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Takhar University

In research, Takhar University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,407 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,237
of 28,054 · #39,906 all time
Rank in Afghanistan
#18
of 20
Research works
154
▲ 1912% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
92%
world 28%

What is Takhar 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,407 of 10,521 24.1%66 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Takhar 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).

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: 2.09× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.03× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.85× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.83× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Takhar University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Central Asia, Security, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Teacher Training, Pedagogy and Curriculum Development.

▲ 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. Globalization14▲ 7.7×14 topics
  2. Central Asia10▲ 159×2 topics
  3. Security10▲ 17×2 topics
  4. Afghanistan10▲ 435×1 topic
  5. Pakistan10▲ 435×1 topic
  6. Teacher Training8▲ 14×2 topics
  7. Pedagogy6▲ 13×4 topics
  8. Curriculum Development5▲ 8.2×2 topics
  9. Islamic Education5▲ 16×2 topics
  10. Madrasa5▲ 77×1 topic
  11. Muslim Students5▲ 77×1 topic
  12. Language Teaching5▲ 21×5 topics
  13. Mental Health4▲ 3.3×7 topics
  14. Climate Change4▲ 1.66×8 topics
  15. Gender Equality4▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Language Policy4▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Multilingualism4▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Ethnicity4▲ 10×4 topics
  19. Islamic reform4▲ 87×1 topic
  20. Middle East4▲ 60×1 topic
  21. Student Perceptions3▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Culture3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  23. CLIL3▲ 49×1 topic
  24. Content and Language Integrated Learning3▲ 49×1 topic
  25. Higher Education3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  26. Agriculture3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  27. Corrective Feedback3▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Second Language Acquisition3▲ 35×1 topic
  29. Food Security3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  30. Technology2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  31. Gender2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  32. Perception2▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Risk Management2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  34. Development2▲ 6.7×1 topic
  35. Policy2▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Finance2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Sociolinguistics2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Social Influence2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  39. Corpus Linguistics2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  40. Ethical Identity2▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Takhar University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies and History and Second Language Learning and Teaching.

Politics and Conflicts i…10Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 10 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…5Education and Islamic Studies: 5 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…4Islamic Studies and History: 4 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…2Agricultural Economics and Practices: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksGender Studies in Language: 2 fractional worksMarriage and Sexual Relationships: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationLiterature and Literary TheoryLanguage and Linguistics4 others

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

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  2. 2 Education and Islamic Studies Education 5 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  5. 5 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  9. 9 Gender Studies in Language Gender Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Marriage and Sexual Relationships Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available91.6%not open8.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Takhar University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1912% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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.

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.