Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Gilgit · Pakistan

Karakoram International University

In research, Karakoram International University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,353 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,917 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,341 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

kiu.edu.pkROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#6,305
of 28,054 · #13,424 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#75
of 241
Research works
746
▲ 266% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Karakoram International 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,353 of 12,888 26.4%133 #9295
Social SciencesDomain #4,917 of 10,521 22.7%124 #7648
Social SciencesField #4,341 of 6,365 16.4%64 #6769

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Karakoram International 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. Physical Sciences#9,295 #4,353
  2. Social Sciences#7,648 #4,917
  3. Social Sciences#6,769 #4,341
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.

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: 2.27× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.97× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.63× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Karakoram International University?

Ranked on the composite score, Asad Ullah, Farida Begum and Azhar Hussain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Karakoram International University.

  1. 1 Asad Ullah Pakistan · #1,079,114 worldwide 64 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Farida Begum Pakistan · #1,127,463 worldwide 18 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Azhar Hussain Pakistan · #1,209,335 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Rehmat Karim Pakistan · #1,324,430 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Wajid Ali Pakistan · #1,599,025 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Karakoram International University

Which keywords describe research at Karakoram International University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Climate Change, Economic Growth, Conflict, Experimental Investigation, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning and Globalization.

▲ 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. Climate Change21▲ 2.3×47 topics
  2. Machine Learning17▲ 1.52×34 topics
  3. Heat Transfer14▲ 8.3×10 topics
  4. Globalization13▲ 2.0×27 topics
  5. Economic Growth13▲ 4.5×18 topics
  6. Environmental Impact12▲ 2.1×28 topics
  7. Remote Sensing12▲ 2.8×17 topics
  8. Sustainability12▲ 1.41×27 topics
  9. Conflict10▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Renewable Energy10▲ 1.96×18 topics
  11. Experimental Investigation8▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Urbanization7▲ 5.2×5 topics
  13. Medicinal Plants6▲ 4.7×12 topics
  14. Reconstruction5▲ 9.2×2 topics
  15. Afghanistan5▲ 63×1 topic
  16. Pakistan5▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Support Vector Machines5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  18. Thermal Conductivity5▲ 9.9×3 topics
  19. Applications5▲ 5.4×2 topics
  20. Rock Mechanics5▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Graph Spectra5▲ 83×1 topic
  22. Nanofluids5▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Pharmacokinetics5▲ 5.2×7 topics
  24. Topological Indices5▲ 83×1 topic
  25. Convective Transport4▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Enhancement4▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Fuzzy Sets4▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Analytic Hierarchy Process4▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Fracture4▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Group Decision Making4▲ 30×1 topic
  31. TOPSIS4▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Dynamic Behavior4▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Financial Development4▲ 8.1×3 topics
  34. Transport Infrastructure4▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Acoustic Emission4▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Numerical Modelling4▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Panel Data Analysis4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. Molecular Docking4▲ 9.2×1 topic
  39. Virtual Screening4▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Tourist Satisfaction4▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Karakoram International University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Graph theory and applications, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer and Multi-Criteria Decision Making.

Politics and Conflicts i…5Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 5 fractional worksGraph theory and applica…5Graph theory and applications: 5 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 4 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision …4Multi-Criteria Decision Making: 4 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Model…4Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 4 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 4 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms4Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 4 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeometry and TopologyBiomedical EngineeringManagement Science and Operations Research5 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 5 works
  2. 2 Graph theory and applications Geometry and Topology 5 works
  3. 3 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  5. 5 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  6. 6 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 4 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  8. 8 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available67.7%not open32.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.3%domestic only54.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Karakoram International University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 266% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
grewheldshrank

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.