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Health Professions research in Pakistan

Riphah International University ranks first in Pakistan for Health Professions research in 2022–2025 (#701 worldwide), followed by Dow University of Health Sciences and Aga Khan University Hospital.

Pakistan's world rank
#24
of 108 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.2k
Top-10% rate
9.9%
Ranked institutions
8

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Professions in Pakistan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Riphah International UniversityRawalpindi #70113.412.9%114
2Dow University of Health SciencesKarachi #76212.39.0%118
3Aga Khan University HospitalKarachi #1,0528.09.6%65
4CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of DentistryLahore #1,0757.73.5%75
5Aga Khan UniversityKarachi #1,1337.018.3%113
6University of LahoreLahore #1,2495.77.3%120
7University of the PunjabLahore #1,3684.510.9%97
8Superior UniversityLahore #1,3944.38.7%74

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

Who are the top Health Professions researchers in Pakistan?

Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Coen A. Stegeman and Sarah Barber rank highest among researchers based in Pakistan.

  1. 1Zulfiqar A Bhutta#29 worldwide overall7k citations · 38 works
  2. 2Coen A. Stegeman#29,182 worldwide overall230 citations · 18 works
  3. 3Sarah Barber#1,297,595 worldwide overall20 citations · 39 works

How Pakistan compares with other countries in Health Professions