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Higher Education Commission

In research, Higher Education Commission stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,820 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,423
of 22,385 · #22,385 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#185
of 231
Research works
235
▲ 77% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Higher Education Commission

What is Higher Education Commission known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #12,820 of 14,833 7.7%126

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Higher Education Commission 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Higher Education Commission work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Higher Education Commission is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Environmental Science (9%), Medicine (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 56 fractional works · 58.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 34.7% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 24.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 9.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 7.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHigher EducationCommission96fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences58%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3334.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting77.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance55.3%
    4. Psychology44.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities43.8%
    6. Decision Sciences32.7%
    1. Environmental Science99.1%
    2. Computer Science54.8%
    3. Engineering44.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences43.8%
    5. Mathematics11.1%
    6. Materials Science00.5%
    7. Energy00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine77.2%
    2. Health Professions33.6%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences43.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.82× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.21× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.50× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.76×3 works
  2. Social Sciences2.74×33 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.50×5 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.42×4 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.21×7 works
  6. Environmental Science1.82×9 works
  7. Psychology1.44×4 works
  8. Health Professions1.37×4 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.32×4 works
  10. Mathematics0.94×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×4 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.62×5 works
  14. Nursing0.59×0 works
  15. Energy0.44×0 works
  16. Dentistry0.44×0 works
  17. Medicine0.38×7 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×2 works
  19. Engineering0.29×4 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.25×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.15×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.11×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Higher Education Commission?

Ranked on the quality score, Linda Suskie, SaFiya D. Hoskins and Muhammad Mumtaz Ali Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Higher Education Commission.

  1. 1 Linda Suskie Pakistan · #1,513,029 worldwide 1.1k citations · 17 works
  2. 2 SaFiya D. Hoskins Pakistan · #2,351,928 worldwide 1 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Muhammad Mumtaz Ali Khan Pakistan · #3,543,733 worldwide 62 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Pervez Tahir Pakistan · #4,240,503 worldwide 80 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Noman Ahsan Pakistan · #4,593,575 worldwide 21 citations · 14 works
  6. 6 Central Carolina Technical College Pakistan · #6,729,205 worldwide 0 citations · 74 works
All ranked researchers at Higher Education Commission

What are the most cited papers from Higher Education Commission?

The most cited paper from Higher Education Commission is "Influence of process-induced microstructure and imperfections on mechanical properties of AlSi12 processed by selective laser melting" (Shafaqat Siddique, Muhammad Imran, Eric Wycisk et al., 2015), with 237 citations. Next come "Computed tomography for characterization of fatigue performance of selective laser melted parts" (225) and "Aerosol optical and radiative properties during summer and winter seasons over Lahore and Karachi" (172).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Influence of process-induced microstructure and imperfections on mechanical properties of AlSi12 processed by selective laser melting Shafaqat Siddique, Muhammad Imran, Eric Wycisk et al. · Journal of Materials Processing Technology 21 Feb 2015 237
2 Computed tomography for characterization of fatigue performance of selective laser melted parts Shafaqat Siddique, Muhammad Imran, Miriam Rauer et al. · Materials & Design 29 Jun 2015 225
3 Aerosol optical and radiative properties during summer and winter seasons over Lahore and Karachi Khan Alam, Thomas R. Trautmann, Thomas Blaschke et al. · Atmospheric Environment 21 Dec 2011 172
4 Genome-wide association for grain yield under rainfed conditions in historical wheat cultivars from Pakistan Quratul Ain, Awais Rasheed, Alia Anwar et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science Open access 22 Sep 2015 155
5 Alleviation of cadmium (Cd) toxicity and minimizing its uptake in wheat (Triticum aestivum) by using organic carbon sources in Cd-spiked soil Muhammad Zia‐ur‐Rehman, Muhammad Rizwan, Amjad Hussain et al. · Environmental Pollution 6 Jun 2018 154
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Higher Education Commission?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Environmental Management, Remote Sensing, Human Rights, Student Satisfaction, Leadership and Distance Education.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change8▲ 3.2×30 topics
  2. Globalization6▲ 3.2×18 topics
  3. Education4▲ 2.6×13 topics
  4. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.6×13 topics
  5. Machine Learning4▲ 1.24×14 topics
  6. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.5×15 topics
  7. Human Rights4▲ 3.8×13 topics
  8. E-Learning3▲ 3.6×4 topics
  9. Environmental Management3▲ 8.1×7 topics
  10. Online Learning3▲ 3.9×3 topics
  11. Leadership3▲ 6.2×10 topics
  12. Security3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  13. Educational Technology3▲ 2.3×7 topics
  14. Student Satisfaction3▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Economic Growth2▲ 3.2×10 topics
  16. Social Capital2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  17. Conflict2▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Distance Education2▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  20. Higher Education2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  21. Lifelong Learning2▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Neoliberalism2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  23. Global Governance2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  24. Development2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  25. Hydrology2▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Organizational Performance2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  27. Pedagogy2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  28. Regulatory Challenges2▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Technology Integration2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  30. Afghanistan2▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Blended Learning2▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Community of Inquiry2▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Herbal Medicine2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  34. Pakistan2▲ 78×1 topic
  35. Alternative Medicine2▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Complementary Medicine2▲ 65×1 topic
  37. Human Resource Management2▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Social Networks2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  39. Poverty Reduction2▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Drought1▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Higher Education Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Online and Blended Learning, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies and Disaster Management and Resilience.

Online and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…2Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 2 fractional worksComplementary and Altern…2Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and …1Disaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 1 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …1Cryospheric studies and observations: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related h…1Landslides and related hazards: 1 fractional works
EducationPolitical Science and International RelationsComplementary and alternative medicineSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  2. 2 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 1 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 1 works
  7. 7 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 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 available54.6%not open45.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.3%domestic only63.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Higher Education Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 77% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Higher Education Commission as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00033% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Higher Education Commission0.00033% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Higher Education Commission over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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