Top research institutions in Pakistan
University of Management and Technology ranks first in Pakistan on research quality in 2022-now (#1,892 worldwide), followed by COMSATS University Islamabad and University of Gujrat.
PakistanRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Management and TechnologyUniversity · Lahore | #1,892 | 15.3% | 1,968 | #2 |
| 2 | COMSATS University IslamabadUniversity · Islamabad | #1,924 | 13.8% | 4,833 | #1 |
| 3 | University of GujratUniversity · Gujrat | #2,064 | 10.3% | 1,763 | #14 |
| 4 | Islamia University of BahawalpurUniversity · Bahawalpur | #2,077 | 12.8% | 3,354 | #7 |
| 5 | National University of Sciences and TechnologyUniversity · Islamabad | #2,176 | 13.3% | 4,185 | #3 |
| 6 | Air UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #2,311 | 15.3% | 1,205 | #17 |
| 7 | National University of Computer and Emerging SciencesUniversity · Islamabad | #2,615 | 15.0% | 1,018 | #13 |
| 8 | University of EducationUniversity · Lahore | #2,706 | 10.0% | 1,984 | #9 |
| 9 | Sukkur IBA UniversityUniversity · Sukkur | #2,820 | 15.0% | 677 | #12 |
| 10 | University of SargodhaUniversity · Sargodha | #2,825 | 10.2% | 2,367 | #36 |
| 11 | International Islamic University, IslamabadUniversity · Islamabad | #2,855 | 8.6% | 2,344 | #26 |
| 12 | Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information TechnologyUniversity · Rahim Yar Khan | #2,937 | 15.7% | 988 | #11 |
| 13 | University of OkaraUniversity · Okara | #3,177 | 12.6% | 1,590 | #10 |
| 14 | University of Engineering and Technology LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #3,257 | 11.0% | 2,057 | #18 |
| 15 | Iqra UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #3,296 | 11.2% | 901 | #23 |
| 16 | Bahria UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #3,326 | 8.2% | 1,841 | #29 |
| 17 | University of Engineering and Technology TaxilaUniversity · Rawalpindi | #3,365 | 12.2% | 986 | #5 |
| 18 | Lahore University of Management SciencesUniversity · Lahore | #3,394 | 9.7% | 992 | #6 |
| 19 | Abdul Wali Khan University MardanUniversity · Mardan | #3,397 | 14.9% | 1,859 | #15 |
| 20 | University of PeshawarUniversity · Peshawar | #3,398 | 8.9% | 1,658 | #20 |
| 21 | University of HaripurUniversity · Islamabad | #3,449 | 13.0% | 741 | #31 |
| 22 | University of Engineering and Technology PeshawarUniversity · Peshawar | #3,459 | 12.1% | 853 | #21 |
| 23 | University of the PunjabUniversity · Lahore | #3,557 | 8.8% | 5,955 | #8 |
| 24 | National College of Business Administration and EconomicsUniversity · Lahore | #3,722 | 13.2% | 493 | #33 |
| 25 | National Textile UniversityUniversity · Faisalabad | #3,844 | 10.8% | 597 | #35 |
| 26 | National University of Modern LanguagesUniversity · Islamabad | #3,871 | 6.4% | 1,324 | #43 |
| 27 | Bahauddin Zakariya UniversityUniversity · Multan | #3,877 | 8.9% | 2,784 | #16 |
| 28 | Mehran University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Jamshoro | #3,932 | 8.3% | 944 | #30 |
| 29 | Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture UniversityUniversity · Rawalpindi | #4,020 | 8.8% | 1,201 | #41 |
| 30 | University of Central PunjabUniversity · Lahore | #4,035 | 12.6% | 1,136 | #27 |
| 31 | Government College University, LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #4,045 | 10.4% | 1,925 | #70 |
| 32 | Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of AgricultureUniversity · Multan | #4,098 | 7.2% | 772 | #45 |
| 33 | The University of Agriculture, PeshawarUniversity · Peshawar | #4,166 | 10.2% | 1,048 | #39 |
| 34 | National University of TechnologyUniversity · Islamabad | #4,183 | 11.3% | 492 | #34 |
| 35 | Institute of Business ManagementUniversity · Karachi | #4,188 | 9.4% | 623 | #59 |
| 36 | Fatima Jinnah Women UniversityUniversity · Rawalpindi | #4,213 | 7.1% | 633 | #62 |
| 37 | Lahore College for Women UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #4,275 | 7.6% | 1,175 | #61 |
| 38 | Information Technology UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #4,305 | 13.1% | 539 | #4 |
