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COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 2nd in Pakistan, 1580th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 150 research topics. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 37,161 academic publications and 798,899 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1580 of 14,131 In the World
#449 of 5,830 In Asia
#2 of 175 In Pakistan
#1 of 18 In Islamabad
#181 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#268 of 2,500 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#316 of 4,607 For Cyber Security
#7232 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#3071 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 147 other topics

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Engineering rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Engineering in Pakistan and 707th in the World with 23,661 publications made and 542,012 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 104 In Pakistan
#215 of 2,835 In Asia
#707 of 6,782 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 2
1993 0 2
1994 0 1
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 3
2001 3 1
2002 3 3
2003 12 19
2004 18 40
2005 52 61
2006 92 120
2007 109 389
2008 139 566
2009 229 899
2010 280 1169
2011 406 1870
2012 551 2667
2013 711 4292
2014 884 6306
2015 1132 8990
2016 1456 13320
2017 1740 19289
2018 1960 26921
2019 2269 36553
2020 2476 52428
2021 2651 70681
2022 2561 88144
2023 2219 97261
2024 1640 92229

The following table provides academic rankings for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 2nd for Physics in Pakistan and 723rd in the World with 21,837 publications made and 490,792 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 104 In Pakistan
#217 of 2,817 In Asia
#723 of 6,713 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 1
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 3
2001 3 1
2002 3 2
2003 11 17
2004 23 37
2005 50 54
2006 97 174
2007 131 590
2008 151 890
2009 224 1196
2010 272 1438
2011 368 2112
2012 508 2878
2013 663 4373
2014 810 6296
2015 1099 8815
2016 1287 13259
2017 1551 18390
2018 1723 24418
2019 2007 33179
2020 2280 46975
2021 2424 62350
2022 2467 77581
2023 2103 84959
2024 1509 82074

The following table provides academic rankings for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 3 117 543
Nanotechnology 2 246 623
Quantum and Particle physics 2 187 633
Nuclear Physics 2 168 635
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 162 661
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 163 717
Condensed Matter Physics 3 297 815
Acoustical Engineering 1 250 855
Materials Science 2 310 858
Optical Engineering 2 284 872
Astrobiology 2 361 1197
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 488 1221
Biophysics 4 647 1686

Chemistry rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Pakistan and 1020th in the World with 19,055 publications made and 440,187 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 103 In Pakistan
#366 of 2,781 In Asia
#1020 of 6,545 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 2
1993 0 2
1994 0 1
1995 1 2
1996 0 2
1997 0 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 4
2001 3 2
2002 2 2
2003 11 22
2004 11 49
2005 32 62
2006 58 118
2007 73 378
2008 91 483
2009 156 736
2010 216 988
2011 302 1626
2012 389 2234
2013 571 3377
2014 698 4976
2015 965 7148
2016 1103 11058
2017 1305 15671
2018 1442 21519
2019 1728 29372
2020 2030 42371
2021 2149 56881
2022 2226 72174
2023 1984 80041
2024 1444 80794

The following table provides academic rankings for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 1 109 449
Radiochemistry 5 302 577
Biochemical Engineering 4 158 596
Chemical Engineering 2 249 598
Nanotechnology 2 246 623
Environmental Chemistry 3 201 634
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 247 792
Materials Science 2 310 858
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 252 875
Physical chemistry 2 361 914
Organic Chemistry 4 389 1023
Inorganic Chemistry 5 499 1162
Biochemistry 5 458 1185
Pharmacy 7 499 1271
Nutrition and Food Science 12 522 1291

Biology rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 5th for Biology in Pakistan and 1112th in the World with 18,707 publications made and 430,057 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 105 In Pakistan
#385 of 2,834 In Asia
#1112 of 6,833 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 1 1
1996 0 2
1997 0 1
1998 1 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 8
2001 3 3
2002 1 3
2003 3 16
2004 2 28
2005 19 48
2006 51 113
2007 45 308
2008 64 402
2009 126 550
2010 200 770
2011 274 1294
2012 356 1837
2013 471 2750
2014 641 4135
2015 861 6194
2016 1031 9330
2017 1274 13616
2018 1400 19395
2019 1723 27459
2020 2086 41492
2021 2328 58316
2022 2276 73052
2023 2004 81266
2024 1405 76945

The following table provides academic rankings for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Toxicology 7 143 507
Agricultural Science 7 198 615
Nanotechnology 2 246 623
Evolutionary Biology 1 174 783
Horticulture 10 269 784
Forestry 6 212 794
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 281 920
Botany 7 312 959
Paleontology 4 292 988
Pharmacology 8 390 1007
Entomology 10 285 1017
Oncology and Cancer research 4 423 1083
Microbiology 8 384 1100
Biotechnology 7 401 1105
Virology 9 363 1112
Genetics 6 424 1182
Biochemistry 5 458 1185
Astrobiology 2 361 1197
Nutrition and Food Science 12 522 1291
Neuroscience 3 428 1368
Immunology 9 557 1460
Animal Science 14 502 1522
Molecular Biology 3 654 1647
Zoology 8 531 1678
Biophysics 4 647 1686
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 728 2032

