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Northern University

In research, Northern University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,640 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,998 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 4.2× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#8,592
of 22,385 · #14,437 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#106
of 231
Research works
409
▲ 72% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
77%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%

What is Northern University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,640 of 10,670 17.4%63 #8643
Social SciencesDomain #7,998 of 9,585 5.7%80 #12653

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Northern University work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Northern University is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (19%), Engineering (15%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 106 fractional works · 44.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 18.6% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 29 fractional works · 12.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 15 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 70 fractional works · 29.4% of its workEngineering: 37 fractional works · 15.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 5.9% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 55 fractional works · 22.9% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 19.8% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNorthernUniversity239fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences45%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4418.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities2912.1%
    3. Psychology156.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting114.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.5%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
    1. Engineering3715.4%
    2. Computer Science145.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy52.3%
    4. Environmental Science52.2%
    5. Materials Science41.5%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    7. Mathematics10.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    9. Energy10.4%
    10. Chemistry10.4%
    1. Medicine4719.8%
    2. Health Professions52.0%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    4. Nursing10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    3. Neuroscience10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Northern University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 29.0 works4.2×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.21× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.04× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.21×29 works
  2. Psychology2.04×15 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.47×1 works
  4. Social Sciences1.47×44 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.39×11 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.15×6 works
  7. Dentistry1.08×1 works
  8. Medicine1.03×47 works
  9. Engineering1.02×37 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.02×5 works
  11. Nursing1.02×1 works
  12. Health Professions0.77×5 works
  13. Veterinary0.77×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.75×14 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×1 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.68×2 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×1 works
  18. Environmental Science0.44×5 works
  19. Materials Science0.44×4 works
  20. Energy0.43×1 works
  21. Mathematics0.38×1 works
  22. Neuroscience0.36×1 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×1 works
  24. Chemistry0.25×1 works
  25. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×2 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Northern University?

Ranked on the quality score, Shah Room, Khurram Javid and Azhar Mansur Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northern University.

  1. 1 Shah Room Pakistan · #957,485 worldwide 395 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Khurram Javid Pakistan · #1,574,710 worldwide 1.3k citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Azhar Mansur Khan Pakistan · #2,724,782 worldwide 172 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Dawar Awan Pakistan · #3,381,519 worldwide 201 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Naveed Jan Pakistan · #3,851,870 worldwide 367 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Haider Ali Pakistan · #4,403,212 worldwide 1k citations · 89 works
  7. 7 Muhammad Naeemullah Pakistan · #5,083,640 worldwide 182 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Riaz Muhammad Pakistan · #5,221,110 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Muhammad Anwar Pakistan · #5,324,544 worldwide 218 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Northern University

What are the most cited papers from Northern University?

The most cited paper from Northern University is "A comprehensive review on the advancements and challenges in perovskite solar cell technology" (Muhammad Noman, Zeeshan Khan, Shayan Tariq Jan, 2024), with 293 citations. Next come "A Review of Optimal Charging Strategy for Electric Vehicles under Dynamic Pricing Schemes in the Distribution Charging Network" (224) and "Effects of different shapes of nanoparticles on peristaltic flow of MHD nanofluids filled in an asymmetric channel" (165).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A comprehensive review on the advancements and challenges in perovskite solar cell technology Muhammad Noman, Zeeshan Khan, Shayan Tariq Jan · RSC Advances Open access 2024 293
2 A Review of Optimal Charging Strategy for Electric Vehicles under Dynamic Pricing Schemes in the Distribution Charging Network Adil Amin, Wajahat Ullah Khan Tareen, Muhammad Usman et al. · Sustainability Open access 4 Dec 2020 224
3 Effects of different shapes of nanoparticles on peristaltic flow of MHD nanofluids filled in an asymmetric channel Liaqat Ali Khan, Mohsin Raza, Nazir Ahmad Mir et al. · Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 22 May 2019 165
4 Semiconductor nanowires from oxides S. T. Lee, Yibo Zhang, Ning Wang et al. · Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources Dec 1999 147
5 Towards Blockchain-Based Secure Storage and Trusted Data Sharing Scheme for IoT Environment Zia Ullah, Basit Raza, Habib Shah et al. · IEEE Access Open access 2022 131
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Northern University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feminism, Globalization, Literature, Postcolonialism, Identity, Technology Integration, Stress and Intersectionality.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization14▲ 3.0×24 topics
  2. Feminism12▲ 17×11 topics
  3. Education8▲ 2.1×24 topics
  4. Identity8▲ 4.6×15 topics
  5. Literature8▲ 6.0×15 topics
  6. Postcolonialism7▲ 20×11 topics
  7. Human Rights6▲ 2.4×10 topics
  8. Security6▲ 3.6×9 topics
  9. Heat Transfer6▲ 4.8×7 topics
  10. Online Learning6▲ 2.8×8 topics
  11. Meta-Analysis5▲ 3.8×8 topics
  12. Nationalism5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  13. Stress5▲ 6.0×3 topics
  14. Technology Integration5▲ 6.8×7 topics
  15. Gender5▲ 3.6×13 topics
  16. Student Engagement5▲ 4.9×8 topics
  17. Intersectionality4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  18. Language Teaching4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  19. Social Interaction4▲ 4.7×4 topics
  20. Marxism4▲ 41×2 topics
  21. Psychoanalysis4▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Cultural Hermeneutics4▲ 124×1 topic
  23. Efficiency4▲ 5.5×2 topics
  24. Literary Theory4▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Conflict4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  26. Experimental Investigation4▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Wireless Communications4▲ 8.7×2 topics
  28. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Antenna3▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Dalit Politics3▲ 106×1 topic
  31. Microstrip3▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Nursing3▲ 7.6×2 topics
  33. Partition of India3▲ 106×1 topic
  34. Thermal Conductivity3▲ 8.9×2 topics
  35. Review3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. African Studies3▲ 87×1 topic
  37. Cultural Theory3▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Educational Achievement3▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Job Stress3▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Reconstruction3▲ 7.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Northern University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics, Antenna Design and Analysis, South Asian Studies and Diaspora and Health and Well-being Studies.

  1. 1 Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  2. 2 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 3 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  6. 6 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  9. 9 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Northern University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 72% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Northern University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00092% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Northern University0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Northern University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Northern University5.4% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.2% in 2023.

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