| 39 | Hazara UniversityUniversity · Baffa | #4,311 | 11.4% | 971 | #44 |
| 40 | Government of PakistanGovernment institution · Islamabad | #4,312 | 7.1% | 726 | #63 |
| 41 | Capital University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Islamabad | #4,407 | 13.0% | 607 | #49 |
| 42 | HITEC UniversityUniversity · Rawalpindi | #4,488 | 12.9% | 320 | #24 |
| 43 | ILMA UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #4,494 | 27.1% | 301 | #64 |
| 44 | Qurtuba University of Science and Information TechnologyUniversity · Peshawar | #4,627 | 7.1% | 470 | #76 |
| 45 | University of Islamic StudiesUniversity · Karachi | #4,661 | 7.2% | 722 | #60 |
| 46 | Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management SciencesUniversity · Quetta | #4,674 | 9.6% | 570 | #47 |
| 47 | University of LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #4,680 | 9.8% | 3,629 | #28 |
| 48 | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #4,812 | 11.9% | 696 | #65 |
| 49 | University of WahUniversity · Rawalpindi | #4,820 | 8.9% | 592 | #48 |
| 50 | Superior UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #4,837 | 6.6% | 1,702 | #56 |
| 51 | NED University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Karachi | #4,917 | 7.5% | 1,087 | #40 |
| 52 | Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Karachi | #4,944 | 8.4% | 800 | #54 |
| 53 | University of Azad Jammu and KashmirUniversity · Muzaffarabad | #4,987 | 10.4% | 964 | #38 |
| 54 | Quaid-i-Azam UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #5,051 | 11.0% | 4,653 | #25 |
| 55 | Gomal UniversityUniversity · Dera Ismail Khan | #5,188 | 7.1% | 928 | #85 |
| 56 | Riphah International UniversityUniversity · Rawalpindi | #5,189 | 9.8% | 2,857 | #42 |
| 57 | University of Science and Technology BannuUniversity · Bannu | #5,253 | 11.8% | 427 | #52 |
| 58 | Lahore Garrison UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #5,273 | 8.5% | 474 | #100 |
| 59 | Islamia College UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #5,310 | 10.7% | 677 | #46 |
| 60 | Ghazi UniversityUniversity · Dera Ghazi Khan | #5,368 | 10.2% | 545 | #81 |
| 61 | University of Agriculture FaisalabadUniversity · Faisalabad | #5,389 | 10.5% | 3,464 | #19 |
| 62 | University of SwabiUniversity · Peshawar | #5,406 | 11.1% | 489 | #51 |
| 63 | Government College University, FaisalabadUniversity · Faisalabad | #5,411 | 11.3% | 3,246 | #22 |
| 64 | Karakoram International UniversityUniversity · Gilgit | #5,418 | 13.5% | 337 | #72 |
| 65 | Government of Khyber PakhtunkhwaGovernment institution · Peshawar | #5,540 | 8.7% | 536 | #69 |
| 66 | Minhaj University LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #5,810 | 7.2% | 668 | #77 |
| 67 | Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and TechnologyUniversity · Nawabshah | #5,819 | 9.4% | 432 | #82 |
| 68 | Virtual University of PakistanUniversity · Lahore | #5,827 | 10.9% | 465 | #79 |
| 69 | Abbottabad University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Havelian | #5,915 | 12.8% | 716 | #32 |
| 70 | The Women University MultanUniversity · Multan | #5,920 | 7.2% | 834 | #86 |
| 71 | Hamdard UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #6,006 | 5.7% | 623 | #83 |
| 72 | University of SwatUniversity · Mingora | #6,134 | 10.0% | 488 | #57 |
| 73 | University of BalochistanUniversity · Quetta | #6,221 | 4.7% | 1,140 | #98 |
| 74 | Institute of Space TechnologyUniversity · Islamabad | #6,225 | 11.9% | 449 | #58 |
| 75 | Shah Abdul Latif UniversityUniversity · Khairpur | #6,281 | 6.3% | 545 | #105 |
| 76 | Aga Khan UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #6,283 | 7.0% | 3,720 | #53 |
| 77 | Sindh Madressatul Islam UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #6,289 | 13.0% | 251 | #94 |
| 78 | University of FaisalabadUniversity · Faisalabad | #6,447 | 8.4% | 1,497 | #55 |
| 79 | Government College of ScienceUniversity · Lahore | #6,499 | 6.6% | 403 | #110 |
