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COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 3rd in Pakistan, 1600th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 151 research topics. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 38,533 academic publications and 898,155 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1600 of 14,131 In the World
#412 of 5,830 In Asia
#3 of 175 In Pakistan
#1 of 18 In Islamabad
#181 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#259 of 2,527 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#311 of 4,671 For Cyber Security
#7168 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3103 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 148 other topics

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Engineering rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Engineering in Pakistan and 686th in the World with 24,368 publications made and 609,668 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 104 In Pakistan
#209 of 2,841 In Asia
#686 of 6,795 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 54 61
2006 90 120
2007 109 389
2008 139 566
2009 229 899
2010 280 1169
2011 406 1870
2012 551 2667
2013 706 4275
2014 886 6314
2015 1133 8984
2016 1457 13342
2017 1739 19297
2018 1963 26922
2019 2270 36556
2020 2476 52396
2021 2653 70638
2022 2557 88113
2023 2222 97241
2024 1680 93247
2025 877 80641

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 706th in the World with 22,494 publications made and 549,214 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 104 In Pakistan
#213 of 2,822 In Asia
#706 of 6,729 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 52 54
2006 96 174
2007 131 590
2008 151 890
2009 224 1196
2010 272 1439
2011 370 2116
2012 508 2880
2013 662 4372
2014 811 6298
2015 1095 8805
2016 1284 13270
2017 1553 18402
2018 1729 24465
2019 2003 33149
2020 2282 46992
2021 2423 62271
2022 2461 77550
2023 2105 85027
2024 1548 82986
2025 830 71746

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 3 111 523
Nanotechnology 2 240 594
Quantum and Particle physics 2 185 616
Nuclear Physics 2 163 620
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 162 657
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 165 710
Condensed Matter Physics 3 296 798
Materials Science 2 303 827
Acoustical Engineering 1 252 852
Optical Engineering 2 278 854
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 475 1183
Astrobiology 2 365 1197
Biophysics 4 643 1672

Chemistry rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Pakistan and 1005th in the World with 19,692 publications made and 500,947 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 103 In Pakistan
#365 of 2,785 In Asia
#1005 of 6,561 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
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 2231
2013 572 3384
2014 701 4985
2015 966 7142
2016 1105 11079
2017 1306 15673
2018 1441 21522
2019 1733 29353
2020 2028 42383
2021 2141 56754
2022 2218 72060
2023 1977 79971
2024 1462 81474
2025 834 72482

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 1 105 429
Radiochemistry 5 293 552
Biochemical Engineering 4 155 554
Chemical Engineering 2 248 580
Nanotechnology 2 240 594
Environmental Chemistry 3 198 617
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 248 781
Materials Science 2 303 827
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 249 852
Physical chemistry 2 353 887
Organic Chemistry 4 374 992
Inorganic Chemistry 5 497 1148
Biochemistry 5 451 1164
Pharmacy 7 483 1224
Nutrition and Food Science 12 509 1255

Biology rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 5th for Biology in Pakistan and 1096th in the World with 19,358 publications made and 489,034 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 105 In Pakistan
#387 of 2,838 In Asia
#1096 of 6,841 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
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 52 113
2007 45 308
2008 64 402
2009 127 550
2010 200 769
2011 274 1288
2012 356 1837
2013 473 2752
2014 640 4136
2015 861 6175
2016 1029 9299
2017 1276 13611
2018 1402 19394
2019 1716 27461
2020 2074 41369
2021 2319 58200
2022 2272 72986
2023 2000 81256
2024 1433 77880
2025 857 68918

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 7 136 479
Agricultural Science 7 192 593
Nanotechnology 2 240 594
Horticulture 10 263 752
Forestry 6 209 773
Evolutionary Biology 1 173 775
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 283 918
Botany 7 307 943
Paleontology 4 290 971
Pharmacology 8 382 977
Entomology 9 288 1008
Oncology and Cancer research 3 418 1061
Microbiology 8 381 1074
Biotechnology 7 398 1083
Virology 9 358 1099
Biochemistry 5 451 1164
Genetics 6 424 1164
Astrobiology 2 365 1197
Nutrition and Food Science 12 509 1255
Neuroscience 3 433 1364
Immunology 9 547 1437
Animal Science 14 492 1491
Zoology 7 518 1628
Molecular Biology 3 661 1654
Biophysics 4 643 1672
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 722 1991

