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Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology

In research, Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,413 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,523 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,072
of 28,054 · #28,873 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#186
of 241
Research works
484
▲ 110% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology 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 #7,413 of 10,521 17.0%94 #13591
Physical SciencesDomain #10,523 of 12,888 21.3%82 #16848

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology 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).

What does Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 43.0 works7.0×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.98× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.98× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.53× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.40× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Imran Naseem, Abdullah Abdullah and Muhammad Bilal Kadri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology.

  1. 1 Imran Naseem Pakistan · #208,142 worldwide 277 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Abdullah Abdullah Pakistan · #1,244,829 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Muhammad Bilal Kadri Pakistan · #1,437,872 worldwide 27 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Usman Pakistan · #1,533,177 worldwide 26 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Customer Satisfaction, Healthcare, Leadership, Supply Chain Management, Organizational Performance and Corporate Governance.

▲ 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. Machine Learning23▲ 3.7×37 topics
  2. Deep Learning22▲ 3.3×42 topics
  3. Healthcare12▲ 5.7×8 topics
  4. Customer Satisfaction11▲ 18×6 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management11▲ 6.0×7 topics
  6. Social Media10▲ 3.8×9 topics
  7. Leadership10▲ 11×9 topics
  8. Corporate Governance9▲ 6.7×12 topics
  9. Organizational Performance9▲ 18×7 topics
  10. Neural Networks9▲ 2.9×20 topics
  11. Consumer Behavior8▲ 6.9×9 topics
  12. IoT7▲ 10×8 topics
  13. Consumer Engagement7▲ 30×1 topic
  14. Electronic Word-of-Mouth7▲ 30×1 topic
  15. Digital Transformation7▲ 7.1×4 topics
  16. Job Satisfaction7▲ 8.6×7 topics
  17. Smart Cities7▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Financial Performance6▲ 5.6×10 topics
  19. Knowledge Management6▲ 5.9×4 topics
  20. E-commerce6▲ 5.4×3 topics
  21. Technology Acceptance Model6▲ 22×2 topics
  22. User Satisfaction6▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Information Systems6▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Online Shopping6▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Consumer Trust6▲ 31×1 topic
  26. Partial Least Squares6▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Risk Management6▲ 6.3×4 topics
  28. Security6▲ 4.6×14 topics
  29. Social Media Marketing5▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Environmental Management5▲ 7.0×5 topics
  31. IoT Security5▲ 7.7×3 topics
  32. Psychological Capital4▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Transformational Leadership4▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Service Quality4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  35. Financial Constraints4▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Perceived Value4▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Relationship Marketing4▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Financial Stability4▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Human Resource Management4▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Workplace4▲ 23×4 topics

Which research topics does Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Marketing and Social Media, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Organizational and Employee Performance and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty.

Digital Marketing and Social Media: 7 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 6 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…5Organizational and Employee Performance: 5 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality…4Customer Service Quality and Loyalty: 4 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Bra…3Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 3 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 3 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementArtificial IntelligenceOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 6 works
  3. 3 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  4. 4 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  5. 5 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  7. 7 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 3 works
  8. 8 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 3 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 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 available55.0%not open45.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.7%domestic only72.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 110% 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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