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University of Lahore

In research, University of Lahore stands highest in Physical Sciences (#945 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#35 of 443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,520 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmaceutical Science, Modeling and Simulation and Astronomy and Astrophysics — Pharmaceutical Science is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,121
of 28,054 · #3,109 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#8
of 241
Research works
7.1k
▲ 504% vs 2013–17
Citations
67k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is University of 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
Physical SciencesDomain #945 of 12,888 28.5%1,083 #2709
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #35 of 443 57.3%90 —
Health SciencesDomain #1,520 of 11,982 6.1%1,241 #3333
Social SciencesDomain #1,553 of 10,521 17.6%807 #2695
MedicineField #1,802 of 10,443 5.6%1,040 #4733
Life SciencesDomain #1,492 of 7,800 20.3%498 #3682
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #811 of 3,409 28.9%201 #1845
Plant ScienceSubfield #341 of 1,395 33.7%108 #1017
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #448 of 1,775 32.3%117 #1009
EngineeringField #1,740 of 6,636 19.8%294 #3398

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of 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. Physical Sciences#2,709 #945
  2. Health Sciences#3,333 #1,520
  3. Social Sciences#2,695 #1,553
  4. Medicine#4,733 #1,802
  5. Life Sciences#3,682 #1,492
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,845 #811
  7. Plant Science#1,017 #341
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,009 #448
  9. Engineering#3,398 #1,740
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 Lahore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmaceutical Science takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 20.2 works5.2×
  2. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 24.7 works4.9×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 90.3 works4.8×
  4. RehabilitationSubfield · 30.2 works4.1×
  5. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 37.7 works4.0×
← 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: 1.16× its world share, 201 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 172 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 49 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.82× its world share, 49 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 53 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 179 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.33× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 294 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 112 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 69 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.18× its world share, 176 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.88× its world share, 33 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 120 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 1,040 worksMedicineNursing: 2.56× its world share, 46 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 63 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 146 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 27 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 117 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 165 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 288 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Lahore?

Ranked on the composite score, Syed Amir Gilani, Asif Hanif and Malik Shahzad Shabbir lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Lahore.

  1. 1 Syed Amir Gilani Pakistan · #2,563 worldwide 874 citations · 87 works
  2. 2 Asif Hanif Pakistan · #11,510 worldwide 621 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Malik Shahzad Shabbir Pakistan · #62,383 worldwide 198 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Munawar Iqbal Pakistan · #130,409 worldwide 923 citations · 159 works
  5. 5 Abid Ali Pakistan · #134,796 worldwide 444 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Muhammad Imran Pakistan · #190,359 worldwide 186 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Samiah Shahid Pakistan · #259,559 worldwide 700 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Arif Malik Pakistan · #271,560 worldwide 102 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Arif Nazir Pakistan · #441,391 worldwide 194 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Abdul Razzaq Pakistan · #473,778 worldwide 92 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at University of Lahore

Which keywords describe research at University of Lahore?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, General Relativity, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant, Dark Energy, Supernovae, Metabolic Syndrome and Cosmic Microwave Background.

▲ 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. Epidemiology285▲ 1.98×124 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress112▲ 1.89×60 topics
  3. Machine Learning111◆ 0.93×74 topics
  4. Inflammation109▲ 1.44×77 topics
  5. Quality of Life94▲ 1.80×49 topics
  6. Mental Health93▲ 1.75×33 topics
  7. COVID-1984▲ 1.70×23 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome78▲ 2.6×23 topics
  9. Antioxidant76▲ 3.1×49 topics
  10. Treatment76▲ 1.74×43 topics
  11. Nanoparticles74▲ 1.61×38 topics
  12. Nanomaterials73▲ 1.90×17 topics
  13. Risk Factors73▲ 1.82×32 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease71▲ 1.76×37 topics
  15. Global Burden67▲ 3.4×12 topics
  16. Depression65▲ 2.0×23 topics
  17. Insulin Resistance59▲ 3.6×10 topics
  18. Clinical Trials57▲ 2.4×19 topics
  19. General Relativity54▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Diabetes52▲ 2.9×20 topics
  21. Antioxidants51▲ 3.1×16 topics
  22. Rehabilitation50▲ 3.5×12 topics
  23. Dark Energy48▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Low Back Pain47▲ 7.5×4 topics
  25. Supernovae46▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Cosmic Microwave Background46▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Cosmological Parameters46▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Psychological Factors45▲ 5.8×6 topics
  29. Black Holes42▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Chronic Pain40▲ 5.1×5 topics
  31. Quantum Gravity38▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Nonlinear Equations34▲ 7.3×5 topics
  33. Disability34▲ 8.7×2 topics
  34. Musculoskeletal Disorders34▲ 9.1×3 topics
  35. Quantum Entanglement34▲ 14×2 topics
  36. String Theory33▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Field Theories33▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Holographic33▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Health Status Questionnaires32▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Measurement Properties32▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Lahore publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery.

Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 46 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 33 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…32Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 32 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…22Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 22 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 20 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 18 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…18Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 18 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 18 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 18 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…17Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 17 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPharmacologyRehabilitation6 others

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 46 works
  2. 2 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 33 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 32 works
  4. 4 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 22 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 20 works
  6. 6 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 18 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 18 works
  8. 8 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 18 works
  10. 10 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 17 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 available73.8%not open26.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.1%domestic only66.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Lahore's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 504% 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.

Other research institutions in Lahore

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.