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Habib University

In research, Habib University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,731 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science — Computer Science is 3.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,153
of 28,054 · #35,051 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#176
of 241
Research works
384
▲ 179% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Habib 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 #10,731 of 12,888 7.8%108 #20225

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Habib 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).

What does Habib University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 3.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 52.1 works3.2×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.19× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.40× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Habib University?

Ranked on the composite score, Rizwan Ahmed Khan and Ahmad Usman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Habib University.

  1. 1 Rizwan Ahmed Khan Pakistan · #507,483 worldwide 68 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Ahmad Usman Pakistan · #706,236 worldwide 60 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Habib University

Which keywords describe research at Habib University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Power Electronics, Convolutional Neural Networks, Renewable Energy Integration, Smart Grid, Renewable Energy and Wireless Sensor Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning27▲ 3.8×42 topics
  2. Machine Learning26▲ 3.9×39 topics
  3. Convolutional Neural Networks8▲ 5.5×9 topics
  4. Power Electronics8▲ 11×6 topics
  5. Renewable Energy8▲ 2.5×9 topics
  6. Neural Networks7▲ 2.2×15 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 2.4×13 topics
  8. Renewable Energy Integration7▲ 9.3×4 topics
  9. Smart Grid6▲ 7.4×8 topics
  10. Healthcare6▲ 2.5×8 topics
  11. Internet of Things5▲ 2.8×9 topics
  12. Feature Extraction5▲ 5.2×6 topics
  13. Wireless Sensor Networks5▲ 5.3×8 topics
  14. Security5▲ 3.4×8 topics
  15. Big Data4▲ 2.3×13 topics
  16. IoT Security4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.2×9 topics
  18. Medical Imaging4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  19. Virtual Reality4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  20. Classification4▲ 4.2×6 topics
  21. Cybersecurity4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  22. Data Mining4▲ 2.5×6 topics
  23. Human-Computer Interaction4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  24. Risk Management4▲ 3.5×3 topics
  25. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 7.2×2 topics
  26. Collision Avoidance3▲ 8.2×2 topics
  27. Feature Selection3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  28. Human-Robot Interaction3▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Image Processing3▲ 3.4×4 topics
  30. Precision Medicine3▲ 3.2×5 topics
  31. Game Theory3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  32. Electric Vehicles3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  33. Smart Cities3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  34. DC-DC Converters3▲ 22×1 topic
  35. High-Frequency Power Conversion3▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Technology Acceptance Model2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  37. Finance2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  38. Security Analysis2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  39. Text Classification2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  40. Deep Neural Networks2▲ 9.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Habib University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced DC-DC Converters, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations.

Advanced DC-DC Converters3Advanced DC-DC Converters: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 2 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 2 fractional worksAI in cancer detection: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and S…2Speech Recognition and Synthesis: 2 fractional worksReal-time simulation and control systems: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAccountingInformation Systems and ManagementPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  4. 4 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.2%domestic only75.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Habib University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 179% 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.

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