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Kabul Medical University

In research, Kabul Medical University stands highest in Medicine (#8,841 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,185 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,344
of 28,054 · #32,657 all time
Rank in Afghanistan
#14
of 20
Research works
305
▲ 262% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
89%
world 28%

What is Kabul Medical 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
MedicineField #8,841 of 10,443 8.5%98 #14984
Health SciencesDomain #10,185 of 11,982 8.3%112 #14593

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

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: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.44× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.42× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.71× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.49× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kabul Medical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jamshid Abdul‐Ghafar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kabul Medical University.

  1. 1 Jamshid Abdul‐Ghafar Afghanistan · #1,040,440 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kabul Medical University

Which keywords describe research at Kabul Medical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Vaccine, Surgical Management, Pathogenesis, Public Health and Immune Response.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 4.9×80 topics
  2. Treatment12▲ 6.8×30 topics
  3. Diagnosis10▲ 7.2×24 topics
  4. Public Health7▲ 3.3×22 topics
  5. COVID-196▲ 3.2×14 topics
  6. Inflammation6▲ 2.0×29 topics
  7. Vaccine5▲ 9.0×10 topics
  8. Pathogenesis5▲ 6.9×18 topics
  9. Risk Factors5▲ 3.2×17 topics
  10. Immune Response5▲ 5.9×12 topics
  11. Surgical Management5▲ 8.0×12 topics
  12. Quality of Life5▲ 2.3×17 topics
  13. Complications4▲ 6.2×11 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.7×18 topics
  15. Pandemic4▲ 2.7×8 topics
  16. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 19×7 topics
  17. Management4▲ 3.4×16 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.3×13 topics
  19. Genetics4▲ 3.6×12 topics
  20. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.4×14 topics
  21. Depression4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  22. Global Burden3▲ 4.2×10 topics
  23. Health3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  24. Coronavirus3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  25. Maternal Mortality3▲ 8.9×5 topics
  26. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 4.7×7 topics
  27. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Clinical Management2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  29. Fetal Outcome2▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Global Impact2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  31. Children2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Echinococcosis2▲ 121×1 topic
  33. Neurocysticercosis2▲ 121×1 topic
  34. Congenital Anomalies2▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Vaccination2▲ 18×4 topics
  36. economic burden2▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Fetal Surgery2▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Gastroschisis2▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Omphalocele2▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Preventive Services2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Kabul Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Parasitic infections in humans and animals, Diverse Scientific Research Studies, Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders.

Parasitic infections in …2Parasitic infections in humans and animals: 2 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…2Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 2 fractional worksCongenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery: 2 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…2Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 2 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…2Dental Research and COVID-19: 2 fractional worksVascular Malformations and Hemangiomas: 2 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 1 fractional worksHead and Neck Anomalies1Head and Neck Anomalies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksDietary Effects on Health: 1 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsSurgeryGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Parasitic infections in humans and animals Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 2 works
  6. 6 Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Head and Neck Anomalies Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Dietary Effects on Health Physiology 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 available89.0%not open11.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.8%domestic only54.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kabul Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 262% 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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