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Sindh Agriculture University

In research, Sindh Agriculture University stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,378 of 6,403 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,269 of 3,157 worldwide) and Plant Science (#797 of 1,317 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science and Soil Science (Agronomy and Crop Science is 22.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,726
of 22,385 · #14,811 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#107
of 231
Research works
1.7k
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.71×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
78%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Sindh Agriculture University

What is Sindh Agriculture 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,378 of 6,403 5.6%426 #3895
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,269 of 3,157 5.7%359 #2429
Plant ScienceSubfield #797 of 1,317 3.7%188 #1751
Physical SciencesDomain #7,057 of 10,670 13.0%93 #11251
Health SciencesDomain #9,376 of 9,902 4.8%68 #15849

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sindh Agriculture 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. Life Sciences#3,895 #2,378
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,429 #1,269
  3. Plant Science#1,751 #797
  4. Physical Sciences#11,251 #7,057
  5. Health Sciences#15,849 #9,376
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 Sindh Agriculture University work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Sindh Agriculture University is in Life Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (56%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Medicine (8%). It does 4.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 480 fractional works · 66.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 403 fractional works · 55.6% of its workPlant Science: 209 fractional works · 28.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 39 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSoil Science: 33 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFood Science: 27 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInsect Science: 25 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 23 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 62 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 104 fractional works · 14.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 37 fractional works · 5.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 30 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 81 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMedicine: 57 fractional works · 7.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSindh AgricultureUniversity725fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences66%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences8%

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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40355.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology628.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology111.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    5. Neuroscience20.2%
    1. Environmental Science375.1%
    2. Engineering304.1%
    3. Computer Science212.9%
    4. Materials Science71.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.5%
    6. Chemistry30.4%
    7. Energy10.2%
    8. Mathematics10.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Medicine577.9%
    2. Nursing121.7%
    3. Veterinary60.8%
    4. Health Professions50.7%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Social Sciences273.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting101.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance101.4%
    4. Psychology60.8%
    5. Decision Sciences40.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities30.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Sindh Agriculture University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 22.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 39.2 works23×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 209.5 works17×
  3. Soil ScienceSubfield · 33.4 works15×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 23.5 works15×
  5. Insect ScienceSubfield · 24.8 works12×
  6. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 403.0 works12×
← 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: 11.69× its world share, 403 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.51× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 3.50× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.03× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.69×403 works
  2. Veterinary6.03×6 works
  3. Nursing3.50×12 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.59×62 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.51×11 works
  6. Environmental Science1.02×37 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.87×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.66×10 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.59×4 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×10 works
  11. Medicine0.41×57 works
  12. Computer Science0.38×21 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×3 works
  14. Social Sciences0.29×27 works
  15. Engineering0.28×30 works
  16. Materials Science0.28×7 works
  17. Health Professions0.28×5 works
  18. Chemistry0.26×3 works
  19. Psychology0.26×6 works
  20. Energy0.20×1 works
  21. Neuroscience0.15×2 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.15×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.15×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.13×3 works
  25. Mathematics0.11×1 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sindh Agriculture University?

Ranked on the quality score, Sadaruddin Chachar, Liaquat Ali Lund and Mahmood Laghari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sindh Agriculture University.

  1. 1 Sadaruddin Chachar Pakistan · #506,130 worldwide 1.7k citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Liaquat Ali Lund Pakistan · #762,183 worldwide 2.7k citations · 94 works
  3. 3 Mahmood Laghari Pakistan · #1,106,303 worldwide 2k citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Shabbir Ahmed Pakistan · #1,150,623 worldwide 590 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Atique Ahmed Behan Pakistan · #1,352,825 worldwide 429 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Sohail Memon Pakistan · #1,454,344 worldwide 1.1k citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Zia-ul-Hassan Shah Pakistan · #1,469,255 worldwide 765 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Asghar Ali Kamboh Pakistan · #1,478,950 worldwide 4k citations · 108 works
  9. 9 Shoaib Ahmed Wagan Pakistan · #1,635,517 worldwide 330 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Gul Bahar Khaskheli Pakistan · #1,748,586 worldwide 700 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Sindh Agriculture University

What are the most cited papers from Sindh Agriculture University?

