Top research institutions in Pakistan
University of the Punjab ranks first in Pakistan on research quality in 2022–2025 (#708 worldwide), followed by COMSATS University Islamabad and Islamia University of Bahawalpur.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of the PunjabUniversity · Lahore | #708 | 17.8% | 5,955 | #3 |
| 2 | COMSATS University IslamabadUniversity · Islamabad | #718 | 26.2% | 4,833 | #1 |
| 3 | Islamia University of BahawalpurUniversity · Bahawalpur | #872 | 22.6% | 3,354 | #7 |
| 4 | Government College University, FaisalabadUniversity · Faisalabad | #898 | 22.0% | 3,246 | #6 |
| 5 | University of Agriculture FaisalabadUniversity · Faisalabad | #917 | 20.5% | 3,142 | #5 |
| 6 | National University of Sciences and TechnologyUniversity · Islamabad | #933 | 23.4% | 4,185 | #4 |
| 7 | Quaid-i-Azam UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #1,064 | 22.4% | 3,138 | #2 |
| 8 | University of LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #1,121 | 17.3% | 3,629 | #9 |
| 9 | Riphah International UniversityUniversity · Rawalpindi | #1,265 | 17.4% | 2,857 | #18 |
| 10 | Abdul Wali Khan University MardanUniversity · Mardan | #1,313 | 23.8% | 1,859 | #8 |
| 11 | University of Management and TechnologyUniversity · Lahore | #1,338 | 25.3% | 1,968 | #16 |
| 12 | Government College University, LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #1,438 | 20.2% | 1,925 | #12 |
| 13 | University of SargodhaUniversity · Sargodha | #1,531 | 18.1% | 2,367 | #17 |
| 14 | University of GujratUniversity · Gujrat | #1,546 | 18.7% | 1,763 | #19 |
| 15 | Bahauddin Zakariya UniversityUniversity · Multan | #1,561 | 18.5% | 2,784 | #11 |
| 16 | Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information TechnologyUniversity · Rahim Yar Khan | #1,730 | 26.0% | 988 | #30 |
| 17 | University of OkaraUniversity · Okara | #1,783 | 23.5% | 1,590 | #28 |
| 18 | University of MalakandUniversity · Malakand | #1,891 | 21.1% | 997 | #20 |
| 19 | University of Engineering and Technology LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #2,009 | 18.0% | 2,057 | #14 |
| 20 | University of EducationUniversity · Lahore | #2,207 | 20.0% | 1,984 | #32 |
| 21 | University of PeshawarUniversity · Peshawar | #2,492 | 17.4% | 1,658 | #10 |
| 22 | University of FaisalabadUniversity · Faisalabad | #2,534 | 16.1% | 1,497 | #31 |
| 23 | University of KarachiUniversity · Karachi | #2,754 | 10.5% | 2,564 | #27 |
| 24 | Abbottabad University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Havelian | #2,808 | 21.8% | 716 | #34 |
| 25 | University of Central PunjabUniversity · Lahore | #2,972 | 23.3% | 1,136 | #42 |
| 26 | Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture UniversityUniversity · Rawalpindi | #3,074 | 17.4% | 1,201 | #37 |
| 27 | Air UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #3,092 | 24.1% | 1,205 | #39 |
| 28 | University of HaripurUniversity · Islamabad | #3,108 | 25.1% | 741 | #54 |
| 29 | International Islamic University, IslamabadUniversity · Islamabad | #3,277 | 16.3% | 2,344 | #21 |
| 30 | Lahore University of Management SciencesUniversity · Lahore | #3,325 | 20.0% | 992 | #25 |
| 31 | Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied SciencesUniversity · Islamabad | #3,346 | 26.1% | 703 | #13 |
| 32 | Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and TechnologyUniversity · Topi | #3,361 | 23.0% | 719 | #29 |
| 33 | Superior UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #3,411 | 13.8% | 1,702 | #61 |
| 34 | Mehran University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Jamshoro | #3,430 | 14.2% | 944 | #36 |