Environmental Science rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Pakistan and 766th in the World with 18,091 publications made and 455,838 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 105 In Pakistan
#211 of 2,838 In Asia
#766 of 6,876 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 1
1993 0 3
1994 0 1
1995 1 3
1996 0 2
1997 0 0
1998 1 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 8
2001 3 3
2002 3 2
2003 8 20
2004 11 32
2005 23 43
2006 58 99
2007 74 297
2008 68 396
2009 123 531
2010 196 773
2011 281 1353
2012 364 1812
2013 491 2965
2014 669 4634
2015 867 6631
2016 991 9882
2017 1309 14635
2018 1445 20193
2019 1739 28624
2020 2049 42570
2021 2241 59192
2022 2091 75162
2023 1729 82962
2024 1213 75455

The following table provides academic rankings for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 3 140 423
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 136 483
Environmental Engineering 2 181 547
Environmental Management 1 164 548
Agricultural Science 7 198 615
Ecology 2 155 632
Environmental Chemistry 3 201 634
Geography and Cartography 2 156 692
Geotechnical Engineering 2 263 758
Oceanography 2 225 789
Forestry 6 212 794
Geology 2 241 853
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 252 875
Mining Engineering 8 356 924
Paleontology 4 292 988
Earth science and Geophysics 4 392 1151
Urban and Regional planning 2 384 1400
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 728 2032

Computer Science rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Computer Science in Pakistan and 643rd in the World with 17,083 publications made and 362,247 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 105 In Pakistan
#152 of 2,840 In Asia
#643 of 6,845 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 2
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 9
2001 0 0
2002 2 4
2003 3 5
2004 12 11
2005 43 25
2006 75 56
2007 85 189
2008 96 297
2009 159 532
2010 206 714
2011 298 1096
2012 432 1698
2013 487 2559
2014 644 3958
2015 769 5448
2016 976 7685
2017 1267 10824
2018 1467 15746
2019 1646 22792
2020 1772 33518
2021 1923 47856
2022 1883 58414
2023 1636 65728
2024 1151 56548

The following table provides academic rankings for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 78 268
Cyber Security 1 78 316
Computer Networking 1 108 365
Telecommunications 1 133 436
Machine Learning 1 127 445
Software Engineering 2 82 480
Database Administration 1 125 498
Management Information Systems 1 76 503
Information Technology 1 112 527
Computer Vision 1 153 545
Cognitive Science 1 138 593
Data Science 2 104 595
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 161 617
Computer Engineering 3 235 690
Web Design and Development 3 216 726
Computational Linguistics 3 212 743
Robotics 2 289 782
UX/UI Desgin 3 214 832
Animation 2 324 895
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 281 920
Human-Computer Interaction 2 244 947
Multimedia 3 238 961
Computer Graphics 4 323 1053
Neuroscience 3 428 1368
Library and Information science 6 402 1679

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Pakistan and 1105th in the World with 12,953 publications made and 281,871 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 105 In Pakistan
#231 of 2,864 In Asia
#1105 of 7,081 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 2
1996 0 2
1997 0 1
1998 1 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 9
2001 0 5
2002 2 3
2003 1 10
2004 2 8
2005 29 31
2006 52 49
2007 56 174
2008 56 219
2009 108 380
2010 190 498
2011 246 861
2012 323 1327
2013 365 2032
2014 465 3210
2015 573 4432
2016 638 5678
2017 879 8266
2018 1023 11776
2019 1254 17587
2020 1441 27373
2021 1528 40055
2022 1541 50120
2023 1311 58136
2024 835 47871

The following table provides academic rankings for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Publishing 1 36 411
Communications and Public Relations 1 48 466
Broadcast Journalism 4 88 566
Journalism and Digital Media 1 118 567
Aesthetics 1 105 634
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 129 701
Law 1 151 815
Archaeology 1 200 842
Anthropology 3 145 921
History 1 204 923
Linguistics 2 240 936
Political Science 1 159 954
Special Education 5 149 994
Demography 6 245 1029
Sociology 2 206 1071
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 229 1154
Philosophy 1 264 1230
Classics and Ancient History 6 246 1262
Political Economy 10 190 1262
Urban and Regional planning 2 384 1400
Education Majors 6 386 1518
Gender Studies 7 234 1550
Library and Information science 6 402 1679
Public Policy / Administration 8 369 1697
Art History 2 311 1864

Mathematics rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Mathematics in Pakistan and 592nd in the World with 10,595 publications made and 244,286 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 104 In Pakistan
#143 of 2,718 In Asia
#592 of 6,418 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 1 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 2
2001 0 1
2002 0 3
2003 3 4
2004 4 7
2005 33 20
2006 71 97
2007 83 337
2008 89 520
2009 110 763
2010 168 794
2011 214 1114
2012 276 1497
2013 330 2194
2014 389 2926
2015 496 4072
2016 605 5238
2017 770 7628
2018 865 10365
2019 953 14784
2020 1108 22073
2021 1259 31249
2022 1188 38061
2023 1002 39879
2024 553 25929