| 80 | Abasyn UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #6,582 | 8.3% | 298 | #74 |
| 81 | Bacha Khan UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #6,624 | 10.0% | 539 | #84 |
| 82 | Federal Urdu UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #6,675 | 8.5% | 584 | #121 |
| 83 | Allama Iqbal Open UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #6,760 | 6.7% | 690 | #89 |
| 84 | National Defence UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #6,777 | 7.7% | 373 | #96 |
| 85 | Government Sadiq College Women UniversityUniversity · Bahawalpur | #6,845 | 9.9% | 328 | #97 |
| 86 | Sir Syed University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Karachi | #7,009 | 8.2% | 439 | #120 |
| 87 | Forman Christian CollegeUniversity · Lahore | #7,025 | 7.0% | 552 | #88 |
| 88 | Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and TechnologyUniversity · Topi | #7,068 | 14.3% | 719 | #50 |
| 89 | Mirpur University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · New Mirpur City | #7,167 | 10.3% | 598 | #71 |
| 90 | GIFT UniversityUniversity · Gujranwala | #7,169 | 5.2% | 549 | #112 |
| 91 | University of MalakandUniversity · Malakand | #7,250 | 13.0% | 997 | #67 |
| 92 | Foundation University IslamabadUniversity · Islamabad | #7,566 | 5.5% | 384 | #104 |
| 93 | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University PeshawarUniversity · Peshawar | #7,603 | 6.8% | 311 | #90 |
| 94 | Institute of Management Sciences PeshawarUniversity · Peshawar | #7,612 | 9.1% | 275 | #78 |
| 95 | Kinnaird College for Women UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #7,777 | 6.8% | 307 | #106 |
| 96 | Government College Women University FaisalabadUniversity · Faisalabad | #7,800 | 9.7% | 443 | #87 |
| 97 | Qarshi UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #7,864 | 6.6% | 274 | #91 |
| 98 | Kohat University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Kohat | #7,948 | 12.2% | 675 | #92 |
| 99 | Lahore Leads UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #8,025 | 6.4% | 269 | #99 |
| 100 | Sarhad University of Science and Information TechnologyUniversity · Peshawar | #8,073 | 7.0% | 216 | #68 |
| 101 | University College LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #8,171 | 7.2% | 648 | #66 |
| 102 | Habib UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #8,287 | 5.2% | 210 | #113 |
| 103 | University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesUniversity · Lahore | #8,455 | 8.3% | 1,347 | #103 |
| 104 | Pakistan Agricultural Research CouncilGovernment institution · Islamabad | #8,463 | 8.7% | 416 | #93 |
| 105 | Lasbela University of Agriculture Water and Marine ScienceUniversity · Uthal | #8,555 | 10.4% | 193 | #101 |
| 106 | Northern UniversityUniversity · Nowshera | #8,592 | 9.0% | 197 | #116 |
| 107 | Sindh Agriculture UniversityUniversity · Tando Jam | #8,726 | 6.8% | 634 | #118 |
| 108 | Abdus Salam Centre for PhysicsResearch facility · Islamabad | #8,815 | 8.7% | 304 | #95 |
| 109 | Lahore School of EconomicsUniversity · Lahore | #8,866 | 9.0% | 225 | #75 |
| 110 | Jinnah University for WomenUniversity · Karachi | #8,936 | 7.5% | 258 | #140 |
| 111 | Institute of Business Administration KarachiUniversity · Karachi | #9,027 | 9.3% | 249 | #102 |
| 112 | Dawood University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Karachi | #9,140 | 12.3% | 232 | #108 |
| 113 | Mohi-ud-Din Islamic UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #9,477 | 12.6% | 247 | #129 |
| 114 | City University of Science and Information TechnologyUniversity · Peshawar | #9,628 | 14.6% | 177 | #80 |
| 115 | Ziauddin UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #9,768 | 4.9% | 948 | #144 |
| 116 | Pakistan Institute of Development EconomicsUniversity · Islamabad | #9,874 | 8.6% | 230 | #114 |
| 117 | Iqra National UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #9,891 | 12.4% | 163 | #122 |
| 118 | Shifa Tameer-e-Millat UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #9,953 | 9.5% | 368 | #138 |