| 35 | Dow University of Health SciencesUniversity · Karachi | #3,448 | 8.4% | 2,472 | #52 |
| 36 | The University of Agriculture, PeshawarUniversity · Peshawar | #3,455 | 18.4% | 1,048 | #47 |
| 37 | ILMA UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #3,476 | 45.0% | 301 | #57 |
| 38 | Bahria UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #3,619 | 16.0% | 1,841 | #40 |
| 39 | National University of Computer and Emerging SciencesUniversity · Islamabad | #3,750 | 27.2% | 1,018 | #51 |
| 40 | University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesUniversity · Lahore | #3,879 | 14.3% | 1,347 | #41 |
| 41 | Aga Khan UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #3,959 | 15.3% | 1,638 | #23 |
| 42 | Namal UniversityUniversity · Mianwali | #3,988 | 24.0% | 323 | #59 |
| 43 | University of Engineering and Technology PeshawarUniversity · Peshawar | #4,065 | 18.8% | 853 | #33 |
| 44 | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #4,097 | 20.6% | 696 | #45 |
| 45 | Ghazi UniversityUniversity · Dera Ghazi Khan | #4,166 | 19.5% | 545 | #67 |
| 46 | University of SwabiUniversity · Peshawar | #4,273 | 16.8% | 489 | #56 |
| 47 | Lahore College for Women UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #4,274 | 14.6% | 1,175 | #48 |
| 48 | The Women University MultanUniversity · Multan | #4,307 | 15.1% | 834 | #81 |
| 49 | Kohat University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Kohat | #4,316 | 21.5% | 675 | #43 |
| 50 | University of Engineering and Technology TaxilaUniversity · Rawalpindi | #4,473 | 19.7% | 986 | #35 |
| 51 | University of Azad Jammu and KashmirUniversity · Muzaffarabad | #4,507 | 17.3% | 964 | #50 |
| 52 | Bacha Khan UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #4,531 | 14.8% | 539 | #70 |
| 53 | International Center for Chemical and Biological SciencesResearch facility · Karachi | #4,543 | 19.0% | 447 | #55 |
| 54 | Hazara UniversityUniversity · Baffa | #4,579 | 19.1% | 971 | #38 |
| 55 | University of SwatUniversity · Mingora | #4,758 | 17.5% | 488 | #68 |
| 56 | Iqra UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #4,878 | 23.1% | 901 | #53 |
| 57 | Islamia College UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #4,894 | 17.7% | 677 | #58 |
| 58 | Sukkur IBA UniversityUniversity · Sukkur | #4,968 | 26.4% | 677 | #46 |
| 59 | Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Karachi | #5,076 | 16.8% | 800 | #66 |
| 60 | Gomal UniversityUniversity · Dera Ismail Khan | #5,136 | 12.3% | 928 | #65 |
| 61 | National University of Medical SciencesUniversity · Rawalpindi | #5,390 | 4.6% | 1,312 | #80 |
| 62 | National Textile UniversityUniversity · Faisalabad | #5,478 | 18.3% | 597 | #73 |
| 63 | Information Technology UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #5,493 | 20.8% | 539 | #24 |
| 64 | University of SindhUniversity · Jamshoro | #5,651 | 10.0% | 1,279 | #44 |
| 65 | Abdus Salam Centre for PhysicsResearch facility · Islamabad | #5,672 | 18.0% | 304 | #71 |
| 66 | Aga Khan University HospitalHospital / health system · Karachi | #5,705 | 6.4% | 1,398 | #64 |
| 67 | Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of AgricultureUniversity · Multan | #5,719 | 16.8% | 772 | #97 |
| 68 | Rawalpindi Medical UniversityHospital / health system · Rawalpindi | #5,838 | 7.9% | 957 | #99 |
| 69 | University of Science and Technology BannuUniversity · Bannu | #5,846 | 19.3% | 427 | #69 |
| 70 | NED University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Karachi | #5,875 | 13.2% | 1,087 | #74 |
