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DHA Suffa University

In research, DHA Suffa University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,768 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,613 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. 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 7.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,042
of 22,385 · #21,684 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#125
of 231
Research works
397
▲ 134% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
DHA Suffa University

What is DHA Suffa 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,768 of 10,670 4.3%66 #13089
Social SciencesDomain #7,613 of 9,585 2.2%122 #13464

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does DHA Suffa University work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at DHA Suffa University is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Business, Management and Accounting (17%), Engineering (16%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 127 fractional works · 57.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 23.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 25 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 37 fractional works · 16.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 6.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 77 fractional works · 34.5% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 15.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 26 fractional works · 11.5% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKDHA SuffaUniversity222fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences57%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5123.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting3716.6%
    3. Psychology156.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance135.9%
    5. Decision Sciences93.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities20.8%
    1. Engineering3515.9%
    2. Computer Science2611.5%
    3. Environmental Science83.6%
    4. Materials Science21.0%
    5. Mathematics20.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.8%
    7. Energy20.7%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine83.5%
    2. Health Professions41.8%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Neuroscience31.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does DHA Suffa University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 25.0 works7.6×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 36.8 works5.2×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.48× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.15× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.02× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.74× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.15×37 works
  2. Decision Sciences4.02×9 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.74×13 works
  4. Psychology2.22×15 works
  5. Social Sciences1.83×51 works
  6. Computer Science1.48×26 works
  7. Engineering1.06×35 works
  8. Neuroscience0.88×3 works
  9. Energy0.80×2 works
  10. Mathematics0.75×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.72×8 works
  12. Health Professions0.67×4 works
  13. Nursing0.51×1 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.34×2 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.29×2 works
  16. Materials Science0.27×2 works
  17. Dentistry0.27×0 works
  18. Medicine0.18×8 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×2 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.11×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.08×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.05×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at DHA Suffa University?

Ranked on the quality score, Razi Sultan Siddiqui, Khubaib Ahmed Qureshi and Asif Gulraiz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DHA Suffa University.

  1. 1 Razi Sultan Siddiqui Pakistan · #772,887 worldwide 2.5k citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Khubaib Ahmed Qureshi Pakistan · #1,544,134 worldwide 236 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Asif Gulraiz Pakistan · #2,414,181 worldwide 144 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Nasir Abbas Pakistan · #2,869,781 worldwide 190 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Ahmed Raza Pakistan · #3,392,270 worldwide 5 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 S. Z. Haider Pakistan · #3,779,176 worldwide 378 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Shaheryar Atta Khan Pakistan · #3,834,620 worldwide 255 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Anwar Ahmed Khan Pakistan · #4,006,086 worldwide 296 citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Azam Anwar Khan Pakistan · #4,179,364 worldwide 39 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Abu Huraira Pakistan · #4,501,125 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at DHA Suffa University

What are the most cited papers from DHA Suffa University?

The most cited paper from DHA Suffa University is "Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries" (Daniel Conroy‐Beam et al., 2019), with 1,776 citations. Next come "Internet of Things (IoT) for Next-Generation Smart Systems: A Review of Current Challenges, Future Trends and Prospects for Emerging 5G-IoT Scenarios" (1,358) and "Sex Differences in Mate Preferences Across 45 Countries: A Large-Scale Replication" (344).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries Daniel Conroy‐Beam et al. · Scientific Reports Open access107 authors 15 Nov 2019 1,776
2 Internet of Things (IoT) for Next-Generation Smart Systems: A Review of Current Challenges, Future Trends and Prospects for Emerging 5G-IoT Scenarios Kinza Shafique, Bilal A. Khawaja, Farah Sabir et al. · IEEE Access Open access 2020 1,358
3 Sex Differences in Mate Preferences Across 45 Countries: A Large-Scale Replication Kathryn V. Walter et al. · Psychological Science Open access108 authors 20 Mar 2020 344
4 Machine learning for intrusion detection in industrial control systems: Applications, challenges, and recommendations Muhammad Umer, Khurum Nazir Junejo, Muhammad Taha Jilani et al. · International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection Open access 17 Feb 2022 163
5 Impact of employees engagement and knowledge sharing on organizational performance: Study of HR challenges in COVID-19 pandemic Tanveer Ahmed, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Duangkamol Thitivesa et al. · Human Systems Management 8 Sep 2020 154
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at DHA Suffa University?

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

▲ 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. Machine Learning21▲ 2.9×43 topics
  2. Security18▲ 12×11 topics
  3. Deep Learning14▲ 1.84×31 topics
  4. Globalization12▲ 2.7×16 topics
  5. Conflict12▲ 32×5 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management11▲ 5.5×9 topics
  7. Social Media11▲ 3.6×13 topics
  8. Consumer Behavior11▲ 7.7×7 topics
  9. Healthcare10▲ 4.0×8 topics
  10. Renewable Energy9▲ 2.9×17 topics
  11. Geopolitics9▲ 27×3 topics
  12. Risk Management9▲ 8.1×8 topics
  13. Big Data8▲ 3.9×12 topics
  14. Russia8▲ 81×3 topics
  15. Nation-Building7▲ 62×2 topics
  16. State-Building7▲ 93×2 topics
  17. Leadership7▲ 6.5×5 topics
  18. Ukraine7▲ 92×2 topics
  19. Social Capital7▲ 5.9×4 topics
  20. Organizational Performance7▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Environmental Management7▲ 7.3×4 topics
  22. Internet of Things6▲ 3.4×8 topics
  23. Stress6▲ 7.3×4 topics
  24. Afghanistan6▲ 111×1 topic
  25. Customer Satisfaction6▲ 8.2×5 topics
  26. Pakistan6▲ 111×1 topic
  27. Smart Cities6▲ 9.7×4 topics
  28. International Relations6▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Finance5▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Information Warfare5▲ 68×2 topics
  31. Hybrid Warfare5▲ 126×1 topic
  32. Military Strategy5▲ 126×1 topic
  33. Investment Decisions5▲ 17×2 topics
  34. IoT Security4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  35. Performance Analysis4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  36. Financial Stability4▲ 10×3 topics
  37. User Satisfaction4▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Global Financial Crisis4▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Security and Privacy4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  40. Technology Acceptance Model4▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does DHA Suffa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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: 4 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksInternational Relations …3International Relations and Foreign Policy: 3 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 3 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…3Health and Well-being Studies: 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 4 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 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  10. 10 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has DHA Suffa University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 134% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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 DHA Suffa University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00071% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%DHA Suffa University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of DHA Suffa University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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