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National Textile University

In research, National Textile University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,613 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,971 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,341 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials and Materials Science — Polymers and Plastics is 39.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,478
of 28,054 · #11,384 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#62
of 241
Research works
1.3k
▲ 226% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is National Textile 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,613 of 12,888 15.5%451 #7142
EngineeringField #2,971 of 6,636 15.4%164 #5801
Social SciencesDomain #6,341 of 10,521 26.6%91 #9716
Materials ScienceField #1,880 of 2,468 11.9%179 #3632
Polymers and PlasticsSubfield #206 of 250 9.7%95 #609

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 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#7,142 #3,613
  2. Engineering#5,801 #2,971
  3. Social Sciences#9,716 #6,341
  4. Materials Science#3,632 #1,880
  5. Polymers and Plastics#609 #206
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 National Textile University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 39.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 95.1 works39×
  2. BiomaterialsSubfield · 35.9 works14×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 179.3 works8.6×
  4. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 25.1 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: 0.56× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.51× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.46× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.83× its world share, 164 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.60× its world share, 179 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.81× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Textile University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yang Lu, Kashif Iqbal and Yasir Nawab lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Textile University.

  1. 1 Yang Lu Pakistan · #183,229 worldwide 0 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Kashif Iqbal Pakistan · #292,209 worldwide 242 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Yasir Nawab Pakistan · #421,498 worldwide 233 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Tanveer Hussain Pakistan · #560,208 worldwide 187 citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Munir Ashraf Pakistan · #723,984 worldwide 82 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Khubab Shaker Pakistan · #756,383 worldwide 70 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Muhammad Asif Pakistan · #773,551 worldwide 65 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Ali Afzal Pakistan · #776,705 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Jin Zhengyu Pakistan · #783,628 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Zulfiqar Ahmad Rehan Pakistan · #835,487 worldwide 66 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Textile University

Which keywords describe research at National Textile University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Mechanical Properties, Thermal Properties, Heat Transfer, Tissue Engineering, Polymer Composites 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 2022–2025 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. Biomedical Applications74▲ 10×24 topics
  2. Nanocomposites63▲ 13×18 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties51▲ 8.7×23 topics
  4. Environmental Impact46▲ 4.5×19 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence43▲ 5.2×17 topics
  6. Thermal Properties42▲ 57×6 topics
  7. Heat Transfer40▲ 14×9 topics
  8. Tissue Engineering39▲ 11×11 topics
  9. Polymer Composites39▲ 25×7 topics
  10. Sustainability36▲ 2.5×33 topics
  11. Fabric Comfort36▲ 199×1 topic
  12. Moisture Management36▲ 199×1 topic
  13. Antimicrobial28▲ 17×7 topics
  14. Ionic Liquids25▲ 15×7 topics
  15. Graphene25▲ 6.1×10 topics
  16. Drug Delivery25▲ 7.8×13 topics
  17. Nanoparticles24▲ 3.1×24 topics
  18. Natural Fibers22▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Nanomaterials22▲ 3.5×14 topics
  20. Composites22▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Biodegradable22▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Chemical Treatments22▲ 72×1 topic
  23. Reinforced Polymers22▲ 72×1 topic
  24. Nanofibers22▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Additive Manufacturing20▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Biodegradable Polymers20▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Dyeing18▲ 149×1 topic
  28. Textiles18▲ 149×1 topic
  29. Applications17▲ 10×6 topics
  30. Recycling17▲ 7.3×6 topics
  31. Regenerative Medicine16▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Flexible Electronics16▲ 15×3 topics
  33. 3D Printing16▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Energy Harvesting15▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Health Monitoring15▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Finite Element Analysis14▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Nanogenerators14▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Wearable14▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Scaffold14▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Materials13▲ 9.3×3 topics

Which research topics does National Textile University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Textile materials and evaluations, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Textile materials and ev…36Textile materials and evaluations: 36 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 22 fractional worksDyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 14 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 13 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…13Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 13 fractional worksMechanical Behavior of Composites: 11 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 9 fractional worksPolymer composites and self-healing: 8 fractional worksElectromagnetic wave absorption materials: 8 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 36 works
  2. 2 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 22 works
  3. 3 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 18 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 13 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 13 works
  7. 7 Mechanical Behavior of Composites Mechanics of Materials 11 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 9 works
  9. 9 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 8 works
  10. 10 Electromagnetic wave absorption materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 8 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Textile University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 226% 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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