Question 1

What is Kandahar University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Kandahar University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,151 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Kandahar University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Kandahar University ranks #6,138 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#10,193 all time), and #2 of 19 in Afghanistan.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Kandahar University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Ahmad Shah Irshad and Ahmad Bilal Ahmadullah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kandahar University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Kandahar University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Kandahar University is "Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (Mohsen Naghavi et al., 2025), with 500 citations. Next come "Severe vivax malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies since 1900" (185) and "Students’ Self-Confidence and Its Impacts on Their Learning Process" (183).

Question 5

Which research topics does Kandahar University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Online and Blended Learning and Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Kandahar University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Kandahar University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Kandahar University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (19%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Kandahar University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 133% higher than in 2018-2021.