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Gandhara University

In research, Gandhara University stands highest in Medicine (#6,371 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,443 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,457
of 22,385 · #20,654 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#145
of 231
Research works
380
▲ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
82%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Gandhara University

What is Gandhara 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
MedicineField #6,371 of 8,541 4.9%82 #11469
Health SciencesDomain #7,443 of 9,902 4.7%112 #13419

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gandhara 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 Gandhara University work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Gandhara University is in Health Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Dentistry (9%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 122 fractional works · 59.2% of its workMedicine: 92 fractional works · 44.5% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 18 fractional works · 8.8% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOral Surgery: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPeriodontics: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrthodontics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 16.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 14.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 9.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKGandharaUniversity206fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences59%Social Sciences17%

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. Medicine9244.5%
    2. Dentistry188.8%
    3. Health Professions115.4%
    4. Nursing10.5%
    1. Social Sciences157.1%
    2. Psychology104.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting52.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    5. Decision Sciences10.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    1. Environmental Science94.4%
    2. Engineering94.2%
    3. Computer Science41.9%
    4. Mathematics21.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.8%
    7. Chemistry10.6%
    8. Materials Science10.4%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology94.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.9%
    3. Neuroscience31.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
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: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 18.20× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.05× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.31× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 18.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry18.20×18 works
  2. Medicine2.31×92 works
  3. Health Professions2.05×11 works
  4. Psychology1.59×10 works
  5. Mathematics0.99×2 works
  6. Nursing0.95×1 works
  7. Environmental Science0.89×9 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.84×9 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.81×1 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.78×2 works
  11. Neuroscience0.75×2 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×5 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.68×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×6 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.57×2 works
  16. Social Sciences0.56×15 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×2 works
  18. Chemistry0.39×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.37×2 works
  20. Engineering0.28×9 works
  21. Computer Science0.25×4 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.18×1 works
  23. Energy0.11×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.11×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Gandhara University?

Ranked on the quality score, Maurice Juma Ogada, Nazir Ahmad and Mariya Khalid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gandhara University.

  1. 1 Maurice Juma Ogada Pakistan · #2,056,383 worldwide 676 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Nazir Ahmad Pakistan · #3,242,320 worldwide 309 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Mariya Khalid Pakistan · #3,505,006 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Faiz Ur Rahman Pakistan · #3,806,820 worldwide 397 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Justin K. Maghanga Pakistan · #3,906,230 worldwide 424 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Irfan Ullah Pakistan · #4,192,788 worldwide 5.9k citations · 465 works
  7. 7 Sofia Shehzad Pakistan · #4,192,950 worldwide 56 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Marianne Wughanga Maghenda Pakistan · #4,696,609 worldwide 189 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Sumayya Sumayya Pakistan · #4,969,154 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Samuel Bonaya Buya Pakistan · #5,011,713 worldwide 13 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Gandhara University

What are the most cited papers from Gandhara University?

The most cited paper from Gandhara University is "COVID-19 suicides in Pakistan, dying off not COVID-19 fear but poverty? – The forthcoming economic challenges for a developing country" (Mohammed A. Mamun, Irfan Ullah, 2020), with 370 citations. Next come "The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Different Cohorts" (350) and "Myths and conspiracy theories on vaccines and COVID-19: Potential effect on global vaccine refusals" (312).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 COVID-19 suicides in Pakistan, dying off not COVID-19 fear but poverty? – The forthcoming economic challenges for a developing country Mohammed A. Mamun, Irfan Ullah · Brain Behavior and Immunity Open access 11 May 2020 370
2 The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Different Cohorts Kiran Shafiq Khan, Mohammed A. Mamun, Mark Damian Griffiths et al. · International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction Open access 9 Jul 2020 350
3 Myths and conspiracy theories on vaccines and COVID-19: Potential effect on global vaccine refusals Irfan Ullah, Kiran Shafiq Khan, Muhammad Junaid Tahir et al. · Vacunas Open access 12 Mar 2021 312
4 A Comprehensive Review of Magnetic Nanomaterials Modern Day Theranostics Saima Gul, Sher Bahadar Khan, Inayat Ur Rehman et al. · Frontiers in Materials Open access 31 Jul 2019 301
5 Antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of Viola betonicifolia whole plant Naveed Muhammad, Muhammad Saeed, Haroon Zaman Khan · BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine Open access 2 May 2012 241
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Gandhara University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, COVID-19, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Virtual Reality, Infection Control, Guidelines and Dental Practice.

▲ 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. Epidemiology26▲ 3.1×75 topics
  2. COVID-1912▲ 4.5×17 topics
  3. Inflammation10▲ 2.3×35 topics
  4. Quality of Life10▲ 3.3×19 topics
  5. Climate Change8▲ 1.35×26 topics
  6. Risk Factors7▲ 3.2×19 topics
  7. Treatment7▲ 2.9×30 topics
  8. Depression7▲ 3.6×11 topics
  9. Pandemic6▲ 3.1×8 topics
  10. Virtual Reality6▲ 6.0×3 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress6▲ 1.71×21 topics
  12. Guidelines6▲ 5.8×10 topics
  13. Mental Health6▲ 1.93×13 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.1×13 topics
  15. Dental Practice5▲ 56×1 topic
  16. Diagnosis5▲ 2.6×23 topics
  17. Global Burden5▲ 4.5×10 topics
  18. Infection Control5▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Transmission Routes5▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.1×20 topics
  21. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.2×13 topics
  22. Immune Response4▲ 3.7×9 topics
  23. Prevention4▲ 4.9×9 topics
  24. Management4▲ 2.5×15 topics
  25. Vaccine4▲ 5.0×9 topics
  26. SARS-CoV-24▲ 6.1×5 topics
  27. Complications4▲ 3.7×8 topics
  28. Anxiety4▲ 3.7×6 topics
  29. Dental Caries3▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Pathophysiology3▲ 5.6×7 topics
  31. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  32. Risk Perception3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  33. Erythropoiesis3▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Maternal Outcomes3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Perinatal Outcomes3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Surgical Treatment3▲ 6.6×5 topics
  37. Assessment Methods2▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Oral Health2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Anemia2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Iron Deficiency2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Gandhara University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dental Research and COVID-19, Health and Well-being Studies, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Iron Metabolism and Disorders.

Dental Research and COVI…5Dental Research and COVID-19: 5 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…2Innovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…2Energy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional works
General DentistryClinical PsychologyHematologyObstetrics and Gynecology4 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 5 works
  2. 2 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 2 works
  5. 5 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  6. 6 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 2 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 2 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 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 available82.3%not open17.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.2%domestic only63.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Gandhara University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% 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 Gandhara University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00066% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Gandhara University0.00044% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Gandhara 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Gandhara University6.0% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.0% in 2025.

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