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Higher Education Commission

In research, Higher Education Commission stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,082 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,656
of 28,054 · #32,019 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#193
of 241
Research works
235
▲ 165% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

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 #15,082 of 16,945 18.2%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.57× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.19× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.66× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.69× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Higher Education Commission?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Human Rights, Environmental Management, Leadership, Student Satisfaction, Distance Education and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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. Climate Change7▲ 3.0×29 topics
  2. Globalization6▲ 3.3×15 topics
  3. Human Rights4▲ 4.2×12 topics
  4. Machine Learning4▲ 1.28×13 topics
  5. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.4×11 topics
  6. Education3▲ 2.3×11 topics
  7. E-Learning3▲ 3.8×4 topics
  8. Online Learning3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  9. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.2×14 topics
  10. Leadership3▲ 6.8×8 topics
  11. Environmental Management3▲ 7.8×7 topics
  12. Security2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  13. Social Capital2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  14. Student Satisfaction2▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Distance Education2▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Conflict2▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Global Governance2▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Lifelong Learning2▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  20. Development2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  21. Higher Education2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  22. Neoliberalism2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  23. Regulatory Challenges2▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Blended Learning2▲ 15×1 topic
  25. Community of Inquiry2▲ 36×1 topic
  26. Organizational Performance2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  27. Complementary Medicine2▲ 72×1 topic
  28. Herbal Medicine2▲ 6.9×1 topic
  29. Technology Integration2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  30. Afghanistan2▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Human Resource Management2▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Hydrology2▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Pakistan2▲ 76×1 topic
  34. Social Networks2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Gender Equality1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  36. Poverty Reduction1▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Community1▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Disaster1▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Drought1▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Online Education1▲ 7.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Higher Education Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East and Disaster Management and Resilience.

Online and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksComplementary and Altern…2Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 2 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…2Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and …1Disaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 1 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …1Cryospheric studies and observations: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 1 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative1Belt and Road Initiative: 1 fractional works
EducationComplementary and alternative medicinePolitical Science and International RelationsSociology 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 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Higher Education Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 165% 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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