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Ziauddin University

In research, Ziauddin University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,881 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,783 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,891 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,970
of 28,054 · #15,361 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#93
of 241
Research works
2.3k
▲ 130% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Ziauddin University 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,881 of 11,982 5.2%525 #6228
MedicineField #4,783 of 10,443 4.9%439 #7317
Social SciencesDomain #5,891 of 10,521 8.7%233 #10241
Life SciencesDomain #5,108 of 7,800 8.3%110 #9771
Social SciencesField #5,156 of 6,365 5.6%128 #8367
Physical SciencesDomain #11,182 of 12,888 11.9%79 #19823

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ziauddin University 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. Health Sciences#6,228 #3,881
  2. Medicine#7,317 #4,783
  3. Social Sciences#10,241 #5,891
  4. Life Sciences#9,771 #5,108
  5. Social Sciences#8,367 #5,156
  6. Physical Sciences#19,823 #11,182
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 Ziauddin University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 24.3 works5.3×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.77× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.29× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.41× its world share, 439 worksMedicineNursing: 3.21× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 47 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 128 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ziauddin University?

Ranked on the composite score, Amna Khan, Yasir Ali and Madiha Hashmi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ziauddin University.

  1. 1 Amna Khan · #1,149,461 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Yasir Ali · #1,215,267 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Madiha Hashmi · #1,332,908 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Saeeda Baig · #1,369,843 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Kamran Hameed · #1,446,466 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Afsha Bibi · #1,484,806 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Ziauddin University

Which keywords describe research at Ziauddin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Depression, Islamic Education, COVID-19 and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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. Epidemiology113▲ 3.0×113 topics
  2. Inflammation42▲ 2.1×73 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease34▲ 3.2×36 topics
  4. Quality of Life34▲ 2.5×46 topics
  5. COVID-1932▲ 2.5×21 topics
  6. Pandemic28▲ 2.8×10 topics
  7. Treatment28▲ 2.4×43 topics
  8. Depression28▲ 3.4×20 topics
  9. Risk Factors28▲ 2.7×34 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress28▲ 1.78×46 topics
  11. Mental Health27▲ 1.97×29 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome26▲ 3.4×21 topics
  13. Diagnosis24▲ 2.7×38 topics
  14. Public Health24▲ 1.72×39 topics
  15. Social Media23▲ 1.70×15 topics
  16. Obesity22▲ 3.1×22 topics
  17. Management22▲ 3.0×26 topics
  18. Global Burden22▲ 4.2×12 topics
  19. Islamic Education20▲ 6.0×4 topics
  20. Curriculum Development20▲ 2.9×10 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance20▲ 4.5×9 topics
  22. Immune Response18▲ 3.4×18 topics
  23. Islamic Banking18▲ 4.7×3 topics
  24. Anxiety16▲ 3.7×11 topics
  25. Pathogenesis16▲ 3.4×20 topics
  26. Stress16▲ 4.6×10 topics
  27. Clinical Trials16▲ 2.5×19 topics
  28. Diabetes16▲ 3.4×18 topics
  29. Meta-Analysis16▲ 2.8×16 topics
  30. Job Satisfaction15▲ 3.8×9 topics
  31. SARS-CoV-215▲ 4.8×6 topics
  32. Self-Efficacy15▲ 5.8×8 topics
  33. Social Support14▲ 2.8×12 topics
  34. Heart Failure14▲ 3.5×14 topics
  35. Prevention13▲ 3.4×13 topics
  36. Pathophysiology13▲ 4.5×8 topics
  37. ACE2 Receptor12▲ 5.1×3 topics
  38. Elderly12▲ 4.9×6 topics
  39. Low Back Pain10▲ 6.1×4 topics
  40. Interventions10▲ 8.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Ziauddin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Character Development, Islamic Finance and Communication, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Health and Well-being Studies.

Education and Character …9Education and Character Development: 9 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…8Islamic Finance and Communication: 8 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 7 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…7Health and Well-being Studies: 7 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…7Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 6 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 6 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radi…6Islamic Studies and Radicalism: 6 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 6 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 5 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceAccountingClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Character DevelopmentEducation 9 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and CommunicationSociology and Political Science 8 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesAccounting 7 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being StudiesClinical Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationPharmacology 7 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesInfectious Diseases 6 works
  7. 7 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutGeneral Health Professions 6 works
  8. 8 Islamic Studies and RadicalismSociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentEpidemiology 6 works
  10. 10 Education and Islamic StudiesEducation 5 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 available74.3%not open25.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ziauddin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 130% 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.

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