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Polytechnical University of Kabul

In research, Polytechnical University of Kabul stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,223 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,935
of 28,054 · #33,689 all time
Rank in Afghanistan
#5
of 20
Research works
171
▲ 1632% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Polytechnical University of Kabul 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,223 of 12,888 17.3%80 #17603

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polytechnical University of Kabul 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: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.92× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.31× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.53× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.58× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.60× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Polytechnical University of Kabul?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Security, Conflict, Hydrological Modeling, GIS, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing12▲ 9.9×15 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 3.6×16 topics
  3. Security6▲ 9.2×5 topics
  4. Machine Learning6▲ 1.67×21 topics
  5. Conflict6▲ 33×3 topics
  6. Hydrological Modeling5▲ 21×5 topics
  7. Sustainability5▲ 1.84×16 topics
  8. GIS4▲ 59×2 topics
  9. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.5×8 topics
  10. Afghanistan4▲ 157×1 topic
  11. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.3×12 topics
  12. Pakistan4▲ 157×1 topic
  13. Groundwater Potential4▲ 153×1 topic
  14. Machine Learning Models4▲ 153×1 topic
  15. Nonlinear Equations4▲ 29×4 topics
  16. Optimization4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  17. Risk Perception3▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Fractional Calculus3▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  20. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  21. Land Use Change3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  22. Support Vector Machines3▲ 9.1×4 topics
  23. Water Resources3▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Fuzzy Sets3▲ 46×2 topics
  25. Analytic Hierarchy Process2▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Flood Risk2▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Hyperspectral Imaging2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  28. Surface Water Mapping2▲ 30×1 topic
  29. TOPSIS2▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  31. Anomalous Diffusion2▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Durability Performance2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Homotopy Analysis Method2▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Precipitation2▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Thermal Analysis2▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Compositional Data Analysis2▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Fiber Reinforced Concrete2▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Geopolymer2▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Mineral Prospectivity2▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Ultra-High Performance Concrete2▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Polytechnical University of Kabul publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Groundwater and Watershed Analysis, Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 4 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershed Analysis: 4 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision …2Multi-Criteria Decision Making: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…2Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 2 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…2Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 2 fractional worksFuzzy Systems and Optimization: 1 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEnvironmental EngineeringManagement Science and Operations ResearchGlobal and Planetary Change6 others

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

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  4. 4 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  6. 6 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 2 works
  9. 9 Fuzzy Systems and Optimization Statistics and Probability 1 works
  10. 10 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.5%domestic only34.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Polytechnical University of Kabul's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1632% 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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