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National Textile University

In research, National Textile University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,399 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#2,485 of 5,901 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,452 of 2,276 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Materials Science (Polymers and Plastics is 39.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,844
of 22,385 · #5,721 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#25
of 231
Research works
1.3k
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
National Textile University

What is National Textile University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,399 of 10,670 9.9%451 #4130
EngineeringField #2,485 of 5,901 9.6%164 #4034
Materials ScienceField #1,452 of 2,276 8.5%179 #1661
Polymers and PlasticsSubfield #176 of 268 9.9%95 #479
Social SciencesDomain #8,013 of 9,585 9.9%91 #10684

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Textile 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,130 #3,399
  2. Engineering#4,034 #2,485
  3. Materials Science#1,661 #1,452
  4. Polymers and Plastics#479 #176
  5. Social Sciences#10,684 #8,013
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does National Textile University work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research at National Textile University is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (30%), Engineering (28%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 498 fractional works · 75.5% of its workMaterials Science: 197 fractional works · 29.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 105 fractional works · 16.0% of its workBiomaterials: 38 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 4.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 184 fractional works · 27.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 28 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 50 fractional works · 7.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 101 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 42 fractional works · 6.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMuseology: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNational TextileUniversity660fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences76%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences15%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science19729.8%
    2. Engineering18427.9%
    3. Computer Science507.5%
    4. Environmental Science243.7%
    5. Chemistry162.4%
    6. Energy101.5%
    7. Mathematics71.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy60.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering40.6%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting426.3%
    2. Psychology162.4%
    3. Social Sciences152.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance121.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities111.6%
    6. Decision Sciences60.8%
    1. Medicine253.8%
    2. Health Professions30.5%
    3. Dentistry10.1%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences172.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology71.1%
    3. Neuroscience40.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Textile University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 39.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 105.4 works40×
  2. BiomaterialsSubfield · 38.5 works14×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 196.6 works8.5×
  4. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 28.4 works6.9×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.66× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.59× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.86× its world share, 184 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.53× its world share, 197 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.97× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science8.53×197 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting1.97×42 works
  3. Engineering1.86×184 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.66×4 works
  5. Energy1.59×10 works
  6. Chemistry1.55×16 works
  7. Computer Science0.97×50 works
  8. Mathematics0.92×7 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.88×6 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.88×12 works
  11. Psychology0.80×16 works
  12. Environmental Science0.74×24 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×17 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.55×10 works
  15. Neuroscience0.42×4 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.42×6 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.40×1 works
  18. Dentistry0.29×1 works
  19. Nursing0.29×1 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×7 works
  21. Health Professions0.20×4 works
  22. Medicine0.20×25 works
  23. Social Sciences0.18×15 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×1 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Textile University?

Ranked on the quality score, Toqeer Mahmood, Salman Raza and Zahid Hussain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Textile University.

  1. 1 Toqeer Mahmood Pakistan · #273,903 worldwide 2.6k citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Salman Raza Pakistan · #323,784 worldwide 1.8k citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Zahid Hussain Pakistan · #407,919 worldwide 1.8k citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Asif Habib Pakistan · #542,557 worldwide 1.3k citations · 99 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Asif Pakistan · #744,906 worldwide 2.6k citations · 155 works
  6. 6 Fiza Amjad Pakistan · #785,426 worldwide 876 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Rehan Ashraf Pakistan · #798,158 worldwide 1.5k citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Muhammad Hashim Pakistan · #808,658 worldwide 1.9k citations · 110 works
  9. 9 Muhammad Anwaar Nazeer Pakistan · #839,006 worldwide 1.1k citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Rehan Ashraf Pakistan · #863,866 worldwide 739 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at National Textile University

What are the most cited papers from National Textile University?