| 71 | University of BalochistanUniversity · Quetta | #5,932 | 9.2% | 1,140 | #62 |
| 72 | Mirpur University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · New Mirpur City | #6,161 | 15.9% | 598 | #76 |
| 73 | Jinnah Sindh Medical UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #6,193 | 7.2% | 765 | #94 |
| 74 | Government College Women University FaisalabadUniversity · Faisalabad | #6,197 | 17.4% | 443 | #83 |
| 75 | Karakoram International UniversityUniversity · Gilgit | #6,305 | 22.6% | 337 | #91 |
| 76 | Institute of Business ManagementUniversity · Karachi | #6,399 | 22.9% | 623 | #92 |
| 77 | National College of Business Administration and EconomicsUniversity · Lahore | #6,484 | 23.0% | 493 | #82 |
| 78 | University of WahUniversity · Rawalpindi | #6,504 | 15.8% | 592 | #63 |
| 79 | Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management SciencesUniversity · Quetta | #6,520 | 15.6% | 570 | #75 |
| 80 | Virtual University of PakistanUniversity · Lahore | #6,521 | 19.3% | 465 | #93 |
| 81 | Allama Iqbal Open UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #6,615 | 15.6% | 690 | #103 |
| 82 | Government of PakistanGovernment institution · Islamabad | #6,774 | 14.7% | 726 | #89 |
| 83 | National University of Modern LanguagesUniversity · Islamabad | #6,865 | 14.1% | 1,324 | #104 |
| 84 | Government Sadiq College Women UniversityUniversity · Bahawalpur | #7,090 | 16.5% | 328 | #122 |
| 85 | Sindh Madressatul Islam UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #7,208 | 20.5% | 251 | #105 |
| 86 | National University of TechnologyUniversity · Islamabad | #7,299 | 19.2% | 492 | #98 |
| 87 | Institute of Space TechnologyUniversity · Islamabad | #7,505 | 20.3% | 449 | #60 |
| 88 | Khyber Medical UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #7,570 | 6.8% | 707 | #72 |
| 89 | Minhaj University LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #7,627 | 13.6% | 668 | #117 |
| 90 | Sindh Agriculture UniversityUniversity · Tando Jam | #7,670 | 9.7% | 634 | #87 |
| 91 | Federal Urdu UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #7,881 | 15.1% | 584 | #100 |
| 92 | Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and TechnologyResearch facility · Islamabad | #7,934 | 12.9% | 237 | #26 |
| 93 | Ziauddin UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #7,970 | 6.9% | 948 | #107 |
| 94 | Pakistan Agricultural Research CouncilGovernment institution · Islamabad | #8,017 | 16.1% | 416 | #88 |
| 95 | Hamdard UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #8,020 | 10.0% | 623 | #86 |
| 96 | Capital University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Islamabad | #8,047 | 22.2% | 607 | #90 |
| 97 | World Health Organization - PakistanGovernment institution · Islamabad | #8,205 | 17.0% | 402 | #22 |
| 98 | Karachi Medical and Dental CollegeUniversity · Karachi | #8,349 | 4.4% | 905 | #112 |
| 99 | Government of Khyber PakhtunkhwaGovernment institution · Peshawar | #8,368 | 13.8% | 536 | #109 |
| 100 | GIFT UniversityUniversity · Gujranwala | #8,417 | 8.4% | 549 | #132 |
| 101 | King Edward Medical UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #8,555 | 7.9% | 970 | #114 |
| 102 | CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of DentistryHospital / health system · Lahore | #8,841 | 3.0% | 1,126 | #113 |
| 103 | Forman Christian CollegeUniversity · Lahore | #9,004 | 13.9% | 552 | #106 |
| 104 | Sir Syed University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Karachi | #9,091 | 14.8% | 439 | #119 |
| 105 | Fatima Jinnah Women UniversityUniversity · Rawalpindi | #9,229 | 15.5% | 633 | #110 |