Environmental Science rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Pakistan and 745th in the World with 18,614 publications made and 514,607 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 105 In Pakistan
#207 of 2,841 In Asia
#745 of 6,888 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 42
2006 58 99
2007 74 297
2008 68 396
2009 122 531
2010 196 774
2011 282 1351
2012 364 1811
2013 490 2961
2014 667 4629
2015 869 6621
2016 991 9861
2017 1310 14649
2018 1448 20201
2019 1742 28616
2020 2045 42431
2021 2238 59094
2022 2084 75081
2023 1732 82907
2024 1245 76461
2025 646 64138

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 3 139 417
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 135 469
Environmental Engineering 2 175 518
Environmental Management 1 162 529
Agricultural Science 7 192 593
Environmental Chemistry 3 198 617
Ecology 2 154 619
Geography and Cartography 2 154 680
Geotechnical Engineering 2 258 731
Oceanography 2 222 767
Forestry 6 209 773
Geology 2 235 829
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 249 852
Mining Engineering 8 361 939
Paleontology 4 290 971
Earth science and Geophysics 4 392 1134
Urban and Regional planning 2 392 1419
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 722 1991

Computer Science rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Computer Science in Pakistan and 638th in the World with 17,647 publications made and 405,079 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 105 In Pakistan
#155 of 2,842 In Asia
#638 of 6,855 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 44 25
2006 74 56
2007 85 189
2008 96 297
2009 160 532
2010 206 712
2011 297 1094
2012 433 1696
2013 487 2555
2014 646 3960
2015 768 5431
2016 974 7693
2017 1262 10821
2018 1470 15765
2019 1649 22776
2020 1762 33478
2021 1922 47755
2022 1876 58276
2023 1636 65720
2024 1194 57649
2025 704 47184

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 78 259
Cyber Security 1 78 311
Computer Networking 1 107 362
Telecommunications 1 132 431
Machine Learning 1 125 432
Software Engineering 2 79 474
Database Administration 1 121 477
Management Information Systems 1 75 485
Information Technology 1 111 522
Computer Vision 1 155 527
Cognitive Science 1 135 574
Data Science 1 109 597
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 162 603
Computer Engineering 3 233 680
Web Design and Development 3 210 713
Computational Linguistics 3 209 723
Robotics 2 294 785
UX/UI Desgin 4 213 827
Animation 2 328 897
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 283 918
Human-Computer Interaction 3 245 938
Multimedia 3 241 953
Computer Graphics 4 325 1046
Neuroscience 3 433 1364
Library and Information science 6 409 1688

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Pakistan and 1091st in the World with 13,369 publications made and 316,898 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 105 In Pakistan
#230 of 2,867 In Asia
#1091 of 7,088 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
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 53 49
2007 56 174
2008 56 219
2009 109 380
2010 190 498
2011 246 857
2012 323 1331
2013 362 2024
2014 464 3201
2015 573 4428
2016 635 5660
2017 881 8272
2018 1018 11751
2019 1252 17599
2020 1437 27306
2021 1527 40027
2022 1541 50170
2023 1310 58129
2024 866 48608
2025 520 39641

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 36 412
Communications and Public Relations 1 46 458
Journalism and Digital Media 1 117 554
Broadcast Journalism 4 90 562
Aesthetics 1 107 630
Radio and Television broadcasting 2 132 711
Law 1 150 803
Archaeology 1 203 832
Anthropology 3 142 899
History 1 205 914
Linguistics 2 235 918
Political Science 1 158 936
Demography 6 249 1018
Sociology 2 208 1064
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 231 1133
Philosophy 1 257 1200
Classics and Ancient History 6 248 1245
Political Economy 10 195 1279
Media Studies 5 202 1371
Urban and Regional planning 2 392 1419
Education Majors 6 383 1492
Gender Studies 8 235 1519
Library and Information science 6 409 1688
Public Policy / Administration 8 372 1704
Art History 2 326 1879

Mathematics rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Mathematics in Pakistan and 575th in the World with 10,814 publications made and 269,504 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 105 In Pakistan
#141 of 2,725 In Asia
#575 of 6,434 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
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 34 20
2006 71 97
2007 83 337
2008 89 520
2009 111 763
2010 168 793
2011 214 1109
2012 275 1499
2013 330 2193
2014 390 2937
2015 497 4069
2016 605 5240
2017 763 7599
2018 861 10362
2019 950 14765
2020 1103 22012
2021 1249 30984
2022 1185 37888
2023 998 39763
2024 574 26621
2025 305 18150

