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National University of Modern Languages

In research, National University of Modern Languages stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,040 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,979 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,940 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory, Communication and Language and Linguistics — Literature and Literary Theory is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,865
of 28,054 · #14,992 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#83
of 241
Research works
2.4k
▲ 494% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is National University of Modern Languages 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 #2,040 of 10,521 12.5%997 #4130
Social SciencesField #1,979 of 6,365 12.0%476 #3892
Physical SciencesDomain #5,940 of 12,888 21.0%253 #11512
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,436 of 2,578 14.8%121 #2414
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,019 of 1,775 20.6%92 #2011
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,506 of 2,578 13.4%135 #2869
Computer ScienceField #2,954 of 4,667 18.3%122 #4479
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #832 of 1,272 23.3%69 —
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,335 of 1,998 11.5%163 #2836
EducationSubfield #1,327 of 1,892 15.4%94 #2305

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University of Modern Languages 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. Social Sciences#4,130 #2,040
  2. Social Sciences#3,892 #1,979
  3. Physical Sciences#11,512 #5,940
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#2,414 #1,436
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,011 #1,019
  6. Sociology and Political Science#2,869 #1,506
  7. Computer Science#4,479 #2,954
  8. Arts and Humanities#2,836 #1,335
  9. Education#2,305 #1,327
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 Modern Languages specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Literature and Literary Theory takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 64.3 works9.1×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 28.4 works7.8×
  3. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 42.2 works7.3×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 117.1 works6.0×
  5. PhilosophySubfield · 29.6 works5.2×
  6. Gender StudiesSubfield · 24.1 works5.0×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 122 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 63 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.26× its world share, 163 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.83× its world share, 121 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.24× its world share, 92 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.10× its world share, 125 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.84× its world share, 476 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University of Modern Languages?

Ranked on the composite score, Ata Ullah, Muhammad Nasir and Muhammad Zaheer Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University of Modern Languages.

  1. 1 Ata Ullah Pakistan · #305,900 worldwide 136 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Muhammad Nasir Pakistan · #403,199 worldwide 23 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Muhammad Zaheer Khan Pakistan · #1,234,470 worldwide 44 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Ayesha Siddiqua Pakistan · #1,628,962 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National University of Modern Languages

Which keywords describe research at National University of Modern Languages?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Conflict, Security, Nation-Building, State-Building, Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

▲ 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. Globalization107▲ 4.1×65 topics
  2. Conflict71▲ 33×9 topics
  3. Social Media68▲ 3.6×26 topics
  4. Security59▲ 6.9×22 topics
  5. Education56▲ 2.5×48 topics
  6. Machine Learning56▲ 1.29×58 topics
  7. Human Rights54▲ 4.0×31 topics
  8. Mental Health54▲ 2.8×32 topics
  9. Nation-Building50▲ 69×2 topics
  10. State-Building50▲ 102×2 topics
  11. Central Asia48▲ 52×3 topics
  12. Afghanistan48▲ 145×1 topic
  13. Pakistan48▲ 145×1 topic
  14. Feminism44▲ 12×11 topics
  15. Leadership43▲ 6.8×13 topics
  16. Economic Growth40▲ 3.6×20 topics
  17. Social Interaction36▲ 6.9×11 topics
  18. Corpus Linguistics33▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Literature32▲ 4.5×25 topics
  20. Ethnicity32▲ 6.4×15 topics
  21. Identity32▲ 3.3×39 topics
  22. Teacher Training30▲ 3.7×14 topics
  23. Well-being30▲ 5.9×9 topics
  24. Colonialism28▲ 4.5×21 topics
  25. Job Satisfaction27▲ 4.7×12 topics
  26. Nationalism27▲ 4.4×21 topics
  27. Online Communication27▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Risk Management27▲ 4.2×11 topics
  29. Sociolinguistics24▲ 9.6×4 topics
  30. Customer Satisfaction23▲ 5.4×6 topics
  31. Gender Equality23▲ 6.3×9 topics
  32. Organizational Performance23▲ 7.0×9 topics
  33. Language Teaching22▲ 6.6×7 topics
  34. Bilingual Education21▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Language Policy21▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Human Resource Management20▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Multilingualism20▲ 9.2×3 topics
  38. Transport Infrastructure20▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Geopolitics19▲ 9.4×7 topics
  40. Work Engagement19▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does National University of Modern Languages publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Education and Islamic Studies, Multilingual Education and Policy and Discourse Analysis in Language Studies.

Politics and Conflicts i…48Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 48 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 17 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 15 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in La…15Discourse Analysis in Language Studies: 15 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 15 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 14 fractional worksImpact of Technology on …14Impact of Technology on Adolescents: 14 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 14 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 13 fractional worksTranslation Studies and …13Translation Studies and Practices: 13 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationLinguistics and LanguageLiterature and Literary Theory5 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 48 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 17 works
  3. 3 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 15 works
  4. 4 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Literature and Literary Theory 15 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 15 works
  6. 6 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  7. 7 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  8. 8 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  9. 9 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 13 works
  10. 10 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 13 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 available81.0%not open19.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National University of Modern Languages's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 494% 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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