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Iqra University

In research, Iqra University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,333 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#456 of 2,578 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#527 of 1,775 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Marketing, Management Information Systems and Finance — Marketing is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,878
of 28,054 · #8,261 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#56
of 241
Research works
2.1k
▲ 133% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Iqra 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,333 of 10,521 25.9%564 #1798
Business, Management and AccountingField #456 of 2,578 26.4%210 #804
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #527 of 1,775 34.6%96 #901
Social SciencesField #2,048 of 6,365 24.0%163 #3136
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #521 of 1,272 37.0%69 #841
Physical SciencesDomain #5,375 of 12,888 21.3%211 #8808
Computer ScienceField #2,750 of 4,667 19.9%119 #3558
Health SciencesDomain #8,454 of 11,982 12.5%83 #13997
MedicineField #9,564 of 10,443 11.8%64 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Iqra 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).

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#1,798 #1,333
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#804 #456
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#901 #527
  4. Social Sciences#3,136 #2,048
  5. Economics and Econometrics#841 #521
  6. Physical Sciences#8,808 #5,375
  7. Computer Science#3,558 #2,750
  8. Health Sciences#13,997 #8,454
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 Iqra University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Marketing takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MarketingSubfield · 36.0 works9.5×
  2. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 30.8 works8.3×
  3. FinanceSubfield · 22.5 works8.3×
  4. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 59.7 works7.6×
  5. AccountingSubfield · 41.7 works7.6×
  6. Business, Management and AccountingField · 210.1 works7.2×
  7. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 29.0 works6.7×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.70× its world share, 119 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.24× its world share, 210 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.02× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.00× its world share, 96 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Iqra University?

Ranked on the composite score, Syed Ali Raza, Kashif Ur Rehman and Wajeeha Aslam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iqra University.

  1. 1 Syed Ali Raza Pakistan · #31,692 worldwide 531 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Kashif Ur Rehman Pakistan · #262,573 worldwide 136 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Wajeeha Aslam Pakistan · #840,576 worldwide 60 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Irfan Hameed Pakistan · #876,028 worldwide 57 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Mansoor Ebrahim Pakistan · #1,200,772 worldwide 28 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Noman Islam Pakistan · #1,225,411 worldwide 49 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Kamran Raza Pakistan · #1,249,117 worldwide 31 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Syed Ismail Shah Pakistan · #1,288,059 worldwide 37 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Syed Hasan Adil Pakistan · #1,311,068 worldwide 20 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Muhammad Imtiaz Subhani Pakistan · #1,503,455 worldwide 12 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Iqra University

Which keywords describe research at Iqra University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Environmental Management, Risk Management, Consumer Behavior, Machine Learning, Leadership, Corporate Governance and Finance.

▲ 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. Machine Learning69▲ 2.3×58 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management62▲ 7.4×14 topics
  3. Deep Learning48▲ 1.55×56 topics
  4. Environmental Management42▲ 12×7 topics
  5. Consumer Behavior42▲ 7.3×11 topics
  6. Risk Management40▲ 9.2×10 topics
  7. Healthcare39▲ 3.9×14 topics
  8. Corporate Governance39▲ 5.8×18 topics
  9. Leadership36▲ 8.4×11 topics
  10. Economic Growth36▲ 4.7×21 topics
  11. Social Media32▲ 2.5×22 topics
  12. Finance30▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Renewable Energy30▲ 2.3×24 topics
  14. Customer Satisfaction30▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Digital Transformation28▲ 5.8×14 topics
  16. Organizational Performance27▲ 12×9 topics
  17. Job Satisfaction27▲ 7.0×13 topics
  18. Social Capital26▲ 5.5×13 topics
  19. Financial Stability26▲ 14×6 topics
  20. Security26▲ 4.4×17 topics
  21. Performance Measurement25▲ 9.7×5 topics
  22. Islamic Banking22▲ 6.0×3 topics
  23. Monetary Policy22▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Performance Analysis22▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Ethical Identity21▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Shariah Supervision21▲ 18×1 topic
  27. IoT21▲ 6.2×12 topics
  28. Smart Cities20▲ 8.5×7 topics
  29. Work Engagement18▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Transformational Leadership18▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Product Design18▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Circular Economy18▲ 7.3×1 topic
  33. Sustainable Supply Chain Management18▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Ethical Consumption18▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Psychological Capital18▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Environmental Innovation17▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Green Consumption17▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Stock Market17▲ 8.0×3 topics
  39. Human Resource Management17▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Employee Engagement17▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Iqra University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior.

Islamic Finance and Bank…21Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 21 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…18Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 18 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 17 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 15 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 15 fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 14 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 13 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …13Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 13 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 12 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 11 fractional works
AccountingStrategy and ManagementMarketingOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 21 works
  2. 2 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 18 works
  3. 3 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 17 works
  4. 4 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 15 works
  5. 5 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 15 works
  6. 6 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 14 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  8. 8 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 13 works
  9. 9 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  10. 10 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 11 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 available64.0%not open36.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.1%domestic only71.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Iqra University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 133% 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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