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University of Science and Technology Bannu

In research, University of Science and Technology Bannu stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,386 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,654 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,933 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 3.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,846
of 28,054 · #10,949 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#69
of 241
Research works
992
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is University of Science and Technology Bannu 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 #4,386 of 12,888 23.6%172 #7791
Health SciencesDomain #6,654 of 11,982 10.4%80 #12895
Social SciencesDomain #5,933 of 10,521 24.5%102 #10141
Life SciencesDomain #6,913 of 7,800 11.3%72 #12262
MedicineField #9,519 of 10,443 9.0%66 #16387

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Science and Technology Bannu 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#7,791 #4,386
  2. Health Sciences#12,895 #6,654
  3. Social Sciences#10,141 #5,933
  4. Life Sciences#12,262 #6,913
  5. Medicine#16,387 #9,519
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 Science and Technology Bannu specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 3.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 25.0 works3.4×
← 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: 2.28× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.11× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.71× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.28× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 50 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.09× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 66 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.28× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Science and Technology Bannu?

Ranked on the composite score, Sultan Mehmood, Farman Ullah Khan and Mushtaq Ahmed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Science and Technology Bannu.

  1. 1 Sultan Mehmood Pakistan · #490,716 worldwide 80 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Farman Ullah Khan Pakistan · #500,879 worldwide 124 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Mushtaq Ahmed Pakistan · #516,687 worldwide 65 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Abdul Wahid Khan Pakistan · #572,829 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Haseeb Ur Rahman Pakistan · #576,875 worldwide 90 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Rahmat Ali Khan Pakistan · #930,613 worldwide 53 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Umar Farooq Pakistan · #1,116,927 worldwide 72 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Abdul Manan Pakistan · #1,239,216 worldwide 65 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Naveed Saif Pakistan · #1,317,963 worldwide 21 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Nadia Mushtaq Pakistan · #1,548,762 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Science and Technology Bannu

Which keywords describe research at University of Science and Technology Bannu?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Machine Learning, Toxicity, Green Synthesis, Antimicrobial, Cytotoxicity, Environmental Impact and Biosynthesis.

▲ 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 Learning28▲ 2.0×52 topics
  2. Deep Learning22▲ 1.51×52 topics
  3. Nanomaterials20▲ 4.4×14 topics
  4. Environmental Impact18▲ 2.5×27 topics
  5. Nanoparticles15▲ 2.9×25 topics
  6. Toxicity14▲ 7.5×8 topics
  7. Climate Change13◆ 1.15×34 topics
  8. Green Synthesis12▲ 15×4 topics
  9. Antimicrobial12▲ 9.8×7 topics
  10. Cytotoxicity11▲ 20×5 topics
  11. Biosynthesis10▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity10▲ 3.6×22 topics
  13. Biological Synthesis10▲ 30×1 topic
  14. Silver10▲ 30×1 topic
  15. Economic Growth9▲ 2.5×15 topics
  16. Antioxidant9▲ 3.0×27 topics
  17. Alzheimer's Disease8▲ 6.4×4 topics
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks8▲ 2.4×12 topics
  19. Security7▲ 2.6×12 topics
  20. Nutritional Quality7▲ 22×4 topics
  21. Bioactive Compounds7▲ 6.2×10 topics
  22. Antioxidants6▲ 3.4×12 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance6▲ 3.1×6 topics
  24. Medicinal Plants6▲ 3.5×12 topics
  25. Stock Market6▲ 5.7×2 topics
  26. Conflict5▲ 7.8×3 topics
  27. Pharmacology5▲ 5.1×9 topics
  28. Anti-inflammatory5▲ 4.3×14 topics
  29. Monetary Policy5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  30. Drug Development5▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Materials5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  32. Breeding4▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Antioxidant Properties4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  34. Drought Tolerance4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  35. Neuroprotective4▲ 6.6×5 topics
  36. Marker Development4▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Phytochemistry4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  38. Triterpenoids4▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Nation-Building4▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Bacopa monnieri4▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Science and Technology Bannu publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection, Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East and Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Nanoparticles: synthesis…10Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 10 fractional worksMedicinal Plants and Neuroprotection: 4 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 4 fractional worksCholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases: 4 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…3Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 3 fractional worksMoringa oleifera research and applications: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…3Perovskite Materials and Applications: 3 fractional works
Materials ChemistryComplementary and alternative medicinePolitical Science and International RelationsPharmacology5 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 10 works
  2. 2 Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases Pharmacology 4 works
  5. 5 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  8. 8 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available63.6%not open36.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.0%domestic only55.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Science and Technology Bannu's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% 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.