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COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 8th in Pakistan, 2412th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 143 research topics. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 31,523 academic publications and 513,329 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2412 of 14,131 In the World
#743 of 5,830 In Asia
#8 of 175 In Pakistan
#2 of 18 In Islamabad
#192 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#286 of 2,372 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#342 of 1,016 For Publishing
#3071 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 140 other topics

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Engineering rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 2nd for Engineering in Pakistan and 750th in the World with 20,733 publications made and 366,385 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 104 In Pakistan
#227 of 2,809 In Asia
#750 of 6,684 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 3 0
2002 3 2
2003 10 9
2004 16 23
2005 40 30
2006 82 59
2007 99 166
2008 133 512
2009 217 742
2010 234 962
2011 384 1534
2012 476 2181
2013 634 3126
2014 752 4609
2015 1033 6772
2016 1411 10101
2017 1582 15235
2018 1846 21531
2019 2135 30049
2020 2349 42511
2021 2486 58592
2022 2500 76144
2023 2096 79520

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

Engineering subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 61 192
Agricultural Engineering 2 137 386
Computer Networking 1 112 390
Telecommunications 1 135 452
Electronic Engineering 1 151 472
Electrical Engineering 1 153 478
Architecture 1 100 500
Environmental Engineering 2 204 610
Automation and Control engineering 2 225 621
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 199 634
Construction Management 2 172 657
Biochemical Engineering 4 183 677
Nanotechnology 2 266 681
Chemical Engineering 2 280 682
Automotive Engineering 3 258 701
Aviation 2 162 715
Aerospace Engineering 3 190 721
Transportation Engineering 1 200 736
Computer Engineering 2 248 740
Firefighting and Fire Science 4 279 745
Biomedical Engineering 1 241 766
Systems Engineering 2 177 769
Geotechnical Engineering 2 262 786
Marine Engineering 3 255 792
Industrial Engineering 1 248 820
Operations Research 2 260 830
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 274 851
Robotics 2 323 880
Acoustical Engineering 1 260 881
Materials Science 2 327 916
Optical Engineering 2 303 920
Structural Engineering 2 322 927
Mechanical Engineering 2 288 928
Mining Engineering 7 366 952
Nuclear Engineering 5 397 984
Civil Engineering 2 328 997
Petroleum Engineering 5 340 999
Remote Sensing 3 310 1020
Architectural Engineering 3 335 1021
Metallurgical Engineering 3 397 1040
Human-Computer Interaction 2 266 1041
Biotechnology 6 409 1133
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 474 1199

Physics rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 2nd for Physics in Pakistan and 764th in the World with 18,826 publications made and 326,051 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 104 In Pakistan
#224 of 2,786 In Asia
#764 of 6,603 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 3 0
2002 3 2
2003 9 10
2004 19 28
2005 36 32
2006 74 72
2007 126 287
2008 143 754
2009 208 1064
2010 228 1211
2011 345 1753
2012 436 2440
2013 590 3113
2014 688 4413
2015 965 6315
2016 1232 9372
2017 1373 13805
2018 1608 19021
2019 1866 26295
2020 2121 37435
2021 2269 50704
2022 2339 65995
2023 1945 68753

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 3 119 545
Quantum and Particle physics 2 196 668
Nanotechnology 2 266 681
Nuclear Physics 2 185 688
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 167 725
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 182 732
Condensed Matter Physics 2 296 836
Acoustical Engineering 1 260 881
Materials Science 2 327 916
Optical Engineering 2 303 920
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 474 1199
Astrobiology 2 398 1273
Biophysics 4 638 1674

Chemistry rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Pakistan and 1078th in the World with 16,547 publications made and 300,036 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 103 In Pakistan
#384 of 2,750 In Asia
#1078 of 6,447 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 3 0
2002 2 1
2003 9 10
2004 10 28
2005 25 27
2006 41 40
2007 66 144
2008 85 380
2009 145 587
2010 178 788
2011 275 1322
2012 336 1824
2013 501 2470
2014 587 3693
2015 858 5401
2016 1071 8328
2017 1189 12428
2018 1358 17488
2019 1620 24532
2020 1924 34865
2021 2025 47675
2022 2144 63133
2023 1893 67414

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 1 109 467
Radiochemistry 5 306 604
Biochemical Engineering 4 183 677
Nanotechnology 2 266 681
Chemical Engineering 2 280 682
Environmental Chemistry 2 224 703
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 274 851
Materials Science 2 327 916
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 268 940
Physical chemistry 2 388 971
Organic Chemistry 4 407 1080
Inorganic Chemistry 6 516 1203
Biochemistry 5 479 1249
Nutrition and Food Science 12 527 1314
Pharmacy 7 518 1326

