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Government College University, Faisalabad

In research, Government College University, Faisalabad stands highest in Plant Science (#75 of 1,395 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#745 of 12,888 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#288 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmaceutical Science, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics — Pharmaceutical Science is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#898
of 28,054 · #1,994 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#4
of 241
Research works
6.9k
▲ 247% vs 2013–17
Citations
123k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Government College University, Faisalabad 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
Plant ScienceSubfield #75 of 1,395 41.8%215 #214
Physical SciencesDomain #745 of 12,888 25.7%1,127 #1713
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #288 of 3,409 34.5%392 #545
Life SciencesDomain #948 of 7,800 28.1%712 #2016
Environmental ScienceField #498 of 3,551 28.2%181 #885
Social SciencesDomain #1,515 of 10,521 15.4%913 #2826
EngineeringField #1,330 of 6,636 24.8%278 #2721
Health SciencesDomain #2,592 of 11,982 16.8%495 #4557
MedicineField #2,587 of 10,443 16.3%402 #4556
Materials ScienceField #620 of 2,468 25.0%233 #1545

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government College University, Faisalabad 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. Plant Science#214 #75
  2. Physical Sciences#1,713 #745
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#545 #288
  4. Life Sciences#2,016 #948
  5. Environmental Science#885 #498
  6. Social Sciences#2,826 #1,515
  7. Engineering#2,721 #1,330
  8. Health Sciences#4,557 #2,592
  9. Medicine#4,556 #2,587
  10. Materials Science#1,545 #620
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 Government College University, Faisalabad specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmaceutical Science takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 21.9 works6.3×
  2. BiochemistrySubfield · 21.4 works5.4×
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 53.3 works4.7×
  4. PharmacologySubfield · 27.0 works4.5×
  5. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 25.8 works4.1×
  6. Plant ScienceSubfield · 214.8 works3.8×
← 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: 2.54× its world share, 392 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 220 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.66× its world share, 53 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.63× its world share, 134 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 120 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.90× its world share, 56 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 278 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 181 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.06× its world share, 233 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.82× its world share, 70 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 402 worksMedicineNursing: 2.65× its world share, 42 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 115 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 137 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 103 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 104 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 420 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Government College University, Faisalabad?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Ibrahim, Shahid Adeel and Tanvir Shahzad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Government College University, Faisalabad.

  1. 1 Muhammad Ibrahim Pakistan · #133,364 worldwide 246 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Shahid Adeel Pakistan · #184,284 worldwide 169 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Tanvir Shahzad Pakistan · #187,255 worldwide 241 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Khalid Mahmood Zia Pakistan · #203,583 worldwide 282 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Hamzah Saleem Pakistan · #215,839 worldwide 314 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Umair Arshad Pakistan · #218,696 worldwide 193 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Kanwal Rehman Pakistan · #244,831 worldwide 313 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Shabana Naz Pakistan · #247,747 worldwide 130 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Muhammad Iqbal Pakistan · #264,545 worldwide 328 citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Nudrat Aisha Akram Pakistan · #274,645 worldwide 196 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Government College University, Faisalabad

Which keywords describe research at Government College University, Faisalabad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants, Toxicity, Antimicrobial, Biomedical Applications, Nanomaterials and Conflict.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress143▲ 2.7×58 topics
  2. Globalization116▲ 1.82×70 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications113▲ 2.9×32 topics
  4. Nanomaterials107▲ 3.1×15 topics
  5. Antioxidant107▲ 4.8×51 topics
  6. Nanoparticles104▲ 2.5×40 topics
  7. Environmental Impact101▲ 1.83×47 topics
  8. Antioxidants93▲ 6.4×15 topics
  9. Toxicity88▲ 6.2×20 topics
  10. Antioxidant Activity82▲ 4.0×31 topics
  11. Antimicrobial75▲ 8.2×13 topics
  12. Conflict67▲ 13×9 topics
  13. Medicinal Plants65▲ 5.0×17 topics
  14. Human Rights64▲ 1.92×34 topics
  15. Heat Transfer62▲ 3.9×14 topics
  16. Security58▲ 2.7×18 topics
  17. Flavonoids54▲ 6.4×12 topics
  18. Drug Delivery51▲ 2.9×15 topics
  19. Reactive Oxygen Species50▲ 3.8×14 topics
  20. Feminism48▲ 5.3×13 topics
  21. Green Synthesis48▲ 7.7×4 topics
  22. Biosynthesis48▲ 9.3×9 topics
  23. Anti-inflammatory47▲ 5.2×29 topics
  24. Heavy Metals47▲ 6.1×8 topics
  25. Reconstruction47▲ 8.3×5 topics
  26. Bioavailability47▲ 7.2×6 topics
  27. Nation-Building45▲ 26×3 topics
  28. State-Building45▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Synthesis45▲ 3.7×32 topics
  30. Central Asia44▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Afghanistan44▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Pakistan44▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Cytotoxicity44▲ 9.9×10 topics
  34. Bioactive Compounds41▲ 5.0×13 topics
  35. Experimental Investigation39▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Biological Synthesis36▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Silver36▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Abiotic Stress35▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Plant Responses34▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Drought Resistance33▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Government College University, Faisalabad publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer.

Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 44 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 36 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…30Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 30 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …24Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 24 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 19 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 18 fractional worksHeavy metals in environm…18Heavy metals in environment: 18 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 18 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 17 fractional worksPlant Micronutrient Inte…16Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects: 16 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsMaterials ChemistryPlant ScienceBiomedical Engineering4 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 44 works
  2. 2 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 36 works
  3. 3 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 30 works
  4. 4 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 24 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 19 works
  6. 6 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 18 works
  7. 7 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 18 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 18 works
  9. 9 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 17 works
  10. 10 Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects Plant Science 16 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 available62.3%not open37.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.9%domestic only64.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Government College University, Faisalabad's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 247% 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.

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