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Kandahar University

In research, Kandahar University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,298 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,292
of 28,054 · #27,079 all time
Rank in Afghanistan
#4
of 20
Research works
372
▲ 760% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

What is Kandahar 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 #8,298 of 10,521 21.0%84 #13784

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kandahar 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: 2.50× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.38× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.22× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.67× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kandahar University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conflict, Security, Nation-Building, Central Asia, State-Building, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 1.95×48 topics
  2. Conflict12▲ 36×5 topics
  3. Security12▲ 8.8×7 topics
  4. Renewable Energy11▲ 3.8×19 topics
  5. Nation-Building10▲ 93×3 topics
  6. Climate Change10▲ 1.76×21 topics
  7. Globalization10▲ 2.4×17 topics
  8. Central Asia9▲ 64×2 topics
  9. State-Building9▲ 123×2 topics
  10. Afghanistan9▲ 172×1 topic
  11. Pakistan9▲ 172×1 topic
  12. Education8▲ 2.2×12 topics
  13. Sustainability8▲ 1.55×21 topics
  14. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.1×17 topics
  15. COVID-196▲ 2.1×10 topics
  16. Mental Health6▲ 1.96×13 topics
  17. Online Learning6▲ 3.3×7 topics
  18. E-Learning6▲ 2.7×6 topics
  19. Human Rights5▲ 2.4×9 topics
  20. Depression5▲ 2.7×9 topics
  21. Teacher Training5▲ 3.5×4 topics
  22. Vaccine4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  23. Risk Management4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  24. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  25. Finance4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  26. Islamic Banking4▲ 4.3×2 topics
  27. Blended Learning4▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Financial Stability4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  29. Solar Energy4▲ 5.3×3 topics
  30. Self-Efficacy3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  31. Student Satisfaction3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  32. Distance Education3▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Language Teaching3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  34. Plant Growth3▲ 15×6 topics
  35. Teaching Strategies3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  36. Water Resources3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  37. Performance Analysis3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  38. Ethical Identity3▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Shariah Supervision3▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Vaccination3▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Kandahar University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Online and Blended Learning and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Politics and Conflicts i…9Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 9 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…2EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksLegal, Health, Environme…2Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAccountingEducationLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  6. 6 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  10. 10 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 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 available85.6%not open14.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.1%domestic only62.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kandahar University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 760% 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.

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.