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Nangarhar University

In research, Nangarhar University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,827 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,893 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#995 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Political Science and International Relations is 12.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,279
of 28,054 · #25,926 all time
Rank in Afghanistan
#2
of 20
Research works
462
▲ 1719% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

What is Nangarhar 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 #7,827 of 10,521 11.8%184 #14820
Social SciencesField #4,893 of 6,365 14.4%120 #8881
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #995 of 1,201 16.6%61 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nangarhar 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).

What does Nangarhar University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 12.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 60.9 works12×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 24.5 works3.5×
← 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: 1.60× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.45× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 120 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Nangarhar University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conflict, Security, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Globalization, Sustainable Development and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Conflict51▲ 95×5 topics
  2. Security51▲ 24×11 topics
  3. Central Asia47▲ 200×4 topics
  4. Afghanistan46▲ 554×1 topic
  5. Pakistan46▲ 554×1 topic
  6. Globalization27▲ 4.2×27 topics
  7. Sustainable Development22▲ 4.1×23 topics
  8. Climate Change20▲ 2.2×32 topics
  9. Epidemiology17▲ 1.30×50 topics
  10. Education14▲ 2.5×17 topics
  11. Human Rights11▲ 3.3×20 topics
  12. Teacher Training10▲ 5.0×3 topics
  13. Economic Development10▲ 3.8×10 topics
  14. Transport Infrastructure9▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Curriculum Development9▲ 4.0×7 topics
  16. Geopolitics9▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Environmental Impact Assessment9▲ 37×3 topics
  18. Belt and Road Initiative9▲ 72×2 topics
  19. Energy Security9▲ 72×2 topics
  20. Ethnicity9▲ 6.9×6 topics
  21. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor8▲ 254×1 topic
  22. Infrastructure Development8▲ 117×1 topic
  23. Labor Market8▲ 7.8×7 topics
  24. Islamic Education8▲ 6.5×3 topics
  25. Pathogenesis8▲ 4.5×10 topics
  26. Culture7▲ 4.2×3 topics
  27. Philosophy7▲ 5.0×2 topics
  28. Pedagogy7▲ 4.4×2 topics
  29. Gender Equality7▲ 7.7×6 topics
  30. Agriculture7▲ 5.2×6 topics
  31. International Law7▲ 6.8×10 topics
  32. Madrasa7▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Muslim Students7▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Poverty Reduction7▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Islam6▲ 9.3×2 topics
  36. Global Governance6▲ 8.5×10 topics
  37. Sharia Law6▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Social Influence6▲ 8.6×1 topic
  39. Digital Technology5▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Corruption5▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Nangarhar University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Belt and Road Initiative, Education and Islamic Studies and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

Politics and Conflicts i…46Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 46 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 8 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 7 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…6Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 6 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksGender, Education, and Development Issues: 4 fractional worksTransboundary Water Resource Management: 3 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 3 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 3 fractional worksEconomic, financial, and policy analysis: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsEducationSociology 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 46 works
  2. 2 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  3. 3 Education and Islamic Studies Education 7 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  6. 6 Gender, Education, and Development Issues Education 4 works
  7. 7 Transboundary Water Resource Management Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  9. 9 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 3 works
  10. 10 Economic, financial, and policy analysis General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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 available90.7%not open9.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.4%domestic only66.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nangarhar University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1719% 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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