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University College of Islamabad

In research, University College of Islamabad stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,491 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,812
of 28,054 · #12,570 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#129
of 241
Research works
437
▲ 103% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is University College of Islamabad 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 #3,491 of 10,521 13.7%72 #2261

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University College of Islamabad 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: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.28× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.62× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.15× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University College of Islamabad?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad İrfan Ali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University College of Islamabad.

  1. 1 Muhammad İrfan Ali Pakistan · #399,336 worldwide 123 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University College of Islamabad

Which keywords describe research at University College of Islamabad?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conflict, Globalization, Mental Health, Feminism, Security, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Leadership.

▲ 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. Globalization9▲ 2.9×24 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 1.17×56 topics
  3. Mental Health7▲ 3.0×14 topics
  4. Conflict6▲ 22×5 topics
  5. Machine Learning5◆ 1.06×27 topics
  6. Security5▲ 4.7×9 topics
  7. Treatment4▲ 2.1×24 topics
  8. Human Rights4▲ 2.4×11 topics
  9. Feminism4▲ 8.7×7 topics
  10. Educational Technology4▲ 1.97×14 topics
  11. COVID-194▲ 1.69×11 topics
  12. Depression4▲ 2.5×10 topics
  13. Quality of Life4▲ 1.55×20 topics
  14. Leadership3▲ 4.6×7 topics
  15. Afghanistan3▲ 85×1 topic
  16. Pakistan3▲ 85×1 topic
  17. Corporate Governance3▲ 2.8×4 topics
  18. Healthcare3▲ 1.80×12 topics
  19. Identity3▲ 2.7×9 topics
  20. Literature3▲ 3.6×9 topics
  21. Ethnicity3▲ 5.1×7 topics
  22. Higher Education3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  23. Stress3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  24. Organizational Performance3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  25. Risk Management3▲ 3.7×7 topics
  26. Job Satisfaction3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  27. Intersectionality2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  28. Pedagogy2▲ 3.2×3 topics
  29. Student Engagement2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  30. Gender Equality2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  31. Psychological Impact2▲ 4.4×3 topics
  32. Self-Efficacy2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  33. Stereotypes2▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Coping Strategies2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  35. Finance2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  36. Religious Education2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  37. Global Financial Crisis2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  38. MOOCs2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Board Diversity2▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Gender Diversity2▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does University College of Islamabad publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Gender Diversity and Inequality, Education and Islamic Studies and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Politics and Conflicts i…3Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 3 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…1Health and Well-being Studies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …1South Asian Studies and Diaspora: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGender StudiesEducationAccounting3 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 3 works
  2. 2 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 2 works
  3. 3 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 1 works
  5. 5 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  6. 6 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 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 available59.7%not open40.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University College of Islamabad's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 103% 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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