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Northern University

In research, Northern University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,122 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,949 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,531
of 28,054 · #27,556 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#136
of 241
Research works
409
▲ 521% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Northern 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 #7,122 of 12,888 29.6%63 #15765
Social SciencesDomain #8,949 of 10,521 10.1%80 #15116

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northern 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).

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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.50× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.15× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Northern University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feminism, Globalization, Stress, Heat Transfer, Technology Integration, Conflict, Literature and 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. Globalization10▲ 2.7×21 topics
  2. Feminism8▲ 15×11 topics
  3. Education6▲ 1.93×18 topics
  4. Identity5▲ 3.6×13 topics
  5. Online Learning5▲ 3.1×8 topics
  6. Stress5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  7. Heat Transfer5▲ 5.1×7 topics
  8. Literature5▲ 4.5×12 topics
  9. Meta-Analysis5▲ 4.1×8 topics
  10. Security5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  11. Student Engagement4▲ 5.3×7 topics
  12. Technology Integration4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  13. Efficiency4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  14. Conflict4▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Social Interaction4▲ 4.8×4 topics
  16. Elderly4▲ 7.1×2 topics
  17. Language Teaching4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  18. Postcolonialism4▲ 14×9 topics
  19. Ethnicity3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  20. Nursing3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  21. Self-Efficacy3▲ 6.5×2 topics
  22. Wireless Communications3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  23. Educational Achievement3▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Experimental Investigation3▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Job Stress3▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Antenna3▲ 18×1 topic
  27. Marxism3▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Microstrip3▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Nanocrystals3▲ 5.8×2 topics
  30. Photovoltaics3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  31. Intersectionality3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  32. Reconstruction3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  33. Review3▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Afghanistan3▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Cultural Hermeneutics3▲ 127×1 topic
  36. Literary Theory3▲ 65×1 topic
  37. Pakistan3▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Thermal Conductivity3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Dalit Politics3▲ 138×1 topic
  40. Partition of India3▲ 138×1 topic

Which research topics does Northern University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Antenna Design and Analysis, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East and Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics.

Health and Well-being St…3Health and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…3Antenna Design and Analysis: 3 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 3 fractional worksLiterary Theory and Cult…3Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …3South Asian Studies and Diaspora: 3 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 2 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence a…2Emotional Intelligence and Performance: 2 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyAerospace EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  5. 5 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 3 works
  6. 6 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 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 available76.7%not open23.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.8%domestic only63.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northern University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 521% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.