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Gandhara University

In research, Gandhara University stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,262 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,638 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,045
of 28,054 · #29,561 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#168
of 241
Research works
380
▲ 319% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Gandhara 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,262 of 11,982 5.8%112 #14350
MedicineField #8,638 of 10,443 5.8%82 #16603

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 19.62× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.22× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.33× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.69× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 19.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gandhara University?

Ranked on the composite score, Josep Àngel Mas Castells, Irfan Ullah and Maurice Juma Ogada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gandhara University.

  1. 1 Josep Àngel Mas Castells Pakistan · #737,038 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Irfan Ullah Pakistan · #972,289 worldwide 66 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Maurice Juma Ogada Pakistan · #1,151,635 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Idris Pakistan · #1,170,414 worldwide 7 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Hamzullah Khan Pakistan · #1,365,017 worldwide 12 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Gandhara University

Which keywords describe research at Gandhara University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, COVID-19, Quality of Life, Virtual Reality, Infection Control, Dental Practice, Transmission Routes and Risk 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. Epidemiology24▲ 3.4×72 topics
  2. COVID-1912▲ 4.8×17 topics
  3. Quality of Life9▲ 3.4×18 topics
  4. Inflammation9▲ 2.3×30 topics
  5. Risk Factors7▲ 3.5×18 topics
  6. Treatment7▲ 3.1×29 topics
  7. Depression6▲ 4.0×11 topics
  8. Pandemic6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  9. Virtual Reality6▲ 6.4×3 topics
  10. Mental Health6▲ 2.1×13 topics
  11. Dental Practice5▲ 61×1 topic
  12. Diagnosis5▲ 2.9×22 topics
  13. Global Burden5▲ 4.9×10 topics
  14. Guidelines5▲ 5.8×10 topics
  15. Infection Control5▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.3×13 topics
  17. Oxidative Stress5▲ 1.64×19 topics
  18. Transmission Routes5▲ 61×1 topic
  19. Public Health5▲ 1.78×21 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.3×20 topics
  21. Immune Response4▲ 4.2×9 topics
  22. Prevention4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  23. Vaccine4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  24. Management4▲ 2.8×15 topics
  25. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.3×13 topics
  26. SARS-CoV-24▲ 6.4×5 topics
  27. Complications4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  28. Meta-Analysis4▲ 3.3×9 topics
  29. Anxiety4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  30. Pathophysiology3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  31. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  32. Dental Caries3▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Erythropoiesis3▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Maternal Outcomes3▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Perinatal Outcomes3▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Surgical Treatment3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  37. Oral Health2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Anemia2▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Iron Deficiency2▲ 24×2 topics
  40. CT Scan2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Gandhara University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Research and COVID-19, Iron Metabolism and Disorders, Health and Well-being Studies and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Dental Research and COVI…5Dental Research and COVID-19: 5 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 2 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…2COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…2Innovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…2Dental Health and Care Utilization: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…1COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional works
General DentistryHematologyClinical PsychologyObstetrics 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 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 2 works
  3. 3 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 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 available82.3%not open17.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gandhara University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 319% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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