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Khost University

In research, Khost University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,199 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,793
of 28,054 · #39,701 all time
Rank in Afghanistan
#15
of 20
Research works
221
▲ 663% vs 2013–17
Citations
994
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

What is Khost 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 #9,199 of 10,521 15.6%69 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Khost 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: 2.37× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.86× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.21× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.23× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.96× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Khost University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nation-Building, Security, State-Building, Conflict, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Globalization and Islamic Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 1.54×27 topics
  2. Nation-Building8▲ 113×3 topics
  3. Security8▲ 9.0×7 topics
  4. Globalization8▲ 2.9×10 topics
  5. State-Building8▲ 156×2 topics
  6. Conflict7▲ 32×4 topics
  7. Afghanistan7▲ 191×1 topic
  8. Pakistan7▲ 191×1 topic
  9. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 2.7×9 topics
  10. Education5▲ 2.1×13 topics
  11. Sustainability5▲ 1.44×17 topics
  12. Teacher Training5▲ 5.7×3 topics
  13. Healthcare5▲ 3.0×12 topics
  14. Islamic Education5▲ 9.5×2 topics
  15. Pedagogy5▲ 6.9×2 topics
  16. Madrasa5▲ 46×1 topic
  17. Muslim Students5▲ 46×1 topic
  18. Sustainable Development4▲ 1.80×9 topics
  19. Corporate Governance4▲ 3.7×5 topics
  20. Human Rights4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  21. Finance3▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis3▲ 4.0×6 topics
  23. Risk Management3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  24. Big Data3▲ 2.6×8 topics
  25. Pathogenesis3▲ 4.5×10 topics
  26. Feminism3▲ 7.3×2 topics
  27. Leadership3▲ 4.2×4 topics
  28. Literature3▲ 3.7×4 topics
  29. Islamic Banking3▲ 4.6×3 topics
  30. Financial Stability2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  31. Gender Equality2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  32. Ethnicity2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  33. Sovereignty2▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Ethical Identity2▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Ottoman Empire2▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Secularism2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Shariah Supervision2▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Middle East2▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Iran2▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Islamic reform2▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Khost University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Islamic Studies and History.

Politics and Conflicts i…7Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 7 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 5 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 1 fractional worksAnimal Diversity and Health Studies: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Health Research: 1 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationAccountingSociology and Political Science4 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 7 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 5 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  4. 4 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  7. 7 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Animal Diversity and Health Studies Food Science 1 works
  9. 9 Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 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 available85.6%not open14.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.4%domestic only70.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Khost University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 663% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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