Biology rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 5th for Biology in Pakistan and 1176th in the World with 16,246 publications made and 289,072 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 104 In Pakistan
#409 of 2,814 In Asia
#1176 of 6,770 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 3 0
2002 1 1
2003 2 9
2004 1 5
2005 12 10
2006 43 29
2007 48 121
2008 62 280
2009 110 377
2010 165 588
2011 243 963
2012 312 1451
2013 416 2009
2014 538 3041
2015 786 4836
2016 989 7294
2017 1175 11020
2018 1310 15793
2019 1625 23123
2020 1951 33971
2021 2192 48394
2022 2169 63095
2023 1894 67640

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 6 142 553
Agricultural Science 5 204 668
Nanotechnology 2 266 681
Evolutionary Biology 1 182 812
Horticulture 9 267 817
Forestry 6 217 842
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 291 955
Entomology 8 272 1000
Botany 7 334 1023
Paleontology 4 309 1053
Pharmacology 7 414 1068
Oncology and Cancer research 3 430 1124
Biotechnology 6 409 1133
Virology 9 372 1142
Microbiology 7 403 1156
Genetics 6 430 1221
Biochemistry 5 479 1249
Astrobiology 2 398 1273
Nutrition and Food Science 12 527 1314
Neuroscience 3 436 1429
Immunology 10 558 1488
Molecular Biology 3 607 1557
Animal Science 14 516 1565
Zoology 7 510 1642
Biophysics 4 638 1674
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 687 1954

Environmental Science rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Pakistan and 814th in the World with 15,849 publications made and 302,352 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 104 In Pakistan
#220 of 2,811 In Asia
#814 of 6,798 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 3 0
2002 3 2
2003 7 14
2004 7 21
2005 16 17
2006 48 35
2007 69 119
2008 65 344
2009 110 452
2010 160 614
2011 251 1098
2012 333 1475
2013 435 2156
2014 581 3481
2015 788 5097
2016 935 7677
2017 1204 11463
2018 1364 16172
2019 1629 23460
2020 1924 34333
2021 2124 48670
2022 2017 64276
2023 1620 67499

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 2 146 452
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 2 141 503
Environmental Management 1 176 582
Environmental Engineering 2 204 610
Ecology 2 158 657
Agricultural Science 5 204 668
Environmental Chemistry 2 224 703
Geography and Cartography 2 157 712
Geotechnical Engineering 2 262 786
Oceanography 2 227 812
Forestry 6 217 842
Geology 3 249 892
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 268 940
Mining Engineering 7 366 952
Paleontology 4 309 1053
Earth science and Geophysics 4 399 1182
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 687 1954

Computer Science rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Computer Science in Pakistan and 687th in the World with 14,760 publications made and 230,817 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 104 In Pakistan
#166 of 2,809 In Asia
#687 of 6,752 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 0
2002 2 1
2003 2 3
2004 9 7
2005 33 4
2006 74 27
2007 71 76
2008 92 205
2009 151 365
2010 186 522
2011 252 827
2012 379 1252
2013 419 1786
2014 581 2783
2015 679 3928
2016 927 5559
2017 1137 8092
2018 1350 11995
2019 1548 17585
2020 1675 26384
2021 1818 38101
2022 1755 48513
2023 1498 50197

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 81 286
Cyber Security 1 87 348
Computer Networking 1 112 390
Telecommunications 1 135 452
Software Engineering 2 78 493
Machine Learning 1 142 496
Database Administration 1 135 557
Computer Vision 1 166 593
Cognitive Science 1 143 618
Management Information Systems 1 99 640
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 174 657
Information Technology 2 138 660
Data Science 2 116 676
Computer Engineering 2 248 740
Computational Linguistics 2 225 801
Web Design and Development 2 254 827
Robotics 2 323 880
UX/UI Desgin 3 237 882
Animation 2 339 936
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 291 955
Human-Computer Interaction 2 266 1041
Computer Graphics 3 336 1091
Multimedia 3 296 1154
Neuroscience 3 436 1429
Library and Information science 5 426 1754

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Pakistan and 1126th in the World with 11,097 publications made and 172,647 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 105 In Pakistan
#219 of 2,845 In Asia
#1126 of 7,020 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 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 2
2001 0 1
2002 2 3
2003 2 4
2004 2 2
2005 19 8
2006 47 19
2007 46 64
2008 52 152
2009 94 275
2010 155 358
2011 218 623
2012 292 959
2013 315 1356
2014 404 2163
2015 511 3171
2016 604 3906
2017 784 5859
2018 903 8453
2019 1165 13164
2020 1318 20496
2021 1446 30917
2022 1450 40323
2023 1182 42658

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 31 342
Communications and Public Relations 1 56 558
Journalism and Digital Media 1 128 629
Aesthetics 1 103 639
Radio and Television broadcasting 3 125 704
Law 1 151 860
Archaeology 1 203 883
Broadcast Journalism 7 208 943
Occupational Safety and Health 4 199 947
History 1 211 965
Anthropology 3 152 983
Political Science 1 159 988
Special Education 5 135 992
Linguistics 2 261 1006
Demography 4 251 1072
Sociology 2 207 1115
Philosophy 1 260 1249
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 231 1254
Classics and Ancient History 5 265 1347
Public Policy / Administration 7 342 1588
Gender Studies 7 248 1643
Education Majors 5 441 1729
Library and Information science 5 426 1754
Art History 2 338 1889

