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Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission

In research, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission stands highest in Medicine (#7,315 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,686 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,836
of 22,385 · #23,520 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#172
of 231
Research works
575
▲ 66% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.3k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission

What is Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission 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
MedicineField #7,315 of 8,541 1.8%72 #13724
Health SciencesDomain #8,686 of 9,902 2.1%77 #15952

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission 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 Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission is in Health Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (52%), Engineering (24%), Health Professions (2%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 87 fractional works · 55.8% of its workMedicine: 82 fractional works · 52.4% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 11.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% 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 workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 53 fractional works · 33.8% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 24.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 16 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPakistan AtomicEnergy Commission156fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences56%Social Sciences6%

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. Medicine8252.4%
    2. Health Professions32.1%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Engineering3824.1%
    2. Environmental Science32.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy31.8%
    4. Computer Science31.7%
    5. Materials Science21.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.4%
    7. Chemistry10.5%
    8. Energy10.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting31.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.7%
    3. Social Sciences31.6%
    4. Psychology10.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.61× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.73× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.73×82 works
  2. Engineering1.61×38 works
  3. Veterinary1.57×0 works
  4. Nursing1.09×1 works
  5. Dentistry1.05×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.88×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×1 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.81×3 works
  9. Health Professions0.80×3 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.80×3 works
  11. Energy0.54×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×3 works
  13. Materials Science0.43×2 works
  14. Environmental Science0.41×3 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×3 works
  16. Chemistry0.34×1 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.31×0 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×0 works
  19. Psychology0.25×1 works
  20. Neuroscience0.24×1 works
  21. Computer Science0.22×3 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×1 works
  23. Social Sciences0.13×2 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works
  25. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  26. Mathematics0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission?

Ranked on the quality score, M. Salahuddin, Aisha Saeed and Ayesha Ammar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.

  1. 1 M. Salahuddin Pakistan · #4,723,028 worldwide 368 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Aisha Saeed Pakistan · #4,730,973 worldwide 116 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Ayesha Ammar Pakistan · #4,852,274 worldwide 176 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Saima Ahsan Pakistan · #5,463,017 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Shahinshah Babar Khan Pakistan · #5,476,848 worldwide 55 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Abbas Bari Pakistan · #5,483,577 worldwide 236 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Muhammad Hussnain Qaisar Pakistan · #5,558,355 worldwide 87 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Khursheed Anwar Pakistan · #5,658,945 worldwide 77 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Quratulain Soomro Pakistan · #5,906,512 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Anum Ashfaq Pakistan · #6,026,214 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission

What are the most cited papers from Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission?

The most cited paper from Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission is "Probiotics and their fermented food products are beneficial for health" (Shoukat Parvez, Khairuddin Malik, ⋅Sang-Mo Kang et al., 2006), with 1,437 citations. Next come "Algebra of Current Components and Decay Widths of ρ and K * Mesons" (736) and "Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Via Plant Extracts: Beginning a New Era in Cancer Theranostics" (346).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Probiotics and their fermented food products are beneficial for health Shoukat Parvez, Khairuddin Malik, ⋅Sang-Mo Kang et al. · Journal of Applied Microbiology Open access 5 Apr 2006 1,437
2 Algebra of Current Components and Decay Widths of ρ and K * Mesons Riazuddin, Fayyazuddin · Physical Review 29 Jul 1966 736
3 Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Via Plant Extracts: Beginning a New Era in Cancer Theranostics Muhammad Ovais, Ali Talha Khalil, Abida Raza et al. · Nanomedicine 4 Nov 2016 346
4 Use of constructed wetland for the removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater Sardar Ali Khan, Irshad Ahmad, M. Tahir Shah et al. · Journal of Environmental Management 18 Jun 2009 268
5 Influence of ferrite-martensite microstructural morphology on tensile properties of dual-phase steel Muhammad Haroon Sarwar, R. Priestner · Journal of Materials Science Apr 1996 227
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Optimization, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Inflammation, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Propagation and Shale Gas Reservoirs.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 2.7×51 topics
  2. Inflammation9▲ 2.8×22 topics
  3. Optimization8▲ 12×6 topics
  4. Data Assimilation8▲ 30×1 topic
  5. Ensemble Kalman Filter8▲ 48×1 topic
  6. Machine Learning6▲ 1.21×12 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.4×15 topics
  8. Risk Factors6▲ 3.5×11 topics
  9. Treatment6▲ 3.2×19 topics
  10. Hydraulic Fracturing5▲ 33×2 topics
  11. Diagnosis5▲ 3.5×15 topics
  12. Fracture Propagation5▲ 55×1 topic
  13. Shale Gas Reservoirs5▲ 55×1 topic
  14. Oxidative Stress5▲ 1.95×12 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  16. Management5▲ 3.8×14 topics
  17. Complications4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  18. Quality of Life4▲ 1.81×18 topics
  19. Artificial Lift Systems4▲ 93×1 topic
  20. Fault Diagnosis4▲ 18×1 topic
  21. Meta-Analysis3▲ 3.7×10 topics
  22. Prevention3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  23. Anemia3▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  26. Guidelines3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  27. CO2 Sequestration3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  28. Prognostic Factors3▲ 4.1×10 topics
  29. Hepcidin3▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Iron Regulation3▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  32. Drilling Fluids3▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Well Integrity3▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Monte Carlo Simulation2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  35. Nutritional Support2▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Dosimetry2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Image-Guided Radiotherapy2▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Radiotherapy Physics2▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Employee Engagement2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  40. Genetic Factors2▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Oil and Gas Production Techniques and Iron Metabolism and Disorders.

Reservoir Engineering an…8Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 8 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 5 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 4 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 3 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…2Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 2 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 2 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 2 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringHematologyRadiation4 others

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 3 works
  5. 5 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 2 works
  7. 7 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 66% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00054% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission0.00087% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission4.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.1% in 2017.

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