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Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission

In research, Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,631 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,727
of 42,892
Rank in Pakistan
#187
of 258
Research works
251
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission 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 #15,631 of 21,541 13.4%222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research 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 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: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.15× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.72× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.67× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.72× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Shafiq lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission.

  1. 1 Muhammad Shafiq Pakistan · #1,226,550 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission

Which research topics does Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems and Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control.

Ionosphere and magnetosp…1Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 1 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and…1Earthquake Detection and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAerospace Engineering and Control Systems: 1 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…1Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 1 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 0 fractional worksMedical Research and Treatments: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsGeophysicsAerospace EngineeringAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 0 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower 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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