Mathematics rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Mathematics in Pakistan and 621st in the World with 9,494 publications made and 160,345 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 103 In Pakistan
#144 of 2,673 In Asia
#621 of 6,305 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 3
2001 0 0
2002 0 2
2003 2 1
2004 3 1
2005 21 4
2006 61 33
2007 77 182
2008 85 351
2009 101 634
2010 139 623
2011 193 890
2012 255 1218
2013 290 1573
2014 358 2124
2015 453 3006
2016 569 3943
2017 720 5726
2018 824 8175
2019 921 12010
2020 1040 17512
2021 1198 25264
2022 1167 32373
2023 950 31319

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 63 246
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 81 286
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 78 437
Statistics 1 169 690
Actuarial Science 1 152 799
Operations Research 2 260 830
Math Teachers 5 493 1811

Medicine rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 6th for Medicine in Pakistan and 1344th in the World with 7,760 publications made and 128,256 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 104 In Pakistan
#448 of 2,781 In Asia
#1344 of 6,680 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 2 2
2003 0 2
2004 2 3
2005 9 5
2006 12 11
2007 22 52
2008 28 165
2009 62 200
2010 90 316
2011 107 519
2012 155 715
2013 206 980
2014 294 1536
2015 354 2147
2016 470 3069
2017 581 4395
2018 617 6376
2019 775 9357
2020 914 14383
2021 1017 21405
2022 1077 28359
2023 893 28859

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
Optometry 2 82 429
Veterinary 5 120 455
Toxicology 6 142 553
Cosmetology 3 217 654
Biomedical Engineering 1 241 766
Ophthalmology 3 261 858
Orthodontics 1 234 865
Dentistry 1 280 937
Public Health 4 229 1012
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 184 1044
Pharmacology 7 414 1068
Oncology and Cancer research 3 430 1124
Virology 9 372 1142
Nursing 5 260 1227
Epidemiology 8 387 1257
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 417 1267
Radiation Therapy 7 538 1321
Pharmacy 7 518 1326
Pathology 7 475 1348
Dermatology 10 488 1352
Clinical Psychology 3 321 1363
Cardiology 4 498 1444
Immunology 10 558 1488
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 13 609 1523
Psychiatry 6 507 1605
Anatomy and Physiology 4 558 1607
Health Science 4 413 1623
Critical Care Nursing 11 501 1645
Surgery 7 572 1662
Pediatrics 17 533 1688
Anesthesiology 11 612 1717
Family medicine 22 538 1816
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 535 1884
Sports Medicine 6 688 2070
Physical Therapy 8 806 2287

Business rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Business in Pakistan and 735th in the World with 6,522 publications made and 88,159 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 102 In Pakistan
#152 of 2,579 In Asia
#735 of 6,187 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 3
2001 0 1
2002 0 2
2003 0 4
2004 0 3
2005 6 2
2006 18 3
2007 29 38
2008 24 56
2009 37 119
2010 76 155
2011 129 286
2012 184 406
2013 192 670
2014 248 1148
2015 290 1663
2016 366 2027
2017 472 2994
2018 588 4614
2019 714 6941
2020 755 10799
2021 869 16137
2022 844 21082
2023 642 21810

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 71 384
Human Resource Management 1 57 448
International Business 1 64 566
Accounting 1 107 618
Risk Management 1 109 626
Management Information Systems 1 99 640
Construction Management 2 172 657
Finance 1 122 659
Management 1 164 694
Entrepreneurship 1 101 728
International Trade 1 104 762
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 227 767
Actuarial Science 1 152 799
Marketing 1 165 800
Project Management 2 153 820
Operations Research 2 260 830
Occupational Safety and Health 4 199 947
Advertising 3 281 1234
Public Policy / Administration 7 342 1588

Economics rankings

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ranked 1st for Economics in Pakistan and 597th in the World with 4,700 publications made and 89,730 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 103 In Pakistan
#101 of 2,461 In Asia
#597 of 5,995 In the World

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1999 0 1
2000 0 3
2001 0 1
2002 1 2
2003 1 3
2004 0 3
2005 5 2
2006 24 15
2007 50 116
2008 31 153
2009 40 287
2010 81 284
2011 112 463
2012 159 645
2013 155 816
2014 204 1261
2015 236 1781
2016 246 2149
2017 315 2882
2018 384 3848
2019 489 6150
2020 560 9944
2021 598 14375
2022 555 18135
2023 433 18547

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 57 224
Agricultural Economics 2 61 296
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 71 384
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 78 437
International Economics 1 50 493
Development Studies 2 71 495
Finance 1 122 659
International Trade 1 104 762
Actuarial Science 1 152 799

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

Speciality Pakistan Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 39 291
Social Psychology 1 124 780
Literature 2 179 956
Art & Design 1 198 969
Psychology 2 294 1087
Fashion Design 1 276 1136
Creative Writing 3 228 1301
Child Psychology 3 260 1311