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Bost University

Research works
60
▲ 476% vs 2013–17
Citations
189
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Bost University is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 4.39× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.05× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
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Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Bost University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pandemic, Globalization, COVID-19, Food Security, Epidemiology, Vaccine, Agriculture and Conflict.

▲ 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. Epidemiology4▲ 2.2×13 topics
  2. Globalization4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  3. Pandemic3▲ 6.6×5 topics
  4. COVID-193▲ 5.0×4 topics
  5. Sustainable Development3▲ 3.6×6 topics
  6. Climate Change2▲ 1.88×8 topics
  7. Food Security2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  8. Agriculture2▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Vaccine2▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Conflict2▲ 26×2 topics
  11. Security2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  12. Treatment2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  13. Afghanistan2▲ 162×1 topic
  14. Customer Satisfaction2▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Mental Health2▲ 2.7×3 topics
  16. Pakistan2▲ 162×1 topic
  17. Depression2▲ 3.8×2 topics
  18. Psychological Distress2▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Coronavirus1▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Immune Response1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  21. Anxiety1▲ 6.2×1 topic
  22. Performance Measurement1▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Quarantine1▲ 18×1 topic
  24. Agricultural Practices1▲ 69×2 topics
  25. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 7.1×4 topics
  26. Development1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  27. Employee Engagement1▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Health1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  29. Organizational Culture1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  30. Soil Fertility1▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Genetic Improvement1▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Policy1▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Risk Perception1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  34. Derivatives1▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Hedging1▲ 140×1 topic
  36. Insecticide Resistance1▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Production1▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Strategic Thinking1▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Trade Credit1▲ 87×1 topic
  40. Water Management1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Bost University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Risk Management in Financial Firms and Working Capital and Financial Performance.

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Risk Management in Financial Firms Accounting 1 works
  4. 4 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 1 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  6. 6 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  10. 10 Livestock Management and Performance Improvement Agronomy and Crop Science 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 available91.1%not open8.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.1%domestic only71.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bost University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 476% 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.

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.