| 106 | Lahore Garrison UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #9,338 | 14.7% | 474 | #126 |
| 107 | Shah Abdul Latif UniversityUniversity · Khairpur | #9,356 | 11.6% | 545 | #144 |
| 108 | Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and TechnologyUniversity · Nawabshah | #9,425 | 12.6% | 432 | #120 |
| 109 | National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringUniversity · Faisalabad | #9,449 | 21.9% | 196 | #49 |
| 110 | Abasyn UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #9,587 | 17.4% | 298 | #123 |
| 111 | Shifa Tameer-e-Millat UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #9,689 | 14.8% | 368 | #163 |
| 112 | University of Health Sciences LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #9,754 | 5.9% | 751 | #116 |
| 113 | Pakistan Academy of SciencesGovernment institution · Islamabad | #9,975 | 20.4% | 118 | #124 |
| 114 | Dawood University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Karachi | #10,126 | 21.1% | 232 | #115 |
| 115 | National Defence UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #10,323 | 17.7% | 373 | #121 |
| 116 | HITEC UniversityUniversity · Rawalpindi | #10,471 | 18.6% | 320 | #95 |
| 117 | Liaquat University of Medical & Health SciencesUniversity · Jamshoro | #10,488 | 2.6% | 872 | #139 |
| 118 | Khyber Medical CollegeHospital / health system · Peshawar | #10,499 | 3.5% | 879 | #130 |
| 119 | Government College of ScienceUniversity · Lahore | #10,668 | 9.7% | 403 | #137 |
| 120 | National Centre of Excellence in Analytical ChemistryResearch facility · Jamshoro | #10,763 | 17.1% | 105 | #79 |
| 121 | Pakistan Institute of Development EconomicsUniversity · Islamabad | #10,994 | 17.8% | 230 | #142 |
| 122 | Nishtar Medical College and HospitalInstitution · Multan | #11,050 | 3.3% | 940 | #153 |
| 123 | Military HospitalHospital / health system · Rawalpindi | #11,363 | 2.6% | 969 | #102 |
| 124 | University of Islamic StudiesUniversity · Karachi | #11,474 | 9.3% | 722 | #152 |
| 125 | University College LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #11,571 | 5.9% | 648 | #101 |
| 126 | Armed Forces Institute of PathologyResearch facility · Rawalpindi | #11,701 | 2.9% | 390 | #108 |
| 127 | Kinnaird College for Women UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #11,719 | 14.5% | 307 | #141 |
| 128 | Health Services AcademyHospital / health system · Islamabad | #11,784 | 14.2% | 241 | #172 |
| 129 | University College of IslamabadUniversity · Islamabad | #11,812 | 11.6% | 156 | #84 |
| 130 | Liaquat National HospitalHospital / health system · Karachi | #11,899 | 4.4% | 662 | #129 |
| 131 | Pakistan Institute of Medical SciencesHospital / health system · Islamabad | #12,069 | 2.7% | 812 | #133 |
| 132 | Punjab Medical CollegeUniversity · Faisalabad | #12,155 | 5.8% | 526 | #151 |
| 133 | Combined Military HospitalHospital / health system · Rawalpindi | #12,238 | 1.3% | 1,033 | #135 |
| 134 | Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University PeshawarUniversity · Peshawar | #12,327 | 13.4% | 311 | #154 |
| 135 | Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial ResearchGovernment institution · Islamabad | #12,388 | 9.8% | 276 | #77 |
| 136 | Northern UniversityUniversity · Nowshera | #12,531 | 14.8% | 197 | #178 |
| 137 | Qurtuba University of Science and Information TechnologyUniversity · Peshawar | #12,581 | 13.1% | 470 | #150 |
| 138 | City University of Science and Information TechnologyUniversity · Peshawar | #12,855 | 20.1% | 177 | #96 |
| 139 | Fatima Jinnah Dental CollegeUniversity · Karachi | #12,875 | 8.0% | 60 | #180 |
