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The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 10th in Pakistan, 2599th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 128 research topics. The National University of Sciences and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,221 academic publications and 352,133 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2599 of 14,131 In the World
#823 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 175 In Pakistan
#3 of 18 In Islamabad
#321 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#369 of 1,202 For Construction Management
#385 of 2,500 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#2570 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 125 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 3rd for Engineering in Pakistan and 912th in the World with 15,769 publications made and 268,398 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 104 In Pakistan
#306 of 2,835 In Asia
#912 of 6,782 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 1 1
1995 3 3
1996 2 2
1997 3 1
1998 4 7
1999 6 3
2000 5 8
2001 4 9
2002 8 15
2003 14 14
2004 43 33
2005 59 54
2006 98 76
2007 116 130
2008 167 231
2009 179 381
2010 198 596
2011 243 994
2012 313 1522
2013 397 2156
2014 543 2986
2015 625 4104
2016 787 5504
2017 907 7471
2018 1088 9758
2019 1344 14426
2020 1541 22002
2021 1821 33122
2022 1965 42476
2023 1835 53624
2024 1388 57716

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Sciences and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 4th for Physics in Pakistan and 1031st in the World with 13,142 publications made and 227,457 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 104 In Pakistan
#352 of 2,817 In Asia
#1031 of 6,713 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 0 0
1993 3 2
1994 1 1
1995 3 2
1996 2 1
1997 2 1
1998 4 4
1999 6 4
2000 5 7
2001 2 9
2002 8 14
2003 12 13
2004 31 24
2005 42 43
2006 56 54
2007 79 110
2008 128 192
2009 153 349
2010 193 610
2011 215 1048
2012 270 1524
2013 347 2203
2014 447 2890
2015 511 3874
2016 638 4994
2017 750 6537
2018 884 8407
2019 1085 12212
2020 1293 18433
2021 1466 27555
2022 1661 35461
2023 1620 44993
2024 1162 49252

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Sciences and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 197 614
Nanotechnology 3 306 746
Theoretical Physics 4 179 754
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 270 998
Quantum and Particle physics 4 335 999
Materials Science 3 390 1024
Optical Engineering 4 381 1078
Acoustical Engineering 2 395 1154
Condensed Matter Physics 8 554 1315
Nuclear Physics 7 517 1376
Atomic and Molecular physics 8 703 1803

Computer Science rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Pakistan and 834th in the World with 11,447 publications made and 172,363 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 105 In Pakistan
#218 of 2,840 In Asia
#834 of 6,845 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 2 1
1994 2 0
1995 1 1
1996 2 2
1997 3 1
1998 1 1
1999 5 3
2000 3 5
2001 1 3
2002 7 12
2003 9 13
2004 34 30
2005 55 49
2006 89 72
2007 98 112
2008 160 193
2009 160 310
2010 155 458
2011 173 653
2012 213 986
2013 268 1377
2014 419 1840
2015 484 2440
2016 657 3228
2017 730 4471
2018 818 6403
2019 1046 9774
2020 1084 14561
2021 1325 22390
2022 1277 27613
2023 1229 33334
2024 904 31520

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Sciences and Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 116 385
Cyber Security 2 109 425
Software Engineering 1 81 477
UX/UI Desgin 2 100 505
Web Design and Development 2 133 516
Computer Networking 2 152 519
Robotics 1 192 558
Telecommunications 2 176 568
Computer Vision 2 181 635
Data Science 3 118 640
Cognitive Science 2 167 677
Computer Engineering 2 230 685
Computational Linguistics 2 193 694
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 210 738
Machine Learning 2 233 752
Database Administration 4 290 872
Computer Graphics 2 256 899
Multimedia 2 216 900
Human-Computer Interaction 3 245 949
Animation 3 369 961
Management Information Systems 4 252 1107
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 459 1276
Neuroscience 6 482 1509
Library and Information science 12 683 2426

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 6th for Chemistry in Pakistan and 1323rd in the World with 10,905 publications made and 209,255 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 103 In Pakistan
#520 of 2,781 In Asia
#1323 of 6,545 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 1 2
1995 4 2
1996 1 2
1997 2 0
1998 3 4
1999 2 4
2000 3 5
2001 3 9
2002 6 12
2003 7 11
2004 32 14
2005 23 32
2006 34 32
2007 55 51
2008 72 115
2009 80 192
2010 116 289
2011 155 534
2012 200 901
2013 260 1396
2014 349 2150
2015 447 3100
2016 511 4298
2017 612 5727
2018 725 7419
2019 892 10928
2020 1090 16656
2021 1269 25051
2022 1469 32859
2023 1373 41715
2024 1045 47534

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Sciences and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 3 305 738
Nanotechnology 3 306 746
Computational Chemistry 5 310 975
Biochemical Engineering 8 331 996
Materials Science 3 390 1024
Physical chemistry 5 439 1044
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 368 1168
Radiochemistry 12 588 1172
Inorganic Chemistry 8 564 1272
Environmental Chemistry 11 531 1322
Organic Chemistry 7 607 1446
Biochemistry 9 662 1602
Nutrition and Food Science 25 999 2182
Pharmacy 26 1041 2271

