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Research in Peshawar

Science Explorer records 23 research institutions in Peshawar, Pakistan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Peshawar, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar and University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar.

Research institutions
23
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
28k
▲ 165% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.7%
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 Peshawar?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of PeshawarUniversity 5,045 #2,492
2The University of Agriculture, PeshawarUniversity 2,987 #3,455
3University of Engineering and Technology PeshawarUniversity 2,641 #4,065
4Khyber Medical CollegeHospital / health system 1,682 #10,499
5Islamia College UniversityUniversity 1,670 #4,894
6Hayatabad Medical ComplexHospital / health system 1,621 #17,039
7Khyber Teaching HospitalHospital / health system 1,534 #15,344
8Lady Reading HospitalHospital / health system 1,458 #16,657
9Khyber Medical UniversityUniversity 1,303 #7,570
10University of SwabiUniversity 988 #4,273
11Bacha Khan UniversityUniversity 973 #4,531
12Government of Khyber PakhtunkhwaGovernment institution 914 #8,368
13Qurtuba University of Science and Information TechnologyUniversity 818 #12,581
14Institute of Management Sciences PeshawarUniversity 701 #17,747
15Sarhad University of Science and Information TechnologyUniversity 663 #15,747
16Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University PeshawarUniversity 585 #12,327
17Abasyn UniversityUniversity 581 #9,587
18City University of Science and Information TechnologyUniversity 427 #12,855
19CECOS UniversityUniversity 415 #15,473
20Northwest General Hospital and Research CenterHospital / health system 390 #23,659
21Gandhara UniversityUniversity 380 #16,045
22Iqra National UniversityUniversity 373 #15,091
23Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear MedicineHospital / health system 264 #29,224 all time

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 Peshawar: 17.8%The University of Agriculture, Peshawar: 10.5%University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar: 9.3%Khyber Medical College: 5.9%19 others listed: 56.5%18%largest
University of Peshawar5,045 · 17.8%The University of Agriculture, Peshawar2,987 · 10.5%University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar2,641 · 9.3%Khyber Medical College1,682 · 5.9%19 others listed16k · 56.5%

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

What is Peshawar strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Peshawar is most concentrated in General Dentistry, Modeling and Simulation and Obstetrics and Gynecology (6.8× the world share in General Dentistry).

  1. General DentistrySubfield · 37.3 works6.8×
  2. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 78.4 works4.5×
  3. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 141.0 works3.9×
  4. PeriodonticsSubfield · 55.6 works3.2×
  5. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 94.7 works3.2×
  6. DentistryField · 188.6 works3.1×
← 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 Peshawar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Conflict, Reconstruction, Inflammation, Central Asia, Treatment, Nation-Building and State-Building.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,031▲ 2.1×134 topics
  2. Inflammation384▲ 1.47×83 topics
  3. Machine Learning382◆ 0.93×87 topics
  4. Deep Learning352▼ 0.82×79 topics
  5. Climate Change306◆ 0.91×100 topics
  6. Quality of Life304▲ 1.68×54 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress302▲ 1.47×62 topics
  8. Treatment296▲ 1.94×51 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease273▲ 1.96×39 topics
  10. Risk Factors263▲ 1.90×34 topics
  11. Mental Health255▲ 1.38×43 topics
  12. COVID-19251▲ 1.46×29 topics
  13. Diagnosis241▲ 2.1×41 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome232▲ 2.3×24 topics
  15. Environmental Impact224◆ 1.05×62 topics
  16. Public Health224▲ 1.23×59 topics
  17. Security218▲ 2.7×25 topics
  18. Depression217▲ 1.97×25 topics
  19. Management216▲ 2.2×33 topics
  20. Conflict204▲ 10.0×9 topics
  21. Guidelines200▲ 3.4×13 topics
  22. Nanomaterials198▲ 1.49×20 topics
  23. Global Burden183▲ 2.7×12 topics
  24. Heat Transfer172▲ 2.8×16 topics
  25. Meta-Analysis172▲ 2.3×19 topics
  26. Reconstruction170▲ 7.8×6 topics
  27. Complications168▲ 2.7×17 topics
  28. Diabetes161▲ 2.6×22 topics
  29. Antioxidant155▲ 1.80×51 topics
  30. Central Asia147▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Nation-Building145▲ 21×2 topics
  32. State-Building145▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Stress144▲ 3.1×11 topics
  34. Afghanistan143▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Pakistan143▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Pathogenesis143▲ 2.2×24 topics
  37. Toxicity139▲ 2.5×20 topics
  38. Insulin Resistance136▲ 2.4×10 topics
  39. Maternal Mortality127▲ 4.6×5 topics
  40. Experimental Investigation103▲ 7.8×5 topics

What research is done in Peshawar?

Politics and Conflicts i…143Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 143 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 71 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 64 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 63 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 57 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 52 fractional worksFractional Differential …51Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 51 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 50 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 49 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarct…48Acute Myocardial Infarction Research: 48 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsClinical PsychologyAccountingBiomedical Engineering6 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 143 works
  2. 2 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 71 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 64 works
  4. 4 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 63 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 57 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 52 works
  7. 7 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 51 works
  8. 8 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 50 works
  9. 9 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 49 works
  10. 10 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 48 works

Research output over time

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