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Information Systems research in Pakistan

COMSATS University Islamabad ranks first in Pakistan for Information Systems research in 2022–2025 (#220 worldwide), followed by National University of Sciences and Technology and National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences.

Pakistan's world rank
#15
of 93 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.8k
Top-10% rate
22.2%
Ranked institutions
7

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Information Systems in Pakistan?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1COMSATS University IslamabadIslamabad #22024.732.6%112
2National University of Sciences and TechnologyIslamabad #35218.125.1%108
3National University of Computer and Emerging SciencesIslamabad #54612.029.0%70
4Bahria UniversityIslamabad #55211.927.9%62
5University of the PunjabLahore #57911.219.7%85
6Islamia University of BahawalpurBahawalpur #58911.024.6%74
7University of EducationLahore #8396.012.6%81

Institutions in Pakistan above the floor of 40 fractional works in Information Systems, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Information Systems researchers in Pakistan?

Asif Ali Laghari, Kanwal Ameen and Abdullah Lakhan rank highest among researchers based in Pakistan.

  1. 1Asif Ali Laghari#127,152 worldwide overall343 citations · 13 works
  2. 2Kanwal Ameen#285,419 worldwide overall57 citations · 13 works
  3. 3Abdullah Lakhan#308,458 worldwide overall161 citations · 13 works
  4. 4Zaffar Ahmed Shaikh#383,242 worldwide overall196 citations · 16 works
  5. 5Muhammad Waseem Anwar#471,351 worldwide overall126 citations · 16 works
  6. 6Farooque Azam#516,345 worldwide overall126 citations · 22 works
  7. 7Hafiz Farooq Ahmad#549,942 worldwide overall136 citations · 19 works
  8. 8Khurram Shahzad#755,554 worldwide overall65 citations · 13 works
  9. 9Hiroki Suguri#1,281,505 worldwide overall23 citations · 14 works

How Pakistan compares with other countries in Information Systems