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Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

In research, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,830 of 10,521 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#1,364 of 1,775 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 12.5× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#10,994
of 28,054 · #20,645 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#121
of 241
Research works
728
▲ 115% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Pakistan Institute of Development Economics 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,830 of 10,521 16.2%151 #8525
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,364 of 1,775 18.1%62 #1534

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

What does Pakistan Institute of Development Economics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 61.6 works13×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 42.8 works12×
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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: 0.92× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.33× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.31× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 2.59× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.83× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.93× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12.53× its world share, 62 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics?

Ranked on the composite score, Nadeem Ul Haque, Ashfaque H. Khan and Abdul Qayyum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.

  1. 1 Nadeem Ul Haque Pakistan · #205,157 worldwide 215 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Ashfaque H. Khan Pakistan · #892,864 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Abdul Qayyum Pakistan · #1,091,841 worldwide 55 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Eatzaz Ahmad Pakistan · #1,131,081 worldwide 47 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Asad Zaman Pakistan · #1,138,923 worldwide 45 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Attiya Yasmin Javid Pakistan · #1,559,488 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

Which keywords describe research at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Renewable Energy, Fiscal Policy, Panel Data Analysis, Urbanization, Financial Development, Monetary Policy and Environmental Regulation.

▲ 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. Economic Growth42▲ 22×21 topics
  2. Renewable Energy18▲ 5.4×12 topics
  3. Globalization14▲ 3.2×20 topics
  4. Climate Change13▲ 2.1×21 topics
  5. Fiscal Policy13▲ 26×5 topics
  6. Panel Data Analysis11▲ 30×3 topics
  7. Financial Development11▲ 30×2 topics
  8. Urbanization11▲ 11×3 topics
  9. Monetary Policy11▲ 19×6 topics
  10. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.7×12 topics
  11. Environmental Regulation10▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Risk Management10▲ 8.9×7 topics
  13. Transport Infrastructure10▲ 48×2 topics
  14. Governance9▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Energy Consumption9▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Gender Inequality9▲ 28×6 topics
  17. Poverty Reduction9▲ 29×3 topics
  18. CO2 Emissions9▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Income Tax9▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Regional Development9▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Economic Development8▲ 4.5×11 topics
  22. Kuznets Curve8▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Trade Openness8▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Taxation8▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Infrastructure7▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Public Investment7▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Food Security7▲ 5.8×5 topics
  28. Political Economy7▲ 12×6 topics
  29. Agriculture7▲ 7.8×3 topics
  30. Security7▲ 4.7×3 topics
  31. Capital Flows7▲ 80×2 topics
  32. Conflict7▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Exchange Rate Regimes7▲ 96×1 topic
  34. Financial Integration7▲ 93×1 topic
  35. Financial Stability7▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Afghanistan6▲ 106×1 topic
  37. Pakistan6▲ 106×1 topic
  38. Household Behavior6▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Stock Market6▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Finance6▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Pakistan Institute of Development Economics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Global Financial Crisis and Policies and Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East.

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  3. 3 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 7 works
  4. 4 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 5 works
  7. 7 International Development and Aid Development 4 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  9. 9 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 4 works
  10. 10 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available62.3%not open37.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pakistan Institute of Development Economics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 115% 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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