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Capital University of Science and Technology

In research, Capital University of Science and Technology stands highest in Engineering (#2,227 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,463 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,114 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction, Computational Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering — Building and Construction is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,047
of 28,054 · #13,364 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#96
of 241
Research works
1.5k
▲ 183% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Capital University of Science and Technology 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
EngineeringField #2,227 of 6,636 18.7%225 #3628
Physical SciencesDomain #5,463 of 12,888 22.7%381 #9276
Computer ScienceField #2,114 of 4,667 32.7%72 #2895
Social SciencesDomain #5,584 of 10,521 30.5%117 #7446

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Capital University of Science and Technology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#3,628 #2,227
  2. Physical Sciences#9,276 #5,463
  3. Computer Science#2,895 #2,114
  4. Social Sciences#7,446 #5,584
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Capital University of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 29.8 works7.9×
  2. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 24.4 works7.0×
  3. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 39.8 works3.6×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.23× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.77× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.53× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.47× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.47× its world share, 225 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.61× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.96× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.89× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Capital University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Shafqat Hussain, Majid Ali and Muhammad Sagheer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Capital University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Shafqat Hussain Pakistan · #285,338 worldwide 223 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Majid Ali Pakistan · #373,107 worldwide 202 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Muhammad Sagheer Pakistan · #392,480 worldwide 142 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Wasim Jamshed Pakistan · #404,069 worldwide 546 citations · 86 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Azhar Iqbal Pakistan · #731,684 worldwide 104 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Tanvir Afzal Pakistan · #932,407 worldwide 58 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Muhammad Aleem Pakistan · #998,856 worldwide 84 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Muhammad Afzal Pakistan · #1,003,718 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Tanveer Sajid Pakistan · #1,042,300 worldwide 71 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Faisal Shahzad Pakistan · #1,067,466 worldwide 59 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Capital University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Capital University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Experimental Investigation, Thermal Conductivity, Applications, Viscosity, Convective Transport, Nanofluids and Deep 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 2022–2025 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. Heat Transfer69▲ 23×14 topics
  2. Experimental Investigation40▲ 62×3 topics
  3. Deep Learning38▲ 1.81×58 topics
  4. Machine Learning34▲ 1.72×54 topics
  5. Thermal Conductivity26▲ 28×3 topics
  6. Applications25▲ 15×4 topics
  7. Viscosity24▲ 55×2 topics
  8. Convective Transport24▲ 85×1 topic
  9. Nanofluids24▲ 47×1 topic
  10. Renewable Energy20▲ 2.3×25 topics
  11. Environmental Impact20▲ 1.91×27 topics
  12. Sustainability19▲ 1.31×31 topics
  13. Risk Management18▲ 6.3×10 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties17▲ 2.8×21 topics
  15. Large-Eddy Simulation16▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Numerical Modeling16▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Friction Factor15▲ 59×1 topic
  18. Solar Air Heater15▲ 59×1 topic
  19. Artificial Neural Networks14▲ 4.9×7 topics
  20. Turbulent Flows14▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Vortex Dynamics14▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Boundary Layer Transition13▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Particle Image Velocimetry13▲ 30×1 topic
  24. Construction13▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Numerical Simulation12▲ 7.0×9 topics
  26. Durability Performance12▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Leadership11▲ 3.9×9 topics
  28. Thermal Management10▲ 4.9×5 topics
  29. Phase Change Materials10▲ 17×2 topics
  30. IoT Security9▲ 4.8×3 topics
  31. Pressure Drop8▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Geopolymer8▲ 9.6×2 topics
  33. Fiber Reinforced Concrete8▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Fluid Flow8▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Ultra-High Performance Concrete8▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Mechanical Behavior8▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Work Engagement8▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Human Resource Management7▲ 7.9×3 topics
  39. Psychological Capital7▲ 8.9×3 topics
  40. Heat Exchangers7▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Capital University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Mechanisms, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Innovative concrete reinforcement materials.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …24Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 24 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 15 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 13 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 8 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 7 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 6 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 6 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 6 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 6 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 6 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsCivil and Structural Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 24 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 15 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 13 works
  4. 4 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 works
  6. 6 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 6 works
  7. 7 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  9. 9 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 6 works
  10. 10 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 6 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 available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Capital University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 183% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
grewheldshrank

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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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.