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Information Technology University

In research, Information Technology University stands highest in Computer Science (#992 of 4,417 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,913 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,381 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (Computer Networks and Communications is 6.5× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#4,305
of 22,385 · #2,785 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#38
of 231
Research works
3.1k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
52k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
71%
world 18%

What is Information Technology University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Computer ScienceField #992 of 4,417 14.8%193 #828
Physical SciencesDomain #2,913 of 10,670 13.1%365 #1816
EngineeringField #2,381 of 5,901 11.0%116 #1948
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #938 of 1,862 16.4%60 #940
Social SciencesDomain #5,756 of 9,585 13.4%99 #4232

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#828 #992
  2. Physical Sciences#1,816 #2,913
  3. Engineering#1,948 #2,381
  4. Artificial Intelligence#940 #938
  5. Social Sciences#4,232 #5,756
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Information Technology University work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Information Technology University is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (36%), Engineering (21%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 391 fractional works · 67.2% of its workComputer Science: 209 fractional works · 36.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 66 fractional works · 11.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 41 fractional works · 7.1% of its workInformation Systems: 39 fractional works · 6.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 34 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSignal Processing: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 120 fractional works · 20.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 38 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 17 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 108 fractional works · 18.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 22 fractional works · 3.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 48 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 6.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 35 fractional works · 6.0% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInformationTechnology…582fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences67%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences19%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science20936.0%
    2. Engineering12020.7%
    3. Materials Science173.0%
    4. Environmental Science162.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy112.0%
    6. Mathematics61.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences61.0%
    8. Chemistry20.3%
    9. Energy20.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Social Sciences498.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting223.7%
    3. Decision Sciences122.0%
    4. Psychology122.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance81.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities71.1%
    1. Medicine376.3%
    2. Health Professions91.6%
    3. Dentistry10.2%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    1. Neuroscience132.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences111.9%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology101.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Information Technology University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 33.9 works6.5×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 41.2 works5.6×
  3. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 66.2 works4.7×
  4. Computer ScienceField · 209.4 works4.6×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.62× its world share, 209 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 120 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science4.62×209 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.07×12 works
  3. Engineering1.38×120 works
  4. Neuroscience1.35×13 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.15×22 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.89×12 works
  7. Mathematics0.88×6 works
  8. Materials Science0.85×17 works
  9. Social Sciences0.67×49 works
  10. Psychology0.65×12 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×8 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×6 works
  13. Health Professions0.62×9 works
  14. Environmental Science0.56×16 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.52×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×11 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.39×6 works
  18. Energy0.36×2 works
  19. Dentistry0.34×1 works
  20. Medicine0.33×37 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×10 works
  22. Nursing0.24×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.21×2 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×0 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Information Technology University?

Ranked on the quality score, Muhammad Afnan Ansari, Junaid Qadir and Adnan Qayyum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Information Technology University.

  1. 1 Muhammad Afnan Ansari Pakistan · #136,698 worldwide 2k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Junaid Qadir Pakistan · #147,768 worldwide 16k citations · 418 works
  3. 3 Adnan Qayyum Pakistan · #317,207 worldwide 4.4k citations · 109 works
  4. 4 Saeed‐Ul Hassan Pakistan · #342,120 worldwide 3.8k citations · 147 works
  5. 5 Faisal Kamiran Pakistan · #392,575 worldwide 4k citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Qasim Mehmood Pakistan · #408,777 worldwide 8.1k citations · 365 works
  7. 7 Arif Mahmood Pakistan · #516,675 worldwide 4.5k citations · 198 works
  8. 8 Hajra Waheed Pakistan · #659,033 worldwide 1k citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Waqas Sultani Pakistan · #873,655 worldwide 955 citations · 79 works
  10. 10 Hafiz Saad Khaliq Pakistan · #1,129,594 worldwide 858 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Information Technology University

What are the most cited papers from Information Technology University?

The most cited paper from Information Technology University is "A Novel Connectionist System for Unconstrained Handwriting Recognition" (Alexander Graves, Marcus Liwicki, S. George Fernandez et al., 2009), with 2,026 citations. Next come "Universal Dependencies v1: A Multilingual Treebank Collection" (1,059) and "Independently Recurrent Neural Network (IndRNN): Building A Longer and Deeper RNN" (925).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Novel Connectionist System for Unconstrained Handwriting Recognition Alexander Graves, Marcus Liwicki, S. George Fernandez et al. · IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence 9 Mar 2009 2,026
2 Universal Dependencies v1: A Multilingual Treebank Collection Joakim Nivre, Marie-Catherine de Marneffe, Filip Ginter et al. Conference paperOpen access May 2016 1,059
3 Independently Recurrent Neural Network (IndRNN): Building A Longer and Deeper RNN Shuai Li, Wanqing Li, Chris Cook et al. Conference paper Jun 2018 925
4 A Review of Footprint analysis tools for monitoring impacts on sustainability Lidija Čuček, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš, Zdravko Kravanja · Journal of Cleaner Production 8 Mar 2012 834
5 Potential Cyberattacks on Automated Vehicles Jonathan Petit, Steven E Shladover · IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 2014 757
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Information Technology University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Internet of Things, Convolutional Neural Networks, Security, Healthcare and IoT Security.

▲ 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. Deep Learning119▲ 5.9×74 topics
  2. Machine Learning90▲ 4.6×78 topics
  3. Neural Networks41▲ 4.6×33 topics
  4. Internet of Things31▲ 6.2×20 topics
  5. Healthcare31▲ 4.6×11 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks29▲ 6.8×14 topics
  7. Security28▲ 7.2×19 topics
  8. IoT Security21▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence20▲ 2.5×32 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management20▲ 3.9×15 topics
  11. Data Mining20▲ 4.6×14 topics
  12. Big Data18▲ 3.3×22 topics
  13. Feature Extraction16▲ 6.0×10 topics
  14. Anomaly Detection15▲ 9.1×5 topics
  15. Privacy15▲ 9.1×5 topics
  16. Classification15▲ 5.7×10 topics
  17. Wireless Sensor Networks15▲ 5.7×18 topics
  18. Medical Imaging14▲ 4.7×6 topics
  19. Image Processing14▲ 5.5×10 topics
  20. Metamaterials12▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Cybersecurity12▲ 8.1×4 topics
  22. IoT11▲ 5.1×13 topics
  23. Blockchain11▲ 8.5×2 topics
  24. Decentralization11▲ 8.9×2 topics
  25. Environmental Monitoring11▲ 4.8×8 topics
  26. Cryptocurrencies10▲ 13×1 topic
  27. Smart Cities10▲ 6.8×7 topics
  28. Smart Contracts10▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Nanophotonics10▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Information Retrieval10▲ 8.1×5 topics
  31. 5G Networks10▲ 8.7×3 topics
  32. Security and Privacy10▲ 9.2×3 topics
  33. Intrusion Detection10▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Transfer Learning10▲ 8.5×3 topics
  35. Feature Selection9▲ 7.2×6 topics
  36. Photonic Crystals9▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Security Analysis9▲ 8.9×4 topics
  38. Behavioral Analysis9▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Medical Image Analysis9▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. Text Classification9▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Information Technology University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 10 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  3. 3 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 7 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  5. 5 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 6 works
  7. 7 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  9. 9 Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  10. 10 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 4 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 available35.8%not open64.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors71.2%domestic only28.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Information Technology University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Information Technology University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0023% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Information Technology University0.0020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Information Technology University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Information Technology University12.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2015.

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