The most cited paper from Sindh Agriculture University is "Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: What Polyphenols Can Do for Us?" (Tarique Hussain, Bie Tan, Yulong Yin et al., 2016), with 2,089 citations. Next come "Chlorogenic acid (CGA): A pharmacological review and call for further research" (1,587) and "Role of Zinc in Plant Nutrition- A Review" (641).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: What Polyphenols Can Do for Us? Tarique Hussain, Bie Tan, Yulong Yin et al. · Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity Open access 2016 2,089
2 Chlorogenic acid (CGA): A pharmacological review and call for further research Muhammad Naveed, Veghar Hejazi, Muhammad Abbas et al. · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 6 Nov 2017 1,587
3 Role of Zinc in Plant Nutrition- A Review B. Hafeez · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International Open access 10 Jan 2013 641
4 A concise review of biochar application to agricultural soils to improve soil conditions and fight pollution Muhammad Shaaban, Lukas Van Zwieten, Saqib Bashir et al. · Journal of Environmental Management 20 Sep 2018 375
5 Current and Emerging Adsorbent Technologies for Wastewater Treatment: Trends, Limitations, and Environmental Implications Fazila Younas, Adnan Mustafa, Zia Ur Rahman Farooqi et al. · Water Open access 18 Jan 2021 369
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sindh Agriculture University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Food Security, Drought Tolerance, Genetic Diversity, Genetic Mapping, Genetic Improvement, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Crop Management.

▲ 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. Climate Change50▲ 2.6×50 topics
  2. Food Security40▲ 10×17 topics
  3. Drought Tolerance38▲ 38×9 topics
  4. Sustainability37▲ 2.1×32 topics
  5. Genetic Diversity34▲ 11×19 topics
  6. Genetic Mapping31▲ 55×6 topics
  7. Genetic Improvement31▲ 49×3 topics
  8. Sustainable Agriculture29▲ 13×13 topics
  9. Crop Management28▲ 61×2 topics
  10. Plant Growth28▲ 35×6 topics
  11. Breeding27▲ 50×5 topics
  12. Gene Expression27▲ 6.0×10 topics
  13. Nutritional Quality27▲ 51×4 topics
  14. Environmental Impact26▲ 2.1×32 topics
  15. Antioxidant25▲ 5.0×32 topics
  16. Soil Fertility24▲ 15×8 topics
  17. Genetics24▲ 4.6×12 topics
  18. QTL Mapping22▲ 26×6 topics
  19. Biological Control20▲ 19×10 topics
  20. Crop Productivity20▲ 43×3 topics
  21. Maize Yield20▲ 70×1 topic
  22. Nitrogen Uptake20▲ 70×1 topic
  23. Nutrient Uptake19▲ 39×3 topics
  24. Pest Management19▲ 31×5 topics
  25. Agricultural Practices18▲ 61×3 topics
  26. Water Use Efficiency18▲ 74×2 topics
  27. Agriculture18▲ 6.4×6 topics
  28. Genome Sequencing17▲ 15×9 topics
  29. Antioxidant Properties17▲ 17×5 topics
  30. Plant Breeding17▲ 25×4 topics
  31. Horticultural Crops17▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Water Management17▲ 18×5 topics
  33. Yield Potential17▲ 43×2 topics
  34. Health Benefits16▲ 6.8×13 topics
  35. Gut Microbiota16▲ 6.4×7 topics
  36. Biofertilizers15▲ 50×3 topics
  37. Drought Resistance15▲ 22×4 topics
  38. Biopesticides14▲ 30×3 topics
  39. Medicinal Properties14▲ 108×3 topics
  40. Agricultural Sustainability14▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does Sindh Agriculture University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Agricultural Science and Fertilization, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement and Insect Pest Control Strategies.

Crop Yield and Soil Fert…20Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 20 fractional worksAgricultural Science and…12Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 12 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 12 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 12 fractional worksSunflower and Safflower Cultivation: 12 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 11 fractional worksResearch in Cotton Cultivation: 11 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…10Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 10 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 10 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 10 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceSoil SciencePlant ScienceInsect Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 20 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 12 works
  3. 3 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 12 works
  4. 4 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 12 works
  5. 5 Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation Plant Science 12 works
  6. 6 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 11 works
  7. 7 Research in Cotton Cultivation Plant Science 11 works
  8. 8 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 10 works
  9. 9 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 10 works
  10. 10 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 10 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 available77.5%not open22.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sindh Agriculture University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% 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 Sindh Agriculture University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0030% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Sindh Agriculture University0.0035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sindh Agriculture 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Sindh Agriculture University5.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.7% in 2023.

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