| 119 | Karachi Institute of Economics and TechnologyUniversity · Karachi | #10,072 | 7.4% | 191 | #131 |
| 120 | Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering & TechnologyUniversity · Multan | #10,349 | 10.7% | 163 | #133 |
| 121 | University College of IslamabadUniversity · Islamabad | #10,439 | 8.0% | 156 | #123 |
| 122 | Pakistan ArmyGovernment institution · Rawalpindi | #10,604 | 5.5% | 350 | #134 |
| 123 | University of South AsiaUniversity · Lahore | #10,734 | 6.8% | 156 | #135 |
| 124 | Health Services AcademyHospital / health system · Islamabad | #11,025 | 9.3% | 241 | #125 |
| 125 | DHA Suffa UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #11,042 | 3.0% | 205 | #148 |
| 126 | Mohammad Ali Jinnah UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #11,198 | 10.0% | 201 | #119 |
| 127 | Isra UniversityUniversity · Hyderābād | #11,297 | 2.5% | 370 | #151 |
| 128 | CECOS UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #11,389 | 12.0% | 160 | #109 |
| 129 | Rawalpindi Medical UniversityHospital / health system · Rawalpindi | #11,418 | 4.7% | 957 | #168 |
| 130 | Institute of Southern PunjabUniversity · Multan | #11,448 | 7.8% | 129 | #127 |
| 131 | Indus UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #11,467 | 6.3% | 125 | #137 |
| 132 | Women Medical CollegeUniversity · Abbottabad | #11,597 | 4.0% | 470 | #245 |
| 133 | Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial ResearchGovernment institution · Islamabad | #11,945 | 6.3% | 276 | #143 |
| 134 | University of SindhUniversity · Jamshoro | #11,965 | 3.6% | 2,151 | #141 |
| 135 | Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's UniversityUniversity · Quetta | #12,051 | 5.8% | 168 | #128 |
| 136 | Alhamd Islamic UniversityUniversity · Quetta | #12,582 | 5.4% | 161 | #165 |
| 137 | Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and BiologyResearch facility · Faisalabad | #12,658 | 12.3% | 175 | #107 |
| 138 | Foundation University Medical CollegeUniversity · Rawalpindi | #12,660 | 4.8% | 330 | #159 |
| 139 | University of KarachiUniversity · Karachi | #12,766 | 4.5% | 4,578 | #117 |
| 140 | Khyber Medical UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #12,900 | 4.1% | 707 | #139 |
| 141 | Baqai Medical UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #13,030 | 3.2% | 255 | #153 |
| 142 | Pakistan Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Islamabad | #13,060 | 13.1% | 118 | #130 |
| 143 | National Institute of HealthHospital / health system · Islamabad | #13,341 | 7.0% | 207 | #136 |
| 144 | Services Institute of Medical SciencesUniversity · Lahore | #13,434 | 3.4% | 355 | #177 |
| 145 | Gandhara UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #13,457 | 4.9% | 184 | #145 |
| 146 | Army Medical CollegeUniversity · Rawalpindi | #13,706 | 2.6% | 320 | #169 |
| 147 | Water and Power Development AuthorityGovernment institution · Lahore | #13,745 | 8.2% | 118 | #142 |
| 148 | Bolan University of Medical and Health SciencesHospital / health system · Quetta | #13,848 | 1.8% | 373 | #193 |
| 149 | Farooq HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #13,944 | 2.6% | 337 | #178 |
| 150 | Saidu Teaching HospitalHospital / health system · Saidu Sharif | #14,024 | 3.1% | 362 | #181 |
| 151 | Fauji Fertilizer (Pakistan)Company · Rawalpindi | #14,075 | 7.2% | 121 | #126 |
| 152 | Punjab Medical CollegeUniversity · Faisalabad | #14,076 | 4.3% | 526 | #201 |
| 153 | Post Graduate Medical InstituteHospital / health system · Lahore | #14,135 | 2.7% | 229 | #146 |
| 154 | Jinnah Sindh Medical UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #14,171 | 4.7% | 765 | #171 |
| 155 | Urban UnitGovernment institution · Lahore | #14,212 | 6.6% | 94 | #149 |
| 156 | Bahawal Victoria HospitalHospital / health system · Bahawalpur | #14,241 | 2.2% | 467 | #204 |
| 157 | Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical UniversityUniversity · Larkana | #14,291 | 3.6% | 371 | #186 |
| 158 | University of Health Sciences LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #14,330 | 3.4% | 751 | #147 |
