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International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 13th in Pakistan, 2888th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 87 research topics. International Islamic University, Islamabad ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,957 academic publications and 168,356 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2888 of 14,131 In the World
#863 of 5,830 In Asia
#13 of 175 In Pakistan
#4 of 18 In Islamabad
#402 of 1,042 For Broadcast Journalism
#427 of 1,017 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#524 of 1,041 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#4547 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#4898 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 84 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Pakistan and 1666th in the World with 6,100 publications made and 69,563 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 105 In Pakistan
#438 of 2,867 In Asia
#1666 of 7,088 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 2 0
1994 2 1
1995 0 0
1996 7 5
1997 4 2
1998 3 1
1999 3 2
2000 1 2
2001 2 2
2002 11 7
2003 8 9
2004 10 15
2005 17 33
2006 18 47
2007 21 52
2008 29 73
2009 64 142
2010 68 230
2011 133 327
2012 140 459
2013 143 611
2014 147 864
2015 189 1132
2016 221 1181
2017 311 1721
2018 415 2313
2019 470 3338
2020 689 5372
2021 851 7931
2022 797 9949
2023 718 12194
2024 395 10962
2025 239 9263

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Broadcast Journalism 3 55 402
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 46 427
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 111 524
International Law 1 65 554
Human Rights Law 1 43 581
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 83 619
Special Education 1 85 761
Media Studies 3 86 862
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 145 875
Communications and Public Relations 4 159 914
Political Economy 3 104 934
Law Enforcement 1 156 959
Journalism and Digital Media 6 248 971
Criminology and Criminal Justice 2 108 1058
Military science 5 192 1086
Radio and Television broadcasting 14 304 1088
Linguistics 4 346 1173
Gender Studies 3 144 1210
Law 5 326 1322
Anthropology 6 293 1385
Archaeology 5 438 1412
History 5 441 1509
Political Science 5 345 1513
Public Policy / Administration 5 302 1548
Sociology 5 416 1673
Classics and Ancient History 10 406 1677
Education Majors 7 458 1678
Philosophy 3 434 1704
Art History 3 358 1961
Aesthetics 11 625 2007
Demography 23 768 2221
Library and Information science 11 641 2294

Environmental Science rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 10th for Environmental Science in Pakistan and 1656th in the World with 5,551 publications made and 98,351 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#10 of 105 In Pakistan
#598 of 2,841 In Asia
#1656 of 6,888 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 6 3
1997 2 1
1998 3 1
1999 2 0
2000 1 2
2001 2 3
2002 4 2
2003 6 2
2004 10 8
2005 10 13
2006 13 15
2007 21 36
2008 26 44
2009 50 118
2010 71 222
2011 109 390
2012 121 554
2013 135 738
2014 174 1310
2015 233 1964
2016 263 3207
2017 343 4417
2018 417 4800
2019 456 6370
2020 608 8927
2021 685 10778
2022 671 12841
2023 593 14662
2024 336 13390
2025 206 11423

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 195 672
Geotechnical Engineering 7 420 1109
Geography and Cartography 5 332 1173
Oceanography 12 734 1891
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 786 2059
Geology 13 814 2075
Environmental Management 25 895 2093
Environmental Chemistry 24 957 2103
Ecology 22 872 2214
Environmental Engineering 30 1052 2317
Agricultural Science 33 1026 2407
Paleontology 21 1006 2447
Forestry 36 918 2452
Earth science and Geophysics 26 1219 2848
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 1199 3014

Engineering rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 11th for Engineering in Pakistan and 1855th in the World with 5,170 publications made and 111,675 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#11 of 104 In Pakistan
#781 of 2,841 In Asia
#1855 of 6,795 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 2
1997 0 4
1998 1 2
1999 0 1
2000 1 2
2001 0 1
2002 6 4
2003 3 6
2004 7 6
2005 12 18
2006 19 31
2007 16 46
2008 35 71
2009 68 143
2010 85 266
2011 89 439
2012 122 576
2013 145 858
2014 149 1382
2015 229 2116
2016 317 3395
2017 336 4919
2018 392 5528
2019 485 7231
2020 522 10253
2021 515 12502
2022 550 14634
2023 512 16473
2024 367 15927
2025 218 13649

