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Research in Karachi

Science Explorer records 75 research institutions in Karachi, Pakistan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences and ILMA University.

Research institutions
75
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
75k
▲ 102% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.0%
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 Karachi?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of KarachiUniversity 11,197 #2,754
2Aga Khan UniversityUniversity 6,436 #3,959
3Dow University of Health SciencesUniversity 5,391 #3,448
4Aga Khan University HospitalHospital / health system 5,229 #5,705
5International Center for Chemical and Biological SciencesResearch facility 2,877 #4,543
6NED University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity 2,506 #5,875
7Ziauddin UniversityUniversity 2,274 #7,970
8Jinnah Postgraduate Medical CenterHospital / health system 2,155 #13,686
9Iqra UniversityUniversity 2,082 #4,878
10University of Islamic StudiesUniversity 1,987 #11,474
11Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and TechnologyUniversity 1,966 #5,076
12Karachi Medical and Dental CollegeUniversity 1,802 #8,349
13Hamdard UniversityUniversity 1,744 #8,020
14Federal Urdu UniversityUniversity 1,702 #7,881
15Liaquat National HospitalHospital / health system 1,517 #11,899
16Institute of Business ManagementUniversity 1,509 #6,399
17National Institute of Child HealthHospital / health system 1,382 #22,950
18Jinnah Sindh Medical UniversityUniversity 1,376 #6,193
19Shaheed Benazir Bhutto UniversityUniversity 1,304 #4,097
20Civil Hospital KarachiHospital / health system 1,304 #15,890
21Sindh Institute of Urology and TransplantationHospital / health system 1,174 #12,998
22Sir Syed University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity 1,093 #9,091
23Mohammad Ali Jinnah UniversityUniversity 1,019 #19,180
24National Institute of Cardiovascular DiseasesHospital / health system 1,010 #19,416
25Indus HospitalHospital / health system 883 #15,682
26Jinnah University for WomenUniversity 857 #15,614
27Kidney CentreHospital / health system 857 #24,423
28Institute of Business Administration KarachiUniversity 842 #17,397
29Baqai Medical UniversityUniversity 799 #19,292
30Jinnah Medical & Dental CollegeHospital / health system 779 #15,705
31ILMA UniversityUniversity 602 #3,476
32Sindh Madressatul Islam UniversityUniversity 518 #7,208
33Karachi Institute of Economics and TechnologyUniversity 484 #18,072
34Ziauddin HospitalHospital / health system 444 #23,767
35Dawood University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity 423 #10,126
36Center for Non-Communicable DiseasesResearch facility 420 #24,138 all time
37Abbasi Shaheed HospitalHospital / health system 413 #26,330
38DHA Suffa UniversityUniversity 397 #17,434
39Habib UniversityUniversity 384 #17,153
40Karachi School for Business and LeadershipUniversity 299 #26,560
41National Institute Of Blood Disease and Bone Marrow TransplantationHospital / health system 295 #26,490
42Indus UniversityUniversity 275 #19,949
43Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research CommissionGovernment institution 251 #28,727 all time
44Preston UniversityUniversity 240 #17,416
45Greenwich UniversityUniversity 224 #24,973
46Karachi Institute of Heart DiseasesHospital / health system 205 #26,101
47College of Physicians and Surgeons PakistanUniversity 176 #27,663
48Sobhraj Maternity HospitalHospital / health system 171 #41,464 all time
49Dadabhoy Institute of Higher EducationUniversity 162 #26,989
50Interactive Research and DevelopmentNonprofit 157 #32,522 all time
51Baqai Institute of Diabetology and EndocrinologyHospital / health system 147 #41,249 all time
52Tabba Heart InstituteHospital / health system 140 #42,103 all time
53Fatima Jinnah Dental CollegeUniversity 136 #12,875
54Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear MedicineHospital / health system 122 #39,030 all time
55Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of TechnologyUniversity 110 not ranked
56Textile Institute of PakistanUniversity 80 not ranked
57Kharadar General HospitalHospital / health system 62 not ranked
58Marie Stopes SocietyInstitution 52 not ranked
59Pakistan Institute of Learning and LivingInstitution 49 not ranked
60Indus Valley School of Art and ArchitectureUniversity 30 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.

University of Karachi: 15.0%Aga Khan University: 8.6%Dow University of Health Sciences: 7.2%Aga Khan University Hospital: 7.0%56 others listed: 62.1%15%largest
University of Karachi11k · 15.0%Aga Khan University6,436 · 8.6%Dow University of Health Sciences5,391 · 7.2%Aga Khan University Hospital5,229 · 7.0%56 others listed46k · 62.1%

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

What is Karachi strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Karachi is most concentrated in General Dentistry, Periodontics and Dentistry (8.7× the world share in General Dentistry).

  1. General DentistrySubfield · 97.7 works8.7×
  2. PeriodonticsSubfield · 160.3 works4.6×
  3. DentistryField · 521.4 works4.2×
  4. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 51.3 works4.0×
  5. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 29.9 works3.8×
  6. Oral SurgerySubfield · 186.2 works3.8×
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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 Karachi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Treatment, COVID-19, Risk Factors, Metabolic Syndrome and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology2,216▲ 2.2×138 topics
  2. Machine Learning902◆ 1.07×96 topics
  3. Inflammation867▲ 1.62×83 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease742▲ 2.6×39 topics
  5. COVID-19694▲ 1.98×31 topics
  6. Deep Learning693▼ 0.79×84 topics
  7. Treatment678▲ 2.2×52 topics
  8. Quality of Life644▲ 1.74×56 topics
  9. Risk Factors632▲ 2.2×37 topics
  10. Mental Health585▲ 1.56×43 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress573▲ 1.36×62 topics
  12. Diagnosis564▲ 2.4×41 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome540▲ 2.6×24 topics
  14. Depression517▲ 2.3×24 topics
  15. Healthcare515▲ 1.78×33 topics
  16. Pandemic504▲ 1.83×13 topics
  17. Public Health499▲ 1.34×65 topics
  18. Management468▲ 2.3×37 topics
  19. Social Media464▲ 1.26×38 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management423▲ 1.77×23 topics
  21. Guidelines414▲ 3.5×13 topics
  22. Global Burden413▲ 3.0×12 topics
  23. Obesity381▲ 1.96×28 topics
  24. Mortality367▲ 2.5×13 topics
  25. Meta-Analysis361▲ 2.4×21 topics
  26. Risk Management359▲ 2.9×16 topics
  27. Consumer Behavior338▲ 2.1×18 topics
  28. Chemotherapy336▲ 1.87×25 topics
  29. Insulin Resistance332▲ 2.8×10 topics
  30. Complications331▲ 2.6×17 topics
  31. Immune Response327▲ 2.2×23 topics
  32. Diabetes323▲ 2.5×22 topics
  33. Pathogenesis317▲ 2.4×24 topics
  34. Leadership291▲ 2.4×27 topics
  35. Maternal Mortality256▲ 4.5×5 topics
  36. Finance233▲ 4.7×4 topics
  37. Financial Stability222▲ 4.3×7 topics
  38. Global Financial Crisis202▲ 5.7×3 topics
  39. Ethical Identity199▲ 6.1×1 topic
  40. Shariah Supervision199▲ 6.1×1 topic

What research is done in Karachi?

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 199 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 142 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 115 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 111 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 110 works
  6. 6 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 110 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 110 works
  8. 8 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 106 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 101 works
  10. 10 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 98 works

Research output over time

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