Research in Lahore
Science Explorer records 60 research institutions in Lahore, Pakistan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of the Punjab, University of Lahore and Government College University, Lahore.
- Research institutions
- 60 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 85k ▲ 162% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 14.0% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Lahore?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of the PunjabUniversity | 16,042 | #708 | |
| 2 | University of LahoreUniversity | 7,109 | #1,121 | |
| 3 | University of Engineering and Technology LahoreUniversity | 5,774 | #2,009 | |
| 4 | Government College University, LahoreUniversity | 4,663 | #1,438 | |
| 5 | University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesUniversity | 3,505 | #3,879 | |
| 6 | University of EducationUniversity | 3,446 | #2,207 | |
| 7 | Lahore University of Management SciencesUniversity | 3,228 | #3,325 | |
| 8 | Information Technology UniversityUniversity | 3,128 | #5,493 | |
| 9 | Lahore College for Women UniversityUniversity | 2,583 | #4,274 | |
| 10 | Superior UniversityUniversity | 2,432 | #3,411 | |
| 11 | University of Central PunjabUniversity | 2,194 | #2,972 | |
| 12 | CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of DentistryHospital / health system | 1,997 | #8,841 | |
| 13 | King Edward Medical UniversityUniversity | 1,986 | #8,555 | |
| 14 | University College LahoreUniversity | 1,831 | #11,571 | |
| 15 | University of Health Sciences LahoreUniversity | 1,475 | #9,754 | |
| 16 | Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research CenterHospital / health system | 1,438 | #16,615 | |
| 17 | Allama Iqbal Medical CollegeUniversity | 1,316 | #13,406 | |
| 18 | Mayo HospitalHospital / health system | 1,234 | #15,170 | |
| 19 | Forman Christian CollegeUniversity | 1,195 | #9,004 | |
| 20 | Lahore Garrison UniversityUniversity | 1,102 | #9,338 | |
| 21 | Lahore General HospitalHospital / health system | 1,078 | #18,303 | |
| 22 | National College of Business Administration and EconomicsUniversity | 1,050 | #6,484 | |
| 23 | Virtual University of PakistanUniversity | 930 | #6,521 | |
| 24 | Minhaj University LahoreUniversity | 926 | #7,627 | |
| 25 | Government College of ScienceUniversity | 920 | #10,668 | |
| 26 | Punjab Institute of CardiologyHospital / health system | 919 | #19,002 | |
| 27 | Post Graduate Medical InstituteHospital / health system | 722 | #22,870 | |
| 28 | Lahore School of EconomicsUniversity | 718 | #18,754 | |
| 29 | Services HospitalHospital / health system | 676 | #22,437 | |
| 30 | Shaikh Zayed HospitalHospital / health system | 658 | #20,847 | |
| 31 | Services Institute of Medical SciencesUniversity | 637 | #16,415 | |
| 32 | Shalamar HospitalHospital / health system | 616 | #13,221 | |
| 33 | Fatima Jinnah Medical UniversityUniversity | 610 | #18,526 | |
| 34 | Kinnaird College for Women UniversityUniversity | 609 | #11,719 | |
| 35 | Centre of Excellence in Molecular BiologyUniversity | 597 | #13,099 | |
| 36 | Sir Ganga Ram HospitalHospital / health system | 590 | #25,650 | |
| 37 | Lahore Leads UniversityUniversity | 582 | #20,320 | |
| 38 | Qarshi UniversityUniversity | 582 | #15,402 | |
| 39 | Farooq HospitalHospital / health system | 568 | #17,635 | |
| 40 | Rashid Latif Medical CollegeUniversity | 529 | #17,059 | |
| 41 | Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical InstituteHospital / health system | 490 | #22,901 | |
| 42 | Water and Power Development AuthorityGovernment institution | 405 | #22,907 | |
| 43 | Beaconhouse National UniversityUniversity | 350 | #19,677 | |
| 44 | University of South AsiaUniversity | 284 | #18,300 | |
| 45 | Nur International UniversityUniversity | 223 | #22,964 | |
| 46 | Urban UnitGovernment institution | 193 | #16,816 | |
| 47 | Aga Khan Development NetworkInstitution | 174 | #30,756 all time | |
| 48 | Institute of Management Sciences LahoreUniversity | 164 | #21,549 | |
| 49 | RahnumaInstitution | 143 | #42,546 all time | |
| 50 | Imperial College of Business StudiesUniversity | 134 | #40,150 all time | |
| 51 | National College of ArtsUniversity | 123 | #25,484 | |
| 52 | Punjab Medical CenterHospital / health system | 81 | not ranked | |
| 53 | Hajvery UniversityUniversity | 64 | not ranked | |
| 54 | Aitchison CollegeUniversity | 37 | not ranked | |
| 55 | Institute of Molecular Sciences and BioinformaticsUniversity | 25 | not ranked | |
| 56 | SKANS School of AccountancyUniversity | 9 | not ranked | |
| 57 | Surgimed HospitalHospital / health system | 9 | not ranked | |
| 58 | Shirkat GahNonprofit | 4 | not ranked | |
| 59 | Democratic Commission for Human DevelopmentNonprofit | 1 | not ranked | |
| 60 | Pakistan Association of Cognitive TherapistsNonprofit | 1 | 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.
