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Research in Rawalpindi

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University and Fatima Jinnah Women University.

Research institutions
18
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
31k
▲ 65% vs 2018-21
Citations
288k
9.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Rawalpindi

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 Rawalpindi?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Riphah International UniversityUniversity 4,981 #5,189
2Military HospitalHospital / health system 3,900 #17,776
3Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture UniversityUniversity 3,217 #4,020
4University of Engineering and Technology TaxilaUniversity 2,891 #3,365
5Combined Military HospitalHospital / health system 2,594 #21,141
6National University of Medical SciencesUniversity 2,520 #17,734
7Rawalpindi Medical UniversityHospital / health system 2,032 #11,418
8Armed Forces Institute of PathologyResearch facility 1,534 #17,579
9Fatima Jinnah Women UniversityUniversity 1,420 #4,213
10Army Medical CollegeUniversity 1,197 #13,706
11University of WahUniversity 1,104 #4,820
12HITEC UniversityUniversity 903 #4,488
13Foundation University Medical CollegeUniversity 790 #12,660
14Pakistan ArmyGovernment institution 760 #10,604
15Benazir Bhutto HospitalHospital / health system 509 #16,604
16Fauji Fertilizer (Pakistan)Company 319 #14,075
17Holy Family HospitalHospital / health system 316 #19,701
18Bilquis Postgraduate College For WomenUniversity 42 not ranked

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.

Riphah International University: 16.1%Military Hospital: 12.6%Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University: 10.4%University of Engineering and Technology Taxila: 9.3%14 others listed: 51.7%16%largest
Riphah International University4,981 · 16.1%Military Hospital3,900 · 12.6%Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University3,217 · 10.4%University of Engineering and Technology Taxila2,891 · 9.3%14 others listed16k · 51.7%

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

Which fields of science does Rawalpindi work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Rawalpindi is in Health Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Engineering (9%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 6,470 fractional works · 44.6% of its workMedicine: 5,638 fractional works · 38.9% of its workSurgery: 824 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEpidemiology: 429 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 388 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 365 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 347 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 231 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 206 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 201 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 187 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 184 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 157 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 149 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 145 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 142 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 137 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 135 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 119 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 115 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 115 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 112 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 96 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 88 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 71 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 61 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 461 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 214 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 118 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 238 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOral Surgery: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 116 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 97 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3,441 fractional works · 23.7% of its workEngineering: 1,307 fractional works · 9.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 316 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 269 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 174 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 142 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 63 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 827 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 243 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 163 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 155 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 105 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 398 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 219 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 86 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 360 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 165 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 118 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 108 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 89 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 105 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,776 fractional works · 19.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,138 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 343 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 266 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 176 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 118 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 705 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 354 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 189 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 311 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 257 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 91 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 223 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 156 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 142 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 100 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1,808 fractional works · 12.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 761 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPlant Science: 399 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 91 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 606 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 260 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 128 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 207 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 151 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKRawalpindi14kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences19%

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. Health Sciences6,47044.6%
    1. Medicine5,63838.9%
    2. Health Professions4613.2%
    3. Dentistry2381.6%
    4. Nursing1160.8%
    5. Veterinary170.1%
    1. Engineering1,3079.0%
    2. Computer Science8275.7%
    3. Materials Science3982.7%
    4. Environmental Science3602.5%
    5. Mathematics1651.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1180.8%
    7. Energy1080.7%
    8. Chemistry1050.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences330.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering200.1%
  3. Social Sciences2,77619.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,1387.9%
    2. Psychology7054.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3112.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities2571.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2231.5%
    6. Decision Sciences1421.0%
  4. Life Sciences1,80812.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7615.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6064.2%
    3. Neuroscience2071.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1511.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics830.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Rawalpindi strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rawalpindi is most concentrated in General Dentistry, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (7.4× the world share in General Dentistry).

