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Foundation University Islamabad

In research, Foundation University Islamabad stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,718 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,961 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,141 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,146
of 28,054 · #20,198 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#142
of 241
Research works
889
▲ 270% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Foundation University Islamabad 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 #5,718 of 10,521 12.9%146 #7522
Health SciencesDomain #8,961 of 11,982 5.6%156 #12665
MedicineField #9,141 of 10,443 5.8%122 #14866

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Foundation University Islamabad 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#7,522 #5,718
  2. Health Sciences#12,665 #8,961
  3. Medicine#14,866 #9,141
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 Foundation University Islamabad specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 21.7 works5.4×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.32× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.73× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.66× its world share, 122 worksMedicineNursing: 1.81× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.89× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.49× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Foundation University Islamabad?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Aqeel and Nabeel Ali Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Foundation University Islamabad.

  1. 1 Muhammad Aqeel Pakistan · #119,028 worldwide 364 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Nabeel Ali Khan Pakistan · #945,735 worldwide 68 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Foundation University Islamabad

Which keywords describe research at Foundation University Islamabad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Depression, COVID-19, Stress, Quality of Life, Self-Efficacy and Psychological 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology33▲ 2.2×80 topics
  2. Mental Health24▲ 4.3×26 topics
  3. Depression19▲ 5.5×15 topics
  4. Machine Learning17▲ 1.38×39 topics
  5. COVID-1917▲ 3.2×17 topics
  6. Quality of Life16▲ 2.8×28 topics
  7. Deep Learning16▲ 1.19×41 topics
  8. Pandemic13▲ 3.1×8 topics
  9. Risk Factors12▲ 2.9×24 topics
  10. Social Media12▲ 2.2×15 topics
  11. Stress11▲ 7.7×6 topics
  12. Social Support10▲ 4.9×12 topics
  13. Treatment10▲ 2.1×27 topics
  14. Healthcare10▲ 2.2×15 topics
  15. Well-being10▲ 6.5×10 topics
  16. Psychological Factors9▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Self-Efficacy9▲ 9.1×7 topics
  18. Global Burden9▲ 4.4×12 topics
  19. Leadership8▲ 4.4×6 topics
  20. Security8▲ 3.2×13 topics
  21. Anxiety8▲ 4.1×7 topics
  22. Conflict7▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Low Back Pain7▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Prevention7▲ 4.3×11 topics
  25. Psychological Distress7▲ 7.0×5 topics
  26. Job Satisfaction7▲ 4.0×8 topics
  27. Coping Strategies6▲ 6.8×7 topics
  28. Elderly6▲ 6.8×5 topics
  29. Rehabilitation6▲ 4.3×11 topics
  30. Reconstruction6▲ 8.8×5 topics
  31. Healthcare Workers6▲ 5.9×4 topics
  32. Online Communication5▲ 9.1×3 topics
  33. Chronic Pain5▲ 6.3×5 topics
  34. Musculoskeletal Disorders5▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Nursing5▲ 7.0×2 topics
  36. Work Engagement5▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Disability5▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Educational Achievement5▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Job Stress5▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Measurement Properties5▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Foundation University Islamabad publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Health and Well-being St…5Health and Well-being Studies: 5 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…5Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts3COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 3 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 3 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…3Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 3 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 3 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 3 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPharmacologyPolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 5 works
  3. 3 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 3 works
  9. 9 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 3 works
  10. 10 Resilience and Mental Health 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 available71.9%not open28.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.7%domestic only71.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Foundation University Islamabad's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 270% 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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