Question 1

What is Balkh University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Balkh University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,646 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Balkh University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Balkh University ranks #10,657 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#19,543 all time), and #7 of 19 in Afghanistan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Balkh University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Nasratullah Habibi, Noorulhaq Ghafoori and Jamshid Yolchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Balkh University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Balkh University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Balkh University is "Differences in transmission seasons as an epidemiological tool for characterization of anthroponotic and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in northern Afghanistan" (Michael K. Faulde, J.S. Schrader, Gerhard Heyl et al., 2007), with 65 citations. Next come "Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak in Mazar-e Sharif, northern Afghanistan: An epidemiological evaluation" (62) and "Detection of Flash Flood Inundated Areas Using Relative Difference in NDVI from Sentinel-2 Images: A Case Study of the August 2020 Event in Charikar, Afghanistan" (51).

Question 5

Which research topics does Balkh University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Education and Islamic Studies and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Balkh University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conflict, Reconstruction, Security, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Teacher Training, Social Influence and Globalization.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Balkh University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Balkh University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Balkh University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 266% higher than in 2018-2021.