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Bahria University

In research, Bahria University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,989 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,855 of 11,982 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,118 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication, Accounting and Clinical Psychology — Communication is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,619
of 28,054 · #7,098 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#38
of 241
Research works
4.1k
▲ 165% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Bahria 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 SciencesDomain #1,989 of 10,521 16.9%818 #2770
Health SciencesDomain #2,855 of 11,982 6.6%352 #5528
Computer ScienceField #1,118 of 4,667 22.1%257 #1852
Physical SciencesDomain #3,354 of 12,888 20.3%585 #6442
MedicineField #3,499 of 10,443 6.6%259 #7735
Social SciencesField #2,305 of 6,365 16.3%286 #3344
EngineeringField #2,412 of 6,636 18.2%192 #3729
Business, Management and AccountingField #967 of 2,578 22.5%207 #1537
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #710 of 1,775 22.1%110 #1336
Information SystemsSubfield #552 of 1,291 27.8%62 #1111

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bahria 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#2,770 #1,989
  2. Health Sciences#5,528 #2,855
  3. Computer Science#1,852 #1,118
  4. Physical Sciences#6,442 #3,354
  5. Medicine#7,735 #3,499
  6. Social Sciences#3,344 #2,305
  7. Engineering#3,729 #2,412
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#1,537 #967
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,336 #710
  10. Information Systems#1,111 #552
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 Bahria University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 22.4 works4.5×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 45.9 works4.1×
  3. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 71.8 works3.7×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.79× its world share, 257 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.94× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 192 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 66 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.28× its world share, 29 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 259 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.49× its world share, 207 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.80× its world share, 110 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.57× its world share, 144 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 286 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bahria University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shehzad Khalid, Rizwan Ul Haq and Sohail Jabbar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bahria University.

  1. 1 Shehzad Khalid · #54,497 worldwide 253 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Rizwan Ul Haq · #84,246 worldwide 481 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Sohail Jabbar · #154,580 worldwide 221 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Imran Siddiqi · #162,888 worldwide 262 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Kashif Naseer Qureshi · #225,188 worldwide 343 citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Naveed R. Khan · #288,411 worldwide 154 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Asad Waqar · #619,366 worldwide 105 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Saba Mahmood · #694,396 worldwide 39 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Nadeem Sarwar · #754,490 worldwide 72 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Muhammad Ramzan · #773,322 worldwide 187 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Bahria University

Which keywords describe research at Bahria University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Risk Management, Security, Mental Health, Healthcare and Leadership.

▲ 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. Deep Learning136▲ 2.2×72 topics
  2. Machine Learning128▲ 2.1×75 topics
  3. Mental Health75▲ 2.8×37 topics
  4. Epidemiology74◆ 1.01×103 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management73▲ 4.3×18 topics
  6. Security62▲ 5.2×22 topics
  7. Social Media62▲ 2.4×26 topics
  8. Healthcare60▲ 2.9×17 topics
  9. Risk Management58▲ 6.5×13 topics
  10. COVID-1951▲ 2.0×26 topics
  11. Internet of Things47▲ 3.0×21 topics
  12. Depression46▲ 2.8×18 topics
  13. Corporate Governance46▲ 3.4×18 topics
  14. Leadership44▲ 5.0×14 topics
  15. Social Capital44▲ 4.6×11 topics
  16. Heat Transfer43▲ 4.8×11 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior40▲ 3.4×13 topics
  18. Stress39▲ 5.7×6 topics
  19. Job Satisfaction37▲ 4.6×11 topics
  20. Digital Transformation35▲ 3.6×14 topics
  21. Finance35▲ 9.9×3 topics
  22. Smart Cities32▲ 6.8×7 topics
  23. Financial Stability32▲ 8.7×5 topics
  24. Conflict32▲ 11×7 topics
  25. Well-being32▲ 4.5×11 topics
  26. Islamic Banking31▲ 4.2×3 topics
  27. Organizational Performance31▲ 6.9×8 topics
  28. Performance Analysis30▲ 7.5×4 topics
  29. Customer Satisfaction29▲ 4.9×7 topics
  30. IoT Security29▲ 4.9×3 topics
  31. Global Financial Crisis29▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Ethical Identity28▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Shariah Supervision28▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Experimental Investigation27▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Reconstruction25▲ 7.9×4 topics
  36. Central Asia24▲ 19×4 topics
  37. Nation-Building24▲ 24×2 topics
  38. State-Building24▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Afghanistan24▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Pakistan24▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Bahria University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer.

Islamic Finance and Bank…28Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 28 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…24Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 24 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 17 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 17 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…17Organizational and Employee Performance: 17 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 16 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 16 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…15Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 15 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 14 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 12 fractional works
AccountingPolitical Science and International RelationsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesAccounting 28 works
  2. 2 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastPolitical Science and International Relations 24 works
  3. 3 Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 17 works
  4. 4 Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferBiomedical Engineering 17 works
  5. 5 Organizational and Employee PerformanceArtificial Intelligence 17 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics and Econometrics 16 works
  7. 7 Health and Well-being StudiesClinical Psychology 16 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityInformation Systems 15 works
  9. 9 Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesManagement of Technology and Innovation 14 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 12 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 available64.2%not open35.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bahria University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 165% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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