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University of Okara

In research, University of Okara stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,383 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,606 of 10,521 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#959 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Polymers and Plastics — Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,783
of 28,054 · #5,389 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#17
of 241
Research works
2.5k
▲ 1561% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is University of Okara 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 #1,383 of 12,888 27.4%698 #4197
Social SciencesDomain #2,606 of 10,521 19.9%491 #5118
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #959 of 3,409 29.8%147 #2394
EngineeringField #2,093 of 6,636 25.3%158 #5519
Plant ScienceSubfield #466 of 1,395 34.1%82 —
Health SciencesDomain #4,205 of 11,982 17.1%149 #11129
Life SciencesDomain #2,925 of 7,800 23.6%252 #7064
Materials ScienceField #1,012 of 2,468 24.0%153 #3073
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,140 of 2,578 31.5%75 —
Social SciencesField #2,995 of 6,365 14.7%232 #5412

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Okara 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#4,197 #1,383
  2. Social Sciences#5,118 #2,606
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,394 #959
  4. Engineering#5,519 #2,093
  5. Health Sciences#11,129 #4,205
  6. Life Sciences#7,064 #2,925
  7. Materials Science#3,073 #1,012
  8. Social Sciences#5,412 #2,995
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 Okara specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 34.0 works4.7×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 23.2 works4.7×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 21.7 works3.4×
  4. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 23.8 works3.0×
  5. Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 20.4 works3.0×
  6. Plant ScienceSubfield · 82.0 works3.0×
← 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: 1.95× its world share, 147 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 76 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.49× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.28× its world share, 57 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 96 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.29× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 158 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 88 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.76× its world share, 153 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.74× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.80× its world share, 64 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 116 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 75 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 32 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 232 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Okara?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Usman Khan, Riaz Hussain and Hamood Ur Rehman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Okara.

  1. 1 Muhammad Usman Khan Pakistan · #361,526 worldwide 238 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Riaz Hussain Pakistan · #540,598 worldwide 124 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Hamood Ur Rehman Pakistan · #565,832 worldwide 125 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Amjad Hussain Pakistan · #642,520 worldwide 59 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Misbah Khan Pakistan · #1,014,840 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Farhan Sarwar Pakistan · #1,162,645 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Waqas Nazeer Pakistan · #1,233,210 worldwide 57 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Ghulam Ali Pakistan · #1,426,955 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Muhammad Waheed Pakistan · #1,527,338 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Muhammad Adnan Ayub Pakistan · #1,614,509 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Okara

Which keywords describe research at University of Okara?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Biomedical Applications, Education, Nanoparticles, Toxicity, Semiconductors, Nanostructures and Graphene.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials74▲ 4.4×17 topics
  2. Education51▲ 1.88×40 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications48▲ 2.6×32 topics
  4. Nanoparticles45▲ 2.2×36 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress43▲ 1.66×46 topics
  6. Globalization43▲ 1.37×45 topics
  7. Environmental Impact41▲ 1.52×37 topics
  8. Educational Technology36▲ 1.93×25 topics
  9. E-Learning34▲ 2.1×13 topics
  10. Graphene34▲ 3.1×11 topics
  11. Online Learning31▲ 2.3×15 topics
  12. Toxicity31▲ 4.5×18 topics
  13. Nanocomposites30▲ 2.4×20 topics
  14. Nanostructures29▲ 4.5×12 topics
  15. Antioxidant28▲ 2.6×41 topics
  16. Semiconductors27▲ 5.6×5 topics
  17. Water Splitting26▲ 4.4×4 topics
  18. Heat Transfer26▲ 3.2×9 topics
  19. Efficiency26▲ 5.3×6 topics
  20. Antimicrobial25▲ 5.5×12 topics
  21. Nanocrystals24▲ 5.6×5 topics
  22. Semiconductor24▲ 4.3×5 topics
  23. Technology Integration24▲ 4.8×8 topics
  24. Crystal Growth23▲ 5.2×11 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants22▲ 3.5×15 topics
  26. Synthesis22▲ 3.8×32 topics
  27. Student Satisfaction22▲ 7.3×2 topics
  28. Green Synthesis22▲ 7.1×4 topics
  29. Medicinal Chemistry21▲ 4.7×12 topics
  30. Visible Light20▲ 5.5×3 topics
  31. Cytotoxicity19▲ 8.6×10 topics
  32. Biosynthesis18▲ 7.4×7 topics
  33. Nonlinear Equations18▲ 9.0×5 topics
  34. Distance Education18▲ 5.5×4 topics
  35. Organic Electronics18▲ 7.6×2 topics
  36. Fuzzy Sets17▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Teacher Professional Development17▲ 6.6×5 topics
  38. Biological Synthesis16▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Silver16▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Experimental Investigation16▲ 9.6×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Okara publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Conducting polymers and applications, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Multi-Criteria Decision Making.

Nanoparticles: synthesis…16Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 16 fractional worksConducting polymers and …15Conducting polymers and applications: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 15 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 14 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 13 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 12 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 12 fractional worksOrganic Electronics and …12Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 12 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 12 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 11 fractional works
Materials ChemistryPolymers and PlasticsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentManagement Science and Operations Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 16 works
  2. 2 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 15 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 works
  4. 4 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 14 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  7. 7 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 12 works
  8. 8 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  9. 9 Education and Islamic Studies Education 12 works
  10. 10 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 11 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 available65.5%not open34.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.4%domestic only55.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Okara's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1561% 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.

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.