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Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation

In research, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,227 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,793 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nephrology — Nephrology is 29.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,998
of 28,054 · #18,788 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#140
of 241
Research works
1.2k
▲ 60% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,227 of 11,982 3.4%339 #5118
MedicineField #3,793 of 10,443 2.8%318 #3861

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation 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 Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nephrology takes 29.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NephrologySubfield · 25.8 works29×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.28× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.09× its world share, 318 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation?

Ranked on the composite score, Mirza Naqi Zafar, Syed Adibul Hasan Rizvi and Tahir Aziz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation.

  1. 1 Mirza Naqi Zafar Pakistan · #472,475 worldwide 56 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Syed Adibul Hasan Rizvi Pakistan · #616,519 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Tahir Aziz Pakistan · #633,535 worldwide 25 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Zahid Hussain Pakistan · #793,471 worldwide 46 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Ejaz Ahmed Pakistan · #864,397 worldwide 39 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Nasir Hassan Luck Pakistan · #970,632 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Farina Hanif Pakistan · #998,739 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Muhammed Mubarak Pakistan · #1,090,036 worldwide 47 citations · 73 works
  9. 9 Muhammad A. Khan Pakistan · #1,140,533 worldwide 32 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Rubina Naqvi Pakistan · #1,223,968 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation

Which keywords describe research at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Management, Metabolic Syndrome, Diagnosis, Prevalence, Risk Factors and Kidney Transplantation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology74▲ 4.7×82 topics
  2. Treatment36▲ 7.4×29 topics
  3. Management29▲ 9.2×21 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome26▲ 8.0×14 topics
  5. Diagnosis23▲ 6.0×27 topics
  6. Risk Factors22▲ 4.8×17 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease20▲ 4.5×27 topics
  8. Inflammation18▲ 2.1×44 topics
  9. Prevalence17▲ 10×5 topics
  10. Kidney Transplantation16▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Chronic Kidney Disease16▲ 16×8 topics
  12. Global Burden15▲ 6.9×9 topics
  13. Medical Therapy15▲ 90×2 topics
  14. Calcium Oxalate15▲ 154×1 topic
  15. Urolithiasis15▲ 154×1 topic
  16. Graft Survival14▲ 42×3 topics
  17. Immune Response13▲ 5.6×11 topics
  18. Immunotherapy13▲ 4.5×11 topics
  19. Guidelines12▲ 6.4×12 topics
  20. Glomerular Diseases12▲ 88×1 topic
  21. Nephrotic Syndrome12▲ 88×1 topic
  22. Immunosuppressive Drugs11▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Chemotherapy11▲ 3.9×16 topics
  24. Hepatocellular Carcinoma11▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance11▲ 5.7×8 topics
  26. Antibody-Mediated Rejection10▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Renal Allograft10▲ 67×1 topic
  28. Antimicrobial Resistance9▲ 12×7 topics
  29. Fibrosis9▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Liver Transplantation9▲ 19×5 topics
  31. Antibiotic Resistance9▲ 5.8×10 topics
  32. Ethical Considerations9▲ 6.5×6 topics
  33. Clinical Guidelines8▲ 7.3×7 topics
  34. Antiviral Therapy8▲ 21×3 topics
  35. TGF-ß8▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Transplantation8▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Diabetic Nephropathy8▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Glomerular Filtration Rate8▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Renal Insufficiency8▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Hepatic Steatosis8▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments, Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes.

Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments: 15 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 12 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Ou…10Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 10 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease a…8Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 8 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 8 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 6 fractional worksVasculitis and related c…6Vasculitis and related conditions: 6 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 6 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 5 fractional worksUreteral procedures and complications: 4 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineNephrologyTransplantationEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 15 works
  2. 2 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 12 works
  3. 3 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 10 works
  4. 4 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 8 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 8 works
  6. 6 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  7. 7 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  9. 9 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  10. 10 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 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 available61.1%not open38.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% 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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