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Kohat University of Science and Technology

In research, Kohat University of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,532 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,610 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,510 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,316
of 28,054 · #7,503 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#49
of 241
Research works
1.7k
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Kohat University of Science 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,532 of 12,888 25.3%260 #6044
Social SciencesDomain #3,610 of 10,521 23.1%201 #7092
Health SciencesDomain #7,510 of 11,982 11.1%120 #14370
Social SciencesField #4,434 of 6,365 15.7%82 #7331
Life SciencesDomain #5,446 of 7,800 21.0%94 #6421
MedicineField #8,837 of 10,443 10.2%95 #14641

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kohat University of Science 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).

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#6,044 #3,532
  2. Social Sciences#7,092 #3,610
  3. Health Sciences#14,370 #7,510
  4. Social Sciences#7,331 #4,434
  5. Life Sciences#6,421 #5,446
  6. Medicine#14,641 #8,837
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: 1.15× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.40× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.66× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.71× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.88× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.20× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.99× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.65× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 95 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.68× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.77× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kohat University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Shafiullah Khan, Amjad Mehmood and Wali Khan Mashwani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kohat University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Shafiullah Khan Pakistan · #203,657 worldwide 126 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Amjad Mehmood Pakistan · #237,943 worldwide 166 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Wali Khan Mashwani Pakistan · #239,332 worldwide 95 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 M. Irfan Uddin Pakistan · #280,496 worldwide 133 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Murad Ali Khan Pakistan · #306,633 worldwide 97 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Saeed Ahmad Khan Pakistan · #457,189 worldwide 97 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Muhammad Qasim Pakistan · #549,705 worldwide 77 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Naeem Khan Pakistan · #879,185 worldwide 52 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Ijaz Ahmad Pakistan · #907,004 worldwide 51 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Ishtiaq Hussain Pakistan · #941,195 worldwide 51 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Kohat University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Kohat University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Toxicity, Nanomaterials, Green Synthesis, Environmental Impact, Nanoparticles, Conflict, Heavy Metals and Cytotoxicity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28◆ 1.06×88 topics
  2. Environmental Impact24▲ 2.1×25 topics
  3. Machine Learning24◆ 1.08×46 topics
  4. Nanomaterials24▲ 3.3×14 topics
  5. Toxicity22▲ 7.4×17 topics
  6. Nanoparticles22▲ 2.5×24 topics
  7. Globalization21▲ 1.58×30 topics
  8. Economic Growth16▲ 2.8×14 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications14▲ 1.78×25 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management14▲ 2.2×12 topics
  11. Security13▲ 3.0×12 topics
  12. Green Synthesis13▲ 9.8×3 topics
  13. Conflict12▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Graphene12▲ 2.7×8 topics
  15. Heavy Metals12▲ 7.4×7 topics
  16. Antimicrobial11▲ 6.0×10 topics
  17. Cytotoxicity11▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Analytic Hierarchy Process10▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Fuzzy Sets10▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Group Decision Making10▲ 34×1 topic
  21. Language Teaching10▲ 5.8×4 topics
  22. TOPSIS10▲ 34×1 topic
  23. Biosynthesis10▲ 9.4×5 topics
  24. Biological Synthesis10▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Silver10▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Reconstruction9▲ 7.8×4 topics
  27. Nation-Building9▲ 25×2 topics
  28. State-Building9▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Afghanistan9▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Pakistan9▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Bioavailability8▲ 5.8×5 topics
  32. Pollution8▲ 5.8×3 topics
  33. Panel Data Analysis8▲ 7.0×3 topics
  34. Bilingual Education7▲ 9.2×3 topics
  35. Language Policy7▲ 7.7×3 topics
  36. Corrective Feedback7▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Second Language Acquisition7▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Spintronics7▲ 8.1×4 topics
  39. Financial Development7▲ 6.7×3 topics
  40. Contamination7▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Kohat University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Multi-Criteria Decision …10Multi-Criteria Decision Making: 10 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…10Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 10 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…9Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 9 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…7EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 7 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 6 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 6 fractional worksOptimization and Mathema…6Optimization and Mathematical Programming: 6 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 5 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 4 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 4 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchMaterials ChemistryPolitical Science and International RelationsLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 10 works
  2. 2 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 10 works
  3. 3 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 7 works
  5. 5 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 6 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  7. 7 Optimization and Mathematical Programming Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 5 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 4 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 available63.2%not open36.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.5%domestic only57.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kohat University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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