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Frontier Medical College

In research, Frontier Medical College stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,193 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,413
of 22,385 · #31,517 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#227
of 231
Research works
190
▲ 85% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
58%
world 18%
Frontier Medical College

What is Frontier Medical College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #14,193 of 16,688 3.3%136

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Frontier Medical College 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 Frontier Medical College work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Frontier Medical College is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (56%), Dentistry (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 54 fractional works · 73.9% of its workMedicine: 41 fractional works · 56.1% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 12.6% of its workOral Surgery: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKFrontier MedicalCollege73fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences74%Social Sciences10%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4156.1%
    2. Dentistry912.6%
    3. Health Professions23.1%
    4. Nursing11.9%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.8%
    2. Neuroscience22.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Psychology34.8%
    2. Social Sciences23.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Environmental Science11.8%
    2. Engineering11.4%
    3. Computer Science10.9%
    4. Chemistry10.9%
    5. Materials Science00.3%
    6. Mathematics00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 26.01× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.92× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 3.98× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 26.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry26.01×9 works
  2. Nursing3.98×1 works
  3. Medicine2.92×41 works
  4. Psychology1.56×4 works
  5. Neuroscience1.37×2 works
  6. Health Professions1.17×2 works
  7. Veterinary1.12×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×4 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.55×1 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.49×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.35×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.27×2 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.23×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.12×1 works
  19. Engineering0.09×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Frontier Medical College?

Ranked on the quality score, Moeen Ikram, Bilal Ahmad and Zarina Rahman Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Frontier Medical College.

  1. 1 Moeen Ikram Pakistan · #3,004,835 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Bilal Ahmad Pakistan · #3,603,362 worldwide 61 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Zarina Rahman Khan Pakistan · #4,086,341 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Terry Grossman Pakistan · #4,588,481 worldwide 306 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Iqbal Qasim Pakistan · #5,065,777 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Ali Mirza Pakistan · #5,117,483 worldwide 50 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Sara Jamil Khan Pakistan · #5,128,825 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Syed Humayun Shah Pakistan · #5,463,207 worldwide 142 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Muhammad Usman Anjum Pakistan · #5,899,735 worldwide 112 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Frontier Medical College

What are the most cited papers from Frontier Medical College?

The most cited paper from Frontier Medical College is "Foxp3 controls regulatory T-cell function by interacting with AML1/Runx1" (Masahiro Ono, Hiroko Yaguchi, Naganari Ohkura et al., 2007), with 713 citations. Next come "Derlin-2 and Derlin-3 are regulated by the mammalian unfolded protein response and are required for ER-associated degradation" (382) and "The monoclonal antibody TER‐119 recognizes a molecule associated with glycophorin A and specifically marks the late stages of murine erythroid lineage" (356).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Foxp3 controls regulatory T-cell function by interacting with AML1/Runx1 Masahiro Ono, Hiroko Yaguchi, Naganari Ohkura et al. · Nature 21 Mar 2007 713
2 Derlin-2 and Derlin-3 are regulated by the mammalian unfolded protein response and are required for ER-associated degradation Yukako Oda, Tetsuya Okada, Hiderou Yoshida et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access 30 Jan 2006 382
3 The monoclonal antibody TER‐119 recognizes a molecule associated with glycophorin A and specifically marks the late stages of murine erythroid lineage Tatsuo Kina, Koichi Ikuta, Eiji Takayama et al. · British Journal of Haematology May 2000 356
4 Organelle-targeting surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanosensors for subcellular pH sensing Yanting Shen, Lijia Liang, Shuqin Zhang et al. · Nanoscale 26 Nov 2017 259
5 Tdrd1/Mtr-1 , a tudor -related gene, is essential for male germ-cell differentiation and nuage/germinal granule formation in mice Shinichiro Chuma, Mihoko Hosokawa, KOUICHI KITAMURA et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 13 Oct 2006 246
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Frontier Medical College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Surgical Management, Depression, Revascularization and Treatment Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.3×57 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 2.8×31 topics
  3. Treatment4▲ 4.1×21 topics
  4. Quality of Life3▲ 3.2×16 topics
  5. Depression2▲ 3.9×10 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.1×13 topics
  7. Risk Factors2▲ 3.0×15 topics
  8. Diagnosis2▲ 3.2×14 topics
  9. COVID-192▲ 2.2×9 topics
  10. Guidelines2▲ 6.0×8 topics
  11. Surgical Management2▲ 7.2×10 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.0×10 topics
  13. Revascularization2▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Global Burden2▲ 4.2×10 topics
  16. Management2▲ 3.0×14 topics
  17. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate2▲ 61×1 topic
  18. Osteoporosis2▲ 28×3 topics
  19. Root Canal Irrigants2▲ 61×1 topic
  20. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.2×7 topics
  21. Virtual Reality2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  22. Anxiety2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  23. Complications2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 3.6×9 topics
  25. Cone-Beam CT1▲ 37×1 topic
  26. Dental Imaging1▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Pathogenesis1▲ 3.7×9 topics
  28. Periodontal Disease1▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Prevention1▲ 4.5×8 topics
  30. Psychological Factors1▲ 9.0×5 topics
  31. Oral Health1▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Endoscopic Surgery1▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Pain Management1▲ 7.1×5 topics
  34. Assessment Methods1▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Chronic Pain1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Microbiome1▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  38. Orthognathic Surgery1▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Anemia1▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Reflective Practice1▲ 7.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Frontier Medical College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, Dental Radiography and Imaging, Dental Research and COVID-19 and Innovations in Medical Education.

Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 2 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 1 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 1 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections…1Urinary Tract Infections Management: 1 fractional worksSinusitis and nasal conditions: 1 fractional worksScientific and Engineering Research Topics: 1 fractional worksBlood groups and transfu…1Blood groups and transfusion: 1 fractional works
Oral SurgeryGeneral DentistryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOrthodontics5 others

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

  1. 1 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 1 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Sinusitis and nasal conditions Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  9. 9 Scientific and Engineering Research Topics Periodontics 1 works
  10. 10 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 1 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 available70.2%not open29.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.1%domestic only41.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Frontier Medical College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 85% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Frontier Medical College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Frontier Medical College0.00030% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Frontier Medical College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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