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Institute of Space Technology

In research, Institute of Space Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,471 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,726 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering — Aerospace Engineering is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,505
of 28,054 · #9,729 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#87
of 241
Research works
1.4k
▲ 132% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Institute of Space Technology 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,471 of 12,888 19.5%400 #5885
EngineeringField #2,726 of 6,636 18.2%200 #3017

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Space Technology 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 Institute of Space Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 44.9 works8.6×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.92× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.53× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.34× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.97× its world share, 200 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.80× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.01× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.85× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Space Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Khurram Khurshid, Saif ul Islam and Sobia Jangsher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Space Technology.

  1. 1 Khurram Khurshid Pakistan · #92,731 worldwide 305 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Saif ul Islam Pakistan · #374,504 worldwide 143 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Sobia Jangsher Pakistan · #493,329 worldwide 90 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Rizwan Mughal Pakistan · #567,551 worldwide 28 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Majid Khan Pakistan · #677,260 worldwide 77 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 M. Nawaz Pakistan · #704,773 worldwide 131 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Munawar Shah Pakistan · #1,066,294 worldwide 54 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman Pakistan · #1,134,506 worldwide 78 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Abdul Mateen Pakistan · #1,169,919 worldwide 51 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Qamar Ul Islam Pakistan · #1,402,414 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Space Technology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Space Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Experimental Investigation, Thermal Conductivity, Applications, Review, Viscosity, Convective Transport and Nanofluids.

▲ 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. Heat Transfer39▲ 17×15 topics
  2. Deep Learning27▲ 1.75×55 topics
  3. Experimental Investigation20▲ 43×3 topics
  4. Machine Learning20▲ 1.33×44 topics
  5. Thermal Conductivity16▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Applications16▲ 13×4 topics
  7. Remote Sensing16▲ 2.8×26 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties14▲ 3.2×23 topics
  9. Review14▲ 25×3 topics
  10. Tissue Engineering13▲ 4.9×9 topics
  11. Viscosity13▲ 41×2 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications13▲ 2.4×24 topics
  13. Convective Transport13▲ 63×1 topic
  14. Nanocomposites13▲ 3.6×17 topics
  15. Nanofluids13▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Nanomaterials12▲ 2.4×12 topics
  17. Security Analysis10▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Graphene10▲ 3.1×9 topics
  19. Cryptanalysis9▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Large-Eddy Simulation9▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Microstructure9▲ 3.8×14 topics
  22. Thermal Management9▲ 5.8×6 topics
  23. Numerical Simulation8▲ 6.3×7 topics
  24. Nucleosynthesis8▲ 38×3 topics
  25. Turbulent Flows8▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Chaos8▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Numerical Modeling8▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Orbit Determination7▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Vortex Dynamics7▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Biomaterials7▲ 6.9×5 topics
  31. Friction Factor7▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Solar Air Heater7▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Boundary Layer Transition7▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Particle Image Velocimetry7▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Convective Heat Transfer6▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Fluid Flow6▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Pressure Drop6▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Chaotic Maps6▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Image Encryption6▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Global Navigation Satellite Systems6▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Space Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Mechanisms, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …13Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 13 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 7 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…7Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 7 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal…6Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 6 fractional worksGNSS positioning and interference: 6 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 5 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimi…5Heat Transfer and Optimization: 5 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 4 fractional worksNuclear physics research studies: 4 fractional worksInertial Sensor and Navigation: 4 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition3 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 7 works
  4. 4 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  5. 5 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  10. 10 Inertial Sensor and Navigation Aerospace Engineering 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 available36.8%not open63.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.9%domestic only61.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Space Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 132% 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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