
How ITS Research Score v2 is constructed
Every index-ready institution has a base score from recent output, citations, h-index, i10-index and publication growth. After deep enrichment completes, ITS Research Score v2 uses six dimensions: 25% output strength, 30% Research Impact Score, 20% Momentum Score, 10% international-collaboration share, 5% open-access share and 10% topic-diversity signal. Output and citation-scale terms are log-normalized to reduce domination by the largest universities.
Research Impact Score combines citation intensity, h-index, two-year mean citedness when available and i10 visibility. It is intentionally not called field-normalized impact. International collaboration is based on recent works with authors from more than one country. Research diversity is an entropy-based summary of the institution’s leading topic signals, not a department count.
These indicators assess research activity only. They do not measure teaching quality, student experience, employability, reputation, finances or accreditation. Missing data are left missing rather than fabricated.