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International Islamic University, Islamabad

In research, International Islamic University, Islamabad stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,456 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,402 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,605 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geometry and Topology, Political Science and International Relations and Accounting — Geometry and Topology is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,277
of 28,054 · #4,357 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#29
of 241
Research works
6.5k
▲ 131% vs 2013–17
Citations
73k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is International Islamic University, Islamabad 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,456 of 10,521 13.7%1,322 #1943
Physical SciencesDomain #2,402 of 12,888 22.0%742 #3032
Social SciencesField #1,605 of 6,365 10.5%745 #2487
EngineeringField #1,674 of 6,636 23.2%284 #1591
Business, Management and AccountingField #775 of 2,578 17.5%156 #1244
Computer ScienceField #1,638 of 4,667 25.6%175 #2064
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #659 of 1,775 20.4%140 #1200
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #574 of 1,272 22.7%107 #1211
Environmental ScienceField #1,842 of 3,551 20.2%80 #3060
Health SciencesDomain #6,368 of 11,982 10.6%166 #11266

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Islamic University, Islamabad 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,943 #1,456
  2. Physical Sciences#3,032 #2,402
  3. Social Sciences#2,487 #1,605
  4. Engineering#1,591 #1,674
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#1,244 #775
  6. Computer Science#2,064 #1,638
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,200 #659
  8. Economics and Econometrics#1,211 #574
  9. Environmental Science#3,060 #1,842
  10. Health Sciences#11,266 #6,368
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does International Islamic University, Islamabad specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geometry and Topology takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 26.5 works7.0×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 200.5 works5.8×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 70.9 works5.0×
  4. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 52.6 works4.5×
  5. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 42.7 works3.1×
  6. LawSubfield · 40.7 works3.0×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 50 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 175 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 284 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 80 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 63 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.30× its world share, 63 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.20× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 112 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.47× its world share, 100 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.06× its world share, 156 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 65 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.80× its world share, 140 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 117 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 745 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Islamic University, Islamabad?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Ellahi, Ayyaz Hussain and A. Zeeshan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Islamic University, Islamabad.

  1. 1 R. Ellahi Pakistan · #68,881 worldwide 803 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Ayyaz Hussain Pakistan · #191,338 worldwide 156 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 A. Zeeshan Pakistan · #262,468 worldwide 349 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Tahir Mahmood Pakistan · #322,118 worldwide 260 citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Abdul Basit Pakistan · #353,120 worldwide 119 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Nasir Ali Pakistan · #365,582 worldwide 365 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Azeem Irshad Pakistan · #456,156 worldwide 112 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Zafar Iqbal Pakistan · #467,188 worldwide 58 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Naveed Ishtiaq Chaudhary Pakistan · #549,381 worldwide 111 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Qaisar Khan Pakistan · #557,898 worldwide 155 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at International Islamic University, Islamabad

Which keywords describe research at International Islamic University, Islamabad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Heat Transfer, Conflict, Security, Central Asia, Islamic Education, Reconstruction and Afghanistan.

▲ 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. Globalization156▲ 3.4×60 topics
  2. Heat Transfer100▲ 8.6×11 topics
  3. Security98▲ 6.4×19 topics
  4. Conflict96▲ 25×8 topics
  5. Human Rights92▲ 3.8×42 topics
  6. Mental Health84▲ 2.5×33 topics
  7. Central Asia80▲ 49×4 topics
  8. Islamic Education79▲ 9.6×4 topics
  9. Teacher Training76▲ 5.2×13 topics
  10. Reconstruction76▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Corporate Governance76▲ 4.4×19 topics
  12. Afghanistan75▲ 129×1 topic
  13. Pakistan75▲ 129×1 topic
  14. Curriculum Development74▲ 4.5×10 topics
  15. Pedagogy70▲ 6.2×10 topics
  16. Risk Management67▲ 5.9×12 topics
  17. Religious Education65▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Islamic Banking64▲ 6.7×3 topics
  19. Madrasa62▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Muslim Students62▲ 36×1 topic
  21. Experimental Investigation60▲ 24×3 topics
  22. Finance58▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Gender Equality58▲ 8.9×12 topics
  24. Feminism57▲ 8.7×8 topics
  25. Financial Stability56▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Ethnicity55▲ 6.2×11 topics
  27. Global Financial Crisis54▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Performance Analysis53▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Ethical Identity52▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Shariah Supervision52▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Middle East47▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Secularism45▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Empire44▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Thermal Conductivity43▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Hermeneutics43▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Islamic reform43▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Ottoman Empire43▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Fuzzy Sets41▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Viscosity40▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Review40▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does International Islamic University, Islamabad publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Islamic Studies and History.

Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 75 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 62 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…52Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 52 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…43Islamic Studies and History: 43 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 40 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 30 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision …30Multi-Criteria Decision Making: 30 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Analysis: 26 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 20 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 20 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationAccountingBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 75 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 62 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 52 works
  4. 4 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 43 works
  5. 5 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 40 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 30 works
  7. 7 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 30 works
  8. 8 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 26 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 20 works
  10. 10 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 20 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 available66.4%not open33.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Islamic University, Islamabad's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 131% 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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