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Ghazi University

In research, Ghazi University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,496 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,394 of 10,521 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,750 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science, Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Plant Science is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,166
of 28,054 · #10,646 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#45
of 241
Research works
1k
▲ 386% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.5k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Ghazi 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,496 of 12,888 22.1%158 #8369
Social SciencesDomain #3,394 of 10,521 22.6%197 #6957
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,750 of 3,409 21.8%75 #3229
Life SciencesDomain #5,525 of 7,800 18.9%102 #10780
Social SciencesField #4,637 of 6,365 13.7%82 #8339
MedicineField #9,189 of 10,443 7.8%73 #17228
Health SciencesDomain #10,588 of 11,982 8.4%88 #18998

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ghazi 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. Physical Sciences#8,369 #3,496
  2. Social Sciences#6,957 #3,394
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,229 #1,750
  4. Life Sciences#10,780 #5,525
  5. Social Sciences#8,339 #4,637
  6. Medicine#17,228 #9,189
  7. Health Sciences#18,998 #10,588
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 Ghazi University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 39.5 works4.2×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 33.5 works3.9×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 41.7 works3.6×
← 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: 2.89× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.28× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.38× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.13× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.57× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ghazi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Nadeem Iqbal and Muhammad Amjad Bashir lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ghazi University.

  1. 1 Nadeem Iqbal Pakistan · #168,279 worldwide 256 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Muhammad Amjad Bashir Pakistan · #1,539,934 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ghazi University

Which keywords describe research at Ghazi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Renewable Energy, Urbanization, CO2 Emissions, Environmental Regulation, Energy Consumption, Financial Development and Kuznets Curve.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy29▲ 3.8×19 topics
  2. Machine Learning27▲ 1.52×44 topics
  3. Economic Growth25▲ 5.4×14 topics
  4. Climate Change22▲ 1.50×52 topics
  5. Urbanization20▲ 8.8×6 topics
  6. Globalization19▲ 1.82×28 topics
  7. CO2 Emissions18▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Environmental Impact18▲ 1.97×32 topics
  9. Environmental Regulation18▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Energy Consumption18▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Financial Development18▲ 21×2 topics
  12. Kuznets Curve18▲ 29×1 topic
  13. Trade Openness18▲ 29×1 topic
  14. Education16▲ 1.76×25 topics
  15. Sustainability16▲ 1.21×35 topics
  16. E-Learning13▲ 2.4×10 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management12▲ 2.4×11 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior11▲ 3.2×10 topics
  19. Teacher Training11▲ 3.2×7 topics
  20. Corporate Governance10▲ 2.6×8 topics
  21. Security10▲ 3.0×10 topics
  22. Pedagogy10▲ 3.7×6 topics
  23. Financial Stability10▲ 8.8×3 topics
  24. Risk Management10▲ 3.6×7 topics
  25. Customer Satisfaction8▲ 4.7×4 topics
  26. Environmental Management8▲ 3.8×7 topics
  27. Conflict8▲ 9.0×4 topics
  28. Finance7▲ 7.0×2 topics
  29. Madrasa7▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Muslim Students7▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Ethical Identity7▲ 9.6×1 topic
  32. Global Financial Crisis7▲ 8.8×2 topics
  33. Shariah Supervision7▲ 9.6×1 topic
  34. Student Satisfaction7▲ 6.4×2 topics
  35. Reconstruction6▲ 6.8×3 topics
  36. Afghanistan6▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Bilingual Education6▲ 9.5×3 topics
  38. Language Policy6▲ 8.0×3 topics
  39. Pakistan6▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Poverty Reduction6▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Ghazi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East.

Energy, Environment, Eco…18Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 18 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 7 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 7 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 5 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 5 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…5Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 5 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksData Analysis with R4Data Analysis with R: 4 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEducationAccountingPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 7 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 7 works
  4. 4 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 5 works
  6. 6 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  8. 8 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 4 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  10. 10 Data Analysis with R Artificial Intelligence 4 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 available76.7%not open23.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.9%domestic only63.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ghazi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 386% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.