| 159 | Shalamar HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #14,383 | 3.1% | 337 | #196 |
| 160 | National Institute of Child HealthHospital / health system · Karachi | #14,408 | 2.6% | 227 | #37 |
| 161 | National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringUniversity · Faisalabad | #14,516 | 11.2% | 196 | #111 |
| 162 | Rashid Latif Medical CollegeUniversity · Lahore | #14,704 | 1.6% | 287 | #179 |
| 163 | Punjab Institute of CardiologyHospital / health system · Lahore | #14,943 | 2.1% | 497 | #188 |
| 164 | Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and TechnologyUniversity · Haripur | #15,061 | 16.5% | 94 | #182 |
| 165 | Fatima Jinnah Medical UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #15,128 | 3.7% | 310 | #187 |
| 166 | Allama Iqbal Medical CollegeUniversity · Lahore | #15,156 | 3.6% | 680 | #163 |
| 167 | Ayub Medical CollegeUniversity · Abbottabad | #15,206 | 1.4% | 467 | #207 |
| 168 | Beaconhouse National UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #15,229 | 7.7% | 147 | #160 |
| 169 | Indus HospitalHospital / health system · Karachi | #15,273 | 2.6% | 430 | #176 |
| 170 | King Edward Medical UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #15,365 | 5.3% | 970 | #167 |
| 171 | Jinnah Medical & Dental CollegeHospital / health system · Karachi | #15,444 | 2.1% | 421 | #194 |
| 172 | Pakistan Atomic Energy CommissionGovernment institution · Islamabad | #15,836 | 3.0% | 143 | #156 |
| 173 | Nur International UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #15,904 | 5.9% | 113 | #158 |
| 174 | Shaikh Zayed Medical College and HospitalHospital / health system · Rahim Yar Khan | #15,930 | 2.2% | 263 | #192 |
| 175 | Lahore General HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #15,952 | 2.7% | 537 | #232 |
| 176 | Dow University of Health SciencesUniversity · Karachi | #16,023 | 5.5% | 2,472 | #202 |
| 177 | Balochistan University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Khuzdar | #16,024 | 7.0% | 78 | #170 |
| 178 | Services HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #16,083 | 2.4% | 239 | #154 |
| 179 | Mayo HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #16,111 | 2.3% | 640 | #208 |
| 180 | Shaikh Zayed HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #16,123 | 1.5% | 353 | #209 |
| 181 | Shifa International HospitalHospital / health system · Islamabad | #16,173 | 2.5% | 630 | #231 |
| 182 | Civil Hospital KarachiHospital / health system · Karachi | #16,198 | 2.3% | 510 | #230 |
| 183 | National Institute of Cardiovascular DiseasesHospital / health system · Karachi | #16,249 | 1.5% | 447 | #224 |
| 184 | Institute of Management Sciences LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #16,341 | 6.4% | 88 | #190 |
| 185 | Higher Education CommissionGovernment institution · Islamabad | #16,423 | 7.7% | 84 | #152 |
| 186 | Northwest General Hospital and Research CenterHospital / health system · Peshawar | #16,453 | 1.4% | 241 | #212 |
| 187 | Khyber Teaching HospitalHospital / health system · Peshawar | #16,528 | 1.3% | 766 | #225 |
| 188 | Khyber Medical CollegeHospital / health system · Peshawar | #16,531 | 2.2% | 879 | #215 |
| 189 | Nishtar Medical College and HospitalInstitution · Multan | #16,533 | 2.2% | 940 | #221 |
| 190 | Al-Khair UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #16,563 | 7.0% | 98 | #191 |
| 191 | Benazir Bhutto HospitalHospital / health system · Rawalpindi | #16,604 | 2.3% | 237 | #211 |
| 192 | Sindh Institute of Urology and TransplantationHospital / health system · Karachi | #16,638 | 2.6% | 404 | #217 |
| 193 | Centre of Excellence in Molecular BiologyUniversity · Lahore | #16,645 | 7.3% | 179 | #124 |
| 194 | Greenwich UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #16,650 | 4.9% | 105 | #174 |
| 195 | Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical InstituteHospital / health system · Lahore | #16,808 | 5.1% | 176 | #198 |
