Badji Mokhtar University Annaba: Global and Arab Rankings, Scientific Research, and Academic Programmes

Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba

University Intelligence Profile

1. Overview of Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba

Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba (UBMA) Public university an Algerian higher education and scientific research institution, established by Ordinance No. 28/75 dated 29 April 1975 building on the infrastructure of the Institute of Mines and Metallurgy in Annaba. The university's structure evolved gradually with the opening of new specializations, and since 1999 it has been organized into seven faculties, with its academic and research base expanding subsequently.

The university's current page indicates that its academic structure comprises 8 faculties namely: Earth Sciences, Law and Political Science, Technology, Economic, Commercial and Management Sciences, Sciences, Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Letters and Languages.

2. The University's Global Rankings

Times Higher Education – THE World University Rankings 2026

Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba appears in:

1501+ globally – THE World University Rankings 2026

It also appears in the THE subject rankings for 2026 as follows:

The university also appears in THE Africa University Rankings 2026 at joint rank 76, within a global band of 1501+.

Sustainability ranking – THE Impact Rankings 2026

The university appeared in THE Impact Rankings 2026 Within the band:

1001–1500 globally

Among the university's published Sustainable Development Goal indicators:

• Goal 3 – Good Health and Well-Being: 401–600
• Goal 4 – Quality Education: 801–1000
• Goal 5 – Gender Equality: 801–1000
• Goal 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: 601+
• Goal 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities: 401–600
• Goal 14 – Life Below Water: 601–800
• Goal 15 – Life on Land: 301–400
• Goal 17 – Partnerships for the Goals: 401–600.

Source: Times Higher Education – Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba

3. Arab Rankings

QS Arab Region University Rankings 2026

Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba placed:

Rank =109 in the Arab region in the QS Arab Region Rankings 2026

It is thereby among the highest-ranked Algerian universities in the QS Arab Region 2026 edition. The official QS page also shows that the university was within the 171–180 range in the 2025 edition before reaching =109 in the 2026 edition.

Published QS data indicate that the university offers 78 undergraduate programmes and 141 postgraduate programmes across 12 fields of knowledge and 39 departments.

Source: QS – Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University

4. Subject Rankings

The university's subject-level presence is clearly visible in the THE 2026 ranking:

It also records SCImago Institutions Rankings 2026 the university's output across a large set of scientific fields. Among the most notable results:

And in Aquatic Science The university ranked 1st in Algeria and1486th globally in the SCImago 2026 edition.

It also placed Geology it ranked 4th in Algeria and1220th globally.

5. Research Output

The university has a large research base. Its current page displays:

89 laboratories

within the institutional data published on the website.

The official list of laboratories shows research activity spanning multiple faculties, including:

• Science.
• Technology.
• Medicine.
• Earth sciences.
• Economics.
• Law and political science.
• Humanities and social sciences.
• Arts and languages.

Examples of officially listed research areas include:

Environment, Engineering, Automation and Signals, Embedded Systems, Communications, Electronic Documentation, Biochemistry, Toxicology, Biotechnology, Health, Economics, Governance, Law, Languages, Education, and the Social Sciences.

SCImago 2026 data also reflect the university's research presence in 19 fields of knowledge within the ranking database.

6. Scientific Citations

Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba does not publish on its verified official pages a unified institutional figure for total scientific citations or an H-index for all faculty members and researchers.

Accordingly, no total citation figure is listed as an official university figure.

However, SCImago bases its institutional rankings on data from Scopus, and measures research performance through the volume, impact, and quality of scientific output, in addition to indicators of excellence, scientific leadership, publication quality, and international collaboration.

7. International Collaboration

The university's official website shows international collaboration activities and academic mobility programmes, including:

• Erasmus+
• Student and doctoral mobility programmes.
• International grants and courses.
• Collaboration with institutions and universities outside Algeria.
• International cooperation programmes linked to training and research.

The university's official website features a 2026 announcement for the Erasmus+ KA171 programme for doctoral students, alongside other international opportunities and programmes such as KOICA, ITEC, and Interreg NEXT MED.

THE data also show that the university has 2% international students according to the data used in the THE World University Rankings 2026.

8. Digital Presence

The university's official digital infrastructure includes:

• The official website.
• E-learning.
• Dspace.
• The central library.
• The digital library.
• Professional email.
• Distance-learning platforms.
• Digital services for students and researchers.
• College and department pages.
• Research laboratory websites.

These services appear directly on the university's official website.

As for figures on website visits, digital engagement, social media followers, or digital reach these are not listed, as no unified institutional figure is published in the verified official sources.

9. Academic Reputation

The university does not publish a standalone figure for its academic reputation in the verified official sources.

The university appears in QS Arab Region Rankings 2026 at =109 — a ranking that incorporates reputation-related indicators as well as other dimensions of institutional performance — the final rank number alone does not represent the academic reputation indicator.

It also appears in the THE World University Rankings 2026, confirming its presence within the international rankings ecosystem that measures a set of academic, research, and international indicators.

10. Academic Programmes

Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba offers a range of academic programmes in the sciences, engineering, medicine, economics, law, humanities, and languages.

The official programmes page lists fields including:

Science

• Chemistry.
• Physics.
• Mathematics.
• Matter sciences.
• Natural and life sciences.
• Marine sciences.

Earth Sciences

• Geology.
• Mining Engineering.
• Architectural engineering.
• Urban and Regional Planning.

