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Government College University, Lahore

In research, Government College University, Lahore stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,035 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,754 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,147 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Modeling and Simulation, Geometry and Topology and Mathematics — Modeling and Simulation is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,438
of 28,054 · #3,365 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#12
of 241
Research works
4.7k
▲ 102% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Government College University, Lahore 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 #1,035 of 12,888 23.9%932 #2610
Social SciencesDomain #1,754 of 10,521 14.2%493 #2399
Social SciencesField #1,147 of 6,365 12.8%212 #1467
MathematicsField #228 of 1,053 33.4%108 #650
EngineeringField #1,637 of 6,636 20.8%203 #3790
Materials ScienceField #704 of 2,468 27.4%170 #1962
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,029 of 3,409 25.1%151 #2416
Life SciencesDomain #2,385 of 7,800 21.8%288 #5157
Environmental ScienceField #1,112 of 3,551 24.8%155 #2388
Materials ChemistrySubfield #560 of 1,556 27.5%104 #1653

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government College University, Lahore 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#2,610 #1,035
  2. Social Sciences#2,399 #1,754
  3. Social Sciences#1,467 #1,147
  4. Mathematics#650 #228
  5. Engineering#3,790 #1,637
  6. Materials Science#1,962 #704
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,416 #1,029
  8. Life Sciences#5,157 #2,385
  9. Environmental Science#2,388 #1,112
  10. Materials Chemistry#1,653 #560
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, Lahore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Modeling and Simulation takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 26.8 works10.0×
  2. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 30.1 works9.6×
  3. MathematicsField · 107.9 works4.8×
  4. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 23.9 works4.0×
  5. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 31.2 works3.5×
← 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: 1.65× its world share, 151 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 97 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.21× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.82× its world share, 55 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 92 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.58× its world share, 46 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 203 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 155 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.52× its world share, 170 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.77× its world share, 108 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.83× its world share, 78 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 165 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.17× its world share, 65 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 93 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 212 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Saira Afzal, Adeel Mahmood and Sohail Akhtar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Government College University, Lahore.

  1. 1 Saira Afzal Pakistan · #14,460 worldwide 719 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Adeel Mahmood Pakistan · #283,396 worldwide 104 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Sohail Akhtar Pakistan · #446,929 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Ahmad Khan Pakistan · #515,079 worldwide 96 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 H. A. Shah Pakistan · #517,439 worldwide 99 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Pervaiz Pakistan · #597,956 worldwide 170 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Shaukat Ali Pakistan · #633,253 worldwide 50 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Ikram ul Haq Pakistan · #690,205 worldwide 141 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 G. Murtaza Pakistan · #699,581 worldwide 103 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 M. Z. Butt Pakistan · #741,339 worldwide 89 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Government College University, Lahore

Which keywords describe research at Government College University, Lahore?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Toxicity, Conflict, Environmental Impact, Nanoparticles, Nonlinear Equations, Green Synthesis and Biomedical Applications.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials88▲ 4.3×16 topics
  2. Environmental Impact71▲ 2.2×37 topics
  3. Climate Change60▲ 1.16×76 topics
  4. Nanoparticles59▲ 2.4×37 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications54▲ 2.4×31 topics
  6. Mental Health50▲ 1.78×29 topics
  7. Toxicity50▲ 6.0×18 topics
  8. Globalization47▲ 1.25×49 topics
  9. Graphene44▲ 3.3×10 topics
  10. Conflict42▲ 13×7 topics
  11. Security38▲ 3.0×17 topics
  12. Energy Storage36▲ 2.8×10 topics
  13. Antioxidant35▲ 2.7×48 topics
  14. Nonlinear Equations32▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Metal-Organic Frameworks32▲ 4.0×4 topics
  16. Antimicrobial32▲ 5.9×14 topics
  17. Nanostructures32▲ 4.1×13 topics
  18. Green Synthesis30▲ 8.2×5 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity30▲ 2.5×28 topics
  20. Water Splitting30▲ 4.3×4 topics
  21. Stress30▲ 4.2×9 topics
  22. Synthesis28▲ 3.9×25 topics
  23. Biosynthesis28▲ 9.2×7 topics
  24. Reconstruction28▲ 8.2×3 topics
  25. Central Asia27▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Drug Delivery27▲ 2.6×13 topics
  27. Afghanistan27▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Pakistan27▲ 56×1 topic
  29. Cytotoxicity26▲ 9.8×8 topics
  30. Medicinal Plants25▲ 3.2×16 topics
  31. Nanocrystals23▲ 4.4×5 topics
  32. Biological Synthesis21▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Silver21▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Visible Light21▲ 4.7×2 topics
  35. Fractional Calculus21▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Anomalous Diffusion19▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Homotopy Analysis Method18▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Random Walk18▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Fixed Point Theorems16▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Metric Spaces16▲ 60×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Fractional Differential Equations Solutions and Fixed Point Theorems Analysis.

Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 27 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 21 fractional worksFractional Differential …18Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 18 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Ana…16Fixed Point Theorems Analysis: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 16 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 13 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…12Perovskite Materials and Applications: 12 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Soli…11Nonlinear Waves and Solitons: 11 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…11Education and Islamic Studies: 11 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …10South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 10 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsMaterials ChemistryModeling and SimulationGeometry and Topology5 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 27 works
  2. 2 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 21 works
  3. 3 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 18 works
  4. 4 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 16 works
  5. 5 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 16 works
  6. 6 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 13 works
  7. 7 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  8. 8 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 11 works
  9. 9 Education and Islamic Studies Education 11 works
  10. 10 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 10 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 available55.7%not open44.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.3%domestic only67.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 102% 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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