| 140 | Sindh Institute of Urology and TransplantationHospital / health system · Karachi | #12,998 | 4.1% | 404 | #127 |
| 141 | Centre of Excellence in Molecular BiologyUniversity · Lahore | #13,099 | 15.2% | 179 | #131 |
| 142 | Foundation University IslamabadUniversity · Islamabad | #13,146 | 9.7% | 384 | #138 |
| 143 | Shalamar HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #13,221 | 5.6% | 337 | #199 |
| 144 | Saidu Teaching HospitalHospital / health system · Saidu Sharif | #13,346 | 3.8% | 362 | #174 |
| 145 | Allama Iqbal Medical CollegeUniversity · Lahore | #13,406 | 5.5% | 680 | #156 |
| 146 | Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and BiologyResearch facility · Faisalabad | #13,628 | 24.7% | 175 | #118 |
| 147 | Jinnah Postgraduate Medical CenterHospital / health system · Karachi | #13,686 | 2.6% | 821 | #160 |
| 148 | National Institute of HealthHospital / health system · Islamabad | #13,879 | 11.4% | 207 | #157 |
| 149 | Ayub Agriculture Research InstituteGovernment institution · Faisalabad | #13,921 | 12.4% | 322 | #162 |
| 150 | Lasbela University of Agriculture Water and Marine ScienceUniversity · Uthal | #14,092 | 17.7% | 193 | #136 |
| 151 | Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical UniversityUniversity · Larkana | #14,416 | 5.4% | 371 | #208 |
| 152 | Foundation University Medical CollegeUniversity · Rawalpindi | #14,840 | 6.7% | 330 | #173 |
| 153 | Mohi-ud-Din Islamic UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #14,852 | 16.1% | 247 | #183 |
| 154 | Shifa International HospitalHospital / health system · Islamabad | #14,883 | 3.2% | 630 | #145 |
| 155 | Iqra National UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #15,091 | 21.2% | 163 | #171 |
| 156 | Mayo HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #15,170 | 3.4% | 640 | #175 |
| 157 | Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and TechnologyUniversity · Haripur | #15,261 | 27.2% | 94 | #191 |
| 158 | Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering & TechnologyUniversity · Multan | #15,319 | 15.9% | 163 | #176 |
| 159 | Khyber Teaching HospitalHospital / health system · Peshawar | #15,344 | 1.7% | 766 | #147 |
| 160 | Women Medical CollegeUniversity · Abbottabad | #15,385 | 3.0% | 470 | #85 |
| 161 | Qarshi UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #15,402 | 10.5% | 274 | #134 |
| 162 | CECOS UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #15,473 | 16.3% | 160 | #125 |
| 163 | Jinnah University for WomenUniversity · Karachi | #15,614 | 14.3% | 258 | #146 |
| 164 | Indus HospitalHospital / health system · Karachi | #15,682 | 4.5% | 430 | #168 |
| 165 | Jinnah Medical & Dental CollegeHospital / health system · Karachi | #15,705 | 4.0% | 421 | #195 |
| 166 | Sarhad University of Science and Information TechnologyUniversity · Peshawar | #15,747 | 11.7% | 216 | #140 |
| 167 | Civil Hospital KarachiHospital / health system · Karachi | #15,890 | 2.6% | 510 | #165 |
| 168 | Gandhara UniversityUniversity · Peshawar | #16,045 | 7.2% | 184 | #196 |
| 169 | Services Institute of Medical SciencesUniversity · Lahore | #16,415 | 5.1% | 355 | #204 |
| 170 | Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research CenterHospital / health system · Lahore | #16,615 | 3.2% | 551 | #155 |
| 171 | Pakistan ArmyGovernment institution · Rawalpindi | #16,625 | 6.5% | 350 | #161 |
| 172 | Lady Reading HospitalHospital / health system · Peshawar | #16,657 | 1.5% | 808 | #188 |
| 173 | Urban UnitGovernment institution · Lahore | #16,816 | 15.4% | 94 | #210 |
