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The University of Agriculture, Peshawar

In research, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#342 of 3,409 worldwide), Plant Science (#278 of 1,395 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,188 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology and Soil Science — Agronomy and Crop Science is 25.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,455
of 28,054 · #7,714 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#36
of 241
Research works
3k
▲ 116% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #342 of 3,409 18.2%460 #749
Plant ScienceSubfield #278 of 1,395 21.7%221 #653
Life SciencesDomain #2,188 of 7,800 17.8%563 #4062
Physical SciencesDomain #3,932 of 12,888 25.8%192 #8573
Environmental ScienceField #1,667 of 3,551 24.2%69 #2986
Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield #61 of 121 14.2%63 #237
Social SciencesDomain #5,338 of 10,521 16.0%159 #9835
Health SciencesDomain #6,849 of 11,982 13.1%134 #13709
Social SciencesField #4,944 of 6,365 10.5%83 #8210
MedicineField #8,328 of 10,443 13.5%90 #13456

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#749 #342
  2. Plant Science#653 #278
  3. Life Sciences#4,062 #2,188
  4. Physical Sciences#8,573 #3,932
  5. Environmental Science#2,986 #1,667
  6. Agronomy and Crop Science#237 #61
  7. Social Sciences#9,835 #5,338
  8. Health Sciences#13,709 #6,849
  9. Social Sciences#8,210 #4,944
  10. Medicine#13,456 #8,328
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 The University of Agriculture, Peshawar specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 25.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 62.6 works25×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 31.7 works14×
  3. Soil ScienceSubfield · 39.6 works13×
  4. Plant ScienceSubfield · 220.6 works12×
  5. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 459.8 works9.2×
  6. Insect ScienceSubfield · 24.4 works8.2×
  7. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 22.5 works4.9×
← 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: 9.23× its world share, 460 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.50× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 69 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 3.80× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.39× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 83 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The University of Agriculture, Peshawar?

Ranked on the composite score, Rifat Ullah Khan, Jehan Bakht and Muhammad Sayyar Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The University of Agriculture, Peshawar.

  1. 1 Rifat Ullah Khan Pakistan · #156,135 worldwide 192 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Jehan Bakht Pakistan · #158,744 worldwide 94 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Muhammad Sayyar Khan Pakistan · #240,783 worldwide 154 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Fazli Wahid Pakistan · #312,180 worldwide 94 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Khalid Nawab Pakistan · #425,171 worldwide 66 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Amanullah Khan Pakistan · #435,947 worldwide 93 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Mohammad Shafi Pakistan · #507,743 worldwide 56 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Muhammad Sharif Pakistan · #533,671 worldwide 123 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Hamid Ullah Shah Pakistan · #553,480 worldwide 89 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Fayaz Ahmad Pakistan · #598,610 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at The University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Which keywords describe research at The University of Agriculture, Peshawar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Food Security, Genetic Improvement, Crop Management, Genetic Diversity, Sustainable Agriculture, Maize Yield and Nitrogen Uptake.

▲ 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. Climate Change82▲ 2.9×69 topics
  2. Food Security50▲ 8.7×19 topics
  3. Genetic Improvement46▲ 48×4 topics
  4. Crop Management44▲ 65×2 topics
  5. Sustainability42▲ 1.66×39 topics
  6. Genetic Diversity40▲ 8.5×21 topics
  7. Environmental Impact38▲ 2.1×37 topics
  8. Sustainable Agriculture36▲ 11×15 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress36▲ 2.1×49 topics
  10. Maize Yield34▲ 79×1 topic
  11. Nitrogen Uptake34▲ 79×1 topic
  12. Nutritional Quality34▲ 43×4 topics
  13. Breeding34▲ 42×5 topics
  14. Drought Tolerance34▲ 22×9 topics
  15. Plant Growth32▲ 28×6 topics
  16. Antioxidant30▲ 4.2×45 topics
  17. Soil Fertility30▲ 13×7 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity28▲ 4.3×27 topics
  19. Genetics28▲ 3.8×15 topics
  20. Antioxidants26▲ 5.6×15 topics
  21. Agriculture26▲ 6.1×9 topics
  22. Toxicity25▲ 5.6×18 topics
  23. Nutrient Uptake23▲ 32×3 topics
  24. Bioactive Compounds23▲ 8.6×11 topics
  25. QTL Mapping23▲ 18×6 topics
  26. Antioxidant Properties22▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Gut Microbiota22▲ 6.0×7 topics
  28. Biological Control21▲ 13×10 topics
  29. Plant Breeding20▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Crop Productivity19▲ 26×3 topics
  31. Genome Sequencing19▲ 11×8 topics
  32. Horticultural Crops19▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Agricultural Practices18▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Abiotic Stress18▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Bioavailability18▲ 8.6×6 topics
  36. Marker Development17▲ 34×3 topics
  37. Nitrogen Fixation17▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Probiotics17▲ 7.0×6 topics
  39. Biofertilizers16▲ 37×3 topics
  40. Conflict16▲ 9.7×6 topics

Which research topics does The University of Agriculture, Peshawar publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Agricultural Science and Fertilization, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Agricultural pest management studies.

Crop Yield and Soil Fert…34Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 34 fractional worksAgricultural Science and Fertilization: 14 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 13 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 13 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 11 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 11 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…11Agricultural Economics and Practices: 11 fractional worksMoringa oleifera research and applications: 10 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 10 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement…9Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 9 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceSoil ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologyPlant Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 34 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 14 works
  3. 3 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 13 works
  4. 4 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 13 works
  5. 5 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 11 works
  6. 6 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 works
  8. 8 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 10 works
  9. 9 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 10 works
  10. 10 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 9 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 available70.7%not open29.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.6%domestic only66.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The University of Agriculture, Peshawar's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 116% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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