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Baqai Medical University

In research, Baqai Medical University stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,985 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,500 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 17.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,292
of 28,054 · #25,138 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#197
of 241
Research works
799
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Baqai Medical 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,985 of 11,982 4.9%171 #12141
MedicineField #8,500 of 10,443 4.9%133 #13246

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

What does Baqai Medical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 17.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 21.6 works17×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.54× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 17.49× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.71× its world share, 132 worksMedicineNursing: 2.16× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 17.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Baqai Medical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Abdul Basit, Muhammad Shahid Shamim and Peter Baillie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Baqai Medical University.

  1. 1 Abdul Basit Pakistan · #614,825 worldwide 60 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Muhammad Shahid Shamim Pakistan · #730,656 worldwide 39 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Peter Baillie Pakistan · #1,033,619 worldwide 44 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Iqbal Ahmad Pakistan · #1,248,090 worldwide 49 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Baqai Medical University

Which keywords describe research at Baqai Medical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, COVID-19, Quality of Life, Metabolic Syndrome and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology35▲ 3.5×86 topics
  2. Inflammation19▲ 3.6×49 topics
  3. COVID-1914▲ 4.1×17 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 4.7×30 topics
  5. Diabetes12▲ 9.8×15 topics
  6. Quality of Life12▲ 3.3×27 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress11▲ 2.7×33 topics
  8. Treatment11▲ 3.5×35 topics
  9. Risk Factors11▲ 3.8×23 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 4.7×13 topics
  11. Depression9▲ 4.0×12 topics
  12. Cancer8▲ 2.3×27 topics
  13. Mental Health8▲ 2.1×14 topics
  14. Global Burden8▲ 5.6×11 topics
  15. Insulin Resistance8▲ 6.5×8 topics
  16. Pandemic7▲ 2.6×10 topics
  17. Pathogenesis7▲ 5.3×18 topics
  18. Antioxidant7▲ 3.8×27 topics
  19. Obesity7▲ 3.5×15 topics
  20. Prevention6▲ 6.1×10 topics
  21. Diagnosis6▲ 2.7×28 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis6▲ 4.1×12 topics
  23. Virtual Reality6▲ 4.8×4 topics
  24. Stress6▲ 6.3×8 topics
  25. Infection Control6▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Complications5▲ 4.2×12 topics
  27. Dental Practice5▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Glycemic Control5▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Transmission Routes5▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 8.7×5 topics
  31. Diabetes Mellitus5▲ 9.3×7 topics
  32. Wound Healing5▲ 7.0×7 topics
  33. Dental Caries4▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Insulin Therapy4▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Anti-inflammatory4▲ 5.9×17 topics
  36. Infection4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  37. Revascularization4▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Glucose Metabolism4▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Type 1 Diabetes4▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Weight Loss4▲ 9.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Baqai Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Research and COVID-19, Diabetes Management and Research, Health and Well-being Studies and Innovations in Medical Education.

Dental Research and COVI…5Dental Research and COVID-19: 5 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …3Diabetes Management and Research: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 2 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 2 fractional worksAntiplatelet Therapy and…2Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases: 2 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 2 fractional worksDietary Effects on Health: 2 fractional works
General DentistryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismClinical PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 5 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  3. 3 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  7. 7 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 2 works
  8. 8 Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 2 works
  10. 10 Dietary Effects on Health Physiology 2 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 available70.2%not open29.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Baqai Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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