| 174 | Hayatabad Medical ComplexHospital / health system · Peshawar | #17,039 | 1.7% | 1,053 | #216 |
| 175 | Rashid Latif Medical CollegeUniversity · Lahore | #17,059 | 3.0% | 287 | #192 |
| 176 | Habib UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #17,153 | 11.6% | 210 | #222 |
| 177 | Benazir Bhutto HospitalHospital / health system · Rawalpindi | #17,179 | 3.3% | 237 | #205 |
| 178 | Isra UniversityUniversity · Hyderābād | #17,381 | 5.9% | 370 | #166 |
| 179 | Institute of Business Administration KarachiUniversity · Karachi | #17,397 | 17.7% | 249 | #177 |
| 180 | Preston UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #17,416 | 25.7% | 72 | #167 |
| 181 | DHA Suffa UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #17,434 | 6.0% | 205 | #201 |
| 182 | Farooq HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #17,635 | 3.7% | 337 | #213 |
| 183 | Institute of Southern PunjabUniversity · Multan | #17,638 | 12.1% | 129 | #200 |
| 184 | Bahawal Victoria HospitalHospital / health system · Bahawalpur | #17,676 | 3.4% | 467 | #185 |
| 185 | Institute of Management Sciences PeshawarUniversity · Peshawar | #17,747 | 17.7% | 275 | #181 |
| 186 | Karachi Institute of Economics and TechnologyUniversity · Karachi | #18,072 | 18.5% | 191 | #189 |
| 187 | Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's UniversityUniversity · Quetta | #18,154 | 10.3% | 168 | #170 |
| 188 | University of South AsiaUniversity · Lahore | #18,300 | 10.6% | 156 | #221 |
| 189 | Lahore General HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #18,303 | 2.5% | 537 | #184 |
| 190 | Army Medical CollegeUniversity · Rawalpindi | #18,500 | 3.7% | 320 | #159 |
| 191 | Fatima Jinnah Medical UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #18,526 | 4.4% | 310 | #203 |
| 192 | Ayub Medical CollegeUniversity · Abbottabad | #18,575 | 2.5% | 467 | #179 |
| 193 | Higher Education CommissionGovernment institution · Islamabad | #18,656 | 22.1% | 84 | #209 |
| 194 | Lahore School of EconomicsUniversity · Lahore | #18,754 | 19.6% | 225 | #148 |
| 195 | Punjab Institute of CardiologyHospital / health system · Lahore | #19,002 | 1.8% | 497 | #211 |
| 196 | Mohammad Ali Jinnah UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #19,180 | 18.5% | 201 | #111 |
| 197 | Baqai Medical UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #19,292 | 5.5% | 255 | #169 |
| 198 | National Institute of Cardiovascular DiseasesHospital / health system · Karachi | #19,416 | 2.7% | 447 | #206 |
| 199 | Beaconhouse National UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #19,677 | 17.8% | 147 | #227 |
| 200 | Fauji Fertilizer (Pakistan)Company · Rawalpindi | #19,717 | 9.3% | 121 | #182 |
| 201 | Indus UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #19,949 | 14.1% | 125 | #223 |
| 202 | Lahore Leads UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #20,320 | 12.5% | 269 | #197 |
| 203 | Sustainable Development Policy InstituteNonprofit · Islamabad | #20,562 | 21.9% | 71 | #207 |
| 204 | Shaikh Zayed HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #20,847 | 2.0% | 353 | #229 |
| 205 | Institute of Biomedical and Genetic EngineeringUniversity · Islamabad | #20,901 | 13.1% | 61 | #198 |
| 206 | Bolan University of Medical and Health SciencesHospital / health system · Quetta | #21,540 | 2.8% | 373 | #235 |
| 207 | Institute of Management Sciences LahoreUniversity · Lahore | #21,549 | 10.2% | 88 | #230 |
| 208 | Services HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #22,437 | 2.5% | 239 | #158 |
| 209 | Central Cotton Research InstituteGovernment institution · Multan | #22,562 | 9.0% | 118 | #225 |
