Question 1

What is Herat University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Herat University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,278 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,806 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,211 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 5.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Herat University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Herat University ranks #6,474 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#8,266 all time), and #3 of 19 in Afghanistan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Herat University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Jawad Golzar, Mir Abdullah Miri and Mehrab Neyazi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Herat University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Herat University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Herat University is "Afghan mental health and psychosocial well-being: thematic review of four decades of research and interventions" (Qais Alemi et al., 2023), with 86 citations. Next come "Synthesis and characterization of chitosan nanoparticles containing teicoplanin using sol–gel" (83) and "Haglund’s Syndrome: A Commonly Seen Mysterious Condition" (79).

Question 5

Which research topics does Herat University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Military Technology and Strategies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Herat University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Culture, Conflict, Ethnicity, Philosophy, Science, Islam and Social Influence.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Herat University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Herat University is in Social Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Medicine (24%), Psychology (7%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Herat University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 100% higher than in 2018-2021.