The following table provides academic rankings for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 1 53 226
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 78 268
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 75 429
Statistics 1 155 647
Actuarial Science 1 140 757
Operations Research 2 267 810
Math Teachers 5 476 1664

Medicine rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 7th for Medicine in Pakistan and 1314th in the World with 9,047 publications made and 195,173 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 105 In Pakistan
#442 of 2,809 In Asia
#1314 of 6,775 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 1 1
1996 0 2
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 3
2001 0 2
2002 2 2
2003 3 12
2004 2 18
2005 10 31
2006 21 53
2007 29 167
2008 28 268
2009 75 275
2010 103 427
2011 119 631
2012 169 931
2013 244 1440
2014 326 2175
2015 401 2887
2016 473 4039
2017 640 5531
2018 667 8036
2019 813 11748
2020 993 18104
2021 1073 26821
2022 1125 33538
2023 964 36655
2024 728 32047

The following table provides academic rankings for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Veterinary 6 131 454
Optometry 1 106 479
Toxicology 7 143 507
Cosmetology 4 222 645
Ophthalmology 3 257 821
Biomedical Engineering 1 281 834
Orthodontics 1 253 898
Public Health 6 221 972
Dentistry 2 305 974
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 186 993
Pharmacology 8 390 1007
Oncology and Cancer research 4 423 1083
Virology 9 363 1112
Clinical Psychology 3 274 1210
Nursing 7 283 1250
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 428 1256
Pharmacy 7 499 1271
Pathology 7 458 1298
Radiation Therapy 8 534 1315
Dermatology 12 496 1336
Epidemiology 9 428 1342
Immunology 9 557 1460
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 15 585 1464
Cardiology 6 517 1482
Psychiatry 6 482 1502
Health Science 10 416 1551
Anatomy and Physiology 5 555 1572
Family medicine 19 487 1617
Surgery 10 578 1635
Anesthesiology 17 611 1672
Pediatrics 22 557 1739
Critical Care Nursing 20 578 1782
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 523 1815
Sports Medicine 7 702 2096
Physical Therapy 11 795 2250
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 22 724 2341

Business rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Business in Pakistan and 662nd in the World with 7,540 publications made and 148,685 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 104 In Pakistan
#138 of 2,646 In Asia
#662 of 6,339 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 2
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 1 0
1999 0 2
2000 0 3
2001 0 3
2002 0 2
2003 0 8
2004 1 4
2005 7 11
2006 20 21
2007 33 72
2008 28 133
2009 45 131
2010 93 228
2011 155 443
2012 204 608
2013 222 1085
2014 277 1636
2015 337 2338
2016 416 2978
2017 522 4333
2018 651 6332
2019 761 9202
2020 822 14557
2021 925 21139
2022 878 26273
2023 678 29829
2024 449 23910

The following table provides academic rankings for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 54 284
Human Resource Management 1 46 333
Management Information Systems 1 76 503
International Business 1 62 529
Accounting 1 101 531
Finance 1 113 568
Risk Management 1 110 582
Management 1 144 603
Construction Management 2 163 610
Entrepreneurship 1 89 636
International Trade 1 77 645
Marketing 1 147 693
Actuarial Science 1 140 757
Project Management 1 147 774
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 253 796
Operations Research 2 267 810
Engineering Management 3 222 908
Real Estate 2 282 921
Supply Chain Management 4 369 954
Advertising 3 242 1054
Public Policy / Administration 8 369 1697

Economics rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Economics in Pakistan and 559th in the World with 5,356 publications made and 137,802 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 104 In Pakistan
#96 of 2,553 In Asia
#559 of 6,167 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1998 1 1
1999 0 2
2000 0 4
2001 0 4
2002 1 2
2003 1 6
2004 0 5
2005 8 13
2006 31 58
2007 48 198
2008 38 241
2009 48 357
2010 89 354
2011 137 607
2012 167 858
2013 175 1145
2014 221 1693
2015 261 2341
2016 280 2927
2017 342 3787
2018 410 5016
2019 504 7780
2020 617 13085
2021 648 18004
2022 577 21921
2023 458 24488
2024 283 18130

The following table provides academic rankings for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 59 231
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 54 284
Agricultural Economics 2 75 307
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 75 429
International Economics 1 46 452
Development Studies 2 69 463
Finance 1 113 568
International Trade 1 77 645
Actuarial Science 1 140 757
Political Economy 10 190 1262

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Speciality Pakistan Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 29 197
Social Psychology 1 119 730
Art & Design 1 199 944
Literature 2 200 988
Psychology 2 284 1028
Fashion Design 1 262 1078
Child Psychology 3 254 1208
Creative Writing 6 294 1456