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Quaid-i-Azam University

In research, Quaid-i-Azam University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,420 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#2,540 of 5,901 worldwide) and Plant Science (#825 of 1,317 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmaceutical Science, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Statistics and Probability (Pharmaceutical Science is 5.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,051
of 22,385 · #4,748 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#54
of 231
Research works
17k
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
347k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Quaid-i-Azam University

What is Quaid-i-Azam University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,420 of 10,670 14.5%2,034 #3621
EngineeringField #2,540 of 5,901 15.5%691 #2213
Plant ScienceSubfield #825 of 1,317 17.9%179 #1363
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,980 of 3,157 16.5%296 #2241
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #1,169 of 1,539 13.8%162 #1278
Environmental ScienceField #2,555 of 3,334 12.7%204 #1881
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,038 of 1,319 19.0%111 #1260
Materials ScienceField #1,800 of 2,276 8.2%310 #2105
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,345 of 2,964 8.2%292 #3078
Life SciencesDomain #5,089 of 6,403 12.1%719 #4041

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Quaid-i-Azam University 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,621 #4,420
  2. Engineering#2,213 #2,540
  3. Plant Science#1,363 #825
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,241 #1,980
  5. Biomedical Engineering#1,278 #1,169
  6. Environmental Science#1,881 #2,555
  7. Mechanical Engineering#1,260 #1,038
  8. Materials Science#2,105 #1,800
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,078 #2,345
  10. Life Sciences#4,041 #5,089
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Quaid-i-Azam University work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Quaid-i-Azam University is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (9%).

Physical Sciences: 2,246 fractional works · 43.9% of its workEngineering: 754 fractional works · 14.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 181 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 180 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 121 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 73 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 347 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 203 fractional works · 4.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 305 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 105 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 231 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPollution: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 194 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 148 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 77 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 96 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 90 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 96 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,160 fractional works · 22.7% of its workMedicine: 1,004 fractional works · 19.6% of its workSurgery: 133 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 78 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 73 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 85 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 912 fractional works · 17.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 443 fractional works · 8.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 158 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 140 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 133 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 132 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 106 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 72 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 802 fractional works · 15.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 333 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPlant Science: 199 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFood Science: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 321 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 172 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKQuaid-i-AzamUniversity5,119fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences18%

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. Engineering75414.7%
    2. Materials Science3476.8%
    3. Computer Science3056.0%
    4. Environmental Science2314.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1943.8%
    6. Chemistry1482.9%
    7. Energy961.9%
    8. Mathematics961.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences501.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering250.5%
  2. Health Sciences1,16022.7%
    1. Medicine1,00419.6%
    2. Health Professions851.7%
    3. Nursing370.7%
    4. Dentistry280.6%
    5. Veterinary60.1%
    1. Social Sciences4438.7%
    2. Psychology1332.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1322.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting721.4%
    5. Decision Sciences691.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities621.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3336.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3216.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics561.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology501.0%
    5. Neuroscience410.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Quaid-i-Azam University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmaceutical Science takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 30.9 works5.7×
  2. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 34.0 works3.9×
  3. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 42.4 works3.9×
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 56.4 works3.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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: 1.37× its world share, 333 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 321 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 50 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.12× its world share, 56 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.84× its world share, 148 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 305 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.05× its world share, 96 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 754 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 231 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.94× its world share, 347 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 96 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.70× its world share, 194 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.15× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 85 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 1,004 worksMedicineNursing: 1.46× its world share, 37 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 62 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 72 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 69 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 132 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 133 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 443 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.12×56 works
  2. Energy2.05×96 works
  3. Materials Science1.94×347 works
  4. Chemistry1.84×148 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.70×194 works
  6. Mathematics1.59×96 works
  7. Nursing1.46×37 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.40×69 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.39×25 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.37×333 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.21×132 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.18×321 works
  13. Dentistry1.15×28 works
  14. Medicine1.02×1,004 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.98×50 works
  16. Engineering0.98×754 works
  17. Environmental Science0.91×231 works
  18. Psychology0.85×133 works
  19. Veterinary0.80×6 works
  20. Computer Science0.77×305 works
  21. Social Sciences0.68×443 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.63×50 works
  23. Health Professions0.63×85 works
  24. Neuroscience0.49×41 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.43×72 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.42×62 works

Who are the top researchers at Quaid-i-Azam University?

Ranked on the quality score, Muhammad Imran Khan, Tasawar Hayat and Sana Ullah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Quaid-i-Azam University.

