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Pakistan Academy of Sciences

In research, Pakistan Academy of Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,284 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,975
of 28,054 · #18,255 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#113
of 241
Research works
258
▲ 119% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Pakistan Academy of Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #12,284 of 21,541 21.9%120

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

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: 3.13× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.72× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.27× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.04× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.91× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.30× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Pakistan Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Nanomaterials, Catalysts, Biodiversity, Electrocatalysis, Water Splitting, Biogeography and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

▲ 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. Climate Change7▲ 2.2×36 topics
  2. Nanomaterials7▲ 5.3×12 topics
  3. Heat Transfer6▲ 9.6×7 topics
  4. Biodiversity5▲ 5.5×15 topics
  5. Catalysts4▲ 18×3 topics
  6. Electrocatalysis4▲ 12×3 topics
  7. Water Splitting4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  8. Biogeography4▲ 13×11 topics
  9. Metal-Organic Frameworks4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  10. Experimental Investigation4▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Antioxidant4▲ 4.3×19 topics
  12. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.4×10 topics
  13. Sustainable Energy4▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Toxicity4▲ 6.8×10 topics
  15. Energy Conversion3▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Hydrogen Evolution3▲ 21×1 topic
  18. Oxygen Reduction3▲ 21×1 topic
  19. Conservation3▲ 6.2×12 topics
  20. Catalysis3▲ 3.8×9 topics
  21. Medicinal Plants3▲ 5.8×11 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 3.5×14 topics
  23. Phylogeny3▲ 15×8 topics
  24. Applications2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  25. Invasive Species2▲ 4.9×11 topics
  26. Viscosity2▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Nanofluids2▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Thermal Conductivity2▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  30. Ecosystem2▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Population Dynamics2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  32. Solar Wind2▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Green Chemistry2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  34. Anticancer Agents2▲ 8.1×7 topics
  35. Cytotoxicity2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  36. Oxidation2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes2▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Proton Exchange Membranes2▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Ceria1▲ 10.0×1 topic
  40. Gold1▲ 10.0×1 topic

Which research topics does Pakistan Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Fuel Cells and Related Materials and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Electrocatalysts for Ene…3Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 3 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 2 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 1 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…1Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 1 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…1Advanced battery technologies research: 1 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.1%domestic only57.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pakistan Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 119% 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.

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