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Virtual University of Pakistan

In research, Virtual University of Pakistan stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,127 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,566 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,309 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,521
of 28,054 · #13,527 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#80
of 241
Research works
930
▲ 284% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Virtual University of Pakistan 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 #4,127 of 10,521 18.0%200 #6596
Physical SciencesDomain #5,566 of 12,888 23.5%161 #10380
Computer ScienceField #2,309 of 4,667 23.6%87 #2973
Social SciencesField #3,941 of 6,365 16.1%91 #5420

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virtual University of Pakistan 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#6,596 #4,127
  2. Physical Sciences#10,380 #5,566
  3. Computer Science#2,973 #2,309
  4. Social Sciences#5,420 #3,941
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.

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: 1.02× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.40× its world share, 87 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.62× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.10× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.54× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.76× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.30× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 91 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Virtual University of Pakistan?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Ibrahim, Shabib Aftab and Masroor Ellahi Babar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virtual University of Pakistan.

  1. 1 Muhammad Ibrahim Pakistan · #988,766 worldwide 55 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Shabib Aftab Pakistan · #1,065,196 worldwide 92 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Masroor Ellahi Babar Pakistan · #1,307,208 worldwide 28 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Tanveer Hussain Pakistan · #1,497,144 worldwide 17 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Virtual University of Pakistan

Which keywords describe research at Virtual University of Pakistan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Online Learning, Healthcare, Leadership, Big Data, Social Media and Technology Integration.

▲ 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 Learning44▲ 2.9×52 topics
  2. Deep Learning30▲ 1.92×45 topics
  3. Healthcare18▲ 3.4×16 topics
  4. Social Media17▲ 2.6×17 topics
  5. Online Learning17▲ 4.4×11 topics
  6. Mental Health17▲ 2.5×25 topics
  7. Educational Technology16▲ 2.8×19 topics
  8. Big Data15▲ 3.5×17 topics
  9. Internet of Things13▲ 3.2×13 topics
  10. Leadership13▲ 5.8×7 topics
  11. Security12▲ 4.1×15 topics
  12. E-Learning12▲ 2.6×12 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management12▲ 2.7×11 topics
  14. Student Engagement10▲ 5.6×10 topics
  15. Technology Integration10▲ 7.3×7 topics
  16. Data Mining10▲ 2.9×8 topics
  17. Well-being10▲ 5.7×8 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior10▲ 3.3×7 topics
  19. IoT Security10▲ 6.4×3 topics
  20. Online Communication9▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Health9▲ 4.9×7 topics
  22. Anomaly Detection9▲ 6.6×4 topics
  23. Student Satisfaction9▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Job Satisfaction9▲ 4.4×9 topics
  25. Smart Cities8▲ 7.1×6 topics
  26. Social Interaction8▲ 4.5×7 topics
  27. Distributed Systems8▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Organizational Performance8▲ 6.6×7 topics
  29. Stress8▲ 4.4×5 topics
  30. Workplace7▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Cloud Computing7▲ 5.4×7 topics
  32. Addiction7▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Digital Natives7▲ 18×1 topic
  34. 5G Networks7▲ 7.1×3 topics
  35. Human Resource Management7▲ 9.2×3 topics
  36. Employee Engagement6▲ 7.5×4 topics
  37. MOOCs6▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Learning Analytics6▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Educational Data Mining6▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Massive Open Online Courses6▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Virtual University of Pakistan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Impact of Technology on Adolescents, Online Learning and Analytics, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior.

Impact of Technology on …7Impact of Technology on Adolescents: 7 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…6Online Learning and Analytics: 6 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 5 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 4 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 4 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Tec…4Software Engineering Techniques and Practices: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 4 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceComputer Science ApplicationsComputer Networks and CommunicationsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 6 works
  3. 3 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  4. 4 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
  6. 6 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 4 works
  8. 8 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 4 works
  10. 10 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 4 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 available74.1%not open25.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virtual University of Pakistan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 284% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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