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Research in Kabul

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Kabul, Afghanistan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Kabul University, Kardan University and Polytechnical University of Kabul.

Research institutions
16
9 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.8k
▲ 250% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.0%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Kabul?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kabul UniversityUniversity 1,888 #7,981
2Dawat UniversityUniversity 429 #23,353
3World Health Organization - AfghanistanGovernment institution 411 #17,343
4Kabul Education UniversityUniversity 410 #16,277
5Kardan UniversityUniversity 308 #13,397
6Kabul Medical UniversityUniversity 305 #22,344
7Salam UniversityUniversity 220 #20,319
8Bakhtar UniversityUniversity 209 #17,748
9Polytechnical University of KabulUniversity 171 #15,935
10Ministry of Public HealthGovernment institution 155 #39,508 all time
11American University of AfghanistanUniversity 120 #37,843 all time
12Health Protection and Research OrganisationNonprofit 83 not ranked
13United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization AfghanistanGovernment institution 42 not ranked
14Aga Khan Development NetworkInstitution 22 not ranked
15Alliance of Health OrganizationsHospital / health system 6 not ranked
16Afghan Defense UniversityUniversity 2 not ranked

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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Kabul University: 39.5%Dawat University: 9.0%World Health Organization - Afghanistan: 8.6%Kabul Education University: 8.6%12 others listed: 34.4%39%largest
Kabul University1,888 · 39.5%Dawat University429 · 9.0%World Health Organization - Afghanistan411 · 8.6%Kabul Education University410 · 8.6%12 others listed1,643 · 34.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Kabul strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kabul is most concentrated in Transportation, Aerospace Engineering and Political Science and International Relations (15.5× the world share in Transportation).

  1. TransportationSubfield · 123.4 works16×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 126.6 works4.5×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 135.9 works3.8×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Kabul?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology137▲ 1.45×112 topics
  2. Ethnicity135▲ 15×10 topics
  3. Culture132▲ 10×8 topics
  4. History131▲ 7.8×9 topics
  5. Literature131▲ 10×10 topics
  6. Philosophy130▲ 12×5 topics
  7. Islam128▲ 25×3 topics
  8. Social Influence128▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Science128▲ 22×2 topics
  10. Malay Language127▲ 38×1 topic
  11. Sharia Law127▲ 37×1 topic
  12. Economic Security125▲ 24×7 topics
  13. Legal Regulation123▲ 23×4 topics
  14. Design122▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles122▲ 27×3 topics
  16. International Trade Law122▲ 38×2 topics
  17. Strategic Planning122▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Modernization122▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Air Force122▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Public Oversight122▲ 40×1 topic
  21. Transport Policy122▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Warfare122▲ 42×1 topic
  23. Security110▲ 7.1×22 topics
  24. Conflict100▲ 26×7 topics
  25. Central Asia84▲ 50×4 topics
  26. Climate Change84▲ 1.30×76 topics
  27. Reconstruction83▲ 20×6 topics
  28. Nation-Building81▲ 63×2 topics
  29. State-Building81▲ 93×2 topics
  30. Afghanistan81▲ 136×1 topic
  31. Pakistan81▲ 136×1 topic
  32. Machine Learning71◆ 0.91×72 topics
  33. Globalization70▲ 1.49×63 topics
  34. Sustainable Development67▲ 1.76×54 topics
  35. COVID-1958▲ 1.77×26 topics
  36. Public Health52▲ 1.49×51 topics
  37. Social Media48▲ 1.42×29 topics
  38. Human Rights48▲ 1.95×35 topics
  39. Treatment44▲ 1.52×39 topics
  40. Vaccine28▲ 2.9×10 topics

What research is done in Kabul?

Linguistic, Cultural, an…127Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 127 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …122Military Technology and Strategies: 122 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…122Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 122 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 81 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 18 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 13 fractional worksLegal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges: 12 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 12 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 11 fractional worksEmployee Performance and Management: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationPolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 127 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 122 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 122 works
  4. 4 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 81 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 18 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 13 works
  7. 7 Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  8. 8 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 12 works
  9. 9 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  10. 10 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 10 works

Research output over time

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