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Federal Urdu University

In research, Federal Urdu University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,010 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,282 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,630 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,881
of 28,054 · #14,340 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#91
of 241
Research works
1.7k
▲ 89% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Federal Urdu 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,010 of 10,521 13.4%294 #7081
Physical SciencesDomain #6,282 of 12,888 18.8%202 #10488
Social SciencesField #3,630 of 6,365 10.0%162 #6457
EngineeringField #4,289 of 6,636 23.6%80 #7817

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 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. Social Sciences#7,081 #4,010
  2. Physical Sciences#10,488 #6,282
  3. Social Sciences#6,457 #3,630
  4. Engineering#7,817 #4,289
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 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.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 44.2 works5.1×
← 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: 0.89× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.54× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 80 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.38× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.10× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.01× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.71× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Urdu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Shiraz, Adnan Nadeem and Moinuddin Ahmed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Urdu University.

  1. 1 Muhammad Shiraz Pakistan · #323,920 worldwide 176 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Adnan Nadeem Pakistan · #443,938 worldwide 88 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Moinuddin Ahmed Pakistan · #719,753 worldwide 79 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Aurang Zaib Pakistan · #745,547 worldwide 191 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 M. Z. Khan Pakistan · #916,274 worldwide 48 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Kamran Ahsan Pakistan · #1,009,174 worldwide 43 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Muhammad Zahid Pakistan · #1,248,117 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Muhammad Faheem Siddiqui Pakistan · #1,271,013 worldwide 40 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Zubair Ahmed Pakistan · #1,396,888 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Abdul Majeed Khan Pakistan · #1,472,073 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Urdu University

Which keywords describe research at Federal Urdu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Pedagogy, Experimental Investigation, Language Teaching, Digital Education, Globalization, Tourism Development and Critical Thinking.

▲ 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 Transfer45▲ 16×11 topics
  2. Globalization36▲ 3.1×37 topics
  3. Pedagogy32▲ 11×9 topics
  4. Experimental Investigation29▲ 48×4 topics
  5. Language Teaching26▲ 17×5 topics
  6. Digital Education23▲ 31×2 topics
  7. Tourism Development23▲ 33×2 topics
  8. Critical Thinking23▲ 40×3 topics
  9. Teaching Methods23▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Formative Assessment23▲ 58×2 topics
  11. Educational Technologies23▲ 50×1 topic
  12. Student Competencies23▲ 77×1 topic
  13. Security20▲ 5.4×16 topics
  14. Social Media20▲ 2.4×19 topics
  15. Conflict19▲ 20×6 topics
  16. Renewable Energy19▲ 2.2×20 topics
  17. Thermal Conductivity18▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Applications18▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Nanofluids18▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Convective Transport17▲ 65×1 topic
  21. Enhancement17▲ 65×1 topic
  22. Feminism17▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Nation-Building14▲ 43×2 topics
  24. State-Building14▲ 63×2 topics
  25. Central Asia13▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Afghanistan13▲ 91×1 topic
  27. Pakistan13▲ 91×1 topic
  28. CFD Analysis12▲ 44×2 topics
  29. Friction Factor12▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Solar Air Heater12▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Gender Equality11▲ 7.1×2 topics
  32. Hermeneutics11▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Middle East11▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Ottoman Empire10▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Secularism10▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Iran10▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Islamic reform10▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Large-Eddy Simulation10▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Global Governance10▲ 7.1×13 topics
  40. Turbulent Flows10▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Federal Urdu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East and Heat Transfer Mechanisms.

Education, Innovation an…23Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 23 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 17 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…13Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 13 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms12Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 12 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 10 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 9 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…7Education and Islamic Studies: 7 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 7 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 6 fractional worksEngineering and Agricultural Innovations: 6 fractional works
EducationBiomedical EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 23 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 17 works
  3. 3 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 9 works
  7. 7 Education and Islamic Studies Education 7 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 7 works
  9. 9 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  10. 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.

openly available65.2%not open34.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Urdu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 89% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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