Professor Dr. Gihan Abdelhadi, Vice President of Benha University for Graduate Studies and Research, stated that under the patronage of Professor Dr. Nasser El-Gizawy, President of Benha University, the Technical Committee for Examining the Scientific Production of Faculty Members Published in Internationally Classified Scientific Journals announced the results of the International Publication and Citation Competition for the July 2026 session, which comes within the framework of improving the outputs of scientific research at the university and encouraging faculty members to publish their research in international scientific journals.
The university's vice president added that during this session, a total of (594) scientific papers were submitted to the international publication competition, distributed across 13 faculties: Agriculture, Commerce, Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Human Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Physical Therapy, Science, Engineering (Benha), Engineering (Shubra), Arts, Sports Sciences, Nursing, and Applied Arts. Of these, (294) papers were ranked Q1, representing 49.5% of the total submitted papers, indicating the high quality of the university's scientific research output. The number of Q2 papers increased to (165), in addition to (70) Q3 papers and (38) Q4 papers.
She noted that this course included a book and 10 chapters from books published by international publishing houses. Additionally, (157) faculty members submitted their work to the Citations competition through Google Scholar. It is worth mentioning that the appeals process will be open for one week from the date of publication of the results of the applicant review on the university website, ending on Friday, August 21, 2026. Appeals should be sent to the following email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..';document.getElementById('cloak582cf4013bec581593fc8864ac96636e').innerHTML += ''+addy_text582cf4013bec581593fc8864ac96636e+'<\/a>';
Applicants must include their name, faculty, and the research number (according to the published results sheet) for which they are appealing. Any appeal lacking this information will not be considered. The final results will be announced again after the appeals period ends, and any appeals received after this deadline will not be considered.
It should be noted that applicants will be placed on a blacklist and barred from receiving university research support program awards if: 1- Their Google Scholar account contains research not authored by them. 2- They submit incorrect information or research for which they have already received financial rewards in previous cycles. 3- They submit a blank declaration or one that does not include all research participants from within the university, with the stipulation that the research participants must be postgraduate students enrolled in Master's and Doctoral programs at Benha University and not faculty members or their assistants.
A copy of the declaration is attached at the end of the announcement. Adherence to the attached declaration is mandatory. Important note: The university's decision will be strictly enforced, requiring the citation of at least two references from research published in various issues of Benha University journals as a prerequisite for submitting research for the International Publication Award (for the January/July cycles) each year. This will be implemented starting with the January 2027 cycle, applying to research published after July 2026.
The result can be viewed via the following link: