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University of Islamic Studies

In research, University of Islamic Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,149 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,425 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#1,161 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Education and Political Science and International Relations — Accounting is 12.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,474
of 28,054 · #22,273 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#124
of 241
Research works
2k
▲ 75% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is University of Islamic Studies 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 #3,149 of 10,521 9.6%637 #4395
Social SciencesField #2,425 of 6,365 10.5%462 #2735
EducationSubfield #1,161 of 1,892 10.5%185 #1623
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,584 of 2,578 8.8%140 #1913
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,036 of 1,201 12.3%66 #1890
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,367 of 2,578 6.6%81 #3630

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Islamic Studies 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#4,395 #3,149
  2. Social Sciences#2,735 #2,425
  3. Education#1,623 #1,161
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,913 #1,584
  5. Political Science and International Relations#1,890 #1,036
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#3,630 #2,367
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 Islamic Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 12.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 56.8 works13×
  2. EducationSubfield · 185.1 works8.4×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 65.6 works6.1×
  4. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 140.1 works5.4×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.69× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.49× its world share, 81 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.05× its world share, 462 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Islamic Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, L. P. Harvey, Shinta Maharani and Anna Bozzo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Islamic Studies.

  1. 1 L. P. Harvey Pakistan · #397,852 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Shinta Maharani Pakistan · #718,791 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Anna Bozzo Pakistan · #798,265 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of Islamic Studies

Which keywords describe research at University of Islamic Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Education, Curriculum Development, Globalization, Teacher Training, Religious Education, Islamic Banking, Pedagogy and Madrasa.

▲ 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. Islamic Education110▲ 43×4 topics
  2. Curriculum Development102▲ 20×10 topics
  3. Globalization96▲ 6.8×31 topics
  4. Teacher Training82▲ 18×9 topics
  5. Religious Education80▲ 65×5 topics
  6. Islamic Banking78▲ 26×3 topics
  7. Pedagogy71▲ 20×7 topics
  8. Madrasa69▲ 132×1 topic
  9. Muslim Students69▲ 132×1 topic
  10. Education60▲ 4.8×35 topics
  11. Corporate Governance60▲ 11×12 topics
  12. Social Media54▲ 5.3×19 topics
  13. Risk Management53▲ 15×7 topics
  14. Finance52▲ 37×3 topics
  15. Gender Equality51▲ 26×8 topics
  16. Performance Analysis51▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Ethical Identity50▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Shariah Supervision50▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Human Rights46▲ 6.2×26 topics
  20. Middle East42▲ 93×2 topics
  21. Secularism42▲ 56×4 topics
  22. Feminism41▲ 20×7 topics
  23. Ottoman Empire40▲ 75×3 topics
  24. Empire40▲ 66×2 topics
  25. Hermeneutics39▲ 66×3 topics
  26. Iran39▲ 124×1 topic
  27. Islamic reform39▲ 124×1 topic
  28. Community Empowerment37▲ 6.8×11 topics
  29. Digital Learning37▲ 9.6×8 topics
  30. Indonesia37▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Online Learning36▲ 6.0×15 topics
  32. Culture35▲ 9.1×8 topics
  33. Ethnicity32▲ 12×8 topics
  34. Character Education32▲ 9.0×6 topics
  35. Islam32▲ 21×5 topics
  36. Philosophy30▲ 9.5×6 topics
  37. Literature29▲ 7.5×4 topics
  38. Science29▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Sharia Law28▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Social Influence28▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Islamic Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Islamic Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Islamic Studies and History and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies.

Education and Islamic St…69Education and Islamic Studies: 69 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 50 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 39 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 28 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 21 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation …20Qur’anic Interpretation Studies: 20 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 19 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 17 fractional worksHalal products and consumer behavior: 13 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 10 fractional works
EducationAccountingPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Islamic Studies Education 69 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 50 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 39 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  6. 6 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 20 works
  7. 7 Education and Character Development Education 19 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  9. 9 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  10. 10 Legal Studies and Policies Law 10 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 available79.3%not open20.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.8%domestic only63.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Islamic Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% 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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