Allama Iqbal Open University
In research, Allama Iqbal Open University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,495 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,316 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,907 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education and Political Science and International Relations (Education is 5.0× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #6,760 of 22,385 · #10,787 all time
- Rank in Pakistan
- #83 of 231
- Research works
- 1.6k ▲ 45% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 12k 7.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.0% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.89× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 72% world 40%
- International
- 26% world 18%
What is Allama Iqbal Open 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #4,495 of 9,585 | 5.1% | 393 | #7948 | |
| Social SciencesField | #3,316 of 5,988 | 4.8% | 247 | #5744 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #8,907 of 10,670 | 10.3% | 194 | #12900 | |
| EducationSubfield | #1,680 of 1,930 | 5.3% | 111 | #2451 |
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 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.
- Social Sciences#7,948 #4,495
- Social Sciences#5,744 #3,316
- Physical Sciences#12,900 #8,907
- Education#2,451 #1,680
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 Allama Iqbal Open University work in?
In 2022-now, 57% of research at Allama Iqbal Open University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Computer Science (9%), Medicine (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social 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
- Social Sciences42756.5%
- Social Sciences26535.1%
- Psychology415.5%
- Business, Management and Accounting405.3%
- Arts and Humanities344.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance273.6%
- Decision Sciences192.5%
- Physical Sciences21528.4%
- Computer Science658.7%
- Engineering395.1%
- Materials Science385.0%
- Environmental Science202.7%
- Chemistry152.0%
- Mathematics141.8%
- Energy131.8%
- Physics and Astronomy60.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences30.4%
- Chemical Engineering20.2%
- Health Sciences658.7%
- Medicine445.8%
- Health Professions141.9%
- Nursing60.9%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Dentistry00.0%
- Life Sciences496.5%
What does Allama Iqbal Open University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- EducationSubfield · 115.5 works5.0×
- Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 44.2 works3.9×
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: Social Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences2.77×265 works
- Decision Sciences2.63×19 works
- Energy1.94×13 works
- Psychology1.80×42 works
- Nursing1.75×6 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.67×27 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.66×40 works
- Arts and Humanities1.57×34 works
- Mathematics1.55×14 works
- Materials Science1.42×38 works
- Chemistry1.27×15 works
- Computer Science1.11×65 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×28 works
- Health Professions0.72×14 works
- Veterinary0.66×1 works
- Chemical Engineering0.65×2 works
- Environmental Science0.54×20 works
- Neuroscience0.52×6 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×1 works
- Engineering0.34×39 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.33×6 works
- Medicine0.30×44 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×12 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.25×2 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×3 works
- Dentistry0.06×0 works
- Social Sciences 2.8×
- Decision Sciences 2.6×
- Energy 1.9×
- Psychology 1.8×
- Nursing 1.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.7×
- Arts and Humanities 1.6×
- Mathematics 1.6×
- Materials Science 1.4×
- Chemistry 1.3×
- Computer Science 1.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.8×
- Health Professions 0.7×
- Veterinary 0.7×
- Chemical Engineering 0.7×
- Environmental Science 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Allama Iqbal Open University?
Ranked on the quality score, Sana Ali, Munazza Jabeen and Muhammad Arif lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Allama Iqbal Open University.
- 1
Sana Ali
Pakistan · #639,390 worldwide 2.2k citations · 85 works
- 2
Munazza Jabeen
Pakistan · #896,503 worldwide 412 citations · 36 works
- 3
Muhammad Arif
Pakistan · #1,023,059 worldwide 828 citations · 74 works
- 4
Mahpara Safdar
Pakistan · #1,321,619 worldwide 1.9k citations · 52 works
- 5
Syeda Mahvish Zahra
Pakistan · #1,378,344 worldwide 685 citations · 41 works
- 6
Muhammad Farooq Mustafa
Pakistan · #1,424,555 worldwide 747 citations · 24 works
- 7
Muhammad Anees Ur Rehman Qureshi
Pakistan · #1,460,573 worldwide 584 citations · 39 works
- 8
Iqbal Ahmad
Pakistan · #1,911,443 worldwide 2.8k citations · 127 works
- 9
Muhammad Waseem
Pakistan · #2,065,032 worldwide 294 citations · 18 works
- 10
Saadia Anwar Pasha
Pakistan · #2,097,683 worldwide 328 citations · 42 works
Which keywords describe research at Allama Iqbal Open University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Technology Integration, Online Learning, Teacher Training, Education, Social Media and Globalization.
