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National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

In research, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,167 of 7,800 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,501 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 13.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,449
of 28,054 · #7,865 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#109
of 241
Research works
951
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
35.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,167 of 7,800 24.5%120 #3587
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,501 of 3,409 29.8%63 #1133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering 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 National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 45.9 works13×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 63.5 works6.8×
← 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: 6.83× its world share, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.71× its world share, 49 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.11× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.19× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.59× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 2.44× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, M. S. Mirza, Qaiser M. Khan and Muhammad Afzal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering.

  1. 1 M. S. Mirza Pakistan · #224,868 worldwide 132 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Qaiser M. Khan Pakistan · #357,004 worldwide 122 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Muhammad Afzal Pakistan · #368,673 worldwide 124 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Imran Amin Pakistan · #508,961 worldwide 143 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Shahid Mansoor Pakistan · #561,960 worldwide 137 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Yusuf Zafar Pakistan · #592,174 worldwide 115 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Shahid Mahmood Baig Pakistan · #924,719 worldwide 48 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Waheed S. Khan Pakistan · #1,116,099 worldwide 85 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Waheed S. Khan Pakistan · #1,337,025 worldwide 70 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Asma Rehman Pakistan · #1,358,421 worldwide 60 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

Which keywords describe research at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plant Immunity, Gene Expression, Microbiome, Rhizosphere Interactions, Gene Silencing, Small RNAs, Nanomaterials and Gut Microbiota.

▲ 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. Plant Immunity12▲ 63×2 topics
  2. Nanomaterials9▲ 4.1×12 topics
  3. Nanoparticles8▲ 3.4×17 topics
  4. Gene Expression8▲ 6.8×11 topics
  5. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.3×10 topics
  6. Microbiome7▲ 28×3 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress7▲ 2.2×22 topics
  8. Rhizosphere Interactions7▲ 42×2 topics
  9. Gene Silencing7▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Small RNAs7▲ 57×2 topics
  11. Genome Engineering6▲ 48×1 topic
  12. Gut Microbiota6▲ 8.9×7 topics
  13. RNA-Guided6▲ 48×1 topic
  14. Microbial Communities6▲ 7.2×7 topics
  15. Root Exudates6▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Microbial Pathogens6▲ 53×1 topic
  17. Pattern Recognition Receptors6▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Reactive Oxygen Species6▲ 7.4×9 topics
  19. Systemic Acquired Resistance6▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Viral RNA Silencing6▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Virus-Host Interactions6▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Biosensors5▲ 5.1×5 topics
  23. QTL Mapping5▲ 21×5 topics
  24. Drought Resistance5▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity5▲ 5.5×13 topics
  26. Genetic Mapping5▲ 31×6 topics
  27. Electrochemistry5▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Toxicity4▲ 5.2×10 topics
  29. Biotechnology4▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Biological Control4▲ 14×6 topics
  31. Plant Responses4▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Prebiotics4▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Microbiota4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  34. Nitrogen Fixation4▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Signal Transduction4▲ 13×5 topics
  36. Wastewater Treatment4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  37. Genetic Variation4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  38. Probiotics4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  39. Genome Analysis3▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Quantitative Trait Loci3▲ 31×3 topics

Which research topics does National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Plant Virus Research Studies, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance.

CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 6 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 6 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…6Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 6 fractional worksPlant Stress Responses a…3Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance: 3 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 3 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 3 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…3Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 3 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing S…3Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 3 fractional worksConstructed Wetlands for…2Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health2Gut microbiota and health: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPlant ScienceFood ScienceInsect Science1 others

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

  1. 1 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 6 works
  3. 3 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 6 works
  4. 4 Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 3 works
  6. 6 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 3 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 3 works
  8. 8 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.0%domestic only62.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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