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National University of Sciences and Technology

In research, National University of Sciences and Technology stands highest in Engineering (#297 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#643 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#469 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Energy and Modeling and Simulation — Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#933
of 28,054 · #1,748 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#6
of 241
Research works
13k
▲ 75% vs 2013–17
Citations
211k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is National University of Sciences and Technology 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
EngineeringField #297 of 6,636 23.5%1,486 #541
Physical SciencesDomain #643 of 12,888 22.7%3,110 #1340
Computer ScienceField #469 of 4,667 21.9%617 #830
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #312 of 2,318 20.2%384 #459
Health SciencesDomain #1,641 of 11,982 22.6%300 #3656
Environmental ScienceField #533 of 3,551 25.7%263 #1073
Materials ScienceField #445 of 2,468 20.3%287 #1137
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #244 of 1,351 22.5%193 #533
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #294 of 1,568 21.3%188 #587
Social SciencesDomain #1,980 of 10,521 28.4%467 #2163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University of Sciences and Technology 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. Engineering#541 #297
  2. Physical Sciences#1,340 #643
  3. Computer Science#830 #469
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#459 #312
  5. Health Sciences#3,656 #1,641
  6. Environmental Science#1,073 #533
  7. Materials Science#1,137 #445
  8. Mechanical Engineering#533 #244
  9. Biomedical Engineering#587 #294
  10. Social Sciences#2,163 #1,980
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 Sciences and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 136.4 works4.2×
  2. EnergyField · 156.7 works4.1×
  3. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 20.5 works3.5×
  4. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 76.3 works3.1×
  5. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 77.5 works3.0×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 119 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 131 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 40 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.71× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 61 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.90× its world share, 617 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.07× its world share, 157 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.37× its world share, 1,486 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 263 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.97× its world share, 287 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 73 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 102 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 47 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 234 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 97 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 63 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 185 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University of Sciences and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Amjad Ali, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem and Haider Abbas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University of Sciences and Technology.

  1. 1 Amjad Ali · #105,801 worldwide 293 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem · #166,267 worldwide 136 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Haider Abbas · #187,035 worldwide 204 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Muhammad U. Khan · #220,575 worldwide 93 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Noreen Sher Akbar · #227,962 worldwide 526 citations · 76 works
  6. 6 Touqeer Ahmed · #229,575 worldwide 116 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Zahid Anwar · #239,632 worldwide 163 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Usman Qamar · #244,399 worldwide 258 citations · 59 works
  9. 9 Muhammad Imran Malik · #244,984 worldwide 121 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 A. Nusair Khan · #250,862 worldwide 119 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at National University of Sciences and Technology

Which keywords describe research at National University of Sciences and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Heat Transfer, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Experimental Investigation and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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. Deep Learning358▲ 2.5×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning298▲ 2.2×80 topics
  3. Renewable Energy176▲ 2.9×38 topics
  4. Heat Transfer163▲ 7.9×16 topics
  5. Nanomaterials154▲ 3.5×18 topics
  6. Sustainability132▲ 1.30×64 topics
  7. Neural Networks126▲ 1.96×37 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency121▲ 3.1×35 topics
  9. Energy Storage115▲ 4.2×11 topics
  10. Environmental Impact114▲ 1.60×52 topics
  11. Graphene99▲ 3.5×11 topics
  12. Security92▲ 3.4×21 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks81▲ 2.6×14 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications80▲ 1.62×35 topics
  15. Experimental Investigation80▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Remote Sensing79▲ 1.54×27 topics
  17. Internet of Things75▲ 2.1×24 topics
  18. Applications75▲ 6.5×8 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties74▲ 1.81×36 topics
  20. Solar Energy71▲ 5.3×5 topics
  21. Metal-Organic Frameworks68▲ 3.9×5 topics
  22. Water Splitting68▲ 4.4×4 topics
  23. Artificial Neural Networks62▲ 3.1×8 topics
  24. IoT Security62▲ 4.6×3 topics
  25. Thermal Conductivity62▲ 9.5×7 topics
  26. Smart Grid53▲ 3.3×9 topics
  27. Renewable Energy Integration53▲ 3.7×5 topics
  28. Review52▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Nanocrystals51▲ 4.5×5 topics
  30. Nanofluids51▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Viscosity50▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Convective Transport50▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Enhancement50▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Electrocatalysis49▲ 4.2×5 topics
  35. Electric Vehicles49▲ 4.0×5 topics
  36. Thermal Management49▲ 3.5×7 topics
  37. Wireless Communications46▲ 6.3×5 topics
  38. Hydrogen Production45▲ 4.0×6 topics
  39. Large-Eddy Simulation42▲ 5.2×5 topics
  40. Security Analysis40▲ 5.5×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Heat Transfer Mechanisms.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat …50Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 50 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …31Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 31 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 27 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 27 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…25Antenna Design and Analysis: 25 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 25 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 25 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …22Advancements in Battery Materials: 22 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 22 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 22 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentComputational MechanicsMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferBiomedical Engineering 50 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 31 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsComputational Mechanics 27 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer MechanismsMechanical Engineering 27 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and AnalysisAerospace Engineering 25 works
  6. 6 Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 25 works
  7. 7 Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 25 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  9. 9 Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsCivil and Structural Engineering 22 works
  10. 10 MXene and MAX Phase MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 22 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 available37.3%not open62.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.6%domestic only61.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% 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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