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 52 220
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 78 259
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 75 427
Statistics 1 156 643
Actuarial Science 1 143 763
Operations Research 2 264 798
Math Teachers 5 464 1618

Medicine rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 7th for Medicine in Pakistan and 1290th in the World with 9,481 publications made and 221,911 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 106 In Pakistan
#434 of 2,817 In Asia
#1290 of 6,793 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
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 28 271
2009 76 275
2010 103 428
2011 119 629
2012 169 928
2013 243 1435
2014 327 2180
2015 402 2881
2016 475 4043
2017 641 5535
2018 663 8047
2019 814 11721
2020 993 18056
2021 1065 26728
2022 1124 33519
2023 965 36571
2024 746 32467
2025 550 28886

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 6 128 437
Optometry 1 108 478
Toxicology 7 136 479
Cosmetology 4 220 641
Biomedical Engineering 1 273 816
Ophthalmology 3 259 818
Orthodontics 1 253 882
Dentistry 2 302 957
Public Health 5 219 960
Pharmacology 8 382 977
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 193 995
Oncology and Cancer research 3 418 1061
Virology 9 358 1099
Clinical Psychology 3 270 1192
Pharmacy 7 483 1224
Nursing 7 283 1229
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 426 1239
Pathology 7 455 1277
Radiation Therapy 8 533 1297
Dermatology 11 502 1330
Epidemiology 12 442 1359
Immunology 9 547 1437
Psychiatry 6 474 1467
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 15 595 1474
Cardiology 7 522 1484
Health Science 10 422 1551
Anatomy and Physiology 5 557 1559
Family medicine 18 478 1586
Surgery 10 571 1606
Anesthesiology 17 613 1661
Pediatrics 22 551 1718
Critical Care Nursing 19 570 1739
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 511 1767
Sports Medicine 7 713 2101
Physical Therapy 12 805 2246
Gerontology 10 668 2247
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 20 723 2332

Business rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Business in Pakistan and 650th in the World with 7,701 publications made and 165,487 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 104 In Pakistan
#139 of 2,654 In Asia
#650 of 6,366 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
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 8 11
2006 19 21
2007 33 72
2008 28 133
2009 46 131
2010 93 228
2011 155 443
2012 203 611
2013 221 1079
2014 275 1636
2015 337 2336
2016 415 2960
2017 521 4320
2018 648 6291
2019 762 9171
2020 817 14535
2021 921 21001
2022 877 26158
2023 675 29801
2024 462 24285
2025 218 18325

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 54 275
Human Resource Management 1 46 318
Management Information Systems 1 75 485
International Business 1 61 515
Accounting 1 102 530
Finance 1 111 550
Risk Management 1 110 578
Management 1 141 595
Construction Management 2 166 598
Entrepreneurship 1 88 621
International Trade 1 79 641
Marketing 1 147 672
Actuarial Science 1 143 763
Project Management 1 145 763
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 244 769
Operations Research 2 264 798
Real Estate 1 258 873
Supply Chain Management 5 367 948
Advertising 3 240 1035
Engineering Management 3 313 1105
Public Policy / Administration 8 372 1704

Economics rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Economics in Pakistan and 560th in the World with 5,459 publications made and 151,480 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
#99 of 2,559 In Asia
#560 of 6,188 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 49 357
2010 89 354
2011 137 604
2012 167 859
2013 175 1137
2014 221 1692
2015 261 2337
2016 279 2918
2017 340 3776
2018 405 4984
2019 503 7767
2020 611 13083
2021 648 17949
2022 575 21852
2023 457 24470
2024 290 18417
2025 149 13542

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 61 229
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 54 275
Agricultural Economics 2 75 305
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 75 427
International Economics 1 44 442
Development Studies 2 68 462
Finance 1 111 550
International Trade 1 79 641
Actuarial Science 1 143 763
Political Economy 10 195 1279

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Speciality Pakistan Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 28 196
Social Psychology 1 118 715
Art & Design 1 196 930
Literature 2 193 962
Psychology 2 280 1006
Fashion Design 1 259 1053
Child Psychology 3 242 1152
Creative Writing 7 296 1460