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GIFT University

In research, GIFT University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,716 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,568 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,621 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,417
of 28,054 · #19,098 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#100
of 241
Research works
985
▲ 361% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is GIFT 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,716 of 10,521 11.0%230 #5514
Social SciencesField #3,568 of 6,365 7.9%86 #5682
Physical SciencesDomain #8,621 of 12,888 14.4%76 #16558
Health SciencesDomain #8,842 of 11,982 4.0%205 #17729
MedicineField #8,144 of 10,443 3.4%183 #16424

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where GIFT 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. Social Sciences#5,514 #2,716
  2. Social Sciences#5,682 #3,568
  3. Physical Sciences#16,558 #8,621
  4. Health Sciences#17,729 #8,842
  5. Medicine#16,424 #8,144
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.

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: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.73× its world share, 183 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.60× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.99× its world share, 53 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.31× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 86 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at GIFT University?

Ranked on the composite score, Muzamil Akhtar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is GIFT University.

  1. 1 Muzamil Akhtar · #937,932 worldwide 41 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at GIFT University

Which keywords describe research at GIFT University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Feminism, Globalization, Corporate Governance, Social Capital, Conflict and Social Entrepreneurship.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 1.77×90 topics
  2. Globalization22▲ 2.0×27 topics
  3. Mental Health21▲ 2.6×28 topics
  4. Machine Learning19◆ 1.03×42 topics
  5. Corporate Governance15▲ 3.7×15 topics
  6. Quality of Life15▲ 1.89×37 topics
  7. Inflammation15▲ 1.28×51 topics
  8. Treatment15▲ 2.2×35 topics
  9. Education14▲ 1.49×22 topics
  10. Social Capital13▲ 4.5×9 topics
  11. Social Media13▲ 1.69×21 topics
  12. Management13▲ 3.0×26 topics
  13. Economic Growth13▲ 2.8×15 topics
  14. Risk Factors13▲ 2.1×28 topics
  15. Feminism12▲ 7.8×7 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 1.96×29 topics
  17. Human Rights12▲ 2.1×20 topics
  18. Diagnosis12▲ 2.3×31 topics
  19. Risk Management12▲ 4.3×10 topics
  20. Job Satisfaction11▲ 4.5×9 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 2.3×17 topics
  22. Security10▲ 2.8×11 topics
  23. Conflict10▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis9▲ 2.9×13 topics
  25. Reconstruction9▲ 9.6×5 topics
  26. Social Entrepreneurship9▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Entrepreneurial Orientation9▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Opportunity Recognition9▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Leadership9▲ 3.5×9 topics
  30. Guidelines8▲ 3.3×12 topics
  31. Stress8▲ 4.1×6 topics
  32. Financial Stability8▲ 7.4×3 topics
  33. Performance Analysis8▲ 6.9×3 topics
  34. Finance8▲ 7.6×2 topics
  35. Islamic Banking8▲ 3.6×2 topics
  36. Ethical Identity8▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Shariah Supervision8▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Afghanistan7▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Gender Equality7▲ 4.7×5 topics
  40. Pakistan7▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does GIFT University publish most on?

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

Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 9 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 8 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…7Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 7 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…5Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 5 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 4 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…4Education and Islamic Studies: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…4Environmental Sustainability in Business: 4 fractional worksWork-Family Balance Chal…4Work-Family Balance Challenges: 4 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…3Health and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationAccountingPolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesManagement of Technology and Innovation 9 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesAccounting 8 works
  3. 3 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastPolitical Science and International Relations 7 works
  4. 4 Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and HistoryPolitical Science and International Relations 5 works
  6. 6 Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  7. 7 Education and Islamic StudiesEducation 4 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in BusinessMarketing 4 works
  9. 9 Work-Family Balance ChallengesSociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Health and Well-being StudiesClinical Psychology 3 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 available77.2%not open22.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has GIFT University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 361% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.