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University · Dera Ismail Khan · Pakistan

Gomal University

In research, Gomal University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,827 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,667 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,535 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,136
of 28,054 · #10,515 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#60
of 241
Research works
2.4k
▲ 119% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Gomal 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 #4,827 of 12,888 18.3%238 #8311
Health SciencesDomain #5,667 of 11,982 8.6%222 #12476
Social SciencesDomain #5,535 of 10,521 10.0%248 #8068
Life SciencesDomain #4,658 of 7,800 12.2%221 #8794
MedicineField #6,640 of 10,443 7.7%182 #12594
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,481 of 3,409 10.5%120 #3847
Social SciencesField #4,650 of 6,365 10.7%104 #6996
Computer ScienceField #3,666 of 4,667 21.0%63 #5172
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,343 of 3,579 12.9%61 #6990

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gomal 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#8,311 #4,827
  2. Health Sciences#12,476 #5,667
  3. Social Sciences#8,068 #5,535
  4. Life Sciences#8,794 #4,658
  5. Medicine#12,594 #6,640
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,847 #2,481
  7. Social Sciences#6,996 #4,650
  8. Computer Science#5,172 #3,666
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#6,990 #3,343
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: 2.72× its world share, 120 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.82× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 63 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 182 worksMedicineNursing: 1.98× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.25× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.56× its world share, 47 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 104 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gomal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Zubair Asghar, Iqtidar Hussain and Ghulam Muhammad Kundi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gomal University.

  1. 1 Muhammad Zubair Asghar Pakistan · #280,331 worldwide 93 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Iqtidar Hussain Pakistan · #327,494 worldwide 53 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Ghulam Muhammad Kundi Pakistan · #541,860 worldwide 64 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Safdar Baloch Pakistan · #545,866 worldwide 76 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Marwat Pakistan · #573,802 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Sadia Anwar Pakistan · #575,848 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Allah Nawaz Pakistan · #584,553 worldwide 110 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Irfan Ullah Khan Pakistan · #753,854 worldwide 70 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 İftikhar Ahmad Pakistan · #782,602 worldwide 30 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Kamran Khan Pakistan · #855,049 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Gomal University

Which keywords describe research at Gomal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Leadership, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Stress, Employee Engagement, Customer Satisfaction, Organizational Performance and Globalization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology52▲ 1.41×99 topics
  2. Machine Learning40▲ 1.32×57 topics
  3. Leadership30▲ 6.7×9 topics
  4. Deep Learning28◆ 0.89×47 topics
  5. Globalization28▲ 1.52×33 topics
  6. Climate Change24◆ 0.95×52 topics
  7. Inflammation23▲ 1.21×60 topics
  8. Nanoparticles22▲ 1.90×28 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress21▲ 1.37×39 topics
  10. Nanomaterials18▲ 1.78×13 topics
  11. Stress18▲ 5.1×9 topics
  12. Meta-Analysis17▲ 3.1×12 topics
  13. E-Learning16▲ 1.76×14 topics
  14. Customer Satisfaction16▲ 5.2×5 topics
  15. Online Learning16▲ 2.0×12 topics
  16. Antioxidant15▲ 2.3×42 topics
  17. Drug Delivery15▲ 2.9×13 topics
  18. Organizational Performance14▲ 5.9×7 topics
  19. Pedagogy14▲ 3.0×8 topics
  20. Employee Engagement13▲ 8.3×4 topics
  21. Sustainable Agriculture13▲ 4.2×11 topics
  22. Health12▲ 3.2×7 topics
  23. Performance11▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Islamic Education11▲ 3.4×3 topics
  25. Workplace11▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Religious Education10▲ 6.6×2 topics
  27. Emotional Intelligence10▲ 7.9×2 topics
  28. Madrasa10▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Muslim Students10▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Attitude10▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Conflict10▲ 6.6×6 topics
  32. Trait Emotional Intelligence10▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Student Satisfaction10▲ 5.6×2 topics
  34. Antimicrobial Resistance9▲ 5.0×9 topics
  35. Crop Management9▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Competency Models9▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Plant Growth9▲ 8.5×6 topics
  38. Strategic Thinking9▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Genetic Improvement8▲ 9.6×4 topics
  40. Chitosan7▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Gomal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Emotional Intelligence and Performance, Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East.

Education and Islamic St…10Education and Islamic Studies: 10 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence a…10Emotional Intelligence and Performance: 10 fractional worksOrganizational Leadershi…9Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 9 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…7Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 7 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 6 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…6Organizational and Employee Performance: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 5 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…5Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 5 fractional works
EducationSocial PsychologyStrategy and ManagementPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 10 works
  2. 2 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 10 works
  3. 3 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 9 works
  4. 4 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  5. 5 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 7 works
  6. 6 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 6 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 5 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 5 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 available66.7%not open33.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gomal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 119% 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.