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What is Lahore strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Lahore is most concentrated in Leadership and Management, General Dentistry and Modeling and Simulation (3.6× the world share in Leadership and Management).
- Leadership and ManagementSubfield · 20.7 works3.6×
- General DentistrySubfield · 57.9 works3.6×
- Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 159.1 works3.1×
- Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 21.1 works3.0×
- Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 53.1 works2.9×
- Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 29.3 works2.6×
- Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 252.5 works2.4×
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 Lahore?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Conflict, Mental Health, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Security and Quality of Life.
- Pakistan
- State-Building
- Central Asia
- Reconstruction
- Insulin Resistance
- Leadership
- Meta-Analysis
- Conflict
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Security
- Depression
- Public Health
- Renewable Energy
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Treatment
- COVID-19
- Climate Change
- Oxidative Stress
- Inflammation
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Deep Learning
- Mental Health
- Globalization
- Quality of Life
- Environmental Impact
- Social Media
- Nanomaterials
- Risk Factors
- Nanoparticles
- Pandemic
- Healthcare
- Antioxidant
- Stress
- Toxicity
- Global Burden
- Well-being
- Self-Efficacy
- Nation-Building
- Afghanistan
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
- Epidemiology2,349▲ 1.60×138 topics
- Machine Learning1,366◆ 1.13×96 topics
- Deep Learning1,078▼ 0.85×85 topics
- Inflammation957▲ 1.24×83 topics
- Mental Health905▲ 1.67×46 topics
- Oxidative Stress833▲ 1.38×62 topics
- Globalization831◆ 1.14×138 topics
- Climate Change778▼ 0.78×110 topics
- Quality of Life764▲ 1.43×57 topics
- COVID-19729▲ 1.44×34 topics
- Environmental Impact682◆ 1.08×65 topics
- Treatment676▲ 1.51×52 topics
- Social Media653▲ 1.24×36 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease637▲ 1.55×39 topics
- Nanomaterials635▲ 1.62×20 topics
- Renewable Energy613◆ 1.15×49 topics
- Risk Factors600▲ 1.48×37 topics
- Public Health596◆ 1.11×67 topics
- Nanoparticles595▲ 1.28×44 topics
- Depression594▲ 1.83×26 topics
- Pandemic579▲ 1.46×14 topics
- Security566▲ 2.4×30 topics
- Healthcare554▲ 1.33×37 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome553▲ 1.84×23 topics
- Antioxidant504▲ 1.99×51 topics
- Conflict437▲ 7.2×10 topics
- Stress421▲ 3.1×11 topics
- Meta-Analysis415▲ 1.90×21 topics
- Toxicity408▲ 2.5×20 topics
- Leadership396▲ 2.2×31 topics
- Global Burden394▲ 1.98×12 topics
- Insulin Resistance379▲ 2.2×10 topics
- Well-being358▲ 2.5×14 topics
- Reconstruction348▲ 5.4×6 topics
- Self-Efficacy318▲ 3.2×11 topics
- Central Asia304▲ 12×4 topics
- Nation-Building296▲ 15×4 topics
- State-Building295▲ 22×2 topics
- Afghanistan291▲ 31×1 topic
- Pakistan291▲ 31×1 topic
What research is done in Lahore?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 291 works
- 2 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 173 works
- 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 164 works
- 4 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 141 works
- 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 137 works
- 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 134 works
- 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 134 works
- 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 124 works
- 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 124 works
- 10 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 122 works
Research output over time
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