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Aerospace Engineering 4 300 987
Geotechnical Engineering 7 420 1109
Nanotechnology 7 540 1200
Chemical Engineering 11 670 1407
Computer Networking 9 580 1468
Operations Research 7 619 1507
Systems Engineering 8 519 1537
Renewable Energy Engineering 24 663 1557
Computer Engineering 12 695 1601
Transportation Engineering 11 640 1629
Automation and Control engineering 13 762 1694
Materials Science 11 773 1737
Electrical Engineering 16 788 1778
Telecommunications 13 804 1848
Mechanical Engineering 10 786 1938
Electronic Engineering 17 906 1969
Structural Engineering 12 869 2049
Automotive Engineering 18 936 2092
Reliability and Quality Engineering 23 930 2105
Biotechnology 28 929 2105
Optical Engineering 20 1022 2265
Remote Sensing 21 976 2301
Environmental Engineering 30 1052 2317
Acoustical Engineering 16 992 2336
Metallurgical Engineering 26 1136 2405
Human-Computer Interaction 21 950 2411
Civil Engineering 17 1064 2489

Physics rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 11th for Physics in Pakistan and 1808th in the World with 4,768 publications made and 102,131 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#11 of 104 In Pakistan
#761 of 2,822 In Asia
#1808 of 6,729 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 2 2
1997 1 4
1998 1 1
1999 0 1
2000 1 2
2001 0 1
2002 4 2
2003 3 2
2004 3 3
2005 8 9
2006 13 22
2007 14 40
2008 29 61
2009 61 126
2010 71 217
2011 82 424
2012 112 546
2013 129 816
2014 143 1282
2015 201 1944
2016 290 3238
2017 343 4671
2018 390 5153
2019 432 6750
2020 487 9289
2021 512 11346
2022 505 12897
2023 479 14273
2024 308 13857
2025 168 11786

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 5 372 1080
Nanotechnology 7 540 1200
Condensed Matter Physics 13 684 1534
Quantum and Particle physics 6 641 1598
Materials Science 11 773 1737
Theoretical Physics 17 728 1961
Optical Engineering 20 1022 2265
Acoustical Engineering 16 992 2336
Atomic and Molecular physics 24 1051 2385
Astrophysics and Astronomy 22 933 2390

Computer Science rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 8th for Computer Science in Pakistan and 1760th in the World with 4,645 publications made and 75,715 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Telecommunications, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 105 In Pakistan
#673 of 2,842 In Asia
#1760 of 6,855 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 2 1
1995 1 0
1996 1 2
1997 3 4
1998 1 0
1999 1 1
2000 1 2
2001 2 2
2002 7 6
2003 8 7
2004 10 9
2005 10 25
2006 19 46
2007 22 52
2008 34 72
2009 58 124
2010 93 221
2011 108 343
2012 118 435
2013 118 622
2014 101 954
2015 164 1187
2016 205 1424
2017 285 2083
2018 301 2815
2019 373 3781
2020 458 5926
2021 548 8363
2022 580 10515
2023 496 12532
2024 346 11482
2025 200 9686

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Software Engineering 5 282 1133
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 490 1221
Management Information Systems 9 341 1309
Cyber Security 13 514 1398
Computational Linguistics 9 551 1399
Computer Networking 9 580 1468
Machine Learning 10 610 1482
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 10 596 1521
Data Science 10 489 1546
Computer Engineering 12 695 1601
Cognitive Science 9 647 1665
Computer Vision 13 739 1719
Telecommunications 13 804 1848
Multimedia 11 738 2004
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 27 930 2200
Neuroscience 15 802 2219
Library and Information science 11 641 2294
Human-Computer Interaction 21 950 2411

Biology rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 21st for Biology in Pakistan and 2364th in the World with 4,577 publications made and 92,628 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#21 of 105 In Pakistan
#1017 of 2,838 In Asia
#2364 of 6,841 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 3 2
1997 1 0
1998 1 1
1999 2 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 2
2002 3 1
2003 2 1
2004 5 7
2005 6 8
2006 8 19
2007 8 29
2008 14 53
2009 39 96
2010 43 129
2011 78 227
2012 74 334
2013 122 548
2014 139 1027
2015 143 1554
2016 205 2441
2017 274 3710
2018 352 4319
2019 410 5585
2020 543 8218
2021 564 10830
2022 558 13093
2023 476 14873
2024 317 13761
2025 222 11773

