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ILMA University

In research, ILMA University stands highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#128 of 1,775 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,348 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,436 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,476
of 28,054 · #8,664 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#37
of 241
Research works
602
▲ 177% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
45.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is ILMA 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
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #128 of 1,775 75.5%63 —
Social SciencesDomain #1,348 of 10,521 47.4%175 #2544
Physical SciencesDomain #3,436 of 12,888 44.6%105 #7863

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ILMA 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 ILMA University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 54.6 works11×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 62.9 works9.8×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.31× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.54× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.75× its world share, 63 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ILMA University?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Irfan, Asif Razzaq and Kashif Raza Abbasi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ILMA University.

  1. 1 Muhammad Irfan Pakistan · #85,693 worldwide 355 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Asif Razzaq Pakistan · #765,985 worldwide 175 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Kashif Raza Abbasi Pakistan · #987,161 worldwide 151 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Soobia Saeed Pakistan · #1,431,995 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at ILMA University

Which keywords describe research at ILMA University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Economic Growth, Energy Consumption, Financial Development, Panel Data Analysis, Urbanization, CO2 Emissions and Environmental Regulation.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy44▲ 10×24 topics
  2. Economic Growth36▲ 14×16 topics
  3. Energy Consumption29▲ 42×4 topics
  4. Financial Development28▲ 60×2 topics
  5. Panel Data Analysis28▲ 58×2 topics
  6. Urbanization28▲ 22×3 topics
  7. CO2 Emissions27▲ 49×2 topics
  8. Environmental Regulation27▲ 61×1 topic
  9. Kuznets Curve27▲ 81×1 topic
  10. Environmental Impact27▲ 5.2×15 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency18▲ 6.2×14 topics
  12. Environmental Management16▲ 13×7 topics
  13. Household Behavior14▲ 48×2 topics
  14. Consumption14▲ 75×1 topic
  15. Rebound Effect14▲ 75×1 topic
  16. Economic Security14▲ 21×4 topics
  17. Greenhouse Gas Emissions13▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior12▲ 6.4×9 topics
  19. History12▲ 5.8×3 topics
  20. Philosophy12▲ 9.2×2 topics
  21. Strategic Planning12▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles12▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Air Force12▲ 33×1 topic
  24. Legal Regulation12▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Modernization12▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Ethnicity12▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Islam12▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Culture12▲ 7.4×1 topic
  29. Public Oversight12▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Social Influence12▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Transport Policy12▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Life Cycle Assessment10▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Monetary Policy9▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Health Impacts8▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Stock Market8▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Household Fuel Use8▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Indoor Air Pollution8▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Sustainability Assessment8▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Global Trade8▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Ethical Consumption8▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does ILMA University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Military Technology and Strategies and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

Energy, Environment, Eco…27Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 27 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 14 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …12Military Technology and Strategies: 12 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…12Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 12 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 12 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and…8Environmental Impact and Sustainability: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 8 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 6 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 6 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 27 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 14 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  5. 5 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 12 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 8 works
  7. 7 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 8 works
  9. 9 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 6 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 available63.0%not open37.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.2%domestic only41.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ILMA University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 177% 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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