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Services Institute of Medical Sciences

In research, Services Institute of Medical Sciences stands highest in Medicine (#4,706 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,959 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,125 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery — Genetics is 16.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,415
of 28,054 · #31,045 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#169
of 241
Research works
637
▲ 387% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Services Institute of Medical Sciences 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
MedicineField #4,706 of 10,443 5.6%237 #11130
Health SciencesDomain #5,959 of 11,982 5.7%251 #13526
Life SciencesDomain #7,125 of 7,800 1.9%71 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Services Institute of Medical Sciences 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 Services Institute of Medical Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Genetics takes 16.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 47.7 works16×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 32.0 works5.8×
  3. SurgerySubfield · 41.4 works5.0×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.89× its world share, 55 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.46× its world share, 237 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Services Institute of Medical Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Azam, Ghulam Qadir Fayyaz and Iqra Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Services Institute of Medical Sciences.

  1. 1 Muhammad Azam Pakistan · #772,787 worldwide 75 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Ghulam Qadir Fayyaz Pakistan · #1,342,026 worldwide 6 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Iqra Khan Pakistan · #1,355,355 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Eeshal Fatima Pakistan · #1,582,426 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Services Institute of Medical Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Services Institute of Medical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Genetic Mutations, Genetics, Fetal Development, Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Neural Crest and Craniosynostosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology75▲ 5.3×103 topics
  2. Genetic Mutations27▲ 18×17 topics
  3. Genetics27▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Fetal Development24▲ 72×3 topics
  5. Cleft Lip23▲ 236×1 topic
  6. Cleft Palate23▲ 236×1 topic
  7. Neural Crest22▲ 164×2 topics
  8. Craniosynostosis22▲ 362×1 topic
  9. FGF Signaling22▲ 362×1 topic
  10. Inflammation19▲ 2.5×52 topics
  11. Quality of Life15▲ 3.0×30 topics
  12. Mechanical Ventilation15▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Tissue Engineering14▲ 6.7×3 topics
  14. Airway Stenosis14▲ 72×1 topic
  15. Tracheostomy14▲ 72×1 topic
  16. Treatment14▲ 3.2×38 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 3.5×30 topics
  18. Risk Factors14▲ 3.5×23 topics
  19. Diagnosis13▲ 4.0×33 topics
  20. Surgical Management11▲ 7.7×13 topics
  21. Oxidative Stress10▲ 1.79×31 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 3.4×18 topics
  23. Complications10▲ 5.4×16 topics
  24. Management10▲ 3.4×23 topics
  25. Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 4.4×14 topics
  26. Chemotherapy8▲ 3.4×20 topics
  27. Prenatal Diagnosis8▲ 16×6 topics
  28. Guidelines8▲ 4.9×11 topics
  29. Depression8▲ 2.6×14 topics
  30. Mortality8▲ 3.9×12 topics
  31. Congenital Anomalies7▲ 35×3 topics
  32. Insulin Resistance7▲ 4.4×9 topics
  33. Diabetes7▲ 3.8×15 topics
  34. Fetal Outcome6▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Gastroschisis6▲ 94×1 topic
  36. Omphalocele6▲ 94×1 topic
  37. Prevention6▲ 4.2×13 topics
  38. Surgery6▲ 4.8×10 topics
  39. Maternal Mortality6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  40. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 5.3×9 topics

Which research topics does Services Institute of Medical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cleft Lip and Palate Research, Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments, Tracheal and airway disorders and Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery.

Cleft Lip and Palate Res…23Cleft Lip and Palate Research: 23 fractional worksCraniofacial Disorders a…22Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments: 22 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…14Tracheal and airway disorders: 14 fractional worksCongenital Anomalies and…6Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery: 6 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksSurgical site infection prevention: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional works
GeneticsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 23 works
  2. 2 Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments Genetics 22 works
  3. 3 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 14 works
  4. 4 Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery Surgery 6 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Surgical site infection prevention Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 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 available61.2%not open38.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.9%domestic only65.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Services Institute of Medical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 387% 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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