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Chemistry research in Pakistan

Islamia University of Bahawalpur ranks first in Pakistan for Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#387 worldwide), followed by Quaid-i-Azam University and Government College University, Faisalabad.

Pakistan's world rank
#18
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.7k
Top-10% rate
21.0%
Ranked institutions
10

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

What is the best university for Chemistry in Pakistan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Islamia University of BahawalpurBahawalpur #38717.226.3%78
2Quaid-i-Azam UniversityIslamabad #40116.722.0%113
3Government College University, FaisalabadFaisalabad #40416.625.6%134
4COMSATS University IslamabadIslamabad #41916.128.1%126
5University of the PunjabLahore #49713.718.3%118
6University of SargodhaSargodha #54312.427.9%62
7National University of Sciences and TechnologyIslamabad #6759.425.3%61
8University of Agriculture FaisalabadFaisalabad #8376.419.9%96
9Bahauddin Zakariya UniversityMultan #9045.420.7%66
10University of KarachiKarachi #9964.013.4%92

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

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Pakistan?

Muhammad Ashfaq, Saqib Ali and Amin Badshah rank highest among researchers based in Pakistan.

  1. 1Muhammad Ashfaq#207,954 worldwide overall287 citations · 45 works
  2. 2Saqib Ali#259,513 worldwide overall410 citations · 93 works
  3. 3Amin Badshah#360,675 worldwide overall185 citations · 40 works
  4. 4Aamer Saeed#363,920 worldwide overall291 citations · 79 works
  5. 5Abdur Rauf#406,325 worldwide overall457 citations · 40 works
  6. 6Javed Iqbal#439,490 worldwide overall714 citations · 70 works
  7. 7Muhammad Nawaz Tahir#452,499 worldwide overall569 citations · 183 works
  8. 8M. Iqbal Choudhary#519,919 worldwide overall513 citations · 45 works
  9. 9Muhammad Khawar Rauf#962,314 worldwide overall58 citations · 39 works
  10. 10Muhammad Athar Abbasi#1,316,332 worldwide overall36 citations · 41 works

How Pakistan compares with other countries in Chemistry