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Life Sciences research in Pakistan

University of Agriculture Faisalabad ranks first in Pakistan for Life Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#672 worldwide), followed by Government College University, Faisalabad and Quaid-i-Azam University.

Pakistan's world rank
#29
of 149 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
24k
Top-10% rate
16.7%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Pakistan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of Agriculture FaisalabadFaisalabad #67227.421.0%1,548
2Government College University, FaisalabadFaisalabad #94823.528.1%712
3Quaid-i-Azam UniversityIslamabad #1,19021.025.1%537
4Islamia University of BahawalpurBahawalpur #1,25020.426.3%641
5Bahauddin Zakariya UniversityMultan #1,36619.422.5%669
6University of LahoreLahore #1,49218.520.3%498
7University of the PunjabLahore #1,57817.817.1%1,095
8COMSATS University IslamabadIslamabad #1,62317.524.3%463
9Abdul Wali Khan University MardanMardan #1,88315.927.6%347
10University of KarachiKarachi #1,93315.612.9%538
11Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture UniversityRawalpindi #2,02215.118.8%537
12National University of Sciences and TechnologyIslamabad #2,04015.023.8%308
13University of Veterinary and Animal SciencesLahore #2,04614.913.8%715
14University of FaisalabadFaisalabad #2,10814.621.7%324
15The University of Agriculture, PeshawarPeshawar #2,18814.217.8%563
16Dow University of Health SciencesKarachi #2,21914.07.3%316
17Government College University, LahoreLahore #2,38513.221.8%288
18University of SargodhaSargodha #2,48512.821.0%478
19University of EducationLahore #2,77211.521.5%205
20University of OkaraOkara #2,92510.923.6%252
21Lahore College for Women UniversityLahore #3,3309.519.6%180
22University of Central PunjabLahore #3,3389.522.2%188
23University of MalakandMalakand #3,5458.824.3%129
24Riphah International UniversityRawalpindi #3,5888.715.9%234
25University of HaripurIslamabad #3,6878.424.4%162
26University of SwabiPeshawar #3,7388.220.7%113
27International Center for Chemical and Biological SciencesKarachi #3,7948.015.4%161
28Aga Khan UniversityKarachi #3,8987.79.5%166
29University of PeshawarPeshawar #3,9337.617.3%209
30The Women University MultanMultan #4,0577.318.8%128
31Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of AgricultureMultan #4,0957.220.4%325
32University of GujratGujrat #4,1337.119.2%159
33University of SwatMingora #4,2646.719.9%103
34Abbottabad University of Science and TechnologyHavelian #4,2696.723.1%92
35Pakistan Agricultural Research CouncilIslamabad #4,2806.716.9%278
36King Edward Medical UniversityLahore #4,3006.68.7%113
37University of Management and TechnologyLahore #4,4326.323.3%144
38Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information TechnologyRahim Yar Khan #4,5296.129.0%136
39Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied SciencesIslamabad #4,5765.933.9%111
40Jinnah Sindh Medical UniversityKarachi #4,6355.86.5%97
41Gomal UniversityDera Ismail Khan #4,6585.812.2%221
42Sindh Agriculture UniversityTando Jam #4,6895.77.6%426
43Islamia College UniversityPeshawar #4,6975.721.1%88
44Aga Khan University HospitalKarachi #4,9155.24.9%129
45Rawalpindi Medical UniversityRawalpindi #4,9175.211.5%99
46National University of Medical SciencesRawalpindi #4,9405.18.1%154
47Superior UniversityLahore #5,0374.910.3%129
48Hazara UniversityBaffa #5,0464.918.8%168
49Ziauddin UniversityKarachi #5,1084.78.2%110
50National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringFaisalabad #5,1674.624.5%120
51Shaheed Benazir Bhutto UniversityKarachi #5,2224.518.7%100
52Bacha Khan UniversityPeshawar #5,3244.319.2%95
53University of Health Sciences LahoreLahore #5,3974.18.1%133
54Karachi Medical and Dental CollegeKarachi #5,4084.14.3%93
55Kohat University of Science and TechnologyKohat #5,4464.021.0%94
56University of BalochistanQuetta #5,4474.07.4%184
57Ghazi UniversityDera Ghazi Khan #5,5253.819.0%102
58Government College Women University FaisalabadFaisalabad #5,5503.828.1%92
59Bahria UniversityIslamabad #5,5683.816.1%85
60Hamdard UniversityKarachi #5,5973.78.7%81

Institutions in Pakistan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Pakistan?

Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Ashraf and Mushtaq Ahmad rank highest among researchers based in Pakistan.

  1. 1Muhammad Farooq#45,948 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 167 works
  2. 2Muhammad Ashraf#105,178 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 331 works
  3. 3Mushtaq Ahmad#153,602 worldwide overall517 citations · 105 works
  4. 4Abdul Khaliq#215,849 worldwide overall251 citations · 72 works
  5. 5Muhammad Iqbal#264,545 worldwide overall328 citations · 79 works
  6. 6Shah Fahad#281,537 worldwide overall659 citations · 119 works
  7. 7Alvina Gul#358,898 worldwide overall255 citations · 67 works
  8. 8Shafaqat Ali#389,347 worldwide overall591 citations · 68 works
  9. 9Muhammad Rizwan#393,051 worldwide overall589 citations · 72 works
  10. 10Abdur Rauf#406,325 worldwide overall457 citations · 77 works
  11. 11Atta‐ur Rahman#469,954 worldwide overall334 citations · 90 works
  12. 12Riaz Ahmad#474,186 worldwide overall141 citations · 68 works
  13. 13M. Iqbal Choudhary#519,919 worldwide overall513 citations · 157 works
  14. 14Asif Tanveer#530,182 worldwide overall142 citations · 76 works
  15. 15Arshad Javaid#539,862 worldwide overall158 citations · 84 works

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