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University College Lahore

In research, University College Lahore stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,048 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,647 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,120 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,571
of 28,054 · #14,452 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#125
of 241
Research works
1.8k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is University College Lahore 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 #6,048 of 10,521 7.5%347 #5391
Physical SciencesDomain #7,647 of 12,888 5.1%123 #10373
Social SciencesField #4,120 of 6,365 7.4%207 #3538
Health SciencesDomain #10,369 of 11,982 2.7%136 #15471
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,364 of 2,578 6.0%74 #3852
MedicineField #9,961 of 10,443 2.6%91 #15869

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University College Lahore 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. Social Sciences#5,391 #6,048
  2. Physical Sciences#10,373 #7,647
  3. Social Sciences#3,538 #4,120
  4. Health Sciences#15,471 #10,369
  5. Sociology and Political Science#3,852 #2,364
  6. Medicine#15,869 #9,961
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 University College Lahore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 53.5 works5.6×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.85× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.15× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 91 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.55× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.23× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 207 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University College Lahore?

Ranked on the composite score, Julie Norman and Barlow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University College Lahore.

  1. 1 Julie Norman Pakistan · #758,165 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Barlow Pakistan · #1,208,442 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University College Lahore

Which keywords describe research at University College Lahore?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Public Health, Sustainability, Human Rights, Monetary Policy, Health and Mental Health.

▲ 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 Change43▲ 2.5×44 topics
  2. Globalization43▲ 3.4×58 topics
  3. Public Health33▲ 3.5×30 topics
  4. Sustainability33▲ 2.1×48 topics
  5. Human Rights24▲ 3.5×34 topics
  6. Mental Health23▲ 2.4×36 topics
  7. Healthcare16▲ 2.2×19 topics
  8. Identity15▲ 3.3×20 topics
  9. Renewable Energy15▲ 1.65×17 topics
  10. COVID-1915▲ 1.72×19 topics
  11. Social Media15▲ 1.63×21 topics
  12. Gender15▲ 4.2×16 topics
  13. Health15▲ 5.7×10 topics
  14. Democracy14▲ 5.9×19 topics
  15. Innovation13▲ 1.97×19 topics
  16. Global Warming13▲ 5.0×11 topics
  17. Monetary Policy13▲ 8.4×8 topics
  18. Neoliberalism13▲ 5.5×15 topics
  19. Conflict13▲ 12×7 topics
  20. Mortality12▲ 3.2×11 topics
  21. Nationalism11▲ 3.8×16 topics
  22. Economic Policy11▲ 34×3 topics
  23. Rhetoric11▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Energy Transition11▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Politics11▲ 6.1×9 topics
  26. British Politics10▲ 110×1 topic
  27. Depoliticisation10▲ 110×1 topic
  28. Culture10▲ 2.9×9 topics
  29. Religion10▲ 3.2×14 topics
  30. Labor Market10▲ 5.1×7 topics
  31. Political Economy10▲ 5.7×11 topics
  32. Migration9▲ 4.3×10 topics
  33. Primary Care9▲ 3.8×12 topics
  34. International Relations9▲ 5.7×12 topics
  35. Discrimination8▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Fossil Fuels8▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Peacebuilding7▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Geopolitics7▲ 7.0×6 topics
  39. EROI6▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Peak Oil6▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does University College Lahore publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political and Economic history of UK and US, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Health and Conflict Studies and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging.

Political and Economic h…10Political and Economic history of UK and US: 10 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 6 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 5 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 5 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 4 fractional worksCuban History and Society: 4 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Pol…4Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 4 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksBiotechnology and Relate…3Biotechnology and Related Fields: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4 others

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

  1. 1 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  2. 2 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  3. 3 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  5. 5 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 4 works
  6. 6 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  8. 8 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Biotechnology and Related Fields Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 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 available45.8%not open54.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University College Lahore's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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