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Water and Power Development Authority

In research, Water and Power Development Authority stands highest in Physical Sciences (#20,006 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,907
of 28,054 · #33,811 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#213
of 241
Research works
405
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

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 #20,006 of 21,541 9.6%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 2.91× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.60× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 4.11× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Water and Power Development Authority?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Water Resources, Sediment Transport, Hydrological Modeling, Antioxidant Activity, Sustainability 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 2022–2025 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. Climate Change12▲ 3.7×35 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 2.0×21 topics
  3. Remote Sensing5▲ 3.6×16 topics
  4. Epidemiology5◆ 0.98×29 topics
  5. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 5.1×14 topics
  6. Economic Growth4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  7. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.79×18 topics
  8. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.1×13 topics
  9. Sediment Transport4▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Water Resources4▲ 12×5 topics
  11. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Sustainable Development3▲ 1.63×9 topics
  13. Risk Perception3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  14. Health Benefits2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  15. Urbanization2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  16. Antioxidant2▲ 2.8×15 topics
  17. Health2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  18. Toxicity2▲ 4.3×8 topics
  19. Antioxidants2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  20. Consumer Perception2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  21. Land Use Change2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  22. Nutrition2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  23. Herbal Medicine2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  24. Agricultural Development2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  25. Phenolic Compounds2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  26. Polyphenols2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  27. RFID Technology2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  28. Reservoir Operation2▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Water Demand2▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Bioavailability2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  31. Flood Risk2▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Food Supply Chain2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Surface Water Mapping2▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Data Assimilation1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  35. Dietary Fiber1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Global Hydrology1▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Model Evaluation1▲ 9.7×1 topic
  39. Traceability1▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Functional Foods1▲ 12×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Water resources management and optimization, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Diverse Scientific Research 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: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksRegional Development and Environment: 1 fractional worksFood Supply Chain Traceability: 1 fractional worksFood composition and pro…1Food composition and properties: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 1 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeWater Science and TechnologyGeneral Health Professions5 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 1 works
  4. 4 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1 works
  6. 6 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Food Supply Chain Traceability Food Science 1 works
  8. 8 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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.

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