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National University of Medical Sciences

In research, National University of Medical Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,524 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#3,574 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,940 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry, Ophthalmology and Obstetrics and Gynecology — Dentistry is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,390
of 28,054 · #12,049 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#61
of 241
Research works
2.5k
▲ 833% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is National University of Medical Sciences 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,524 of 11,982 2.3%897 #4535
MedicineField #3,574 of 10,443 1.7%771 #6854
Life SciencesDomain #4,940 of 7,800 8.0%154 #9019
Physical SciencesDomain #9,053 of 12,888 15.1%89 #15776
Social SciencesDomain #7,493 of 10,521 8.4%172 #11847
Social SciencesField #5,206 of 6,365 11.9%66 —
SurgerySubfield #1,752 of 1,816 0.6%109 #4080
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,497 of 3,579 6.5%81 #7368
PsychologyField #2,159 of 2,181 4.0%61 —
EpidemiologySubfield #974 of 976 0.8%65 #2502

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University of Medical Sciences 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. Health Sciences#4,535 #1,524
  2. Medicine#6,854 #3,574
  3. Life Sciences#9,019 #4,940
  4. Physical Sciences#15,776 #9,053
  5. Social Sciences#11,847 #7,493
  6. Surgery#4,080 #1,752
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#7,368 #3,497
  8. Epidemiology#2,502 #974
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 University of Medical Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 50.9 works8.0×
  2. OphthalmologySubfield · 22.9 works6.5×
  3. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 23.8 works6.3×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 81 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.81× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.00× its world share, 51 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.06× its world share, 771 worksMedicineNursing: 2.25× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University of Medical Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Nasir Uddin, Syed Salman Ali and Taimoor Ashraf Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University of Medical Sciences.

  1. 1 Nasir Uddin Pakistan · #579,257 worldwide 43 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Syed Salman Ali Pakistan · #832,802 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Taimoor Ashraf Khan Pakistan · #838,174 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Faheem Pakistan · #967,026 worldwide 41 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Ismail Pakistan · #1,045,967 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Awais Pakistan · #1,067,447 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Ayesha Aslam Pakistan · #1,260,798 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Saima Rafique Pakistan · #1,262,502 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Naveed Ahmed Pakistan · #1,305,518 worldwide 19 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Muhammad Saad Ahmed Pakistan · #1,321,974 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at National University of Medical Sciences

Which keywords describe research at National University of Medical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Guidelines, Quality of Life, Metabolic Syndrome, COVID-19 and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology155▲ 3.0×121 topics
  2. Inflammation85▲ 3.1×68 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease57▲ 3.9×37 topics
  4. Quality of Life56▲ 3.0×42 topics
  5. COVID-1952▲ 2.9×24 topics
  6. Risk Factors48▲ 3.3×32 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress44▲ 2.1×51 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome44▲ 4.1×21 topics
  9. Treatment42▲ 2.6×39 topics
  10. Guidelines41▲ 6.8×13 topics
  11. Diagnosis39▲ 3.2×33 topics
  12. Public Health37▲ 1.96×43 topics
  13. Management37▲ 3.6×28 topics
  14. Pandemic36▲ 2.5×10 topics
  15. Mental Health35▲ 1.84×28 topics
  16. Cancer34▲ 1.91×48 topics
  17. Depression32▲ 2.8×18 topics
  18. Mortality32▲ 4.2×13 topics
  19. Complications32▲ 4.8×17 topics
  20. Global Burden31▲ 4.4×12 topics
  21. Obesity28▲ 2.9×23 topics
  22. Immune Response27▲ 3.6×18 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance26▲ 4.3×10 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis24▲ 3.1×16 topics
  25. Vaccine22▲ 4.2×11 topics
  26. Pain Management22▲ 7.3×9 topics
  27. SARS-CoV-221▲ 4.9×6 topics
  28. Prevention21▲ 3.8×15 topics
  29. ACE2 Receptor20▲ 6.4×3 topics
  30. Maternal Mortality20▲ 6.9×5 topics
  31. Chronic Pain20▲ 6.9×5 topics
  32. Atherosclerosis19▲ 5.2×11 topics
  33. Patient Satisfaction19▲ 4.6×10 topics
  34. Myocardial Infarction18▲ 5.9×6 topics
  35. Wound Healing18▲ 5.2×10 topics
  36. Infection17▲ 5.3×8 topics
  37. Endothelial Dysfunction17▲ 5.5×7 topics
  38. Perioperative Care16▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Anemia14▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Postoperative Complications14▲ 7.9×4 topics

Which research topics does National University of Medical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Research and COVID-19, Anesthesia and Pain Management, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

Dental Research and COVI…12Dental Research and COVID-19: 12 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Mana…12Anesthesia and Pain Management: 12 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 11 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …10Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 10 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Diso…9Iron Metabolism and Disorders: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 9 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 8 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…8Health and Well-being Studies: 8 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 8 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 7 fractional works
General DentistrySurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 12 works
  2. 2 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 12 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 11 works
  4. 4 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 10 works
  5. 5 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 9 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 9 works
  7. 7 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  8. 8 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 8 works
  9. 9 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 8 works
  10. 10 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 7 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 available84.0%not open16.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National University of Medical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 833% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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