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Lahore Leads University

In research, Lahore Leads University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,051 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,968 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,908 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,320
of 28,054 · #29,803 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#202
of 241
Research works
582
▲ 60% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Lahore Leads 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 #7,051 of 10,521 13.2%170 #10971
Social SciencesField #4,968 of 6,365 12.8%99 #7504
Physical SciencesDomain #11,908 of 12,888 11.8%68 #18173

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lahore Leads 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. Social Sciences#10,971 #7,051
  2. Social Sciences#7,504 #4,968
  3. Physical Sciences#18,173 #11,908
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.

What does Lahore Leads University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 24.8 works6.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.88× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.39× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.15× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.40× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 99 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lahore Leads University?

Ranked on the composite score, Faisal Rehman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lahore Leads University.

  1. 1 Faisal Rehman Pakistan · #1,200,113 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Lahore Leads University

Which keywords describe research at Lahore Leads University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Security, Human Rights, Machine Learning, Conflict, Deep Learning, Globalization, Reconstruction and Afghanistan.

▲ 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. Machine Learning23▲ 2.6×42 topics
  2. Deep Learning22▲ 2.4×39 topics
  3. Globalization17▲ 3.3×33 topics
  4. Human Rights16▲ 5.9×32 topics
  5. Security14▲ 8.2×12 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 3.7×20 topics
  7. Conflict13▲ 30×5 topics
  8. Mental Health11▲ 2.9×19 topics
  9. E-Learning11▲ 4.2×11 topics
  10. Education11▲ 2.3×23 topics
  11. Educational Technology10▲ 3.3×18 topics
  12. Reconstruction10▲ 21×3 topics
  13. Afghanistan10▲ 144×1 topic
  14. Pakistan10▲ 144×1 topic
  15. Online Learning9▲ 4.1×7 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks8▲ 4.0×9 topics
  17. Student Satisfaction8▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Technology Integration8▲ 9.4×7 topics
  19. Teacher Training7▲ 4.3×7 topics
  20. Big Data7▲ 2.8×11 topics
  21. Feminism7▲ 8.6×5 topics
  22. Leadership6▲ 4.8×7 topics
  23. Medical Imaging6▲ 4.4×4 topics
  24. Intersectionality6▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Ethnicity6▲ 5.5×9 topics
  26. Distance Education6▲ 9.9×4 topics
  27. Language Teaching6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  28. Mobile Learning5▲ 5.5×2 topics
  29. Global Governance5▲ 8.0×11 topics
  30. Blended Learning5▲ 12×3 topics
  31. IoT Security5▲ 5.3×3 topics
  32. Self-Efficacy4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  33. Gender Equality4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  34. Marxism4▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Regulatory Challenges4▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Transfer Learning4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Google Classroom4▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Teacher Perception4▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Community of Inquiry4▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Instructional Design4▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Lahore Leads University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Online and Blended Learning and Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics.

Politics and Conflicts i…10Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 10 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksLiterary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…3EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksLaw, AI, and Intellectual Property: 2 fractional worksOrganizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationLiterature and Literary TheoryRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging3 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 10 works
  2. 2 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 4 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  4. 4 Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  9. 9 Law, AI, and Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 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 available73.7%not open26.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lahore Leads University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% 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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