Technology

• Electrical engineering.
• Electronics.
• Electromechanical engineering.
• Civil engineering.
• Materials engineering.

Humanities and Social Sciences

• Communication.
• History.
• Psychology.
• Sociology.
• Sport.

Arts and languages

• English.
• French.
• Italian.
• Arabic Language.
• Translation.

The university also offers specializations in economics, management, law, political science, and medicine.

According to the official QS page, the university comprises 78 undergraduate programmes and 141 postgraduate programmes, i.e. 219 programmes according to published QS data.

11. Students

Current data published on the university's official website show:

39,916 students

2,904 doctoral students

The published number of faculty members is:

2,427 professors

The university also displays:

89 laboratories

figures shown on the university's current page for 2026.

As for the THE data used in the 2026 ranking, they record 30,510 students, with a ratio of 9 students per faculty member and2% international students.

Since the two figures come from different sources with different definitions and data periods, each figure is retained with attribution to its source rather than merged into a single number.

12. Faculty Members

According to current data published on the official website:

2,427 faculty members

The university also reports a figure of 39,916 students and2,904 doctoral students.

As for the THE data used in the 2026 ranking, they show a ratio of:

9 students per faculty member

This ratio is based on the THE data used in the ranking, not on the institutional figure published on the university's website.

13. Accreditations and Academic Recognition

THE indicates that the university's courses are recognized by:

the Algerian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research – MESRS

The university is also a public institution of higher education and scientific research.

The university operates within the Algerian higher education system LMD, and was among the pioneering universities in applying this system from 2004, according to the university's official history.

As for research laboratories, the university publishes an extensive official list of laboratories affiliated with its various faculties.

14. Historical Trend

QS Arab Region

One of the clearest historical indicators currently available is the university's movement in QS from:

171–180 in 2025

to:

=109 in 2026

according to the university's official QS page.

This makes the 2026 edition an important point in tracking the university's trajectory within the QS Arab ranking.

THE World University Rankings

The university appears in THE's historical series within global ranking bands, and in the 2026 edition it falls within:

1501+ globally

with a subject-level presence in Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences.

15. Peer Comparison

Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba can be placed among the group of competing Algerian universities in the Arab and international rankings.

QS Arab Region 2026

Published QS data for 2026 show that Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba ranked higher than the two aforementioned universities in that year's Arab ranking.

By contrast, within SCImago 2026 the university's research presence spans many fields, including mathematics, computer science, engineering, energy, and earth sciences.

16. Data-Documented Strengths

Based on official data and the ranking bodies' own sources:

• =109 in the Arab region in QS Arab Region 2026.
• 1501+ globally in THE 2026.
• 801–1000 globally in Computer Science per THE 2026.
• 1001–1250 globally in Engineering per THE 2026.
• 89 laboratories according to the official website's current data.
• 2,427 faculty members according to the official website.
• 39,916 students according to the official website.
• Research presence across multiple fields per SCImago 2026.
• Rank 1st in Algeria in Aquatic Science per SCImago 2026.
• Rank 4th in Algeria in Geology per SCImago 2026.

17. Weaknesses / Improvement Indicators

The term 'improvement indicators' is used here instead of issuing evaluative judgements:

1. The university remains within the 1501+ globally in THE World University Rankings 2026.
2. Its subject-level THE ranking appears in bands starting at 801–1000 for Computer Science and extending to 1251+ for Physical Sciences.
3. No unified published value for total institutional citations and H-index.
4. No unified value for theAcademic Reputation as a standalone indicator.
5. There are discrepancies between the student data published on the university's website (39,916) and the THE data used in the ranking (30,510) because the data source and the measurement period/definition differ.

18. Strategic Recommendations

Based solely on the published indicators, the following areas of action can be identified:

Scientific Research

Increasing institutional focus on fields in which the university has visible research output in SCImago, such as:

Mathematics, Energy, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering, and Aquatic Sciences.

Global rankings

Linking the rankings plan to THE and QS indicators on an annual basis, particularly:

• Research quality.
• Citations.
• International cooperation.
• Academic reputation.
• Employer reputation.
• The educational environment.
• International presence.

Subject-level rankings

Leveraging the university's current presence in Computer Science and Engineering in THE to build more globally visible subject profiles.

International Cooperation

Expanding Erasmus+ programmes and international mobility, and linking international agreements to measurable outputs such as joint research, international researchers, and joint research projects.

Institutional data

Adopting Institutional Data Book an annual report that unifies figures for students, faculty members, programmes, and laboratories, specifying the data year and the definition of each indicator.

Conclusion

appears Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba as a multidisciplinary Algerian university with a large base in higher education and scientific research, comprising — according to its current data — 39,916 students, 2,427 faculty members, and 89 laboratories.

In the international rankings for 2026, it placed =109 in the Arab region in QS Arab Region, and1501+ globally in THE, with a subject-level presence in Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences.

The university's research activity also spans a wide range of fields according to SCImago, with a notable presence in some fields such as Aquatic Science andGeology at the national level in Algeria.

Date of information preparation 4 September 2026

Approved Sources

• Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba | Official Website
• History of Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba | Official Source
• QS – Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University
• THE – Badji Mokhtar University – Annaba
• SCImago – Universite Badji Mokhtar – Annaba
• Official List of the University's Laboratories
• Academic Programmes – The University 