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 7 540 1200
Biotechnology 28 929 2105
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 27 930 2200
Neuroscience 15 802 2219
Virology 39 871 2240
Oncology and Cancer research 25 1029 2333
Evolutionary Biology 15 931 2406
Agricultural Science 33 1026 2407
Paleontology 21 1006 2447
Forestry 36 918 2452
Botany 29 1066 2489
Biochemistry 27 1194 2578
Genetics 27 1137 2587
Horticulture 38 1268 2796
Microbiology 47 1287 2841
Pharmacology 45 1320 2842
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 26 1199 3014
Immunology 47 1319 3106
Nutrition and Food Science 44 1593 3324
Zoology 39 1391 3470

Chemistry rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 19th for Chemistry in Pakistan and 2198th in the World with 4,014 publications made and 91,009 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#19 of 103 In Pakistan
#991 of 2,785 In Asia
#2198 of 6,561 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 2
1997 0 4
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 1
2002 3 1
2003 3 0
2004 2 0
2005 4 7
2006 10 18
2007 11 28
2008 14 50
2009 37 74
2010 43 145
2011 76 291
2012 79 399
2013 117 642
2014 124 1082
2015 148 1736
2016 236 2985
2017 277 4306
2018 320 4850
2019 380 6351
2020 439 8846
2021 418 10833
2022 429 12549
2023 406 13830
2024 269 13658
2025 199 11927

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 7 540 1200
Chemical Engineering 11 670 1407
Materials Science 11 773 1737
Petrology and Geochemistry 16 786 2059
Environmental Chemistry 24 957 2103
Radiochemistry 31 1154 2217
Physical chemistry 20 1105 2297
Computational Chemistry 31 1143 2421
Organic Chemistry 25 1158 2447
Biochemistry 27 1194 2578
Inorganic Chemistry 30 1298 2657
Nutrition and Food Science 44 1593 3324

Medicine rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 26th for Medicine in Pakistan and 2619th in the World with 2,978 publications made and 42,239 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Clinical Psychology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#26 of 106 In Pakistan
#1047 of 2,817 In Asia
#2619 of 6,793 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 2 1
1997 1 1
1998 1 0
1999 1 0
2000 0 2
2001 1 2
2002 5 1
2003 2 2
2004 3 2
2005 2 12
2006 8 16
2007 5 18
2008 14 35
2009 23 61
2010 30 96
2011 56 160
2012 50 202
2013 71 311
2014 66 483
2015 100 646
2016 121 872
2017 153 1147
2018 212 1529
2019 258 2156
2020 343 3325
2021 387 4708
2022 373 6067
2023 326 7238
2024 216 6532
2025 173 5948

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 8 414 1537
Ophthalmology 14 571 1540
Healthcare Management (MHA) 24 558 1865
Veterinary 35 878 2011
Pediatrics 31 664 2015
Cardiology 15 761 2050
Health Science 19 610 2054
Anatomy and Physiology 15 827 2147
Public Health 27 784 2222
Virology 39 871 2240
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 23 728 2250
Oncology and Cancer research 25 1029 2333
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 51 1027 2355
Nursing 28 777 2407
Psychiatry 25 925 2500
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 26 1041 2623
Pathology 30 1083 2626
Family medicine 42 923 2673
Surgery 30 1020 2676
Sports Medicine 25 1113 2774
Pharmacology 45 1320 2842
Immunology 47 1319 3106
Physical Therapy 37 1503 3625

Mathematics rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 7th for Mathematics in Pakistan and 1628th in the World with 2,962 publications made and 45,498 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 105 In Pakistan
#592 of 2,725 In Asia
#1628 of 6,434 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 1 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 4 3
2003 3 3
2004 6 3
2005 8 11
2006 7 16
2007 7 24
2008 16 43
2009 29 60
2010 53 114
2011 73 193
2012 68 274
2013 73 393
2014 64 570
2015 111 816
2016 138 1023
2017 182 1502
2018 208 1764
2019 260 2484
2020 303 4048
2021 389 5370
2022 337 6399
2023 328 7503
2024 210 5353
2025 94 3946

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 13 403 1184
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 327 1201
Blockchain and Cryptography 9 490 1221
Operations Research 7 619 1507
Math Teachers 6 487 1675
Statistics 7 666 1780

