Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Islamabad · Pakistan

Quaid-i-Azam University

In research, Quaid-i-Azam University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#870 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,581 of 10,521 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,190 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmaceutical Science, Statistics and Probability and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty — Pharmaceutical Science is 7.9× its share of world research.

qau.edu.pkROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#1,064
of 28,054 · #1,523 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#7
of 241
Research works
13k
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
292k
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Quaid-i-Azam University 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 #870 of 12,888 23.8%1,476 #1301
Social SciencesDomain #1,581 of 10,521 19.2%765 #2733
Life SciencesDomain #1,190 of 7,800 25.2%537 #1837
EngineeringField #1,032 of 6,636 24.7%440 #1227
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #597 of 3,409 32.5%233 #924
Health SciencesDomain #2,341 of 11,982 19.2%360 #4068
Plant ScienceSubfield #277 of 1,395 37.7%135 #485
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #376 of 1,775 38.4%116 #779
Environmental ScienceField #781 of 3,551 26.7%172 #1057
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #310 of 1,272 39.8%95 #688

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,301 #870
  2. Social Sciences#2,733 #1,581
  3. Life Sciences#1,837 #1,190
  4. Engineering#1,227 #1,032
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#924 #597
  6. Health Sciences#4,068 #2,341
  7. Plant Science#485 #277
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#779 #376
  9. Environmental Science#1,057 #781
  10. Economics and Econometrics#688 #310
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Quaid-i-Azam University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmaceutical Science takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 26.6 works7.9×
  2. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 38.4 works5.8×
  3. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 29.4 works5.5×
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 45.0 works4.1×
  5. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 31.4 works3.2×
← 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: 1.56× its world share, 233 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 212 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.07× its world share, 45 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.65× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.29× its world share, 113 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 201 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.43× its world share, 70 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 440 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 172 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.98× its world share, 217 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.26× its world share, 84 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.73× its world share, 121 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 289 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 53 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 58 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 59 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 116 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 95 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 383 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Fariha Hasan, Aamer Ali Shah and Mir Ajab Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Quaid-i-Azam University.

  1. 1 Fariha Hasan Pakistan · #40,615 worldwide 399 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Aamer Ali Shah Pakistan · #57,825 worldwide 444 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Mir Ajab Khan Pakistan · #71,489 worldwide 220 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 S. Nadeem Pakistan · #75,658 worldwide 952 citations · 116 works
  5. 5 Ali Talha Khalil Pakistan · #75,701 worldwide 282 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Abdul Hameed Pakistan · #80,280 worldwide 513 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Zabta Khan Shinwari Pakistan · #86,682 worldwide 320 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 Bushra Mirza Pakistan · #88,656 worldwide 177 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Tasawar Hayat Pakistan · #103,673 worldwide 4.6k citations · 501 works
  10. 10 Asghari Maqsood Pakistan · #129,186 worldwide 396 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Quaid-i-Azam University

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Experimental Investigation, Conflict, Nanomaterials, Toxicity, Thermal Conductivity, Applications and Review.

▲ 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. Heat Transfer147▲ 9.4×15 topics
  2. Nanomaterials123▲ 3.7×16 topics
  3. Nanoparticles100▲ 2.5×37 topics
  4. Environmental Impact99▲ 1.86×45 topics
  5. Experimental Investigation91▲ 27×4 topics
  6. Conflict89▲ 17×9 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications88▲ 2.4×33 topics
  8. Toxicity80▲ 5.9×20 topics
  9. Security76▲ 3.7×19 topics
  10. Economic Growth75▲ 2.8×24 topics
  11. Graphene73▲ 3.4×12 topics
  12. Applications65▲ 7.5×7 topics
  13. Thermal Conductivity65▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Review63▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Antioxidant61▲ 2.8×49 topics
  16. Central Asia60▲ 27×4 topics
  17. Nanocomposites60▲ 2.4×22 topics
  18. Nanofluids60▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Viscosity59▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Convective Transport59▲ 41×1 topic
  21. Enhancement59▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Reconstruction57▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Nation-Building57▲ 33×2 topics
  24. State-Building57▲ 49×2 topics
  25. Afghanistan56▲ 72×1 topic
  26. Pakistan56▲ 72×1 topic
  27. Drug Delivery51▲ 3.0×14 topics
  28. Antimicrobial50▲ 5.7×13 topics
  29. Green Synthesis44▲ 7.3×4 topics
  30. Cytotoxicity40▲ 9.3×10 topics
  31. Biosynthesis36▲ 7.3×7 topics
  32. Panel Data Analysis34▲ 6.8×3 topics
  33. Financial Development33▲ 6.8×3 topics
  34. Biological Synthesis32▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Silver32▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Turbulent Flows32▲ 9.9×3 topics
  37. Numerical Modeling31▲ 9.2×3 topics
  38. CFD Analysis31▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Friction Factor31▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Solar Air Heater31▲ 23×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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: 59 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 56 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 32 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms31Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 31 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 30 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 28 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …20South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 20 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 18 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Process Monitoring: 16 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsMaterials ChemistryMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 59 works
  2. 2 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 56 works
  3. 3 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 32 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 31 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 30 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 28 works
  7. 7 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 20 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  9. 9 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 17 works
  10. 10 Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 16 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 available39.9%not open60.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Islamabad

All research institutions in Islamabad

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.