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Beaconhouse National University

In research, Beaconhouse National University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,766 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,229
of 22,385 · #23,961 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#168
of 231
Research works
350
▲ 71% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Beaconhouse National University

What is Beaconhouse National University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,766 of 9,585 5.6%100 #8862

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Beaconhouse National 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 fields of science does Beaconhouse National University work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Beaconhouse National University is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Computer Science (11%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 110 fractional works · 68.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 59 fractional works · 36.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 10.7% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 7.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 20.5% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 10.6% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKBeaconhouseNational…161fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences68%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5936.5%
    2. Psychology137.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting137.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance127.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities117.0%
    6. Decision Sciences32.0%
    1. Computer Science1710.6%
    2. Environmental Science63.4%
    3. Engineering42.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy21.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    6. Energy10.8%
    7. Mathematics10.6%
    8. Materials Science00.3%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine95.3%
    2. Health Professions31.7%
    3. Dentistry10.4%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Neuroscience31.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.43× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.42× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.36× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.61× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.88× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.36×12 works
  2. Social Sciences2.88×59 works
  3. Psychology2.61×13 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.43×11 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.42×13 works
  6. Decision Sciences2.10×3 works
  7. Computer Science1.37×17 works
  8. Neuroscience1.08×3 works
  9. Dentistry0.92×1 works
  10. Energy0.83×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.69×6 works
  12. Health Professions0.64×3 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.58×2 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.53×1 works
  15. Mathematics0.53×1 works
  16. Medicine0.28×9 works
  17. Nursing0.21×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×1 works
  19. Engineering0.17×4 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×1 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.08×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Beaconhouse National University?

Ranked on the quality score, Fawad Naseer, Qudsia Kalsoom and Farahat Ali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Beaconhouse National University.

  1. 1 Fawad Naseer Pakistan · #191,748 worldwide 787 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Qudsia Kalsoom Pakistan · #655,292 worldwide 496 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Farahat Ali Pakistan · #2,354,437 worldwide 34 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Natash Ali Mian Pakistan · #2,804,580 worldwide 328 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Syed Ali Abbas Pakistan · #2,911,873 worldwide 159 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Sartaj Aziz Pakistan · #3,066,126 worldwide 173 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Shahzadi Hina Sain Pakistan · #3,150,061 worldwide 29 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Farooq Sulehria Pakistan · #3,587,674 worldwide 53 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Wajiha Raza Rizvi Pakistan · #3,932,292 worldwide 39 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Ruhi Khalid Pakistan · #4,416,248 worldwide 564 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Beaconhouse National University

What are the most cited papers from Beaconhouse National University?

The most cited paper from Beaconhouse National University is "Integrating deep learning techniques for personalized learning pathways in higher education" (Fawad Naseer, Muhammad Nasir Khan, Muhammad Ali Tahir et al., 2024), with 148 citations. Next come "Moral Education for Sustainable Development: Comparison of University Teachers’ Perceptions in China and Pakistan" (109) and "Predictors of Psychological well-being of Pakistani Immigrants in Toronto, Canada" (101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Integrating deep learning techniques for personalized learning pathways in higher education Fawad Naseer, Muhammad Nasir Khan, Muhammad Ali Tahir et al. · Heliyon Open access Jun 2024 148
2 Moral Education for Sustainable Development: Comparison of University Teachers’ Perceptions in China and Pakistan Tahseen Asif, Ouyang Guangming, Muhammad Asif Haider et al. · Sustainability Open access 9 Apr 2020 109
3 Predictors of Psychological well-being of Pakistani Immigrants in Toronto, Canada Tahira Jibeen, Ruhi Khalid · International Journal of Intercultural Relations 24 Jun 2010 101
4 Corporate social responsibility and employee pro-environmental behaviors Zahid Hameed, Ikram Ullah Khan, Tahir Islam et al. · South Asian Journal of Business Studies 19 Sep 2019 88
5 Hybrid deep learning model for efficient state of charge estimation of Li-ion batteries in electric vehicles Muhammad Hamza Zafar, Majad Mansoor, Mohamad Abou Houran et al. · Energy Open access 11 Jul 2023 87
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Beaconhouse National University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Globalization, Consumer Behavior, Conflict, Reconstruction, Well-being, Security and Online Learning.

▲ 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-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
  1. Globalization11▲ 3.5×30 topics
  2. Social Media11▲ 4.8×17 topics
  3. Machine Learning9▲ 1.73×22 topics
  4. Consumer Behavior7▲ 7.1×7 topics
  5. COVID-197▲ 3.2×10 topics
  6. Educational Technology6▲ 3.3×14 topics
  7. Mental Health6▲ 2.7×16 topics
  8. Online Learning6▲ 4.7×7 topics
  9. Conflict6▲ 23×7 topics
  10. Security6▲ 5.4×7 topics
  11. Reconstruction6▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 2.4×13 topics
  13. Well-being6▲ 8.8×8 topics
  14. Economic Growth5▲ 4.1×9 topics
  15. E-Learning5▲ 3.3×8 topics
  16. Pandemic5▲ 3.0×6 topics
  17. Afghanistan4▲ 117×1 topic
  18. Pakistan4▲ 117×1 topic
  19. Social Justice4▲ 4.3×12 topics
  20. Digital Transformation4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  21. Online Communication4▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Economic Development4▲ 3.0×6 topics
  23. Anxiety4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  24. Neoliberalism3▲ 5.9×7 topics
  25. Gender Equality3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  26. Student Engagement3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  27. Virtual Reality3▲ 4.2×9 topics
  28. Healthcare Workers3▲ 7.8×2 topics
  29. Student Satisfaction3▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Technology Integration3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  31. Social Interaction3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  32. Stock Market3▲ 7.9×2 topics
  33. Consumer Perception3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  34. Autism Spectrum Disorders3▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Addiction2▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Digital Natives2▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Poverty Reduction2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Food Supply Chain2▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Neurodevelopmental Disorders2▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Social Skills Interventions2▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Beaconhouse National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

Politics and Conflicts i…4Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 4 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…2Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Bra…2Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 2 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and C…2South Asian Cinema and Culture: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…1Online Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceCognitive NeuroscienceEconomics and Econometrics6 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 4 works
  2. 2 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  8. 8 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 2 works
  9. 9 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 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 available66.8%not open33.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Beaconhouse National University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 71% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 Beaconhouse National University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00058% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Beaconhouse National University0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Beaconhouse National 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Beaconhouse National University9.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.4% in 2025.

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