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Kabul Medical University

In research, Kabul Medical University stands highest in Medicine (#5,375 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,285 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 6.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,694
of 22,385 · #25,232 all time
Rank in Afghanistan
#14
of 19
Research works
305
▲ 80% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
89%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%
Kabul Medical University

What is Kabul Medical 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
MedicineField #5,375 of 8,541 7.4%98 #8415
Health SciencesDomain #6,285 of 9,902 7.1%112 #9610

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Kabul Medical University work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research at Kabul Medical University is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (66%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 142 fractional works · 75.7% of its workMedicine: 123 fractional works · 65.8% of its workSurgery: 27 fractional works · 14.5% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 12.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKabul MedicalUniversity187fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences76%Social Sciences7%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12365.8%
    2. Health Professions94.6%
    3. Dentistry73.8%
    4. Nursing21.3%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology147.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology42.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.8%
    4. Neuroscience21.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences52.5%
    2. Psychology42.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting21.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Environmental Science31.4%
    2. Engineering21.1%
    3. Computer Science10.6%
    4. Mathematics10.4%
    5. Chemistry10.4%
    6. Materials Science00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kabul Medical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 27.1 works6.2×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.28× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.78× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.42× its world share, 123 worksMedicineNursing: 2.60× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry7.78×7 works
  2. Medicine3.42×123 works
  3. Nursing2.60×2 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.28×4 works
  5. Health Professions1.75×9 works
  6. Veterinary1.75×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.39×14 works
  8. Neuroscience0.75×2 works
  9. Psychology0.70×4 works
  10. Mathematics0.38×1 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×2 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×3 works
  13. Environmental Science0.29×3 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.26×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.25×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.22×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.22×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.20×5 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.17×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.08×1 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  22. Engineering0.07×2 works
  23. Materials Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kabul Medical University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jaffer Shah, Jamshid Abdul‐Ghafar and Nooria Atta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kabul Medical University.

  1. 1 Jaffer Shah Afghanistan · #924,185 worldwide 3.6k citations · 180 works
  2. 2 Jamshid Abdul‐Ghafar Afghanistan · #1,222,517 worldwide 1.7k citations · 114 works
  3. 3 Nooria Atta Afghanistan · #2,056,712 worldwide 149 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Nahid Raufi Afghanistan · #2,476,388 worldwide 314 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Naqibullah Foladi Afghanistan · #3,738,078 worldwide 53 citations · 85 works
  6. 6 Mohammad Saboor Rastin Afghanistan · #4,109,318 worldwide 18 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Mujtaba Haidari Afghanistan · #4,137,901 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Abdul Sami Ibrahimkhil Afghanistan · #4,612,803 worldwide 70 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Maryam Ahmad Afghanistan · #5,032,680 worldwide 62 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Najibullah Rasouly Afghanistan · #5,079,523 worldwide 78 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kabul Medical University

What are the most cited papers from Kabul Medical University?

The most cited paper from Kabul Medical University is "Artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, current applications and future role with special emphasis on its potential and promise in pathology: present and future impact, obstacles including costs and acceptance among pathologists, practical and philosophical considerations. A comprehensive review" (Zubair Ahmad, Shabina Rahim, Maha Zubair et al., 2021), with 298 citations. Next come "Effect on the incidence of pneumonia of vitamin D supplementation by quarterly bolus dose to infants in Kabul: a randomised controlled superiority trial" (210) and "The many faces of solitary fibrous tumor; diversity of histological features, differential diagnosis and role of molecular studies and surrogate markers in avoiding misdiagnosis and predicting the behavior" (200).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, current applications and future role with special emphasis on its potential and promise in pathology: present and future impact, obstacles including costs and acceptance among pathologists, practical and philosophical considerations. A comprehensive review Zubair Ahmad, Shabina Rahim, Maha Zubair et al. · Diagnostic Pathology Open access 17 Mar 2021 298
2 Effect on the incidence of pneumonia of vitamin D supplementation by quarterly bolus dose to infants in Kabul: a randomised controlled superiority trial Semira Manaseki‐Holland, Zabihullah Maroof, Jane Bruce et al. · The Lancet Open access Apr 2012 210
3 The many faces of solitary fibrous tumor; diversity of histological features, differential diagnosis and role of molecular studies and surrogate markers in avoiding misdiagnosis and predicting the behavior Muhammad Usman Tariq, Nasir Ud Din, Jamshid Abdul‐Ghafar et al. · Diagnostic Pathology Open access 20 Apr 2021 200
4 Effects of vitamin D supplementation to children diagnosed with pneumonia in Kabul: a randomised controlled trial Semira Manaseki‐Holland, Ghulam Qader, Mohammad Isaq Masher et al. · Tropical Medicine & International Health Open access 17 Aug 2010 192
5 Barriers Associated With Evidence‐Based Practice Among Nurses in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Systematic Review Shah Jahan Shayan, Frank Kiwanuka, Zainah Nakaye · Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing Review 3 Jan 2019 161
All 65 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kabul Medical University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Vaccine, Pathogenesis, Surgical Management, Risk Factors and Prenatal Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology34▲ 4.6×90 topics
  2. Treatment14▲ 6.0×31 topics
  3. Diagnosis11▲ 6.5×28 topics
  4. Inflammation8▲ 2.0×39 topics
  5. Public Health8▲ 2.8×26 topics
  6. Risk Factors7▲ 3.6×19 topics
  7. COVID-197▲ 2.8×14 topics
  8. Pathogenesis6▲ 6.5×18 topics
  9. Vaccine6▲ 8.3×10 topics
  10. Quality of Life6▲ 2.2×22 topics
  11. Surgical Management6▲ 7.6×13 topics
  12. Cancer6▲ 2.2×28 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.6×25 topics
  14. Immune Response6▲ 5.2×13 topics
  15. Complications6▲ 5.9×11 topics
  16. Management5▲ 3.6×21 topics
  17. Prenatal Diagnosis5▲ 18×7 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.1×16 topics
  19. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.4×15 topics
  20. Pandemic4▲ 2.4×8 topics
  21. Global Burden4▲ 4.2×11 topics
  22. Depression4▲ 2.6×16 topics
  23. Genetics4▲ 3.0×12 topics
  24. Maternal Mortality4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  25. Guidelines3▲ 3.7×11 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders3▲ 3.1×11 topics
  27. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  28. Coronavirus3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  29. Health3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  30. Clinical Management3▲ 9.0×7 topics
  31. Fetal Outcome3▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Pulmonary Hypertension3▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Congenital Anomalies2▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Fetal Surgery2▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Gastroschisis2▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Global Impact2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  37. Omphalocele2▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Preventive Services2▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Echinococcosis2▲ 95×1 topic
  40. Neurocysticercosis2▲ 95×1 topic

Which research topics does Kabul Medical University publish most on?

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

Congenital Anomalies and…2Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery: 2 fractional worksParasitic infections in …2Parasitic infections in humans and animals: 2 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 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 worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksTesticular diseases and …1Testicular diseases and treatments: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Parasitic infections in humans and animals Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 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 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  8. 8 Testicular diseases and treatments Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kabul Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 80% 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 Medical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00065% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Kabul Medical University0.00078% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kabul Medical 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kabul Medical University7.3% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.1% in 2021.

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