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Iqra National University

In research, Iqra National University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,488 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,366 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,891
of 22,385 · #16,632 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#117
of 231
Research works
373
▲ 41% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Iqra National University

What is Iqra National 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,488 of 10,670 17.4%61 #11017
Social SciencesDomain #8,366 of 9,585 10.9%60 #12676

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Iqra National 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 fields of science does Iqra National University work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Iqra National University is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (14%), Engineering (14%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 74 fractional works · 38.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 12.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 21 fractional works · 10.8% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 6.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 68 fractional works · 35.6% of its workComputer Science: 27 fractional works · 14.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 14.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 17.5% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKIqra NationalUniversity190fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences39%

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. Social Sciences2312.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2110.8%
    3. Psychology136.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities84.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance63.3%
    6. Decision Sciences31.6%
    1. Computer Science2714.4%
    2. Engineering2714.1%
    3. Environmental Science42.2%
    4. Materials Science42.0%
    5. Mathematics21.0%
    6. Chemistry10.6%
    7. Energy10.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine2513.3%
    2. Health Professions73.5%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology63.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.6%
    3. Neuroscience31.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.85× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.53× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.35× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.23× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.35×20 works
  2. Psychology2.23×13 works
  3. Computer Science1.85×27 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.70×3 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.54×6 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.53×8 works
  7. Health Professions1.34×7 works
  8. Dentistry1.10×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.95×23 works
  10. Engineering0.94×27 works
  11. Neuroscience0.90×3 works
  12. Mathematics0.85×2 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.80×0 works
  14. Medicine0.69×25 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×1 works
  16. Materials Science0.57×4 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×5 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×6 works
  19. Energy0.50×1 works
  20. Environmental Science0.45×4 works
  21. Chemistry0.41×1 works
  22. Nursing0.33×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×1 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.25×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Iqra National University?

Ranked on the quality score, Gulzar Mehmood, Umar Islam and Amna Ali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iqra National University.

  1. 1 Gulzar Mehmood Pakistan · #335,711 worldwide 913 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Umar Islam Pakistan · #423,550 worldwide 558 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Amna Ali Pakistan · #1,419,234 worldwide 486 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Syed Haider Ali Pakistan · #2,322,182 worldwide 161 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Nadeem Safwan Pakistan · #2,344,465 worldwide 497 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Qasim Khan Pakistan · #2,515,341 worldwide 349 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Khalid Mahmood Pakistan · #2,857,364 worldwide 378 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Sheeraz Ahmed Pakistan · #2,911,778 worldwide 2k citations · 170 works
  9. 9 Zeeshan Najam Pakistan · #3,020,818 worldwide 326 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Muhammad Farooq Jan Pakistan · #3,327,700 worldwide 85 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Iqra National University

What are the most cited papers from Iqra National University?

The most cited paper from Iqra National University is "Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019" (Jonathan Kocarnik et al., 2021), with 2,100 citations. Next come "Internet banking service quality, e-customer satisfaction and loyalty: the modified e-SERVQUAL model" (444) and "Synthesis of chitosan composite of metal-organic framework for the adsorption of dyes; kinetic and thermodynamic approach" (266).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019 Jonathan Kocarnik et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access601 authors 30 Dec 2021 2,100
2 Internet banking service quality, e-customer satisfaction and loyalty: the modified e-SERVQUAL model Syed Ali Raza, Amna Umer, Muhammad Asif Qureshi et al. · The TQM Journal Jul 2020 444
3 Synthesis of chitosan composite of metal-organic framework for the adsorption of dyes; kinetic and thermodynamic approach Tooba Saeed, Abdul Naeem, Israf Ud Din et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials 26 Nov 2021 266
4 Student-Performulator: Predicting Students’ Academic Performance at Secondary and Intermediate Level Using Machine Learning Shah Hussain, Muhammad Qasim Khan · Annals of Data Science Open access 3 Jun 2021 199
5 Influence of layer thickness, defect density, doping concentration, interface defects, work function, working temperature and reflecting coating on lead-free perovskite solar cell Shayan Tariq Jan, Muhammad Noman · Solar Energy 4 Apr 2022 197
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Iqra National University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Leadership, Corporate Governance, Healthcare, Risk Management, Epidemiology and Job Satisfaction.

▲ 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 Learning16▲ 2.5×44 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 2.5×37 topics
  3. Epidemiology10▲ 1.35×49 topics
  4. Healthcare7▲ 3.2×7 topics
  5. Mental Health6▲ 2.4×18 topics
  6. Leadership6▲ 6.9×8 topics
  7. Corporate Governance6▲ 4.3×11 topics
  8. Social Media6▲ 2.3×15 topics
  9. Risk Management5▲ 5.4×8 topics
  10. Convolutional Neural Networks5▲ 3.4×9 topics
  11. Data Mining5▲ 3.3×7 topics
  12. Security5▲ 3.6×12 topics
  13. Job Satisfaction4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  14. E-Learning4▲ 2.4×11 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.6×8 topics
  16. Organizational Culture4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  17. Well-being4▲ 5.4×9 topics
  18. IoT Security4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  19. Stress4▲ 5.4×5 topics
  20. Human Resource Management4▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Coping Strategies3▲ 6.9×7 topics
  22. Organizational Behavior3▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Work Engagement3▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Islamic Banking3▲ 4.5×2 topics
  25. Performance Analysis3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  26. Psychological Capital3▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Transformational Leadership3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  28. Finance3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  29. Job Demands-Resources Model3▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Mediation Analysis3▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Self-Efficacy3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  32. Big Data Analytics3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  33. Feminism3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  34. Financial Stability3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  35. Smart Cities3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  36. Ethical Identity3▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Shariah Supervision3▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Sentiment Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Classification Models2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Medical Diagnosis2▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Iqra National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Crafts, Textile, and Design.

Job Satisfaction and Org…3Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…3Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Des…2Crafts, Textile, and Design: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…1Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…1Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksSentiment Analysis and O…1Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining: 1 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…1Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementAccountingHealth Information ManagementMuseology6 others

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

  1. 1 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 2 works
  4. 4 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 2 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  8. 8 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 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 available69.4%not open30.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.4%domestic only64.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Iqra National University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 41% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Iqra National University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00071% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Iqra National University0.0012% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Iqra National 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Iqra National University5.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.5% in 2022.

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