Business rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 4th for Business in Pakistan and 1391st in the World with 2,769 publications made and 36,678 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 104 In Pakistan
#408 of 2,654 In Asia
#1391 of 6,366 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 1 0
1994 2 0
1995 1 0
1996 4 3
1997 3 1
1998 0 1
1999 3 2
2000 0 3
2001 2 1
2002 4 1
2003 5 6
2004 2 13
2005 7 22
2006 4 33
2007 9 44
2008 19 54
2009 27 110
2010 37 173
2011 77 249
2012 73 320
2013 100 467
2014 71 626
2015 106 700
2016 113 784
2017 150 1020
2018 190 1343
2019 233 1840
2020 299 2985
2021 365 4118
2022 322 5284
2023 280 6375
2024 165 5296
2025 109 4294

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 219 799
Entrepreneurship 3 155 846
Accounting 2 262 1094
International Business 6 222 1119
Advertising 5 275 1123
International Trade 5 249 1196
Finance 3 326 1209
Human Resource Management 7 324 1267
Marketing 6 380 1289
Management Information Systems 9 341 1309
Project Management 9 338 1368
Management 6 487 1473
Operations Research 7 619 1507
Public Policy / Administration 5 302 1548

Psychology rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 8th for Psychology in Pakistan and 1693rd in the World with 2,636 publications made and 37,012 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#8 of 105 In Pakistan
#580 of 2,766 In Asia
#1693 of 6,663 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 1 0
1994 1 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 1
1997 3 1
1998 1 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 1
2001 1 0
2002 4 5
2003 2 3
2004 7 3
2005 8 16
2006 7 28
2007 6 26
2008 10 49
2009 23 69
2010 37 98
2011 47 159
2012 61 182
2013 60 271
2014 54 379
2015 77 479
2016 100 508
2017 138 792
2018 182 1035
2019 222 1498
2020 294 2645
2021 365 3557
2022 335 4743
2023 313 5804
2024 181 4995
2025 109 4409

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 91 418
Special Education 1 85 761
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 145 875
Social Psychology 3 237 1078
Clinical Psychology 8 414 1537
Cognitive Science 9 647 1665
Education Majors 7 458 1678
Child Psychology 7 455 1693
Neuroscience 15 802 2219
Psychiatry 25 925 2500

Economics rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 6th for Economics in Pakistan and 1287th in the World with 2,379 publications made and 26,479 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 104 In Pakistan
#331 of 2,559 In Asia
#1287 of 6,188 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 1 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 5 3
1997 2 2
1998 0 0
1999 2 1
2000 0 2
2001 1 0
2002 3 2
2003 1 3
2004 2 10
2005 7 12
2006 2 11
2007 7 27
2008 10 26
2009 20 78
2010 25 101
2011 63 148
2012 45 210
2013 75 247
2014 61 384
2015 83 446
2016 95 553
2017 130 694
2018 176 880
2019 183 1317
2020 272 2157
2021 328 2927
2022 295 3595
2023 250 4468
2024 150 3560
2025 95 2874

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 46 427
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 219 799
Political Economy 3 104 934
International Economics 7 227 1156
International Trade 5 249 1196
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 327 1201
Finance 3 326 1209
Development Studies 8 329 1249
Environmental Economics 22 593 1515

Art & Design rankings

International Islamic University, Islamabad ranked 6th for Art & Design in Pakistan and 1748th in the World with 1,110 publications made and 7,426 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#6 of 99 In Pakistan
#525 of 2,450 In Asia
#1748 of 6,010 In the World

International Islamic University, Islamabad
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 1 0
1999 1 0
2000 1 0
2001 1 0
2002 1 2
2003 1 2
2004 2 3
2005 4 5
2006 2 15
2007 4 8
2008 8 11
2009 13 30
2010 13 42
2011 18 68
2012 27 65
2013 30 122
2014 25 137
2015 42 219
2016 45 137
2017 62 264
2018 66 320
2019 78 443
2020 130 682
2021 162 950
2022 141 1227
2023 127 1366
2024 63 1361
2025 46 1139

The following table provides academic rankings for International Islamic University, Islamabad in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Photography 2 236 983
Creative Writing 2 192 1153
Literature 3 314 1304
Art History 3 358 1961
Multimedia 11 738 2004
Aesthetics 11 625 2007
Fashion Design 14 832 2335