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Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

In research, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan stands highest in Physical Sciences (#996 of 12,888 worldwide), Mathematics (#187 of 1,053 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,275 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Mathematics and Management Science and Operations Research — Modeling and Simulation is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,313
of 28,054 · #2,950 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#10
of 241
Research works
4.1k
▲ 183% vs 2013–17
Citations
66k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #996 of 12,888 30.3%700 #2384
MathematicsField #187 of 1,053 36.2%82 #848
Health SciencesDomain #2,275 of 11,982 13.6%282 #4560
MedicineField #2,299 of 10,443 13.3%242 #4200
Life SciencesDomain #1,883 of 7,800 27.6%347 #3672
Social SciencesDomain #2,784 of 10,521 18.2%530 #4274
Computer ScienceField #1,293 of 4,667 34.6%104 #2272
EngineeringField #1,870 of 6,636 25.8%198 #3445
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,018 of 3,409 30.2%180 #1639
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #545 of 1,775 43.8%69 #1150

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,384 #996
  2. Mathematics#848 #187
  3. Health Sciences#4,560 #2,275
  4. Medicine#4,200 #2,299
  5. Life Sciences#3,672 #1,883
  6. Social Sciences#4,274 #2,784
  7. Computer Science#2,272 #1,293
  8. Engineering#3,445 #1,870
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,639 #1,018
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,150 #545
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 27.1 works10×
  2. MathematicsField · 82.2 works3.8×
  3. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 31.1 works3.4×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 84.0 works3.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 180 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 113 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.52× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.24× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.47× its world share, 43 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 104 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.74× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 198 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 79 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.61× its world share, 105 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.76× its world share, 82 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 42 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 242 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 51 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.74× its world share, 69 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 271 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan?

Ranked on the composite score, Amjad Iqbal, Fazlullah Khan and Abid Ali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan.

  1. 1 Amjad Iqbal Pakistan · #83,826 worldwide 247 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Fazlullah Khan Pakistan · #172,977 worldwide 136 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Abid Ali Pakistan · #210,418 worldwide 160 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Hamayun Pakistan · #251,450 worldwide 164 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Shah Fahad Pakistan · #281,537 worldwide 659 citations · 134 works
  6. 6 Rahim Khan Pakistan · #287,673 worldwide 87 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Mian Ahmad Jan Pakistan · #288,150 worldwide 126 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Salman Khan Pakistan · #290,675 worldwide 119 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Nadeem Iqbal Pakistan · #300,377 worldwide 91 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Ashfaq Ur Rehman Pakistan · #337,410 worldwide 59 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan

Which keywords describe research at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Experimental Investigation, Conflict, Nonlinear Equations, Reconstruction, Central Asia, Nation-Building and State-Building.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology89▲ 1.21×113 topics
  2. Heat Transfer82▲ 8.9×13 topics
  3. Experimental Investigation53▲ 27×4 topics
  4. Globalization53▲ 1.45×50 topics
  5. Conflict50▲ 17×6 topics
  6. Nanomaterials47▲ 2.4×17 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress46▲ 1.52×52 topics
  8. Security46▲ 3.8×17 topics
  9. Nonlinear Equations44▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Human Rights43▲ 2.2×33 topics
  11. Reconstruction36▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Central Asia36▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Nation-Building36▲ 36×2 topics
  14. State-Building36▲ 53×2 topics
  15. Economic Growth36▲ 2.3×19 topics
  16. Afghanistan36▲ 77×1 topic
  17. Pakistan36▲ 77×1 topic
  18. Thermal Conductivity33▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Review33▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Applications33▲ 6.4×6 topics
  21. Nanofluids32▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Viscosity32▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Convective Transport31▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Enhancement31▲ 37×1 topic
  25. Fractional Calculus30▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Antioxidants29▲ 3.5×13 topics
  27. Toxicity28▲ 3.4×17 topics
  28. Medicinal Plants27▲ 3.6×18 topics
  29. Anomalous Diffusion26▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Homotopy Analysis Method25▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Random Walk25▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Fuzzy Sets24▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Numerical Modeling22▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Analytic Hierarchy Process21▲ 20×2 topics
  35. CFD Analysis21▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Friction Factor21▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Solar Air Heater21▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Group Decision Making21▲ 26×1 topic
  39. TOPSIS21▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Turbulent Flows18▲ 9.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Fractional Differential Equations Solutions and Heat Transfer Mechanisms.

Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 36 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 31 fractional worksFractional Differential …25Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 25 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms21Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 21 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 21 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 18 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…14Education and Islamic Studies: 14 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 12 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 10 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsBiomedical EngineeringModeling and SimulationMechanical Engineering6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 36 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 31 works
  3. 3 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 25 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 21 works
  5. 5 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 21 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 18 works
  7. 7 Education and Islamic Studies Education 14 works
  8. 8 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 12 works
  10. 10 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 10 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available65.3%not open34.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.6%domestic only52.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 183% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.