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Kabul University

In research, Kabul University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,883 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,538 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,606 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transportation, Aerospace Engineering and Sociology and Political Science — Transportation is 27.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,981
of 28,054 · #18,710 all time
Rank in Afghanistan
#1
of 20
Research works
1.9k
▲ 826% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What is Kabul 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 #3,883 of 10,521 11.6%475 #8667
Social SciencesField #2,538 of 6,365 9.6%353 #5516
Health SciencesDomain #5,606 of 11,982 9.5%274 #11635
Physical SciencesDomain #7,353 of 12,888 10.8%310 #15000
MedicineField #6,071 of 10,443 8.9%227 #12967
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,304 of 3,409 8.3%84 #4806
Life SciencesDomain #5,316 of 7,800 7.6%134 #10902
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,008 of 2,578 4.9%142 #3869
TransportationSubfield #105 of 132 2.2%109 #339
EngineeringField #5,437 of 6,636 5.4%156 #10564

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kabul 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#8,667 #3,883
  2. Social Sciences#5,516 #2,538
  3. Health Sciences#11,635 #5,606
  4. Physical Sciences#15,000 #7,353
  5. Medicine#12,967 #6,071
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,806 #2,304
  7. Life Sciences#10,902 #5,316
  8. Sociology and Political Science#3,869 #2,008
  9. Transportation#339 #105
  10. Engineering#10,564 #5,437
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 Kabul University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transportation takes 27.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransportationSubfield · 109.0 works27×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 110.1 works7.9×
  3. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 141.9 works3.3×
← 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: 1.47× its world share, 84 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 156 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.32× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 227 worksMedicineNursing: 1.47× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 353 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kabul University?

Ranked on the composite score, Naeem Ullah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kabul University.

  1. 1 Naeem Ullah Afghanistan · #774,271 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kabul University

Which keywords describe research at Kabul University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Ethnicity, Literature, Culture, Social Influence, Philosophy, Islam and Economic Security.

▲ 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. History111▲ 13×5 topics
  2. Ethnicity111▲ 25×5 topics
  3. Literature111▲ 17×5 topics
  4. Culture111▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Social Influence110▲ 43×3 topics
  6. Philosophy110▲ 21×3 topics
  7. Islam110▲ 44×2 topics
  8. Economic Security110▲ 43×4 topics
  9. Malay Language110▲ 65×1 topic
  10. Sharia Law110▲ 64×1 topic
  11. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles108▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Legal Regulation108▲ 41×3 topics
  13. Air Force108▲ 75×1 topic
  14. Modernization108▲ 49×1 topic
  15. Public Oversight108▲ 72×1 topic
  16. Transport Policy108▲ 72×1 topic
  17. Epidemiology67▲ 1.41×102 topics
  18. Security44▲ 5.6×16 topics
  19. Climate Change43▲ 1.35×52 topics
  20. Conflict42▲ 22×5 topics
  21. Reconstruction35▲ 17×5 topics
  22. Central Asia35▲ 42×3 topics
  23. Afghanistan34▲ 115×1 topic
  24. Pakistan34▲ 115×1 topic
  25. Sustainable Development28▲ 1.50×37 topics
  26. Sustainability27◆ 0.94×39 topics
  27. Globalization26◆ 1.13×39 topics
  28. Public Health26▲ 1.50×41 topics
  29. COVID-1924▲ 1.44×22 topics
  30. Environmental Impact23◆ 1.13×35 topics
  31. Treatment22▲ 1.52×33 topics
  32. Education21◆ 1.03×30 topics
  33. Diagnosis18▲ 1.59×28 topics
  34. Pathogenesis16▲ 2.7×22 topics
  35. Antioxidant16▲ 1.95×32 topics
  36. Vaccine15▲ 3.2×10 topics
  37. Food Security15▲ 2.2×14 topics
  38. Health12▲ 2.6×10 topics
  39. Transport Infrastructure7▲ 6.9×2 topics
  40. Vaccination7▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Kabul University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…110Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 110 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …108Military Technology and Strategies: 108 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…108Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 108 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 34 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 5 fractional worksLegal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges: 5 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 5 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 4 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportationPolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 110 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 108 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 108 works
  4. 4 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 34 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 works
  7. 7 Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 5 works
  9. 9 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  10. 10 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 4 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 available87.5%not open12.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kabul University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 826% 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.

Other research institutions in Kabul

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.