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Kardan University

In research, Kardan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,960 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,397
of 28,054 · #27,715 all time
Rank in Afghanistan
#3
of 20
Research works
308
▲ 1848% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Kardan 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 #7,960 of 10,521 19.9%70 #13256

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kardan 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: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.51× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.78× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kardan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Security, Conflict, Central Asia, Reconstruction, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Human Rights and Innovation.

▲ 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. Security13▲ 13×13 topics
  2. Machine Learning11▲ 2.3×30 topics
  3. Conflict10▲ 44×4 topics
  4. Deep Learning10▲ 1.95×36 topics
  5. Globalization9▲ 3.1×17 topics
  6. Human Rights8▲ 5.6×16 topics
  7. Central Asia8▲ 80×2 topics
  8. Reconstruction8▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Innovation8▲ 5.2×11 topics
  10. Afghanistan8▲ 217×1 topic
  11. Pakistan8▲ 217×1 topic
  12. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.6×11 topics
  13. Economic Development6▲ 4.9×5 topics
  14. Technology4▲ 5.7×3 topics
  15. International Trade4▲ 20×1 topic
  16. Productivity4▲ 53×1 topic
  17. Ethnicity4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  18. Healthcare4▲ 2.3×7 topics
  19. International Relations4▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.8×8 topics
  21. Customer Satisfaction4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  22. IoT4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  23. Job Satisfaction3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  24. Organizational Performance3▲ 8.9×5 topics
  25. Leadership3▲ 4.4×7 topics
  26. Political Economy3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  27. Structural Equation Modeling3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  28. Global Governance3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  29. Smart Cities3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  30. Competitiveness Indices3▲ 58×1 topic
  31. Organizational Culture3▲ 4.7×4 topics
  32. Revealed Comparative Advantage3▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Governance2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  34. Legal Regulation2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Belt and Road Initiative2▲ 43×3 topics
  36. Geopolitics2▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Social Media Marketing2▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Employee Engagement2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  39. Information Systems2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  40. Transformational Leadership2▲ 8.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Kardan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Global trade and economics, Global Trade and Competitiveness and Organizational and Employee Performance.

Politics and Conflicts i…8Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 8 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics4Global trade and economics: 4 fractional worksGlobal Trade and Competi…3Global Trade and Competitiveness: 3 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 2 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Innovation: 2 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 2 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 2 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceStrategy and ManagementArtificial Intelligence6 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 8 works
  2. 2 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  3. 3 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 3 works
  4. 4 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Economic and Technological Innovation Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 2 works
  8. 8 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 2 works
  9. 9 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available79.2%not open20.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.1%domestic only54.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kardan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1848% 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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