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University of Balochistan

In research, University of Balochistan stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,925 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,063 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,677 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,932
of 28,054 · #9,996 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#71
of 241
Research works
2.7k
▲ 152% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is University of Balochistan 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 #2,925 of 10,521 9.7%520 #4634
Social SciencesField #2,063 of 6,365 9.8%307 #2827
Physical SciencesDomain #5,677 of 12,888 13.8%237 #8522
Health SciencesDomain #6,139 of 11,982 3.9%198 #11594
MedicineField #5,532 of 10,443 4.0%145 #10787
EngineeringField #4,620 of 6,636 17.4%61 #8667
Life SciencesDomain #5,447 of 7,800 7.4%184 #8538
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,507 of 3,409 7.8%127 #3869
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,029 of 2,578 9.3%87 #3608
EducationSubfield #1,515 of 1,892 10.1%77 #2427

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Balochistan 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#4,634 #2,925
  2. Social Sciences#2,827 #2,063
  3. Physical Sciences#8,522 #5,677
  4. Health Sciences#11,594 #6,139
  5. Medicine#10,787 #5,532
  6. Engineering#8,667 #4,620
  7. Life Sciences#8,538 #5,447
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,869 #2,507
  9. Sociology and Political Science#3,608 #2,029
  10. Education#2,427 #1,515
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 of Balochistan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 76.0 works4.5×
← 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: 2.35× its world share, 127 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.31× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 61 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 145 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.48× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.43× its world share, 53 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 59 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 307 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Balochistan?

Ranked on the composite score, André Vanoncini, Tahir Hameed and Mohammad Masood Tariq lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Balochistan.

  1. 1 André Vanoncini Pakistan · #340,441 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Tahir Hameed Pakistan · #385,812 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Masood Tariq Pakistan · #398,528 worldwide 40 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Ali Akbar Pakistan · #817,082 worldwide 66 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Usman Usman Pakistan · #914,336 worldwide 90 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Ghulam Dastagir Pakistan · #914,922 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 N. Haq Pakistan · #996,775 worldwide 22 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 K. Z. Ahmed Pakistan · #1,058,510 worldwide 43 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Syed Umer Jan Pakistan · #1,121,790 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Muhammad Yaqoob Pakistan · #1,239,695 worldwide 36 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at University of Balochistan

Which keywords describe research at University of Balochistan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conflict, Security, Central Asia, Nation-Building, State-Building, Reconstruction, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

▲ 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. Epidemiology55▲ 1.21×96 topics
  2. Conflict54▲ 29×8 topics
  3. Globalization49▲ 2.2×47 topics
  4. Security49▲ 6.6×12 topics
  5. Climate Change46▲ 1.50×66 topics
  6. Education40▲ 2.0×39 topics
  7. Central Asia39▲ 48×4 topics
  8. Mental Health37▲ 2.2×30 topics
  9. Nation-Building36▲ 59×2 topics
  10. State-Building36▲ 87×2 topics
  11. Reconstruction36▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Afghanistan36▲ 127×1 topic
  13. Pakistan36▲ 127×1 topic
  14. Meta-Analysis32▲ 4.8×14 topics
  15. Sustainable Development32▲ 1.77×31 topics
  16. Ethnicity25▲ 5.8×11 topics
  17. Leadership24▲ 4.4×15 topics
  18. Depression24▲ 2.4×20 topics
  19. Human Rights24▲ 2.0×24 topics
  20. Stress23▲ 5.4×10 topics
  21. Health23▲ 5.0×8 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity22▲ 4.4×19 topics
  23. Heat Transfer21▲ 3.7×10 topics
  24. Teacher Training21▲ 2.9×14 topics
  25. Antioxidant19▲ 2.4×40 topics
  26. Social Capital18▲ 3.0×14 topics
  27. Pedagogy18▲ 3.2×9 topics
  28. Technology Integration18▲ 5.2×9 topics
  29. Gender Equality16▲ 5.0×7 topics
  30. Workplace15▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Morphology14▲ 7.1×9 topics
  32. Emotional Intelligence13▲ 8.0×3 topics
  33. Performance12▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Experimental Investigation12▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Student Satisfaction12▲ 5.7×2 topics
  36. Attitude12▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Trait Emotional Intelligence12▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Transport Infrastructure11▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Fish10▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Length-Weight Relationships10▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Balochistan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Emotional Intelligence and Performance, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies and Education and Islamic Studies.

Politics and Conflicts i…36Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 36 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 12 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 10 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…10Education and Islamic Studies: 10 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 10 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 8 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …8Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 8 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 8 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 8 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 7 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSocial PsychologyAquatic ScienceEducation3 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 36 works
  2. 2 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 12 works
  3. 3 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 10 works
  4. 4 Education and Islamic Studies Education 10 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 10 works
  6. 6 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  7. 7 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  9. 9 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 8 works
  10. 10 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 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 available73.7%not open26.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Balochistan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 152% 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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