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University of Central Punjab

In research, University of Central Punjab stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,802 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,168 of 12,888 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#784 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Marketing — Marketing is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,972
of 28,054 · #7,396 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#25
of 241
Research works
2.2k
▲ 304% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is University of Central Punjab 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 #1,802 of 10,521 28.5%413 #3504
Physical SciencesDomain #3,168 of 12,888 21.3%350 #7265
Business, Management and AccountingField #784 of 2,578 41.7%88 #1661
Health SciencesDomain #5,019 of 11,982 16.4%185 #12456
Life SciencesDomain #3,338 of 7,800 22.2%188 #6474
Social SciencesField #2,874 of 6,365 22.1%162 #5230
MedicineField #4,918 of 10,443 16.7%152 #11904
EngineeringField #3,128 of 6,636 22.0%86 #7690
Computer ScienceField #2,875 of 4,667 22.7%111 #4579
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,668 of 3,579 19.0%78 #5567

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Central Punjab 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#3,504 #1,802
  2. Physical Sciences#7,265 #3,168
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#1,661 #784
  4. Health Sciences#12,456 #5,019
  5. Life Sciences#6,474 #3,338
  6. Social Sciences#5,230 #2,874
  7. Medicine#11,904 #4,918
  8. Engineering#7,690 #3,128
  9. Computer Science#4,579 #2,875
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,567 #2,668
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 Central Punjab specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Marketing takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MarketingSubfield · 20.2 works4.2×
← 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: 1.23× its world share, 66 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 78 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.28× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.49× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 111 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 152 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.40× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.39× its world share, 58 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Central Punjab?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Naveed, Jawad Abbas and Naveed Ahmad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Central Punjab.

  1. 1 Muhammad Naveed Pakistan · #12,643 worldwide 827 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Jawad Abbas Pakistan · #408,332 worldwide 166 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Naveed Ahmad Pakistan · #632,032 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Rafiq Pakistan · #873,263 worldwide 112 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Ali Faisal Murtaza Pakistan · #958,126 worldwide 108 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Ali Raza Pakistan · #1,011,177 worldwide 81 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Muhammad Zaman Pakistan · #1,130,788 worldwide 74 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Muhammad Saadi Pakistan · #1,260,785 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Ali Nasir Pakistan · #1,376,622 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Asma Zafar Pakistan · #1,510,843 worldwide 27 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Central Punjab

Which keywords describe research at University of Central Punjab?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Conflict, Deep Learning, Security, Reconstruction, Central Asia, 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. Machine Learning68▲ 1.84×65 topics
  2. Deep Learning60▲ 1.54×69 topics
  3. Epidemiology44◆ 0.98×82 topics
  4. Globalization31▲ 1.37×43 topics
  5. Social Media30▲ 1.87×25 topics
  6. Nanoparticles29▲ 2.0×24 topics
  7. Renewable Energy28▲ 1.70×26 topics
  8. Security28▲ 3.8×15 topics
  9. Conflict27▲ 15×7 topics
  10. Mental Health25▲ 1.49×30 topics
  11. Economic Growth24▲ 2.5×20 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications24▲ 1.80×29 topics
  13. Environmental Impact24▲ 1.24×27 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior23▲ 3.2×12 topics
  15. Social Capital21▲ 3.5×12 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management21▲ 1.99×14 topics
  17. Nanomaterials21▲ 1.72×15 topics
  18. Antioxidant20▲ 2.6×43 topics
  19. Drug Delivery19▲ 3.1×12 topics
  20. Reconstruction19▲ 9.7×4 topics
  21. Central Asia19▲ 24×4 topics
  22. Afghanistan18▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Pakistan18▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Toxicity18▲ 3.6×16 topics
  25. Leadership16▲ 2.9×13 topics
  26. Environmental Management16▲ 3.5×8 topics
  27. Risk Management15▲ 2.8×10 topics
  28. Antimicrobial14▲ 4.2×13 topics
  29. Green Synthesis14▲ 6.2×4 topics
  30. Medicinal Plants14▲ 3.0×16 topics
  31. Stock Market14▲ 5.0×3 topics
  32. Medicinal Chemistry13▲ 4.1×10 topics
  33. Monetary Policy12▲ 4.3×6 topics
  34. Biosynthesis12▲ 6.5×6 topics
  35. Financial Development11▲ 6.3×2 topics
  36. Panel Data Analysis11▲ 6.1×2 topics
  37. Cytotoxicity11▲ 6.9×9 topics
  38. Ethical Consumption10▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. Environmental Innovation10▲ 9.7×1 topic
  40. Green Consumption10▲ 9.7×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Central Punjab publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications.

Politics and Conflicts i…18Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 18 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 10 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 9 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 8 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 8 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 7 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …7South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 7 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 6 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …6Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 6 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsMarketingEconomics and EconometricsMaterials Chemistry3 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 18 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 10 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  4. 4 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 8 works
  6. 6 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  7. 7 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  8. 8 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  10. 10 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 6 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 available64.0%not open36.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.7%domestic only59.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Central Punjab's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 304% 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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