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Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases

In research, Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases stands highest in Medicine (#9,821 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,341 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,101
of 28,054 · #40,248 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#232
of 241
Research works
205
▲ 383% vs 2013–17
Citations
836
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases 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
MedicineField #9,821 of 10,443 2.6%61 #17507
Health SciencesDomain #11,341 of 11,982 3.3%67 #19949

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.45× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 3.77× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammad Ishaq and Muhammad Shaheer Bin Faheem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases.

  1. 1 Mohammad Ishaq Pakistan · #1,337,957 worldwide 27 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Muhammad Shaheer Bin Faheem Pakistan · #1,597,497 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases

Which keywords describe research at Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Depression, Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension and Myocardial Infarction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 3.5×57 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 8.7×23 topics
  3. Inflammation8▲ 4.1×32 topics
  4. Risk Factors6▲ 6.4×21 topics
  5. Depression6▲ 7.0×11 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 7.2×18 topics
  7. Treatment4▲ 4.0×23 topics
  8. Hypertension4▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 20×6 topics
  10. Anxiety4▲ 9.2×7 topics
  11. Global Burden4▲ 8.1×9 topics
  12. Public Health4▲ 2.9×21 topics
  13. Guidelines4▲ 8.6×8 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis4▲ 6.8×8 topics
  15. Diagnosis4▲ 4.1×16 topics
  16. Obesity3▲ 4.9×14 topics
  17. Quality of Life3▲ 2.6×15 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.0×18 topics
  19. Mental Health3▲ 2.0×11 topics
  20. Heart Failure3▲ 6.5×11 topics
  21. Cardiac Rehabilitation2▲ 68×1 topic
  22. Coronary Heart Disease2▲ 68×1 topic
  23. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  24. Insulin Resistance2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  25. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  26. Blood Pressure2▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 6.9×6 topics
  28. Diabetes2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  29. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  30. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  31. Atherosclerosis2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Health2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  33. Maternal Mortality2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  34. Non-Communicable Diseases2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  35. Coronary Artery Disease2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Glaucoma2▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Hepatic Steatosis2▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Hyperuricemia2▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Uric Acid2▲ 84×1 topic
  40. Cardiovascular Events1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies and Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology.

Cardiac Health and Menta…2Cardiac Health and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksGout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid: 2 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculosk…1Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineNephrologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid Nephrology 2 works
  3. 3 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  10. 10 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 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 available70.2%not open29.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.9%domestic only70.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 383% 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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