Federal Urdu University
In research, Federal Urdu University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,595 of 9,585 worldwide), Engineering (#3,800 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,990 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 5.1× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #6,675 of 22,385 · #16,136 all time
- Rank in Pakistan
- #82 of 231
- Research works
- 1.7k ▲ 11% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 14k 8.1 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.79× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 65% world 40%
- International
- 24% world 18%
What is Federal Urdu University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,595 of 9,585 | 6.3% | 294 | #5045 | |
| EngineeringField | #3,800 of 5,901 | 17.9% | 80 | #5929 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,990 of 10,670 | 12.2% | 202 | #14884 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,491 of 5,988 | 5.1% | 162 | #6761 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Urdu 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#5,045 #2,595
- Engineering#5,929 #3,800
- Physical Sciences#14,884 #7,990
- Social Sciences#6,761 #4,491
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Federal Urdu University work in?
In 2022-now, 50% of research at Federal Urdu University is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Engineering (13%), Business, Management and Accounting (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences32050.1%
- Social Sciences17727.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting406.3%
- Arts and Humanities406.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance365.7%
- Psychology213.2%
- Decision Sciences71.1%
- Physical Sciences21934.2%
- Engineering8613.4%
- Computer Science396.1%
- Environmental Science345.3%
- Materials Science152.4%
- Physics and Astronomy121.9%
- Chemistry111.8%
- Mathematics101.6%
- Energy60.9%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences30.5%
- Chemical Engineering20.4%
- Life Sciences578.9%
- Health Sciences436.7%
- Medicine325.0%
- Health Professions81.2%
- Nursing20.3%
- Dentistry10.1%
- Veterinary00.0%
What does Federal Urdu University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 48.4 works5.1×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.66×36 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.51×6 works
- Social Sciences2.18×177 works
- Arts and Humanities2.15×40 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.95×40 works
- Mathematics1.37×10 works
- Chemistry1.14×12 works
- Decision Sciences1.12×7 works
- Chemical Engineering1.09×2 works
- Environmental Science1.07×34 works
- Psychology1.07×21 works
- Energy1.01×6 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.89×27 works
- Engineering0.89×86 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.84×12 works
- Computer Science0.78×39 works
- Materials Science0.69×15 works
- Nursing0.63×2 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×17 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.49×3 works
- Health Professions0.46×8 works
- Neuroscience0.41×4 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×3 works
- Veterinary0.27×0 works
- Dentistry0.26×1 works
- Medicine0.26×32 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 2.5×
- Social Sciences 2.2×
- Arts and Humanities 2.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.9×
- Mathematics 1.4×
- Chemistry 1.1×
- Decision Sciences 1.1×
- Chemical Engineering 1.1×
- Environmental Science 1.1×
- Psychology 1.1×
- Energy 1.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.9×
- Engineering 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Materials Science 0.7×
- Nursing 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.3×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
Who are the top researchers at Federal Urdu University?
Ranked on the quality score, Zubaria Andlib, Farhan Ali and Ihtsham Ul Haq Padda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Urdu University.
- 1
Zubaria Andlib
Pakistan · #661,525 worldwide 2.3k citations · 50 works
- 2
Farhan Ali
Pakistan · #829,273 worldwide 2.5k citations · 86 works
- 3
Ihtsham Ul Haq Padda
Pakistan · #848,963 worldwide 1.2k citations · 58 works
- 4
Muhammad Faizan
Pakistan · #1,475,061 worldwide 875 citations · 46 works
- 5
Syed Sohaib Zafar
Pakistan · #1,621,146 worldwide 479 citations · 36 works
- 6
Qaisar Shaheen
Pakistan · #1,739,235 worldwide 425 citations · 21 works
- 7
Farhan Ali
Pakistan · #1,905,691 worldwide 311 citations · 46 works
- 8
Haq Nawaz Abbasi
Pakistan · #1,908,856 worldwide 501 citations · 35 works
- 9
Aurang Zaib
Pakistan · #2,229,695 worldwide 5.7k citations · 263 works
- 10
Sadaf Shahab
Pakistan · #2,520,131 worldwide 508 citations · 17 works
Which keywords describe research at Federal Urdu University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Pedagogy, Experimental Investigation, Language Teaching, Globalization, Digital Education, Tourism Development and Critical Thinking.
- Transport Infrastructure
- Islamic reform
- Ottoman Empire
- Middle East
- Global Governance
- Friction Factor
- CFD Analysis
- Afghanistan
- State-Building
- Feminism
- Convective Transport
- Applications
- Thermal Conductivity
- Social Media
- Educational Technologies
- Teaching Methods
- Tourism Development
- Security
- Experimental Investigation
- Globalization
- Heat Transfer
- Pedagogy
- Language Teaching
- Digital Education
- Critical Thinking
- Formative Assessment
- Student Competencies
- Conflict
- Renewable Energy
- Nanofluids
- Enhancement
- Nation-Building
- Central Asia
- Pakistan
- Gender Equality
- Solar Air Heater
- Hermeneutics
- Secularism
- Iran
- Geopolitics
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
- Heat Transfer46▲ 15×11 topics
- Globalization39▲ 3.1×37 topics
- Pedagogy33▲ 10×9 topics
- Experimental Investigation30▲ 46×4 topics
- Language Teaching27▲ 16×6 topics
- Security24▲ 5.5×17 topics
- Digital Education23▲ 25×2 topics
- Tourism Development23▲ 27×2 topics
- Critical Thinking23▲ 31×3 topics
- Teaching Methods23▲ 22×2 topics
- Formative Assessment23▲ 43×2 topics
- Educational Technologies23▲ 39×1 topic
- Student Competencies23▲ 54×1 topic
- Social Media21▲ 2.4×19 topics
- Conflict21▲ 20×6 topics
- Thermal Conductivity20▲ 19×2 topics
- Renewable Energy20▲ 2.1×21 topics
- Applications19▲ 11×5 topics
- Nanofluids18▲ 34×2 topics
- Convective Transport18▲ 62×1 topic
- Enhancement18▲ 62×1 topic
- Feminism18▲ 9.5×5 topics
- Nation-Building15▲ 43×2 topics
- State-Building15▲ 65×2 topics
- Central Asia14▲ 32×2 topics
- Afghanistan14▲ 95×1 topic
- Pakistan14▲ 95×1 topic
- CFD Analysis12▲ 43×2 topics
- Gender Equality12▲ 6.6×2 topics
- Friction Factor12▲ 46×1 topic
- Solar Air Heater12▲ 46×1 topic
- Global Governance12▲ 7.6×14 topics
- Hermeneutics12▲ 23×2 topics
- Middle East12▲ 30×2 topics
- Secularism11▲ 17×3 topics
- Ottoman Empire11▲ 24×2 topics
- Iran10▲ 38×1 topic
- Islamic reform10▲ 38×1 topic
- Geopolitics10▲ 11×7 topics
- Transport Infrastructure10▲ 19×2 topics
Which research topics does Federal Urdu University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East and Heat Transfer Mechanisms.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 23 works
- 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 18 works
- 3 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 14 works
- 4 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 12 works
- 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 10 works
- 6 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 9 works
- 7 Education and Islamic Studies Education 8 works
- 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 7 works
- 9 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 7 works
- 10 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Federal Urdu University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Federal Urdu University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0021% in 2024.
Fractional works of Federal Urdu University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.6% in 2022.
Other research institutions in Karachi
- University of Karachi
- Aga Khan University
- Dow University of Health Sciences
- NED University of Engineering and Technology
- Ziauddin University
- Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center
- Iqra University
- University of Islamic Studies
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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