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Bamyan University

In research, Bamyan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,796 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,437
of 28,054 · #41,621 all time
Rank in Afghanistan
#20
of 20
Research works
162
▲ 861% vs 2013–17
Citations
294
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
92%
world 28%

What is Bamyan 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 #9,796 of 10,521 9.4%61 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bamyan 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).

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: 1.80× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.67× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.10× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.58× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.14× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Bamyan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conflict, Security, Philosophy, Central Asia, Climate Change, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Culture.

▲ 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. Climate Change10▲ 3.5×22 topics
  2. Conflict9▲ 53×4 topics
  3. Security7▲ 11×2 topics
  4. Central Asia7▲ 97×2 topics
  5. Philosophy7▲ 16×5 topics
  6. Afghanistan7▲ 261×1 topic
  7. Culture7▲ 12×5 topics
  8. Pakistan7▲ 261×1 topic
  9. Globalization6▲ 3.2×10 topics
  10. History6▲ 9.1×5 topics
  11. Ethnicity6▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Islam5▲ 24×1 topic
  13. Social Influence5▲ 23×1 topic
  14. Foresight5▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Design4▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Modernization4▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Pedagogy4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  18. Air Force4▲ 35×1 topic
  19. Legal Regulation4▲ 19×1 topic
  20. Transport Policy4▲ 34×1 topic
  21. Warfare4▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Mental Health4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  23. Sustainability4▲ 1.63×10 topics
  24. Teacher Training4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  25. Islamic Education4▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  27. Environmental Impact3▲ 1.99×6 topics
  28. Madrasa3▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Muslim Students3▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Human Rights3▲ 3.0×6 topics
  31. Global Warming3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Social Justice2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  33. Adaptation2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  34. Gender Equality2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  35. Feminism2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  36. Islamic reform2▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Language Teaching2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  38. Middle East2▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Drought2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Self-Efficacy2▲ 6.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Bamyan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Politics and Conflicts i…7Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 7 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 5 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 4 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…4Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 4 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…3Education and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 2 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional worksAnodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures: 1 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportation5 others

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

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 4 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 Anodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 1 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 available92.2%not open7.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bamyan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 861% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.