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Research in Rawalpindi

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Riphah International University, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University and University of Engineering and Technology Taxila.

Research institutions
18
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
31k
▲ 167% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Rawalpindi?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Riphah International UniversityUniversity 4,981 #1,265
2Military HospitalHospital / health system 3,900 #11,363
3Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture UniversityUniversity 3,217 #3,074
4University of Engineering and Technology TaxilaUniversity 2,891 #4,473
5Combined Military HospitalHospital / health system 2,594 #12,238
6National University of Medical SciencesUniversity 2,520 #5,390
7Rawalpindi Medical UniversityHospital / health system 2,032 #5,838
8Armed Forces Institute of PathologyResearch facility 1,534 #11,701
9Fatima Jinnah Women UniversityUniversity 1,420 #9,229
10Army Medical CollegeUniversity 1,197 #18,500
11University of WahUniversity 1,104 #6,504
12HITEC UniversityUniversity 903 #10,471
13Foundation University Medical CollegeUniversity 790 #14,840
14Pakistan ArmyGovernment institution 760 #16,625
15Benazir Bhutto HospitalHospital / health system 509 #17,179
16Fauji Fertilizer (Pakistan)Company 319 #19,717
17Holy Family HospitalHospital / health system 316 #24,342
18Bilquis Postgraduate College For WomenUniversity 42 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.

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%

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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.

Which keywords describe research in Rawalpindi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Deep Learning, Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Depression and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,098▲ 2.2×137 topics
  2. Deep Learning505▲ 1.16×82 topics
  3. Inflammation491▲ 1.85×83 topics
  4. Machine Learning448◆ 1.07×89 topics
  5. Quality of Life377▲ 2.0×54 topics
  6. Mental Health351▲ 1.88×43 topics
  7. Treatment309▲ 2.0×52 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease306▲ 2.2×39 topics
  9. COVID-19302▲ 1.73×30 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress298▲ 1.43×61 topics
  11. Risk Factors298▲ 2.1×37 topics
  12. Depression280▲ 2.5×25 topics
  13. Diagnosis248▲ 2.1×41 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome240▲ 2.3×23 topics
  15. Pandemic225▲ 1.64×13 topics
  16. Management220▲ 2.2×36 topics
  17. Public Health215▲ 1.16×60 topics
  18. Global Burden208▲ 3.0×12 topics
  19. Guidelines194▲ 3.3×13 topics
  20. Complications192▲ 3.0×17 topics
  21. Heat Transfer185▲ 2.9×18 topics
  22. Mortality167▲ 2.3×13 topics
  23. Obesity166▲ 1.72×28 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis159▲ 2.1×21 topics
  25. Immune Response150▲ 2.1×23 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance147▲ 2.5×10 topics
  27. Stress146▲ 3.1×11 topics
  28. Social Support145▲ 2.0×20 topics
  29. Diabetes143▲ 2.3×21 topics
  30. Anxiety140▲ 2.3×12 topics
  31. Prevention137▲ 2.6×16 topics
  32. Rehabilitation132▲ 2.6×13 topics
  33. Chronic Pain131▲ 4.7×5 topics
  34. Pain Management121▲ 4.2×9 topics
  35. Self-Efficacy118▲ 3.5×9 topics
  36. Maternal Mortality108▲ 3.8×5 topics
  37. Experimental Investigation105▲ 7.8×4 topics
  38. Viscosity73▲ 8.1×2 topics
  39. Educational Achievement73▲ 9.2×1 topic
  40. Job Stress73▲ 9.2×1 topic

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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