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Research in Jalalabad

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Nangarhar University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
512
▲ 328% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
3.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1982-2026
45 years on the record
Jalalabad

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Jalalabad?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Nangarhar UniversityUniversity 462 #7,120
2Khurasan UniversityUniversity 49 not ranked

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

Which fields of science does Jalalabad work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research in Jalalabad is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Medicine (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 220 fractional works · 53.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 143 fractional works · 34.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 70 fractional works · 17.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 28 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEducation: 24 fractional works · 5.8% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 19 fractional works · 4.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 80 fractional works · 19.4% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 6.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 68 fractional works · 16.4% of its workMedicine: 57 fractional works · 13.7% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 46 fractional works · 11.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 32 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKJalalabad414fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences53%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences14334.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance297.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting194.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities194.5%
    5. Psychology81.9%
    6. Decision Sciences20.4%
    1. Engineering266.4%
    2. Environmental Science215.1%
    3. Computer Science194.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy30.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.8%
    6. Materials Science30.8%
    7. Mathematics30.7%
    8. Chemistry10.2%
    9. Energy10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine5713.7%
    2. Health Professions71.7%
    3. Nursing20.6%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences327.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology92.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology30.7%
    4. Neuroscience20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Jalalabad strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Jalalabad is most concentrated in Political Science and International Relations, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics (12.1× the world share in Political Science and International Relations).

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 65.4 works12×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 28.2 works3.6×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 20.5 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.63× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 131 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.63×28 works
  2. Social Sciences2.85×131 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.70×18 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.54×18 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.51×26 works
  6. Nursing1.12×2 works
  7. Environmental Science0.95×17 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.69×2 works
  9. Veterinary0.68×0 works
  10. Dentistry0.66×1 works
  11. Psychology0.65×7 works
  12. Health Professions0.63×6 works
  13. Medicine0.63×44 works
  14. Mathematics0.61×3 works
  15. Computer Science0.59×17 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.49×3 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.44×2 works
  18. Engineering0.41×22 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.40×3 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×7 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.33×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.22×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.18×2 works
  24. Energy0.17×1 works
  25. Chemistry0.12×1 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Jalalabad?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Security, Conflict, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Globalization, Sustainable Development and Climate Change.

▲ 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-now 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. Security60▲ 22×13 topics
  2. Conflict59▲ 87×5 topics
  3. Central Asia54▲ 182×4 topics
  4. Afghanistan52▲ 528×1 topic
  5. Pakistan52▲ 528×1 topic
  6. Globalization29▲ 3.6×27 topics
  7. Sustainable Development26▲ 4.1×26 topics
  8. Climate Change24▲ 2.1×43 topics
  9. Epidemiology20▲ 1.23×55 topics
  10. Education16▲ 2.3×21 topics
  11. Human Rights14▲ 3.4×23 topics
  12. Sustainability14▲ 1.37×31 topics
  13. Transport Infrastructure12▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Geopolitics12▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Belt and Road Initiative11▲ 71×2 topics
  16. Teacher Training11▲ 4.4×4 topics
  17. Economic Development11▲ 3.4×10 topics
  18. Environmental Impact Assessment11▲ 37×4 topics
  19. Energy Security11▲ 68×2 topics
  20. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor10▲ 224×1 topic
  21. Infrastructure Development10▲ 112×1 topic
  22. Curriculum Development10▲ 3.5×7 topics
  23. Ethnicity9▲ 6.0×6 topics
  24. International Law8▲ 6.4×11 topics
  25. Pathogenesis8▲ 3.9×12 topics
  26. Poverty Reduction8▲ 15×5 topics
  27. Islamic Education8▲ 5.9×3 topics
  28. Labor Market8▲ 6.9×7 topics
  29. Culture8▲ 3.7×4 topics
  30. Philosophy8▲ 4.3×3 topics
  31. Gender Equality8▲ 6.5×6 topics
  32. Global Governance7▲ 7.5×11 topics
  33. Islam7▲ 8.1×2 topics
  34. Madrasa7▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Muslim Students7▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Sharia Law7▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Social Influence7▲ 7.6×1 topic
  38. Water Resources6▲ 6.1×5 topics
  39. Financial Stability6▲ 7.6×3 topics
  40. Finance6▲ 7.5×2 topics

What research is done in Jalalabad?

Politics and Conflicts i…50Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 50 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 10 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 7 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…6Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 6 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksGender, Education, and Development Issues: 4 fractional worksTransboundary Water Resource Management: 3 fractional worksEconomic, financial, and policy analysis: 3 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 3 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsEducationSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 50 works
  2. 2 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  3. 3 Education and Islamic Studies Education 7 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  6. 6 Gender, Education, and Development Issues Education 4 works
  7. 7 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Economic, financial, and policy analysis General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  10. 10 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Jalalabad15.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.4% in 2020.

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