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Water and Power Development Authority

In research, Water and Power Development Authority stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,160 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,745
of 22,385 · #20,469 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#147
of 231
Research works
405
▲ 101% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Water and Power Development Authority

What is Water and Power Development Authority known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #14,160 of 17,446 7.4%229

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Water and Power Development Authority 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Water and Power Development Authority work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Water and Power Development Authority is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (16%), Engineering (15%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 41.0% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 15.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 13.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 20.7% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 16.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 20.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 4.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 18.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 19 fractional works · 13.2% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWater and PowerDevelopment…141fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2215.5%
    2. Environmental Science1913.6%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences64.2%
    4. Computer Science53.8%
    5. Materials Science21.4%
    6. Energy21.1%
    7. Chemistry11.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Medicine2316.2%
    2. Health Professions42.7%
    3. Nursing31.8%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences149.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting74.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.1%
    4. Psychology31.9%
    5. Decision Sciences11.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1913.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.78× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.73× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 3.74× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.43× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.74×3 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.78×19 works
  3. Environmental Science2.73×19 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.70×6 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.43×6 works
  6. Energy1.23×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.05×1 works
  8. Engineering1.03×22 works
  9. Health Professions1.01×4 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.97×3 works
  11. Medicine0.84×23 works
  12. Social Sciences0.78×14 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×5 works
  14. Chemistry0.66×2 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×1 works
  16. Psychology0.64×3 works
  17. Computer Science0.49×5 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.42×2 works
  20. Neuroscience0.24×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.21×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.16×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Water and Power Development Authority?

Ranked on the quality score, Ayesha Najam, Tahira Siddique and Muhammad Basharat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Water and Power Development Authority.

  1. 1 Ayesha Najam Pakistan · #744,842 worldwide 307 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Tahira Siddique Pakistan · #1,320,822 worldwide 244 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Muhammad Basharat Pakistan · #2,287,788 worldwide 1.1k citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Syed Hammad Ali Pakistan · #2,388,061 worldwide 132 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hafiz Khuram Wasim Aslam Pakistan · #3,354,284 worldwide 156 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Adnan Bashir Bhatti Pakistan · #3,364,959 worldwide 641 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Saleem Sheikh Pakistan · #3,709,375 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 L. A. McReynolds Pakistan · #3,745,436 worldwide 193 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Ashar Khan Pakistan · #4,176,950 worldwide 112 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Muhammad Nawaz Bhutta Pakistan · #4,803,841 worldwide 387 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Water and Power Development Authority

What are the most cited papers from Water and Power Development Authority?

The most cited paper from Water and Power Development Authority is "Groundwater quality and depletion in the Indo-Gangetic Basin mapped from in situ observations" (Alan MacDonald, Helen C. Bonsor, Kazi Matin Ahmed et al., 2016), with 520 citations. Next come "Hydrogeological typologies of the Indo-Gangetic basin alluvial aquifer, South Asia" (182) and "Linkages between firm innovation strategy, suppliers, product innovation, and business performance" (173).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Groundwater quality and depletion in the Indo-Gangetic Basin mapped from in situ observations Alan MacDonald, Helen C. Bonsor, Kazi Matin Ahmed et al. · Nature Geoscience Open access 29 Aug 2016 520
2 Hydrogeological typologies of the Indo-Gangetic basin alluvial aquifer, South Asia Helen C. Bonsor, Alan MacDonald, Kazi Matin Ahmed et al. · Hydrogeology Journal Open access 23 Feb 2017 182
3 Linkages between firm innovation strategy, suppliers, product innovation, and business performance Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq Jajja, Vijay R. Kannan, Shaukat Ali Brah et al. · International Journal of Operations & Production Management Open access 8 Jun 2017 173
4 Pesticides in shallow groundwater of Bahawalnagar, Muzafargarh, D.G. Khan and Rajan Pur districts of Punjab, Pakistan Muhammad Ilyas Tariq, Shahzad Afzal, Ishtiaq Hussain · Environment International 8 Nov 2003 133
5 Current Scenario of HIV/AIDS, Treatment Options, and Major Challenges with Compliance to Antiretroviral Therapy Adnan Bashir Bhatti, Muhammad Ali Usman, Venkataramana Kandi · Cureus Open access Mar 2016 130
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Water and Power Development Authority?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Resources, Remote Sensing, Sustainability, Sediment Transport, Hydrological Modeling, Antioxidant Activity and Risk Perception.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change14▲ 3.7×37 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 2.2×22 topics
  3. Remote Sensing6▲ 3.7×17 topics
  4. Epidemiology6◆ 1.10×37 topics
  5. Renewable Energy5▲ 2.3×15 topics
  6. Environmental Impact5▲ 1.91×19 topics
  7. Water Resources4▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 4.6×15 topics
  9. Economic Growth4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  10. Sediment Transport4▲ 17×5 topics
  11. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Sustainable Development3▲ 1.53×10 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.0×15 topics
  14. Risk Perception3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  15. Urbanization3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  16. Health Benefits2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  17. Health2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  18. Toxicity2▲ 3.7×8 topics
  19. Antioxidants2▲ 3.5×8 topics
  20. Land Use Change2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  21. Consumer Perception2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  22. Nutrition2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  23. Organizational Culture2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  24. Reservoir Operation2▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Water Demand2▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Herbal Medicine2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  27. Agricultural Development2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  28. Flood Risk2▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Global Hydrology2▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Model Evaluation2▲ 9.3×1 topic
  31. Phenolic Compounds2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  32. Polyphenols2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  33. Surface Water Mapping2▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Food Supply Chain2▲ 10×2 topics
  35. RFID Technology2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  36. Data Assimilation2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  37. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  39. Traceability2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Dietary Fiber1▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Water and Power Development Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Water resources management and optimization, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Education and Islamic Studies.

Water resources manageme…2Water resources management and optimization: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…2Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional worksFood Supply Chain Traceability: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 1 fractional worksRegional Development and…1Regional Development and Environment: 1 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 1 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeWater Science and TechnologyEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  4. 4 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1 works
  5. 5 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Food Supply Chain Traceability Food Science 1 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 1 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 available50.8%not open49.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.5%domestic only60.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Water and Power Development Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 101% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Water and Power Development Authority as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00055% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Water and Power Development Authority0.00068% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Water and Power Development Authority over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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