  1. 1 Muhammad Imran Khan Pakistan · #13,413 worldwide 10k citations · 174 works
  2. 2 Tasawar Hayat Pakistan · #20,038 worldwide 135k citations · 2,726 works
  3. 3 Sana Ullah Pakistan · #26,627 worldwide 7.5k citations · 152 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq Pakistan · #79,280 worldwide 2.9k citations · 94 works
  5. 5 Muhammad Tariq Majeed Pakistan · #84,795 worldwide 8.6k citations · 265 works
  6. 6 Shujaul Mulk Khan Pakistan · #218,002 worldwide 5.4k citations · 202 works
  7. 7 Riffat Naseem Malik Pakistan · #227,307 worldwide 16k citations · 274 works
  8. 8 Rabeeh Ayaz Abbasi Pakistan · #270,815 worldwide 2k citations · 74 works
  9. 9 Abida Farooqi Pakistan · #354,827 worldwide 4.6k citations · 116 works
  10. 10 Awais Rasheed Pakistan · #450,606 worldwide 7.9k citations · 199 works
All ranked researchers at Quaid-i-Azam University

What are the most cited papers from Quaid-i-Azam University?

The most cited paper from Quaid-i-Azam University is "Biological degradation of plastics: A comprehensive review" (Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan, Abdul Hameed et al., 2008), with 2,753 citations. Next come "A survey of the recent architectures of deep convolutional neural networks" (2,549) and "Industrial applications of microbial lipases" (1,947).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Biological degradation of plastics: A comprehensive review Aamer Ali Shah, Fariha Hasan, Abdul Hameed et al. · Biotechnology Advances 28 Jan 2008 2,753
2 A survey of the recent architectures of deep convolutional neural networks Asifullah Khan, Anabia Sohail, Umme Zahoora et al. · Artificial Intelligence Review Open access 21 Apr 2020 2,549
3 Industrial applications of microbial lipases Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah, Abdul Hameed · Enzyme and Microbial Technology 29 Nov 2005 1,947
4 Effective use of nanocarriers as drug delivery systems for the treatment of selected tumors Fakhar ud Din, Waqar Aman, Izhar Ullah et al. · International Journal of Nanomedicine Open access Oct 2017 1,588
5 Synthesis, characterization, applications, and challenges of iron oxide nanoparticles Attarad Ali, Hira Zafar, Muhammad Zia et al. · Nanotechnology Science and Applications Open access Aug 2016 1,581
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Quaid-i-Azam University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Nanomaterials, Experimental Investigation, Conflict, Epidemiology, Nanoparticles, Toxicity and Thermal Conductivity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology243▲ 1.19×126 topics
  2. Heat Transfer179▲ 7.2×17 topics
  3. Nanomaterials175▲ 3.3×19 topics
  4. Machine Learning158◆ 0.93×79 topics
  5. Nanoparticles150▲ 2.3×44 topics
  6. Environmental Impact130▲ 1.49×52 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications126▲ 2.1×34 topics
  8. Inflammation123◆ 1.13×81 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress110▲ 1.30×60 topics
  10. Graphene108▲ 3.1×12 topics
  11. Experimental Investigation105▲ 20×5 topics
  12. Toxicity104▲ 4.7×20 topics
  13. Conflict96▲ 12×9 topics
  14. Security92▲ 2.7×21 topics
  15. Nanocomposites87▲ 2.1×22 topics
  16. Economic Growth80▲ 1.92×24 topics
  17. Applications79▲ 5.7×7 topics
  18. Thermal Conductivity79▲ 9.6×7 topics
  19. Review78▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Antioxidant78▲ 2.2×50 topics
  21. Energy Storage72▲ 2.2×13 topics
  22. Drug Delivery71▲ 2.5×16 topics
  23. Nanofluids69▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Viscosity69▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Convective Transport68▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Enhancement68▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Antimicrobial64▲ 4.4×13 topics
  28. Reconstruction64▲ 7.3×5 topics
  29. Metal-Organic Frameworks64▲ 3.0×6 topics
  30. Central Asia63▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Nation-Building60▲ 22×2 topics
  32. State-Building60▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Afghanistan59▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Pakistan59▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Green Synthesis58▲ 6.0×4 topics
  36. Water Splitting58▲ 3.0×4 topics
  37. Cytotoxicity49▲ 7.0×10 topics
  38. Biosynthesis46▲ 5.7×9 topics
  39. Biological Synthesis40▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Silver40▲ 10×1 topic

Which research topics does Quaid-i-Azam University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications and Heat Transfer Mechanisms.

Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 68 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 59 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…40Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 40 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms34Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 34 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 32 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 30 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …26Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 26 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 22 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 22 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 21 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsMaterials ChemistryMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 68 works
  2. 2 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 59 works
  3. 3 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 40 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 34 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 32 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 30 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 26 works
  8. 8 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 22 works
  9. 9 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 22 works
  10. 10 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 21 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 available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.3%domestic only66.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Quaid-i-Azam University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Quaid-i-Azam University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.020% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Quaid-i-Azam University0.022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Quaid-i-Azam University 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 counting10%20%Quaid-i-Azam University10.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.3% in 2016.

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How does Quaid-i-Azam University rank in research?

In research, Quaid-i-Azam University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,420 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#2,540 of 5,901 worldwide) and Plant Science (#825 of 1,317 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmaceutical Science, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Statistics and Probability (Pharmaceutical Science is 5.7× its share of world research).

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