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Pakistan and 1128th in the World with 10,470 publications made and 201,923 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 105 In Pakistan
#340 of 2,838 In Asia
#1128 of 6,876 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 2
1996 3 1
1997 3 0
1998 3 6
1999 4 4
2000 1 4
2001 2 6
2002 3 12
2003 9 9
2004 25 22
2005 26 34
2006 53 60
2007 66 78
2008 101 138
2009 99 205
2010 123 319
2011 157 596
2012 200 890
2013 250 1322
2014 339 2146
2015 434 2857
2016 443 3895
2017 541 5314
2018 685 6730
2019 868 9956
2020 1025 15493
2021 1262 23976
2022 1438 31703
2023 1360 40380
2024 908 41417

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Sciences and Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 200 573
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 160 602
Environmental Management 3 218 688
Mining Engineering 4 273 759
Environmental Engineering 5 263 762
Geography and Cartography 3 244 968
Oceanography 3 296 974
Geotechnical Engineering 5 359 987
Agricultural Science 12 385 1058
Ecology 6 318 1075
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 368 1168
Geology 6 387 1208
Earth science and Geophysics 5 426 1226
Environmental Chemistry 11 531 1322
Paleontology 7 501 1466
Forestry 20 599 1794
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 965 2497

Biology rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 8th for Biology in Pakistan and 1502nd in the World with 9,958 publications made and 198,446 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#8 of 105 In Pakistan
#579 of 2,834 In Asia
#1502 of 6,833 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 2
1995 1 0
1996 2 1
1997 1 0
1998 1 3
1999 1 4
2000 2 3
2001 0 4
2002 2 7
2003 1 9
2004 12 11
2005 18 14
2006 30 35
2007 49 45
2008 58 78
2009 77 175
2010 96 294
2011 139 528
2012 169 874
2013 224 1288
2014 304 1955
2015 422 2845
2016 478 3919
2017 547 5198
2018 635 6588
2019 812 10014
2020 1028 15622
2021 1227 24401
2022 1381 31482
2023 1276 39439
2024 918 41380

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Sciences and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 3 306 746
Virology 7 310 992
Agricultural Science 12 385 1058
Toxicology 16 427 1187
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 459 1276
Microbiology 10 512 1345
Immunology 10 559 1463
Paleontology 7 501 1466
Biotechnology 16 595 1480
Neuroscience 6 482 1509
Oncology and Cancer research 11 637 1560
Botany 13 612 1596
Biochemistry 9 662 1602
Genetics 8 649 1644
Pharmacology 20 745 1725
Forestry 20 599 1794
Evolutionary Biology 6 615 1815
Horticulture 24 819 1914
Nutrition and Food Science 25 999 2182
Molecular Biology 11 1015 2380
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 18 965 2497
Zoology 20 951 2619

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Pakistan and 1585th in the World with 7,388 publications made and 117,791 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 105 In Pakistan
#396 of 2,864 In Asia
#1585 of 7,081 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 1 2
1996 1 1
1997 4 1
1998 1 2
1999 3 3
2000 4 3
2001 1 2
2002 5 3
2003 2 5
2004 15 16
2005 28 35
2006 58 57
2007 67 68
2008 94 123
2009 94 198
2010 93 289
2011 111 503
2012 127 701
2013 164 939
2014 264 1223
2015 319 1536
2016 344 1911
2017 418 2758
2018 474 3921
2019 667 6068
2020 739 9524
2021 885 15626
2022 940 20442
2023 814 25053
2024 623 22861

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Sciences and Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 2 133 723
Broadcast Journalism 5 142 738
Journalism and Digital Media 5 211 868
Archaeology 4 294 1095
Linguistics 5 364 1225
History 4 316 1226
Law 4 297 1262
Political Science 4 325 1478
Communications and Public Relations 17 331 1483
Education Majors 5 373 1495
Aesthetics 5 454 1639
Anthropology 9 393 1656
Classics and Ancient History 11 440 1777
Sociology 9 458 1791
Philosophy 5 464 1800
Demography 16 602 1839
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 520 1960
Library and Information science 12 683 2426

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Pakistan and 1005th in the World with 5,534 publications made and 87,664 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 104 In Pakistan
#290 of 2,718 In Asia
#1005 of 6,418 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 1
1997 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 1 1
2000 0 5
2001 0 1
2002 3 3
2003 7 4
2004 23 17
2005 33 33
2006 53 50
2007 52 81
2008 92 132
2009 97 215
2010 90 317
2011 91 445
2012 116 656
2013 130 871
2014 194 1092
2015 235 1376
2016 298 1678
2017 338 2297
2018 382 3140
2019 469 4596
2020 559 6953
2021 650 10808
2022 656 13241
2023 615 16014
2024 327 11751

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Sciences and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 116 385
Applied Mathematics 6 257 866
Operations Research 3 377 1061
Statistics 3 311 1066
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 449 1451
Math Teachers 10 577 1928

