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Chandka Medical College

In research, Chandka Medical College stands highest in Medicine (#7,259 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,532 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 5.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,794
of 22,385 · #31,334 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#211
of 231
Research works
246
▲ 213% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
79%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Chandka Medical College

What is Chandka Medical College 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
MedicineField #7,259 of 8,541 1.3%87 #12321
Health SciencesDomain #8,532 of 9,902 1.6%94 #14536

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chandka Medical College 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 Chandka Medical College work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Chandka Medical College is in Health Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (65%), Engineering (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 102 fractional works · 70.7% of its workMedicine: 95 fractional works · 65.4% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 13.9% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 13.6% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 8.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKChandka MedicalCollege145fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences8%

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. Medicine9565.4%
    2. Health Professions42.7%
    3. Nursing21.5%
    4. Dentistry21.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Engineering128.3%
    2. Computer Science21.7%
    3. Environmental Science21.1%
    4. Materials Science10.8%
    5. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    6. Energy10.4%
    7. Mathematics10.4%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.3%
    2. Neuroscience42.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Psychology53.1%
    2. Social Sciences42.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting21.1%
    4. Decision Sciences10.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Chandka Medical College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 20.1 works5.9×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.45× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.40× its world share, 95 worksMedicineNursing: 3.02× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.40×95 works
  2. Nursing3.02×2 works
  3. Dentistry2.45×2 works
  4. Neuroscience1.52×4 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.34×1 works
  6. Psychology1.03×4 works
  7. Health Professions1.02×4 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×5 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.63×0 works
  11. Engineering0.56×12 works
  12. Energy0.47×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.40×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×2 works
  15. Veterinary0.34×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.30×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.22×2 works
  18. Materials Science0.22×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.21×2 works
  20. Social Sciences0.19×4 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.18×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Chandka Medical College?

Ranked on the quality score, Kirshan Lal, Sirajuddin Soomro and Shahida Shaikh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chandka Medical College.

  1. 1 Kirshan Lal Pakistan · #3,875,253 worldwide 79 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Sirajuddin Soomro Pakistan · #4,961,349 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Shahida Shaikh Pakistan · #4,962,997 worldwide 76 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Irfanullah Shah Pakistan · #4,967,746 worldwide 45 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Alam Ibrahim Siddiqui Pakistan · #5,051,301 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Farooq Rahman Soomro Pakistan · #5,216,420 worldwide 249 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Asif Ali Khuhro Pakistan · #5,240,948 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Malik Hussain Jalbani Pakistan · #5,525,211 worldwide 46 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Nisar Ahmed Shaikh Pakistan · #5,696,415 worldwide 331 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Bihari Lal Pakistan · #5,741,747 worldwide 99 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Chandka Medical College

What are the most cited papers from Chandka Medical College?

The most cited paper from Chandka Medical College is "Cardiovascular Complications of Diabetes: From Microvascular to Macrovascular Pathways" (Mehreen Zakir, Neha Ahuja, Marvi Alais Surksha et al., 2023), with 203 citations. Next come "Optimized Brain Tumor Detection: A Dual-Module Approach for MRI Image Enhancement and Tumor Classification" (170) and "Evaluation of Toxic Metals in Blood and Urine Samples of Chronic Renal Failure Patients, before and after Dialysis" (127).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cardiovascular Complications of Diabetes: From Microvascular to Macrovascular Pathways Mehreen Zakir, Neha Ahuja, Marvi Alais Surksha et al. · Cureus Open access 24 Sep 2023 203
2 Optimized Brain Tumor Detection: A Dual-Module Approach for MRI Image Enhancement and Tumor Classification Abdullah Ali M Asiri, Toufique Ahmed Soomro, Ahmed Ali et al. · IEEE Access Open access 2024 170
3 Evaluation of Toxic Metals in Blood and Urine Samples of Chronic Renal Failure Patients, before and after Dialysis Tasneem Gul Kazi, Nusrat Jalbani, Naveed Gul Kazi et al. · Renal Failure Open access 2008 127
4 Exploring the Complex Connection Between Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Analyzing Approaches to Mitigate Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Diabetes FNU Jyotsna, Areeba Ahmed, Kamal Kumar et al. · Cureus Open access 21 Aug 2023 116
5 Poor knowledge – predictor of nonadherence to universal precautions for blood borne pathogens at first level care facilities in Pakistan Naveed Zafar Janjua, Mahreen Razaq, Subhash Chandir et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases Open access 24 Jul 2007 100
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Chandka Medical College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Management, Guidelines, Complications, Diagnosis, Inflammation 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-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. Epidemiology18▲ 3.2×69 topics
  2. Treatment8▲ 4.8×30 topics
  3. Inflammation8▲ 2.7×36 topics
  4. Management7▲ 6.0×19 topics
  5. Diagnosis7▲ 4.8×26 topics
  6. Risk Factors6▲ 4.0×22 topics
  7. Guidelines6▲ 8.4×12 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 4.8×15 topics
  9. Complications6▲ 7.8×12 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress5▲ 1.99×20 topics
  11. Quality of Life5▲ 2.2×22 topics
  12. Surgical Management5▲ 7.8×13 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.7×21 topics
  14. Mortality4▲ 4.7×9 topics
  15. Surgery4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  16. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.5×16 topics
  17. Obesity4▲ 3.1×17 topics
  18. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.8×12 topics
  19. Meta-Analysis3▲ 3.8×10 topics
  20. Cognitive Impairment3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance3▲ 4.6×7 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders3▲ 3.6×11 topics
  23. Diabetes3▲ 3.9×15 topics
  24. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  25. Hepatocellular Carcinoma3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  26. Rehabilitation3▲ 4.5×8 topics
  27. Prevention2▲ 4.2×10 topics
  28. Chronic Pain2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  29. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Biomechanics2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  31. Pathophysiology2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  32. Postoperative Complications2▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Pain Management2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  34. Children2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  35. Hepatic Steatosis2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  37. Glycemic Control2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  38. NAFLD2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. NASH2▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Internal Fixation2▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Chandka Medical College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies and Bone fractures and treatments.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …2Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Resea…2Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 2 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…1Bone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis a…1Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksHepatitis C virus research1Hepatitis C virus research: 1 fractional worksKidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments: 1 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyPathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryEmergency Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Hepatitis C virus research Hepatology 1 works
  9. 9 Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 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 available79.1%not open20.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Chandka Medical College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 213% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Chandka Medical College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00051% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Chandka Medical College0.00068% in 2025200020102020

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