| 196 | CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of DentistryHospital / health system · Lahore | #16,880 | 1.9% | 1,126 | #229 |
| 197 | Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and TechnologyResearch facility · Islamabad | #17,172 | 7.9% | 237 | #175 |
| 198 | Allied HospitalHospital / health system · Faisalabad | #17,328 | 2.8% | 196 | #223 |
| 199 | Armed Forces Institute of PathologyResearch facility · Rawalpindi | #17,579 | 2.2% | 390 | #199 |
| 200 | Abbasi Shaheed HospitalHospital / health system · Karachi | #17,608 | 1.9% | 163 | #210 |
| 201 | National University of Medical SciencesUniversity · Rawalpindi | #17,734 | 2.4% | 1,312 | #206 |
| 202 | Military HospitalHospital / health system · Rawalpindi | #17,776 | 1.7% | 969 | #234 |
| 203 | Preston UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #18,116 | 12.8% | 72 | #132 |
| 204 | Khawaja Farid Social Security HospitalHospital / health system · Multan | #18,289 | 3.2% | 82 | #213 |
| 205 | Dadabhoy Institute of Higher EducationUniversity · Karachi | #18,383 | 2.9% | 81 | #189 |
| 206 | Pakistan Telecommunication Company (Pakistan)Company · Islamabad | #18,418 | 9.6% | 80 | #166 |
| 207 | Baba Guru Nanak UniversityUniversity · Nankana Sahib | #18,469 | 9.9% | 70 | - |
| 208 | National College of ArtsUniversity · Lahore | #18,527 | 9.1% | 60 | #180 |
| 209 | Jinnah Postgraduate Medical CenterHospital / health system · Karachi | #18,535 | 1.6% | 821 | #243 |
| 210 | Ziauddin HospitalHospital / health system · Karachi | #18,788 | 1.3% | 179 | #233 |
| 211 | Chandka Medical CollegeUniversity · Larkana | #18,794 | 2.4% | 125 | #214 |
| 212 | Sir Ganga Ram HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #18,839 | 1.8% | 204 | #222 |
| 213 | Mari Petroleum Company (Pakistan)Company · Islamabad | #18,880 | 4.3% | 99 | #203 |
| 214 | Lady Reading HospitalHospital / health system · Peshawar | #18,957 | 0.9% | 808 | #241 |
| 215 | Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory AuthorityGovernment institution · Islamabad | #18,988 | 3.7% | 73 | #183 |
| 216 | Kidney CentreHospital / health system · Karachi | #19,048 | 2.2% | 161 | #157 |
| 217 | Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research CenterHospital / health system · Lahore | #19,396 | 2.4% | 551 | #238 |
| 218 | National Centre of Excellence in Analytical ChemistryResearch facility · Jamshoro | #19,631 | 7.9% | 105 | #161 |
| 219 | Holy Family HospitalHospital / health system · Rawalpindi | #19,701 | 1.7% | 146 | #235 |
| 220 | Central Cotton Research InstituteGovernment institution · Multan | #19,713 | 5.0% | 118 | #205 |
| 221 | Karachi Institute of Heart DiseasesHospital / health system · Karachi | #19,733 | 4.4% | 92 | #226 |
| 222 | Hayatabad Medical ComplexHospital / health system · Peshawar | #19,937 | 1.3% | 1,053 | #240 |
| 223 | College of Physicians and Surgeons PakistanUniversity · Karachi | #20,523 | 3.3% | 73 | #216 |
| 224 | Sustainable Development Policy InstituteNonprofit · Islamabad | #20,696 | 7.5% | 71 | #173 |
| 225 | Karachi School for Business and LeadershipUniversity · Karachi | #20,730 | 4.2% | 78 | #197 |
| 226 | Combined Military HospitalHospital / health system · Rawalpindi | #21,141 | 0.8% | 1,033 | #248 |
| 227 | Frontier Medical CollegeHospital / health system · Abbottabad | #21,413 | 3.0% | 65 | #218 |
| 228 | Divisional Headquarters Teaching Hospital MirpurHospital / health system · New Mirpur | #21,719 | 1.2% | 81 | #242 |
| 229 | Fatima Jinnah Dental CollegeUniversity · Karachi | #21,778 | 5.7% | 60 | #237 |
| 230 | Institute of Biomedical and Genetic EngineeringUniversity · Islamabad | #21,862 | 7.3% | 61 | #220 |
| 231 | National Institute Of Blood Disease and Bone Marrow TransplantationHospital / health system · Karachi | #22,266 | 1.3% | 95 | #247 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Pakistan on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Pakistan
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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