  1. General DentistrySubfield · 40.9 works7.4×
  2. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 27.5 works4.3×
  3. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 55.7 works4.0×
  4. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 129.6 works3.5×
  5. DentistryField · 206.7 works3.3×
  6. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 103.0 works3.3×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 681 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 526 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 128 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 180 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 73 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 91 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 735 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 97 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 1,186 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 317 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 349 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 147 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 103 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.33× its world share, 207 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 408 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.03× its world share, 4,980 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 104 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 15 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 207 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 275 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 127 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 200 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 605 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 989 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.33×207 works
  2. Medicine2.03×4,980 works
  3. Nursing1.67×104 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.62×73 works
  5. Psychology1.56×605 works
  6. Health Professions1.21×408 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.12×681 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.03×127 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.99×128 works
  10. Mathematics0.98×147 works
  11. Neuroscience0.87×180 works
  12. Veterinary0.85×15 works
  13. Energy0.82×97 works
  14. Materials Science0.78×349 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×526 works
  16. Computer Science0.74×735 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×200 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×275 works
  19. Engineering0.62×1,186 works
  20. Social Sciences0.61×989 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.56×207 works
  22. Environmental Science0.50×317 works
  23. Chemistry0.46×91 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.38×17 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.36×103 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×29 works

Which keywords describe research in Rawalpindi?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Deep Learning, Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Treatment and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,235▲ 2.1×138 topics
  2. Inflammation564▲ 1.83×83 topics
  3. Deep Learning558◆ 1.12×82 topics
  4. Machine Learning512◆ 1.06×89 topics
  5. Quality of Life425▲ 2.0×55 topics
  6. Mental Health390▲ 1.88×43 topics
  7. Treatment354▲ 2.0×52 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease352▲ 2.1×39 topics
  9. Risk Factors337▲ 2.1×37 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress333▲ 1.40×62 topics
  11. COVID-19322▲ 1.71×30 topics
  12. Depression312▲ 2.5×25 topics
  13. Diagnosis288▲ 2.1×41 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome262▲ 2.2×23 topics
  15. Management255▲ 2.2×37 topics
  16. Public Health241◆ 1.14×62 topics
  17. Pandemic234▲ 1.63×13 topics
  18. Global Burden234▲ 3.0×12 topics
  19. Guidelines219▲ 3.2×13 topics
  20. Complications213▲ 3.0×17 topics
  21. Heat Transfer199▲ 2.8×19 topics
  22. Obesity186▲ 1.66×28 topics
  23. Mortality184▲ 2.2×13 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis175▲ 2.1×21 topics
  25. Immune Response166▲ 2.0×23 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance158▲ 2.4×10 topics
  27. Stress158▲ 3.0×11 topics
  28. Social Support157▲ 2.0×20 topics
  29. Diabetes157▲ 2.1×22 topics
  30. Anxiety156▲ 2.3×12 topics
  31. Prevention152▲ 2.5×16 topics
  32. Rehabilitation146▲ 2.5×13 topics
  33. Chronic Pain143▲ 4.5×5 topics
  34. Pain Management133▲ 3.9×9 topics
  35. Self-Efficacy127▲ 3.4×10 topics
  36. Maternal Mortality116▲ 3.6×5 topics
  37. Experimental Investigation112▲ 7.5×5 topics
  38. Psychological Factors111▲ 3.7×6 topics
  39. Conflict101▲ 4.3×11 topics
  40. Viscosity80▲ 7.8×2 topics

What research is done in Rawalpindi?

Health and Well-being St…73Health and Well-being Studies: 73 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …66Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 66 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 57 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…57Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 57 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …54Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 54 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 49 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 48 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…47Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 47 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 46 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 44 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyBiomedical EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsEpidemiology5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 73 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 66 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 57 works
  4. 4 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 57 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 54 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 49 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 48 works
  8. 8 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 47 works
  9. 9 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 46 works
  10. 10 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 44 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 2025Rawalpindi9.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.1% in 2019.

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