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Research in Herat

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Herat, Afghanistan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Herat University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
618
▲ 1390% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.6%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Herat?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Herat UniversityUniversity 618 #17,218

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

What is Herat strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Herat is most concentrated in Political Science and International Relations (5.7× the world share in Political Science and International Relations).

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 28.9 works5.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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Which keywords describe research in Herat?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Culture, Ethnicity, Philosophy, Science, Islam, Social Influence and Conflict.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology30▲ 2.3×68 topics
  2. Globalization18▲ 2.7×21 topics
  3. Mental Health16▲ 3.2×19 topics
  4. Culture15▲ 8.2×5 topics
  5. Human Rights15▲ 4.2×20 topics
  6. COVID-1914▲ 3.1×18 topics
  7. Ethnicity14▲ 11×4 topics
  8. Quality of Life14▲ 2.8×26 topics
  9. Depression13▲ 4.5×13 topics
  10. History13▲ 5.6×3 topics
  11. Literature13▲ 7.2×2 topics
  12. Philosophy13▲ 8.7×2 topics
  13. Science13▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Islam13▲ 18×1 topic
  15. Social Influence13▲ 18×1 topic
  16. Conflict13▲ 23×6 topics
  17. Education13▲ 2.2×20 topics
  18. Legal Regulation12▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Security12▲ 5.4×5 topics
  20. Economic Security12▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Sustainable Development12▲ 2.2×20 topics
  22. Modernization11▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Strategic Planning11▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Air Force11▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Warfare11▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Public Oversight11▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Reconstruction11▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Transport Policy11▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Afghanistan11▲ 126×1 topic
  30. Pakistan11▲ 126×1 topic
  31. Stress9▲ 7.0×5 topics
  32. Social Impact9▲ 6.3×6 topics
  33. Self-Efficacy8▲ 9.3×4 topics
  34. Social Support8▲ 4.4×8 topics
  35. Elderly7▲ 8.6×2 topics
  36. Nursing7▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Educational Achievement7▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Job Stress7▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Gender Equality6▲ 6.9×4 topics
  40. Corruption6▲ 11×6 topics

What research is done in Herat?

Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 13 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 11 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 11 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…11Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 11 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…7Health and Well-being Studies: 7 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 4 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksLegal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges: 3 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 11 works
  4. 4 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 7 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  7. 7 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  9. 9 Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  10. 10 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 3 works

Research output over time

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