| 210 | Shaikh Zayed Medical College and HospitalHospital / health system · Rahim Yar Khan | #22,692 | 3.6% | 263 | #234 |
| 211 | Post Graduate Medical InstituteHospital / health system · Lahore | #22,870 | 2.1% | 229 | #149 |
| 212 | Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical InstituteHospital / health system · Lahore | #22,901 | 5.6% | 176 | #232 |
| 213 | Water and Power Development AuthorityGovernment institution · Lahore | #22,907 | 9.1% | 118 | #218 |
| 214 | Allied HospitalHospital / health system · Faisalabad | #22,942 | 3.0% | 196 | #233 |
| 215 | National Institute of Child HealthHospital / health system · Karachi | #22,950 | 3.4% | 227 | #15 |
| 216 | Nur International UniversityUniversity · Lahore | #22,964 | 7.6% | 113 | #215 |
| 217 | Balochistan University of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity · Khuzdar | #23,352 | 10.5% | 78 | #224 |
| 218 | Northwest General Hospital and Research CenterHospital / health system · Peshawar | #23,659 | 2.7% | 241 | #240 |
| 219 | Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory AuthorityGovernment institution · Islamabad | #23,725 | 5.9% | 73 | #236 |
| 220 | Ziauddin HospitalHospital / health system · Karachi | #23,767 | 1.9% | 179 | #238 |
| 221 | Alhamd Islamic UniversityUniversity · Quetta | #24,053 | 12.3% | 161 | #250 |
| 222 | Holy Family HospitalHospital / health system · Rawalpindi | #24,342 | 2.2% | 146 | #237 |
| 223 | Chandka Medical CollegeUniversity · Larkana | #24,354 | 2.2% | 125 | #248 |
| 224 | Kidney CentreHospital / health system · Karachi | #24,423 | 1.5% | 161 | #143 |
| 225 | Baba Guru Nanak UniversityUniversity · Nankana Sahib | #24,495 | 6.9% | 70 | — |
| 226 | Pakistan Telecommunication Company (Pakistan)Company · Islamabad | #24,735 | 13.1% | 80 | #194 |
| 227 | Greenwich UniversityUniversity · Karachi | #24,973 | 14.5% | 105 | #245 |
| 228 | Pakistan Atomic Energy CommissionGovernment institution · Islamabad | #25,221 | 2.9% | 143 | #128 |
| 229 | Frontier Medical CollegeHospital / health system · Abbottabad | #25,406 | 4.9% | 65 | #190 |
| 230 | National College of ArtsUniversity · Lahore | #25,484 | 14.7% | 60 | #228 |
| 231 | Sir Ganga Ram HospitalHospital / health system · Lahore | #25,650 | 2.3% | 204 | #226 |
| 232 | Karachi Institute of Heart DiseasesHospital / health system · Karachi | #26,101 | 4.0% | 92 | #247 |
| 233 | Abbasi Shaheed HospitalHospital / health system · Karachi | #26,330 | 1.8% | 163 | #243 |
| 234 | National Institute Of Blood Disease and Bone Marrow TransplantationHospital / health system · Karachi | #26,490 | 1.3% | 95 | #239 |
| 235 | Karachi School for Business and LeadershipUniversity · Karachi | #26,560 | 14.2% | 78 | #255 |
| 236 | Dadabhoy Institute of Higher EducationUniversity · Karachi | #26,989 | 6.4% | 81 | #244 |
| 237 | Mari Petroleum Company (Pakistan)Company · Islamabad | #27,167 | 5.5% | 99 | #251 |
| 238 | Al-Khair UniversityUniversity · Islamabad | #27,266 | 6.7% | 98 | #253 |
| 239 | Khawaja Farid Social Security HospitalHospital / health system · Multan | #27,398 | 5.9% | 82 | #252 |
| 240 | College of Physicians and Surgeons PakistanUniversity · Karachi | #27,663 | 3.9% | 73 | #220 |
| 241 | Divisional Headquarters Teaching Hospital MirpurHospital / health system · New Mirpur | #27,943 | 0.7% | 81 | #257 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Pakistan on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — 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%.
above the meannear itbelow it
One dot per institution in the table above.