How does Pakistan rank in Computer Science research?

Pakistan ranks #22 of 131 countries on research quality in Computer Science (2022–2025), with 11k works.

Computer Science research in Pakistan

COMSATS University Islamabad ranks first in Pakistan for Computer Science research in 2022–2025 (#419 worldwide), followed by National University of Sciences and Technology and Air University.

Pakistan's world rank: #22
Works, 2022–2025: 11k
Top-10% rate: 22.8%
Ranked institutions: 55

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

What is the best university for Computer Science in Pakistan?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	COMSATS University IslamabadIslamabad	#419	28.5	31.0%	645
2	National University of Sciences and TechnologyIslamabad	#469	27.2	21.9%	617
3	Air UniversityIslamabad	#705	22.4	36.0%	298
4	National University of Computer and Emerging SciencesIslamabad	#739	21.8	27.3%	370
5	University of the PunjabLahore	#815	20.7	22.1%	311
6	University of Management and TechnologyLahore	#956	18.8	26.9%	239
7	University of SargodhaSargodha	#1,078	17.4	24.8%	129
8	Bahria UniversityIslamabad	#1,118	16.9	22.1%	257
9	Riphah International UniversityRawalpindi	#1,141	16.7	27.4%	254
10	University of Engineering and Technology LahoreLahore	#1,269	15.4	20.7%	266
11	Islamia University of BahawalpurBahawalpur	#1,285	15.3	23.6%	234
12	Abdul Wali Khan University MardanMardan	#1,293	15.2	34.6%	104
13	Information Technology UniversityLahore	#1,388	14.4	24.6%	193
14	International Islamic University, IslamabadIslamabad	#1,638	12.4	25.6%	175
15	University of Engineering and Technology TaxilaRawalpindi	#1,641	12.4	25.7%	185
16	Superior UniversityLahore	#1,684	12.1	18.9%	187
17	Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and TechnologyTopi	#1,703	11.9	35.0%	88
18	Government College University, FaisalabadFaisalabad	#1,857	10.9	24.0%	120
19	University of LahoreLahore	#1,961	10.3	22.7%	179
20	University of EducationLahore	#1,994	10.1	21.1%	177
21	National College of Business Administration and EconomicsLahore	#2,017	9.9	27.0%	77
22	Capital University of Science and TechnologyIslamabad	#2,114	9.4	32.6%	72
23	Shaheed Benazir Bhutto UniversityKarachi	#2,125	9.3	28.7%	76
24	Quaid-i-Azam UniversityIslamabad	#2,282	8.5	23.4%	201
25	Virtual University of PakistanLahore	#2,309	8.3	23.5%	87
26	University of OkaraOkara	#2,443	7.7	30.2%	96
27	University of PeshawarPeshawar	#2,507	7.4	19.7%	81
28	Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information TechnologyRahim Yar Khan	#2,534	7.2	32.3%	81
29	NED University of Engineering and TechnologyKarachi	#2,603	6.9	17.9%	146
30	University of MalakandMalakand	#2,626	6.8	29.1%	80
31	Bahauddin Zakariya UniversityMultan	#2,644	6.7	17.3%	144
32	Sir Syed University of Engineering and TechnologyKarachi	#2,713	6.4	18.9%	98
33	Iqra UniversityKarachi	#2,750	6.3	19.9%	119
34	National University of TechnologyIslamabad	#2,753	6.2	22.6%	71
35	University of GujratGujrat	#2,756	6.2	17.0%	107
36	Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied SciencesIslamabad	#2,762	6.2	35.3%	71
37	Sukkur IBA UniversitySukkur	#2,791	6.1	29.2%	80
38	Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and TechnologyKarachi	#2,820	6.0	24.0%	68
39	Government College University, LahoreLahore	#2,871	5.8	19.2%	92
40	University of Central PunjabLahore	#2,875	5.7	22.7%	111
41	University of HaripurIslamabad	#2,882	5.7	41.5%	61
42	National University of Modern LanguagesIslamabad	#2,954	5.4	18.2%	122
43	University of Engineering and Technology PeshawarPeshawar	#2,983	5.3	20.6%	104
44	University of SindhJamshoro	#3,086	4.9	11.6%	112
45	Institute of Business ManagementKarachi	#3,210	4.4	22.6%	71
46	Mehran University of Engineering and TechnologyJamshoro	#3,260	4.2	16.2%	107
47	University of Azad Jammu and KashmirMuzaffarabad	#3,350	3.9	24.8%	61
48	Lahore University of Management SciencesLahore	#3,413	3.7	13.2%	126
49	Lahore Garrison UniversityLahore	#3,516	3.3	21.9%	76
50	University of FaisalabadFaisalabad	#3,538	3.3	19.1%	73
51	Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture UniversityRawalpindi	#3,659	2.9	17.9%	65
52	Gomal UniversityDera Ismail Khan	#3,666	2.9	21.1%	63
53	University of KarachiKarachi	#3,825	2.4	8.6%	126
54	Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and TechnologyNawabshah	#3,856	2.3	8.8%	74
55	University of BalochistanQuetta	#4,208	123.0	12.6%	61

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

Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Pakistan?

Junaid Qadir, Muhammad Aslam Noor and Nadeem Javaid rank highest among researchers based in Pakistan.

1Junaid Qadir#84,998 worldwide overall717 citations · 89 works
2Muhammad Aslam Noor#169,284 worldwide overall800 citations · 89 works
3Nadeem Javaid#288,083 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 122 works
4Hafiz Farooq Ahmad#549,942 worldwide overall136 citations · 76 works
5Osman Hasan#837,729 worldwide overall165 citations · 73 works

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