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Allama Iqbal Open University

In research, Allama Iqbal Open University stands highest in Social Sciences (#993 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,817 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,351 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education and Political Science and International Relations — Education is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,615
of 28,054 · #14,704 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#81
of 241
Research works
1.6k
▲ 263% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Allama Iqbal Open University 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
Social SciencesField #993 of 6,365 13.3%247 #2277
Social SciencesDomain #1,817 of 10,521 14.3%393 #4144
Physical SciencesDomain #5,351 of 12,888 19.6%194 #10679
EducationSubfield #1,329 of 1,892 14.0%111 #1983

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Allama Iqbal Open 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 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. Social Sciences#2,277 #993
  2. Social Sciences#4,144 #1,817
  3. Physical Sciences#10,679 #5,351
  4. Education#1,983 #1,329
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 Allama Iqbal Open University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 111.3 works5.3×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 38.5 works3.8×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.31× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.87× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.45× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.47× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.66× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.83× its world share, 247 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Allama Iqbal Open University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zaheer Ahmed, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and Moazzam H. Bhatti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Allama Iqbal Open University.

  1. 1 Zaheer Ahmed Pakistan · #289,709 worldwide 125 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Pakistan · #807,451 worldwide 19 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Moazzam H. Bhatti Pakistan · #1,001,050 worldwide 39 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Iqbal Ahmad Pakistan · #1,158,197 worldwide 111 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Zaman Ashraf Pakistan · #1,174,743 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Nasima Arshad Pakistan · #1,274,474 worldwide 43 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Allama Iqbal Open University

Which keywords describe research at Allama Iqbal Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Technology Integration, Online Learning, Education, Teacher Training, Social Media and Student Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Education38▲ 3.2×32 topics
  2. Educational Technology36▲ 4.4×22 topics
  3. Globalization34▲ 2.5×39 topics
  4. E-Learning34▲ 4.9×16 topics
  5. Social Media32▲ 3.3×21 topics
  6. Online Learning30▲ 5.3×13 topics
  7. Technology Integration26▲ 12×10 topics
  8. Teacher Training26▲ 6.0×11 topics
  9. Mental Health22▲ 2.2×24 topics
  10. Curriculum Development22▲ 4.6×12 topics
  11. Pedagogy21▲ 6.1×8 topics
  12. Student Satisfaction20▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Islamic Education20▲ 8.2×3 topics
  14. Conflict19▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Security18▲ 4.1×8 topics
  16. Religious Education18▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Madrasa17▲ 34×1 topic
  18. Muslim Students17▲ 34×1 topic
  19. Gender Equality17▲ 8.7×8 topics
  20. Afghanistan16▲ 93×1 topic
  21. Pakistan16▲ 93×1 topic
  22. Reconstruction16▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Teacher Professional Development16▲ 14×5 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis16▲ 3.9×10 topics
  25. Mobile Learning16▲ 6.5×5 topics
  26. Distance Education14▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Self-Efficacy13▲ 7.2×9 topics
  28. Ethnicity13▲ 5.1×7 topics
  29. Lifelong Learning13▲ 9.3×8 topics
  30. Feminism12▲ 6.3×5 topics
  31. Teaching Strategies12▲ 5.9×4 topics
  32. Middle East12▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Finance12▲ 8.9×3 topics
  34. Google Classroom12▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Teacher Perception12▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Secularism11▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Financial Stability11▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Hermeneutics11▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Islamic reform10▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Ottoman Empire10▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Allama Iqbal Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and Islamic Studies and History.

Education and Islamic Studies: 17 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 16 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…12Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 12 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…10Islamic Studies and History: 10 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 10 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 9 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…9Online and Blended Learning: 9 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 7 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 7 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation Studies: 5 fractional works
EducationPolitical Science and International RelationsAccountingSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 17 works
  2. 2 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 12 works
  4. 4 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 10 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 9 works
  8. 8 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 7 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 7 works
  10. 10 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 5 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 available71.7%not open28.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.6%domestic only74.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Allama Iqbal Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 263% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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