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Government of Pakistan

In research, Government of Pakistan stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,405 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,552 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,932 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Political Science and International Relations is 3.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,774
of 28,054 · #13,308 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#82
of 241
Research works
1.5k
▲ 224% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.9k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Government of Pakistan 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 #3,405 of 10,521 17.8%308 #5371
Social SciencesField #2,552 of 6,365 19.1%162 #3500
Physical SciencesDomain #5,932 of 12,888 17.4%157 #11209
Health SciencesDomain #7,834 of 11,982 8.2%160 #14212
Life SciencesDomain #6,156 of 7,800 11.1%102 #11203
MedicineField #8,577 of 10,443 7.6%124 #15448
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,805 of 3,409 11.1%67 #4735

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government of Pakistan 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#5,371 #3,405
  2. Social Sciences#3,500 #2,552
  3. Physical Sciences#11,209 #5,932
  4. Health Sciences#14,212 #7,834
  5. Life Sciences#11,203 #6,156
  6. Medicine#15,448 #8,577
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,735 #2,805
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 of Pakistan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 3.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 36.2 works3.4×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 35.8 works3.1×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 46.9 works3.0×
← 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: 1.94× its world share, 67 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 124 worksMedicineNursing: 2.27× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.01× its world share, 47 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Government of Pakistan?

Ranked on the composite score, Usman Waheed and Nasir Ali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Government of Pakistan.

  1. 1 Usman Waheed Pakistan · #815,530 worldwide 38 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Nasir Ali Pakistan · #1,063,757 worldwide 8 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Government of Pakistan

Which keywords describe research at Government of Pakistan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conflict, Globalization, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Security, Central Asia, Reconstruction and Nation-Building.

▲ 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. Epidemiology43▲ 1.49×99 topics
  2. Climate Change37▲ 1.87×71 topics
  3. Globalization36▲ 2.5×46 topics
  4. Conflict23▲ 19×6 topics
  5. Mental Health22▲ 2.0×28 topics
  6. Education22▲ 1.73×33 topics
  7. Security21▲ 4.4×9 topics
  8. Sustainable Development20▲ 1.75×38 topics
  9. Economic Growth20▲ 3.2×19 topics
  10. COVID-1918▲ 1.77×21 topics
  11. Educational Technology17▲ 1.92×19 topics
  12. Human Rights16▲ 2.2×25 topics
  13. Public Health16▲ 1.53×36 topics
  14. Central Asia16▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Renewable Energy16▲ 1.49×22 topics
  16. Nation-Building15▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Reconstruction15▲ 12×3 topics
  18. State-Building15▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Afghanistan15▲ 83×1 topic
  20. Pakistan15▲ 83×1 topic
  21. Meta-Analysis15▲ 3.4×15 topics
  22. Teacher Training15▲ 3.2×13 topics
  23. Economic Development14▲ 2.3×18 topics
  24. E-Learning14▲ 1.85×11 topics
  25. Pedagogy13▲ 3.8×8 topics
  26. Stress13▲ 4.8×6 topics
  27. Technology Integration13▲ 5.8×9 topics
  28. Gender Equality11▲ 5.6×7 topics
  29. Leadership11▲ 3.2×9 topics
  30. Genetic Diversity10▲ 3.3×16 topics
  31. Islamic Education10▲ 4.0×3 topics
  32. Poverty Reduction10▲ 10×5 topics
  33. Religious Education10▲ 7.9×2 topics
  34. Transport Infrastructure10▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Student Satisfaction9▲ 6.7×2 topics
  36. Madrasa9▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Muslim Students9▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Fiscal Policy9▲ 5.6×4 topics
  39. Self-Efficacy9▲ 4.4×10 topics
  40. Workplace7▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Government of Pakistan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Education and Islamic Studies, Education and Critical Thinking Development and Emotional Intelligence and Performance.

Politics and Conflicts i…15Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 15 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 9 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 6 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 5 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 5 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 5 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative5Belt and Road Initiative: 5 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 5 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…4Global Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationSocial PsychologyNutrition and Dietetics2 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 15 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 9 works
  3. 3 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 6 works
  4. 4 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 5 works
  5. 5 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 5 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  7. 7 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  9. 9 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 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 available73.4%not open26.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Government of Pakistan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 224% 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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