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Ghazni University

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,953
of 22,385
Rank in Afghanistan
#16
of 19
Research works
98
▲ 728% vs 2018-21
Citations
295
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
94%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Ghazni University

Which fields of science does Ghazni University work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Ghazni University is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Engineering (18%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 45.6% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 17.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 36.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 21.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGhazni University89fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences36%

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. Engineering1617.7%
    2. Environmental Science910.4%
    3. Mathematics44.6%
    4. Energy44.3%
    5. Computer Science33.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy21.7%
    8. Materials Science10.7%
    9. Chemistry10.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1921.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities56.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance44.8%
    4. Psychology11.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences910.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Medicine56.1%
    2. Health Professions10.6%
    3. Nursing00.1%
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: 2.17× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.73× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.18× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.10× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.93× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.13× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.26× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy4.73×4 works
  2. Mathematics3.93×4 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.26×4 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.17×9 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.13×6 works
  6. Environmental Science2.10×9 works
  7. Social Sciences1.73×19 works
  8. Engineering1.18×16 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.14×2 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.76×2 works
  11. Psychology0.54×2 works
  12. Computer Science0.46×3 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.43×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.37×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.37×1 works
  16. Medicine0.32×5 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.31×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.24×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.21×1 works
  20. Nursing0.19×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×1 works
  22. Neuroscience0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ghazni University?

Ranked on the quality score, Murad Khan Hassani and Mahmood Hemat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ghazni University.

  1. 1 Murad Khan Hassani Afghanistan · #643,123 worldwide 438 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Mahmood Hemat Afghanistan · #2,009,430 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Ghazni University

What are the most cited papers from Ghazni University?

The most cited paper from Ghazni University is "Toward sustainable rural livelihoods approach: Application of grounded theory in Ghazni province, Afghanistan" (Abdul Matin Miani, Mehdi Karami Dehkordi, Narges Siamian et al., 2023), with 59 citations. Next come "Optimizing renewable energy systems for 100 % clean energy target: A comparative study of solar, hydro, pumped hydro, and battery storage technologies" (56) and "Design and Economic Analysis of On-Grid Solar Rooftop PV System Using PVsyst Software" (48).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Toward sustainable rural livelihoods approach: Application of grounded theory in Ghazni province, Afghanistan Abdul Matin Miani, Mehdi Karami Dehkordi, Narges Siamian et al. · Applied Geography 10 Mar 2023 59
2 Optimizing renewable energy systems for 100 % clean energy target: A comparative study of solar, hydro, pumped hydro, and battery storage technologies Zainullah Serat · Journal of Energy Storage 15 Nov 2024 56
3 Design and Economic Analysis of On-Grid Solar Rooftop PV System Using PVsyst Software Zainullah Serat, Sayed Ahmad Zamir Fatemi, Safiullah Shirzad · Archives of Advanced Engineering Science Open access 14 Jul 2023 48
4 Optimizing hybrid PV/Wind and grid systems for sustainable energy solutions at the university campus: Economic, environmental, and sensitivity analysis Zainullah Serat, Massoud Danishmal, Fida Mohammad Mohammadi · Energy Conversion and Management X Open access 23 Aug 2024 44
5 Investigating double-diffusive natural convection in a sloped dual-layered homogenous porous-fluid square cavity Bahram Jalili, Majdeddin Emad, Emad Hasani Malekshah et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 26 Mar 2024 40
All 70 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ghazni University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Conflict, Security, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Solar Energy and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy14▲ 11×16 topics
  2. Conflict6▲ 41×5 topics
  3. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  4. Security5▲ 8.7×3 topics
  5. Central Asia5▲ 81×2 topics
  6. Afghanistan5▲ 225×1 topic
  7. Pakistan5▲ 225×1 topic
  8. Climate Change4▲ 1.82×16 topics
  9. Solar Energy4▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Globalization4▲ 2.2×9 topics
  11. Life Cycle Assessment4▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Sustainability4▲ 1.80×9 topics
  13. Economic Growth4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  14. History4▲ 5.7×3 topics
  15. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Curriculum Development3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  17. Human Rights3▲ 3.1×7 topics
  18. Islamic Education3▲ 9.7×3 topics
  19. Sustainability Assessment3▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Teacher Training3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  21. Language2▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Heat Transfer2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  23. Dictionaries2▲ 78×1 topic
  24. Lexicography2▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Religious Education2▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Respiratory Infections2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Gender Equality2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  28. Muslim Students2▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Land Use2▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Photovoltaic Systems2▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Sustainability Indicators2▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Electrolysis2▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Financial Development2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Hydrogen2▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Nonlinear Equations2▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Panel Data Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. CO2 Emissions2▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Energy Consumption2▲ 7.9×1 topic
  39. Household Fuel Use2▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Indoor Air Pollution2▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Ghazni University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Lexicography and Language Studies, Education and Islamic Studies and Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability.

Politics and Conflicts i…5Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 5 fractional worksLexicography and Language Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksPhotovoltaic Systems and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…2Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and…2Environmental Impact and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksSustainable Development …1Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 1 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Phot…1Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLanguage and LinguisticsEducationEnvironmental Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Lexicography and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 2 works
  3. 3 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  4. 4 Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 2 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 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 available94.3%not open5.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.2%domestic only67.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ghazni University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 728% higher than in 2018-2021.

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