Interdisciplinary Research Success

Pharos University has established a comprehensive framework to monitor, evaluate, and promote interdisciplinary research across applicable disciplines. Interdisciplinary research performance is integrated within the university’s research strategy and quality assurance systems.

  • Research Strategy Integration

The university’s research strategy explicitly prioritizes interdisciplinary collaboration aligned with national priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

https://www.pua.edu.eg/research-and-international-publishing-administration-ripa/pillars-of-ripa-work/establishing-interdisciplinary-publishing-agreements/

  • Quantitative Interdisciplinary Research Indicators

The university evaluates interdisciplinary research performance through measurable indicators, including:

    • Number and percentage of publications co-authored by researchers from two or more disciplines.
Discipline Total Publications Interdisciplinary Percentage Inferred disciplines
Medicine and Health 457 254 55.6% Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Engineering, Materials, Medicine, Science, Dentistry, Biology, Public Health, Computer, Biochemistry
Engineering 459 229 49.89% Engineering, Dentistry, Science, Computer, Humanities, Electrical Engineering, Materials, Biochemistry
Life Sciences 310 211 68% Chemistry, Pharmacy, Physics, Pharmacology, Nanoscience, Microbiology, Biochemistry
Physical Sciences 408 181 44.4% Nanoscience, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Physics, Materials, Medicine, Science, Computer
    • Publications indexed in Scopus or Web of Science categorized across multiple subject areas.

  • Competitive Internal Funding

Internal research funding programs encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration by prioritizing proposals that involve participation from at least two academic disciplines.

Research projects and groups:

https://rpu.pua.edu.eg/index.php/home/research-projects/

https://rpu.pua.edu.eg/index.php/home/research-groups/

  • Outcome-Based Monitoring

Interdisciplinary research outcomes are monitored through annual performance reports reviewed by the Graduate Studies and Research Department. Evaluation includes:

  • Patents generated from interdisciplinary teams
  • Industry partnerships
  • Societal impact outcomes

Key research KPIs:

https://www.pua.edu.eg/research-and-international-publishing-administration-ripa/pillars-of-ripa-work/key-performance-indicators-of-researchers-university-kpi/