Aga Khan University
In research, Aga Khan University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,211 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,043 of 8,541 worldwide) and Dentistry (#213 of 405 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Emergency Medicine, Genetics and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Emergency Medicine is 7.2× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #6,283 of 22,385 · #7,139 all time
- Rank in Pakistan
- #76 of 231
- Research works
- 14k ▲ 27% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 193k 14.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.65× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 69% world 40%
- International
- 30% world 18%
What is Aga Khan University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #2,211 of 9,902 | 6.5% | 2,783 | #2653 | |
| MedicineField | #2,043 of 8,541 | 5.9% | 2,403 | #2458 | |
| DentistryField | #213 of 405 | 8.7% | 86 | #468 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #1,124 of 1,895 | 11.7% | 229 | #1780 | |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield | #565 of 858 | 9.2% | 215 | #1009 | |
| SurgerySubfield | #1,027 of 1,532 | 5.1% | 301 | #2103 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #6,696 of 9,585 | 11.6% | 418 | #6588 | |
| EpidemiologySubfield | #652 of 927 | 5.3% | 182 | #1071 | |
| General Health ProfessionsSubfield | #716 of 944 | 12.8% | 124 | #1151 | |
| Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield | #377 of 493 | 10.3% | 136 | #538 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aga Khan University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#2,653 #2,211
- Medicine#2,458 #2,043
- Dentistry#468 #213
- Health Professions#1,780 #1,124
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#1,009 #565
- Surgery#2,103 #1,027
- Social Sciences#6,588 #6,696
- Epidemiology#1,071 #652
- General Health Professions#1,151 #716
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health#538 #377
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Aga Khan University work in?
In 2022-now, 75% of research at Aga Khan University is in Health Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (65%), Health Professions (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Sciences3,14974.8%
- Medicine2,72064.6%
- Health Professions2536.0%
- Dentistry992.4%
- Nursing711.7%
- Veterinary50.1%
- Social Sciences47611.3%
- Social Sciences2225.3%
- Psychology1423.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance551.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting270.6%
- Arts and Humanities160.4%
- Decision Sciences130.3%
- Life Sciences3979.4%
- Physical Sciences1904.5%
- Environmental Science521.2%
- Engineering511.2%
- Computer Science411.0%
- Chemistry160.4%
- Mathematics120.3%
- Materials Science80.2%
- Physics and Astronomy60.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences30.1%
- Chemical Engineering10.0%
- Energy10.0%
What does Aga Khan University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Emergency Medicine takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Emergency MedicineSubfield · 74.2 works7.2×
- GeneticsSubfield · 79.2 works6.9×
- Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 31.8 works6.9×
- Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineSubfield · 39.3 works6.3×
- Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 46.6 works6.1×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Dentistry4.85×99 works
- Nursing3.44×71 works
- Medicine3.36×2,720 works
- Health Professions2.28×253 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.34×57 works
- Psychology1.11×142 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.06×237 works
- Veterinary0.93×5 works
- Neuroscience0.86×59 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×11 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×55 works
- Social Sciences0.42×222 works
- Decision Sciences0.32×13 works
- Chemistry0.25×16 works
- Environmental Science0.25×52 works
- Mathematics0.24×12 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.20×27 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×34 works
- Arts and Humanities0.14×16 works
- Computer Science0.12×41 works
- Engineering0.08×51 works
- Chemical Engineering0.06×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.06×6 works
- Materials Science0.05×8 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×3 works
- Energy0.02×1 works
- Dentistry 4.8×
- Nursing 3.4×
- Medicine 3.4×
- Health Professions 2.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.3×
- Psychology 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.1×
- Veterinary 0.9×
- Neuroscience 0.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.6×
- Social Sciences 0.4×
- Decision Sciences 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.0×
- Energy 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Aga Khan University?
Ranked on the quality score, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Jai K Das and Mohammad Yawar Yakoob lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aga Khan University.
