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Research in Quetta

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Quetta, Pakistan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, University of Balochistan and Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University.

Research institutions
5
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.4k
▲ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
42k
7.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Quetta

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Quetta?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BalochistanUniversity 2,676 #6,221
2Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management SciencesUniversity 1,317 #4,674
3Bolan University of Medical and Health SciencesHospital / health system 704 #13,848
4Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's UniversityUniversity 422 #12,051
5Alhamd Islamic UniversityUniversity 285 #12,582

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.

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 Balochistan: 49.5%Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences: 24.4%Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences: 13.0%Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University: 7.8%1 other listed: 5.3%50%largest
University of Balochistan2,676 · 49.5%Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences1,317 · 24.4%Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences704 · 13.0%Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University422 · 7.8%1 other listed285 · 5.3%

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

Which fields of science does Quetta work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Quetta is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (19%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 980 fractional works · 36.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 537 fractional works · 19.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 156 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 149 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 120 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSafety Research: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 121 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAccounting: 28 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 119 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 49 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 46 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 93 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 83 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 67 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFinance: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 727 fractional works · 26.8% of its workEngineering: 258 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 60 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 41 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 153 fractional works · 5.7% of its workInformation Systems: 48 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 46 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 122 fractional works · 4.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 61 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 646 fractional works · 23.9% of its workMedicine: 514 fractional works · 19.0% of its workSurgery: 63 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 52 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 43 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 79 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 45 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 354 fractional works · 13.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 204 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPlant Science: 85 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFood Science: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 91 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 49 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKQuetta2,707fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences24%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 Sciences53719.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1214.5%
    3. Psychology1194.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities933.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance833.1%
    6. Decision Sciences261.0%
    1. Engineering2589.5%
    2. Computer Science1535.7%
    3. Environmental Science1224.5%
    4. Materials Science612.3%
    5. Chemistry361.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences271.0%
    7. Mathematics230.8%
    8. Energy210.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy180.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering90.3%
    1. Medicine51419.0%
    2. Health Professions792.9%
    3. Dentistry291.1%
    4. Nursing200.8%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2047.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology913.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics220.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology220.8%
    5. Neuroscience160.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Quetta?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conflict, Security, Epidemiology, Central Asia, Reconstruction, Nation-Building, State-Building 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. Epidemiology144▲ 1.33×119 topics
  2. Globalization98▲ 1.85×72 topics
  3. Machine Learning92◆ 1.03×69 topics
  4. Climate Change86▲ 1.17×82 topics
  5. Security78▲ 4.3×24 topics
  6. Conflict76▲ 17×9 topics
  7. Education75▲ 1.62×59 topics
  8. Mental Health67▲ 1.73×38 topics
  9. Heat Transfer63▲ 4.8×14 topics
  10. Environmental Impact61▲ 1.31×45 topics
  11. Meta-Analysis58▲ 3.6×19 topics
  12. Central Asia54▲ 28×4 topics
  13. Reconstruction51▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Nation-Building51▲ 35×2 topics
  15. State-Building51▲ 53×2 topics
  16. Afghanistan51▲ 79×1 topic
  17. Pakistan51▲ 79×1 topic
  18. Leadership46▲ 3.5×23 topics
  19. Stress45▲ 4.5×10 topics
  20. Teacher Training44▲ 2.7×19 topics
  21. Social Capital43▲ 3.0×15 topics
  22. Health41▲ 3.8×14 topics
  23. Experimental Investigation37▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Pedagogy37▲ 2.7×13 topics
  25. Ethnicity35▲ 3.5×12 topics
  26. Gender Equality34▲ 4.5×10 topics
  27. Technology Integration33▲ 3.9×10 topics
  28. Applications30▲ 4.1×8 topics
  29. Thermal Conductivity29▲ 6.8×4 topics
  30. Review27▲ 8.4×5 topics
  31. Nanofluids27▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Workplace26▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Religious Education26▲ 5.8×2 topics
  34. Viscosity25▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Convective Transport25▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Enhancement25▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Poverty Reduction24▲ 7.0×5 topics
  38. Madrasa24▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Muslim Students24▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Performance22▲ 8.5×4 topics

What research is done in Quetta?

Politics and Conflicts i…44Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 44 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 24 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…22Education and Islamic Studies: 22 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence a…21Emotional Intelligence and Performance: 21 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 14 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 14 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…14Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 14 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 12 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 12 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 12 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsBiomedical EngineeringEducationSocial Psychology3 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 44 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 24 works
  3. 3 Education and Islamic Studies Education 22 works
  4. 4 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 21 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 14 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 14 works
  8. 8 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  9. 9 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 12 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 12 works

Research output over time

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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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Quetta8.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.0% in 2011.

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