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DHA Suffa University

In research, DHA Suffa University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,213 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,577 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Business, Management and Accounting — Political Science and International Relations is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,434
of 28,054 · #30,702 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#181
of 241
Research works
397
▲ 272% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is DHA Suffa 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,213 of 12,888 8.8%66 #17717
Social SciencesDomain #8,577 of 10,521 3.8%122 #15000

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where DHA Suffa 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 DHA Suffa University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 24.9 works8.2×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 35.1 works5.3×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.31× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.01× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.89× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.32× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at DHA Suffa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Shama Siddiqui and Anwar Ahmed Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DHA Suffa University.

  1. 1 Shama Siddiqui Pakistan · #1,608,379 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Anwar Ahmed Khan Pakistan · #1,628,761 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at DHA Suffa University

Which keywords describe research at DHA Suffa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Security, Machine Learning, Conflict, Consumer Behavior, Supply Chain Management, Geopolitics, Risk Management and Russia.

▲ 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. Machine Learning19▲ 2.9×39 topics
  2. Security17▲ 13×8 topics
  3. Deep Learning13▲ 1.84×29 topics
  4. Globalization12▲ 2.9×14 topics
  5. Conflict11▲ 34×4 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management11▲ 5.6×9 topics
  7. Social Media10▲ 3.6×13 topics
  8. Consumer Behavior10▲ 7.9×7 topics
  9. Healthcare10▲ 4.1×8 topics
  10. Geopolitics9▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Renewable Energy9▲ 2.9×17 topics
  12. Risk Management8▲ 8.2×7 topics
  13. Russia8▲ 84×3 topics
  14. Nation-Building7▲ 66×2 topics
  15. State-Building7▲ 97×2 topics
  16. Big Data7▲ 3.8×9 topics
  17. Ukraine7▲ 99×2 topics
  18. Leadership7▲ 6.8×5 topics
  19. Social Capital7▲ 6.1×4 topics
  20. Environmental Management6▲ 7.3×4 topics
  21. Organizational Performance6▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Stress6▲ 7.8×4 topics
  23. Afghanistan6▲ 114×1 topic
  24. Customer Satisfaction6▲ 8.7×5 topics
  25. Pakistan6▲ 114×1 topic
  26. International Relations6▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Corporate Governance6▲ 3.6×7 topics
  28. Smart Cities5▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Information Warfare5▲ 80×2 topics
  30. Finance5▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Hybrid Warfare5▲ 139×1 topic
  32. Military Strategy5▲ 139×1 topic
  33. Investment Decisions4▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Financial Stability4▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Performance Analysis4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  36. Global Financial Crisis4▲ 14×2 topics
  37. User Satisfaction4▲ 9.9×3 topics
  38. Ethical Identity4▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Security and Privacy4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  40. Technology Acceptance Model4▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does DHA Suffa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Environmental Sustainability in Business.

Politics and Conflicts i…6Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 6 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geo…5European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 5 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…4Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…4Environmental Sustainability in Business: 4 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 3 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksInternational Relations …3International Relations and Foreign Policy: 3 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…3Construction Project Management and Performance: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAccountingMarketingInformation Systems and Management4 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 6 works
  2. 2 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  4. 4 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 4 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 3 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  7. 7 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 3 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 available66.0%not open34.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has DHA Suffa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 272% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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