- 1
Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Pakistan · #3,000 worldwide 371k citations · 1,872 works
- 2
Jai K Das
Pakistan · #14,233 worldwide 67k citations · 321 works
- 3
Mohammad Yawar Yakoob
Pakistan · #38,132 worldwide 7.4k citations · 82 works
- 4
Rehana A Salam
Pakistan · #52,943 worldwide 14k citations · 184 works
- 5
Romaina Iqbal
Pakistan · #59,306 worldwide 25k citations · 284 works
- 6
Anita K. M. Zaidi
Pakistan · #64,205 worldwide 39k citations · 153 works
- 7
Jessica Couvillion Seidman
Pakistan · #67,146 worldwide 5.6k citations · 92 works
- 8
Shahida Qureshi
Pakistan · #106,745 worldwide 11k citations · 73 works
- 9
Ali Turab
Pakistan · #106,823 worldwide 3.8k citations · 96 works
- 10
Farah Naz Qamar
Pakistan · #134,628 worldwide 14k citations · 217 works
Which keywords describe research at Aga Khan University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Radiotherapy, Maternal Mortality, Diagnosis, Management, Risk Factors, Medical Education and Treatment.
- Global Health
- Pathophysiology
- Health Systems
- Critical Care
- Health Inequalities
- Genetic Mutations
- Ethical Considerations
- SARS-CoV-2
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Guidelines
- Global Burden
- Chemotherapy
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Depression
- Immunotherapy
- Public Health
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Treatment
- Diagnosis
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Risk Factors
- Quality of Life
- Management
- COVID-19
- Radiotherapy
- Mortality
- Maternal Mortality
- Pandemic
- Medical Education
- Complications
- Prognostic Factors
- Surgical Management
- Immune Response
- Surgery
- Child Development
- Community Health Workers
- Child Mortality
- Molecular Classification
- ACE2 Receptor
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Epidemiology552▲ 3.3×130 topics
- Inflammation166▲ 1.85×77 topics
- Risk Factors152▲ 3.3×34 topics
- Diagnosis148▲ 3.8×40 topics
- Quality of Life146▲ 2.4×51 topics
- Treatment142▲ 2.8×49 topics
- Management139▲ 4.1×31 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease138▲ 2.9×35 topics
- COVID-19137▲ 2.5×26 topics
- Public Health132▲ 2.1×53 topics
- Radiotherapy116▲ 7.0×13 topics
- Immunotherapy114▲ 3.8×19 topics
- Mortality107▲ 4.5×13 topics
- Depression107▲ 2.9×23 topics
- Maternal Mortality105▲ 11×5 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome101▲ 3.0×23 topics
- Pandemic101▲ 2.4×11 topics
- Chemotherapy100▲ 3.4×24 topics
- Medical Education98▲ 8.7×11 topics
- Global Burden92▲ 4.0×12 topics
- Complications92▲ 4.4×17 topics
- Guidelines92▲ 4.6×12 topics
- Prognostic Factors91▲ 5.0×14 topics
- Clinical Practice Guidelines83▲ 3.6×14 topics
- Surgical Management82▲ 4.8×20 topics
- SARS-CoV-276▲ 5.9×6 topics
- Immune Response75▲ 3.1×22 topics
- Ethical Considerations70▲ 4.8×15 topics
- Surgery67▲ 4.6×12 topics
- Genetic Mutations67▲ 3.6×23 topics
- Child Development65▲ 3.8×6 topics
- Health Inequalities65▲ 13×5 topics
- Community Health Workers63▲ 17×2 topics
- Critical Care62▲ 6.0×8 topics
- Child Mortality61▲ 20×1 topic
- Health Systems61▲ 20×1 topic
- Molecular Classification61▲ 9.5×4 topics
- Pathophysiology60▲ 4.9×11 topics
- ACE2 Receptor54▲ 5.7×3 topics
- Global Health52▲ 7.9×6 topics
Which research topics does Aga Khan University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Global Health and Surgery.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 61 works
- 2 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 42 works
- 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 39 works
- 4 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 32 works
- 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 30 works
- 6 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 26 works
- 7 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 26 works
- 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 25 works
- 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 24 works
- 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 20 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Aga Khan University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aga Khan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.018% in 2024.
Fractional works of Aga Khan University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.3% in 2014.
Other research institutions in Karachi
- University of Karachi
- Dow University of Health Sciences
- NED University of Engineering and Technology
- Ziauddin University
- Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center
- Iqra University
- University of Islamic Studies
- Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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