Business rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 3rd for Business in Pakistan and 1146th in the World with 4,081 publications made and 54,548 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 104 In Pakistan
#299 of 2,646 In Asia
#1146 of 6,339 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 2 1
1995 0 1
1996 1 1
1997 1 1
1998 1 1
1999 2 0
2000 3 2
2001 1 3
2002 2 5
2003 0 5
2004 15 15
2005 17 21
2006 30 40
2007 33 51
2008 43 80
2009 49 107
2010 44 163
2011 59 244
2012 88 334
2013 89 448
2014 149 617
2015 149 777
2016 226 979
2017 245 1453
2018 289 2063
2019 402 3145
2020 435 4951
2021 511 7899
2022 464 10146
2023 446 12186
2024 277 10275

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Sciences and Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 1 96 369
Occupational Safety and Health 2 133 723
Risk Management 2 163 778
Project Management 2 155 801
Engineering Management 2 179 801
Management 2 239 909
Real Estate 1 281 920
Supply Chain Management 3 361 935
Operations Research 3 377 1061
Management Information Systems 4 252 1107
Marketing 4 366 1265
Finance 5 360 1305
Human Resource Management 9 350 1311
Investment Banking and Stock trading 24 507 1483
International Trade 13 430 1650
Accounting 8 473 1654
International Business 17 459 1738
Advertising 20 717 2154

Psychology rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 4th for Psychology in Pakistan and 1398th in the World with 3,370 publications made and 59,129 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 105 In Pakistan
#434 of 2,755 In Asia
#1398 of 6,645 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 1 1
1996 1 0
1997 1 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 1
2000 1 2
2001 0 0
2002 1 0
2003 3 2
2004 8 7
2005 13 20
2006 16 14
2007 11 22
2008 28 46
2009 38 89
2010 37 115
2011 35 183
2012 47 253
2013 81 387
2014 108 489
2015 152 662
2016 177 1012
2017 218 1427
2018 247 2001
2019 307 3090
2020 371 4728
2021 400 7569
2022 384 9738
2023 385 11417
2024 285 9800

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Sciences and Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 2 167 677
Social Psychology 5 320 1304
Child Psychology 4 351 1470
Education Majors 5 373 1495
Neuroscience 6 482 1509
Psychiatry 13 592 1765
Clinical Psychology 22 755 2379

Economics rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 5th for Economics in Pakistan and 1237th in the World with 2,310 publications made and 37,214 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 104 In Pakistan
#308 of 2,553 In Asia
#1237 of 6,167 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 1 1
1999 1 0
2000 0 1
2001 1 2
2002 1 2
2003 1 2
2004 5 5
2005 3 5
2006 9 5
2007 14 25
2008 17 51
2009 28 55
2010 33 101
2011 29 127
2012 44 192
2013 42 203
2014 70 313
2015 77 442
2016 98 493
2017 133 723
2018 131 999
2019 207 1532
2020 286 2837
2021 313 4704
2022 282 6309
2023 303 7927
2024 173 6625

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Sciences and Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 2 120 426
Agricultural Economics 12 328 912
Development Studies 5 263 1108
Finance 5 360 1305
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 13 449 1451
Investment Banking and Stock trading 24 507 1483
International Economics 17 380 1516
International Trade 13 430 1650

Art & Design rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Pakistan and 1280th in the World with 1,341 publications made and 17,122 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Architecture.

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
#3 of 99 In Pakistan
#320 of 2,428 In Asia
#1280 of 5,966 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1995 1 1
1996 0 1
1997 2 0
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 0
2002 3 1
2003 2 0
2004 3 1
2005 13 11
2006 12 13
2007 17 17
2008 18 24
2009 19 41
2010 24 67
2011 26 79
2012 33 141
2013 29 150
2014 60 187
2015 60 273
2016 77 268
2017 91 430
2018 89 666
2019 126 1029
2020 121 1604
2021 152 2328
2022 134 2943
2023 125 3540
2024 100 3618

The following table provides academic rankings for The National University of Sciences and Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 3 103 490
UX/UI Desgin 2 100 505
Computer Graphics 2 256 899
Multimedia 2 216 900
Animation 3 369 961
Graphic Design 2 272 983
Fashion Design 2 386 1350
Literature 5 396 1562
Aesthetics 5 454 1639

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National University of Sciences and Technology

Speciality Pakistan Asia World Rank
Optometry 2 107 480
Ophthalmology 1 216 726
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 181 975
Veterinary 20 480 1236
Sports Medicine 3 373 1389
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 494 1425
Critical Care Nursing 13 468 1518
Pathology 11 578 1589
Health Science 12 431 1603
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 24 670 1644
Medicine 9 585 1660
Public Health 13 536 1688
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 473 1697
Anatomy and Physiology 7 615 1708
Surgery 12 608 1710
Cardiology 12 628 1734
Dermatology 25 720 1786
Family medicine 25 562 1800
Orthodontics 17 610 1813
Physical Therapy 6 594 1831
Pediatrics 30 626 1910
Dentistry 21 696 1949
Nursing 17 605 2032
Anesthesiology 27 899 2372