- Instructional Design
- Teacher Perception
- Ottoman Empire
- Finance
- Secularism
- Middle East
- Ethnicity
- Distance Education
- Teacher Professional Development
- Reconstruction
- Afghanistan
- Madrasa
- Gender Equality
- Islamic Education
- Conflict
- Curriculum Development
- Teacher Training
- Online Learning
- E-Learning
- Globalization
- Education
- Educational Technology
- Social Media
- Technology Integration
- Mental Health
- Pedagogy
- Student Satisfaction
- Security
- Religious Education
- Muslim Students
- Pakistan
- Mobile Learning
- Lifelong Learning
- Feminism
- Stress
- Self-Efficacy
- Hermeneutics
- Islamic reform
- Google Classroom
- Financial Stability
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
- Education38▲ 3.0×33 topics
- Globalization38▲ 2.6×43 topics
- Educational Technology38▲ 4.2×22 topics
- E-Learning35▲ 4.9×16 topics
- Social Media35▲ 3.4×22 topics
- Online Learning32▲ 5.2×13 topics
- Technology Integration28▲ 12×10 topics
- Teacher Training28▲ 5.9×11 topics
- Mental Health24▲ 2.2×25 topics
- Curriculum Development23▲ 4.5×12 topics
- Pedagogy22▲ 5.7×9 topics
- Conflict21▲ 17×5 topics
- Student Satisfaction21▲ 15×2 topics
- Islamic Education20▲ 8.2×3 topics
- Security20▲ 4.0×10 topics
- Gender Equality19▲ 9.0×8 topics
- Religious Education18▲ 15×3 topics
- Madrasa18▲ 34×1 topic
- Muslim Students18▲ 34×1 topic
- Afghanistan17▲ 97×1 topic
- Pakistan17▲ 97×1 topic
- Reconstruction17▲ 14×2 topics
- Mobile Learning16▲ 6.2×5 topics
- Teacher Professional Development16▲ 13×5 topics
- Lifelong Learning16▲ 9.9×8 topics
- Distance Education15▲ 10×3 topics
- Feminism14▲ 6.5×5 topics
- Ethnicity14▲ 5.0×7 topics
- Stress14▲ 5.1×6 topics
- Middle East14▲ 30×2 topics
- Self-Efficacy14▲ 7.0×9 topics
- Secularism13▲ 16×3 topics
- Hermeneutics12▲ 21×2 topics
- Finance12▲ 8.9×3 topics
- Islamic reform12▲ 37×1 topic
- Ottoman Empire12▲ 23×1 topic
- Google Classroom12▲ 15×1 topic
- Teacher Perception12▲ 14×1 topic
- Financial Stability11▲ 7.7×3 topics
- Instructional Design11▲ 19×3 topics
Which research topics does Allama Iqbal Open University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Education and Islamic Studies, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Islamic Studies and History and Technology-Enhanced Education Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 18 works
- 2 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 17 works
- 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 12 works
- 4 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 12 works
- 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 10 works
- 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
- 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 9 works
- 8 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 7 works
- 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 7 works
- 10 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 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 Allama Iqbal Open University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 45% 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 Allama Iqbal Open University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0033% in 2024.
Fractional works of Allama Iqbal Open 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 16.9% in 2010.
Other research institutions in Islamabad
- Quaid-i-Azam University
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- National University of Sciences and Technology
- International Islamic University, Islamabad
- Bahria University
- National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
- Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
- National University of Modern Languages
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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