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Research in Kandahar

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kandahar University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
372
▲ 133% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
5.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1996-2026
31 years on the record
Kandahar

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Which research institutions are in Kandahar?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kandahar UniversityUniversity 372 #6,138

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 Kandahar work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Kandahar is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (19%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 91 fractional works · 35.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 19.0% of its workEducation: 15 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 5.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 63 fractional works · 24.8% of its workMedicine: 52 fractional works · 20.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 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 workPhysical Sciences: 62 fractional works · 24.3% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 7.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 15.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 29 fractional works · 11.3% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKandahar256fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences36%

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 Sciences4919.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities135.2%
    3. Psychology114.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting93.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance72.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Medicine5220.2%
    2. Health Professions72.7%
    3. Nursing41.4%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Engineering187.0%
    2. Environmental Science176.7%
    3. Computer Science93.4%
    4. Energy52.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy41.6%
    6. Chemistry31.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.0%
    8. Materials Science20.8%
    9. Mathematics20.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2911.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.0%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Kandahar?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conflict, Security, Epidemiology, Nation-Building, Central Asia, State-Building, Renewable Energy and Afghanistan.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 2.2×62 topics
  2. Renewable Energy14▲ 3.7×22 topics
  3. Conflict13▲ 31×5 topics
  4. Security13▲ 7.3×8 topics
  5. Climate Change11▲ 1.58×24 topics
  6. Nation-Building11▲ 81×3 topics
  7. Globalization11▲ 2.1×18 topics
  8. Central Asia10▲ 55×2 topics
  9. State-Building10▲ 110×2 topics
  10. Afghanistan10▲ 156×1 topic
  11. Pakistan10▲ 156×1 topic
  12. Sustainability9▲ 1.47×22 topics
  13. Education8▲ 1.81×13 topics
  14. Sustainable Development8▲ 1.91×17 topics
  15. COVID-197▲ 2.2×12 topics
  16. Environmental Impact7▲ 1.59×17 topics
  17. Public Health7▲ 1.77×19 topics
  18. Mental Health6▲ 1.78×14 topics
  19. Online Learning6▲ 2.9×7 topics
  20. E-Learning6▲ 2.4×6 topics
  21. Vaccine6▲ 5.5×8 topics
  22. Human Rights6▲ 2.1×9 topics
  23. Immune Response6▲ 3.9×12 topics
  24. Depression5▲ 2.4×11 topics
  25. Teacher Training5▲ 3.0×4 topics
  26. Risk Management5▲ 3.8×9 topics
  27. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 5.6×9 topics
  28. Solar Energy4▲ 5.1×3 topics
  29. Plant Growth4▲ 14×6 topics
  30. Vaccination4▲ 20×4 topics
  31. Blended Learning4▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Finance4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. Student Satisfaction4▲ 8.0×2 topics
  34. Water Resources4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  35. Distance Education4▲ 7.4×2 topics
  36. Financial Stability4▲ 7.5×2 topics
  37. Self-Efficacy4▲ 5.3×3 topics
  38. Performance Analysis3▲ 6.2×2 topics
  39. Ethical Identity3▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Shariah Supervision3▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Kandahar?

Politics and Conflicts i…9Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 9 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…2Health and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…2Education and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksLegal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAccountingEducationClinical Psychology4 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 9 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  7. 7 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  8. 8 Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  10. 10 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works

Research output over time

still counting200020052010201520202025
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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 counting20%40%Kandahar16.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.5% in 2024.

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