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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%

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 Lahore?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of the PunjabUniversity 16,042 #708
2University of LahoreUniversity 7,109 #1,121
3University of Engineering and Technology LahoreUniversity 5,774 #2,009
4Government College University, LahoreUniversity 4,663 #1,438
5University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesUniversity 3,505 #3,879
6University of EducationUniversity 3,446 #2,207
7Lahore University of Management SciencesUniversity 3,228 #3,325
8Information Technology UniversityUniversity 3,128 #5,493
9Lahore College for Women UniversityUniversity 2,583 #4,274
10Superior UniversityUniversity 2,432 #3,411
11University of Central PunjabUniversity 2,194 #2,972
12CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of DentistryHospital / health system 1,997 #8,841
13King Edward Medical UniversityUniversity 1,986 #8,555
14University College LahoreUniversity 1,831 #11,571
15University of Health Sciences LahoreUniversity 1,475 #9,754
16Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research CenterHospital / health system 1,438 #16,615
17Allama Iqbal Medical CollegeUniversity 1,316 #13,406
18Mayo HospitalHospital / health system 1,234 #15,170
19Forman Christian CollegeUniversity 1,195 #9,004
20Lahore Garrison UniversityUniversity 1,102 #9,338
21Lahore General HospitalHospital / health system 1,078 #18,303
22National College of Business Administration and EconomicsUniversity 1,050 #6,484
23Virtual University of PakistanUniversity 930 #6,521
24Minhaj University LahoreUniversity 926 #7,627
25Government College of ScienceUniversity 920 #10,668
26Punjab Institute of CardiologyHospital / health system 919 #19,002
27Post Graduate Medical InstituteHospital / health system 722 #22,870
28Lahore School of EconomicsUniversity 718 #18,754
29Services HospitalHospital / health system 676 #22,437
30Shaikh Zayed HospitalHospital / health system 658 #20,847
31Services Institute of Medical SciencesUniversity 637 #16,415
32Shalamar HospitalHospital / health system 616 #13,221
33Fatima Jinnah Medical UniversityUniversity 610 #18,526
34Kinnaird College for Women UniversityUniversity 609 #11,719
35Centre of Excellence in Molecular BiologyUniversity 597 #13,099
36Sir Ganga Ram HospitalHospital / health system 590 #25,650
37Lahore Leads UniversityUniversity 582 #20,320
38Qarshi UniversityUniversity 582 #15,402
39Farooq HospitalHospital / health system 568 #17,635
40Rashid Latif Medical CollegeUniversity 529 #17,059
41Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical InstituteHospital / health system 490 #22,901
42Water and Power Development AuthorityGovernment institution 405 #22,907
43Beaconhouse National UniversityUniversity 350 #19,677
44University of South AsiaUniversity 284 #18,300
45Nur International UniversityUniversity 223 #22,964
46Urban UnitGovernment institution 193 #16,816
47Aga Khan Development NetworkInstitution 174 #30,756 all time
48Institute of Management Sciences LahoreUniversity 164 #21,549
49RahnumaInstitution 143 #42,546 all time
50Imperial College of Business StudiesUniversity 134 #40,150 all time
51National College of ArtsUniversity 123 #25,484
52Punjab Medical CenterHospital / health system 81 not ranked
53Hajvery UniversityUniversity 64 not ranked
54Aitchison CollegeUniversity 37 not ranked
55Institute of Molecular Sciences and BioinformaticsUniversity 25 not ranked
56SKANS School of AccountancyUniversity 9 not ranked
57Surgimed HospitalHospital / health system 9 not ranked
58Shirkat GahNonprofit 4 not ranked
59Democratic Commission for Human DevelopmentNonprofit 1 not ranked
60Pakistan 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.

University of the Punjab: 18.8%University of Lahore: 8.4%University of Engineering and Technology Lahore: 6.8%Government College University, Lahore: 5.5%56 others listed: 60.5%19%largest
University of the Punjab16k · 18.8%University of Lahore7,109 · 8.4%University of Engineering and Technology Lahore5,774 · 6.8%Government College University, Lahore4,663 · 5.5%56 others listed52k · 60.5%

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

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).

  1. Leadership and ManagementSubfield · 20.7 works3.6×
  2. General DentistrySubfield · 57.9 works3.6×
  3. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 159.1 works3.1×
  4. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 21.1 works3.0×
  5. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 53.1 works2.9×
  6. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 29.3 works2.6×
  7. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 252.5 works2.4×
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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 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.

▲ 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. Epidemiology2,349▲ 1.60×138 topics
  2. Machine Learning1,366◆ 1.13×96 topics
  3. Deep Learning1,078▼ 0.85×85 topics
  4. Inflammation957▲ 1.24×83 topics
  5. Mental Health905▲ 1.67×46 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress833▲ 1.38×62 topics
  7. Globalization831◆ 1.14×138 topics
  8. Climate Change778▼ 0.78×110 topics
  9. Quality of Life764▲ 1.43×57 topics
  10. COVID-19729▲ 1.44×34 topics
  11. Environmental Impact682◆ 1.08×65 topics
  12. Treatment676▲ 1.51×52 topics
  13. Social Media653▲ 1.24×36 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease637▲ 1.55×39 topics
  15. Nanomaterials635▲ 1.62×20 topics
  16. Renewable Energy613◆ 1.15×49 topics
  17. Risk Factors600▲ 1.48×37 topics
  18. Public Health596◆ 1.11×67 topics
  19. Nanoparticles595▲ 1.28×44 topics
  20. Depression594▲ 1.83×26 topics
  21. Pandemic579▲ 1.46×14 topics
  22. Security566▲ 2.4×30 topics
  23. Healthcare554▲ 1.33×37 topics
  24. Metabolic Syndrome553▲ 1.84×23 topics
  25. Antioxidant504▲ 1.99×51 topics
  26. Conflict437▲ 7.2×10 topics
  27. Stress421▲ 3.1×11 topics
  28. Meta-Analysis415▲ 1.90×21 topics
  29. Toxicity408▲ 2.5×20 topics
  30. Leadership396▲ 2.2×31 topics
  31. Global Burden394▲ 1.98×12 topics
  32. Insulin Resistance379▲ 2.2×10 topics
  33. Well-being358▲ 2.5×14 topics
  34. Reconstruction348▲ 5.4×6 topics
  35. Self-Efficacy318▲ 3.2×11 topics
  36. Central Asia304▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Nation-Building296▲ 15×4 topics
  38. State-Building295▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Afghanistan291▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Pakistan291▲ 31×1 topic

What research is done in Lahore?

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 291 works
  2. 2 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 173 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 164 works
  4. 4 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 141 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 137 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 134 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 134 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 124 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 124 works
  10. 10 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 122 works

Research output over time

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