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Kabul Education University

In research, Kabul Education University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,251 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,818 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations (Political Science and International Relations is 5.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,670
of 22,385 · #14,890 all time
Rank in Afghanistan
#4
of 19
Research works
410
▲ 368% vs 2018-21
Citations
1k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
94%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Kabul Education University

What is Kabul Education 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,251 of 9,585 5.6%144 #9091
Social SciencesField #4,818 of 5,988 4.8%90 #7381

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kabul Education 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 Kabul Education University work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Kabul Education University is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Computer Science (10%), Medicine (8%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 206 fractional works · 61.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 122 fractional works · 36.3% of its workEducation: 38 fractional works · 11.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 29 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 25 fractional works · 7.4% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 25 fractional works · 7.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 25 fractional works · 7.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 73 fractional works · 21.8% of its workComputer Science: 34 fractional works · 10.1% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 41 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 8.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKabul EducationUniversity335fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences62%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences12236.3%
    2. Psychology257.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities257.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting175.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance103.1%
    6. Decision Sciences82.3%
    1. Computer Science3410.1%
    2. Engineering185.5%
    3. Mathematics72.2%
    4. Environmental Science61.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.6%
    7. Materials Science10.3%
    8. Energy10.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine278.2%
    2. Health Professions92.6%
    3. Nursing20.7%
    4. Dentistry20.6%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences103.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.7%
    3. Neuroscience20.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kabul Education University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 24.7 works5.0×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.84× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.55× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.46× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.87× its world share, 122 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2.87×122 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.55×25 works
  3. Psychology2.46×25 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.36×8 works
  5. Mathematics1.84×7 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.54×17 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.45×10 works
  8. Nursing1.43×2 works
  9. Computer Science1.30×34 works
  10. Dentistry1.28×2 works
  11. Health Professions1.00×9 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×10 works
  13. Veterinary0.61×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.43×2 works
  15. Medicine0.43×27 works
  16. Neuroscience0.40×2 works
  17. Engineering0.37×18 works
  18. Environmental Science0.37×6 works
  19. Energy0.27×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.27×2 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.23×0 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×2 works
  23. Materials Science0.10×1 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.09×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kabul Education University?

Ranked on the quality score, Kawsar Alami and Sayed Yousof Mousavi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kabul Education University.

  1. 1 Kawsar Alami Afghanistan · #5,138,308 worldwide 93 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Sayed Yousof Mousavi Afghanistan · #5,241,887 worldwide 132 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Kabul Education University

What are the most cited papers from Kabul Education University?

The most cited paper from Kabul Education University is "Smart Sensor Technologies Shaping the Future of Precision Agriculture: Recent Advances and Future Outlooks" (Mohammed Aarif K. O., Afroj Alam, Yousuf Hotak, 2025), with 154 citations. Next come "Comprehensive Review of Drones Collision Avoidance Schemes: Challenges and Open Issues" (143) and "Aggregation‐Based Dynamic Channel Bonding to Maximise the Performance of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN)" (139).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Smart Sensor Technologies Shaping the Future of Precision Agriculture: Recent Advances and Future Outlooks Mohammed Aarif K. O., Afroj Alam, Yousuf Hotak · Journal of Sensors Open access 2025 154
2 Comprehensive Review of Drones Collision Avoidance Schemes: Challenges and Open Issues Mohammad Reza Rezaee, Nor Asilah Wati Abdul Hamid, Masnida Binti Hussin et al. · IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems Open access 25 Mar 2024 143
3 Aggregation‐Based Dynamic Channel Bonding to Maximise the Performance of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) Vivek Parashar, Ramgopal Kashyap, Ali Rizwan et al. · Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Open access 2022 139
4 Nutritional and therapeutic properties of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum): a review Qamar Abbas Syed, Zainab Rashid, Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad et al. · International Journal of Food Properties Open access 2020 113
5 The impact of modern technology in the teaching and learning process Siyamoy Ghory, Hamayoon Ghafory · International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies Open access 18 Jun 2021 107
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kabul Education University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Culture, Ethnicity, Philosophy, Social Influence, Islam, Sharia Law and Conflict.

▲ 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. Globalization17▲ 2.5×29 topics
  2. Literature17▲ 9.1×6 topics
  3. Culture16▲ 9.4×3 topics
  4. Education16▲ 2.9×28 topics
  5. Ethnicity16▲ 13×6 topics
  6. Philosophy16▲ 10×3 topics
  7. History15▲ 6.6×4 topics
  8. Security15▲ 6.7×8 topics
  9. Social Influence15▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Islam14▲ 21×1 topic
  11. Sharia Law14▲ 30×1 topic
  12. Conflict14▲ 27×4 topics
  13. Mental Health14▲ 2.8×16 topics
  14. Central Asia13▲ 56×3 topics
  15. Teacher Training13▲ 6.4×10 topics
  16. Educational Technology12▲ 3.1×18 topics
  17. Sustainable Development12▲ 2.3×22 topics
  18. Reconstruction12▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Afghanistan12▲ 149×1 topic
  20. Pakistan12▲ 149×1 topic
  21. Islamic Education12▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Curriculum Development12▲ 5.1×6 topics
  23. Pedagogy12▲ 6.8×5 topics
  24. Online Learning11▲ 4.1×11 topics
  25. Economic Security11▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Strategic Planning10▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Air Force10▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Legal Regulation10▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Modernization10▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Transport Policy10▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Warfare10▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Performance Analysis9▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Risk Management8▲ 5.1×4 topics
  34. Islamic Banking8▲ 6.4×3 topics
  35. Madrasa8▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Muslim Students8▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Student Engagement8▲ 5.8×8 topics
  38. Global Financial Crisis7▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Financial Stability7▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Ethical Identity6▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Kabul Education University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Military Technology and Strategies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 14 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 12 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …10Military Technology and Strategies: 10 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…10Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 10 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 8 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 6 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…5Islamic Studies and History: 5 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 4 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsAerospace EngineeringTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 10 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 8 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 6 works
  7. 7 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  8. 8 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 3 works
  10. 10 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 3 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 available94.4%not open5.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kabul Education University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 368% higher 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 Kabul Education University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Kabul Education University0.0021% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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