The most cited paper from National Textile University is "Novel strategies and supporting materials applied to shape-stabilize organic phase change materials for thermal energy storage–A review" (Malik Muhammad Umair, Yuang Zhang, Kashif Iqbal et al., 2018), with 854 citations. Next come "Impact of textile dyes on health and ecosystem: a review of structure, causes, and potential solutions" (831) and "Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Characteristics, production, recent developments and applications" (701).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Novel strategies and supporting materials applied to shape-stabilize organic phase change materials for thermal energy storage–A review Malik Muhammad Umair, Yuang Zhang, Kashif Iqbal et al. · Applied Energy 14 Nov 2018 854
2 Impact of textile dyes on health and ecosystem: a review of structure, causes, and potential solutions Tarekul Islam, Md. Reazuddin Repon, Tarikul Islam et al. · Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2 Dec 2022 831
3 Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Characteristics, production, recent developments and applications Zulfiqar Ali Raza, Sharjeel Abid, Ibrahim Mohamed Banat · International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 16 Oct 2017 701
4 Polyvinyl alcohol: A review of research status and use of polyvinyl alcohol based nanocomposites Muhammad Aslam, Mazhar Ali Kalyar, Zulfiqar Ali Raza · Polymer Engineering and Science 10 Apr 2018 670
5 Hydrophobic treatment of natural fibers and their composites—A review Azam Ali, Khubab Shaker, Yasir Nawab et al. · Journal of Industrial Textiles 14 Jun 2016 528
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Textile University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Mechanical Properties, Thermal Properties, Heat Transfer, Polymer Composites, Tissue Engineering and Fabric Comfort.

▲ 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-now 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. Biomedical Applications80▲ 10×26 topics
  2. Nanocomposites68▲ 13×18 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties58▲ 8.9×23 topics
  4. Environmental Impact50▲ 4.5×20 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence47▲ 5.0×18 topics
  6. Thermal Properties47▲ 58×6 topics
  7. Heat Transfer44▲ 14×10 topics
  8. Polymer Composites44▲ 25×7 topics
  9. Tissue Engineering42▲ 11×11 topics
  10. Fabric Comfort39▲ 210×1 topic
  11. Moisture Management39▲ 210×1 topic
  12. Sustainability38▲ 2.4×35 topics
  13. Antimicrobial31▲ 16×7 topics
  14. Ionic Liquids29▲ 16×8 topics
  15. Graphene28▲ 6.3×10 topics
  16. Drug Delivery28▲ 7.6×14 topics
  17. Nanoparticles26▲ 3.1×25 topics
  18. Nanomaterials25▲ 3.6×15 topics
  19. Natural Fibers25▲ 55×2 topics
  20. Composites25▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Biodegradable24▲ 49×2 topics
  22. Chemical Treatments24▲ 70×1 topic
  23. Reinforced Polymers24▲ 70×1 topic
  24. Nanofibers23▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Biodegradable Polymers23▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Additive Manufacturing21▲ 10×7 topics
  27. Dyeing21▲ 154×1 topic
  28. Textiles21▲ 154×1 topic
  29. Recycling18▲ 7.0×6 topics
  30. Applications18▲ 9.8×6 topics
  31. Flexible Electronics17▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Regenerative Medicine17▲ 10×5 topics
  33. Energy Harvesting17▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Health Monitoring16▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Finite Element Analysis16▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Nanogenerators16▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Wearable16▲ 18×1 topic
  38. 3D Printing16▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Shape Memory Polymers15▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Scaffold15▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does National Textile University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Textile materials and evaluations, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Textile materials and ev…39Textile materials and evaluations: 39 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 24 fractional worksDyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers: 21 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 16 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 14 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…13Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 13 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of Composites: 12 fractional worksPolymer composites and self-healing: 10 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 9 fractional worksElectromagnetic wave absorption materials: 9 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsBuilding and ConstructionBiomedical EngineeringBiomaterials3 others

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

  1. 1 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 39 works
  2. 2 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 24 works
  3. 3 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 21 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  5. 5 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 14 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 13 works
  7. 7 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 12 works
  8. 8 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 10 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 9 works
  10. 10 Electromagnetic wave absorption materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 9 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.7%domestic only61.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Textile University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Textile University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0025% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%National Textile University0.0025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Textile University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%National Textile University11.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.4% in 2018.

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