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The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 10th in Pakistan, 2537th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 124 research topics. The National University of Sciences and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,228 academic publications and 236,631 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2537 of 14,131 In the World
#798 of 5,830 In Asia
#10 of 175 In Pakistan
#3 of 18 In Islamabad
#350 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#364 of 2,372 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#380 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#2570 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 121 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 3rd for Engineering in Pakistan and 893rd in the World with 14,726 publications made and 184,793 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 104 In Pakistan
#289 of 2,809 In Asia
#893 of 6,684 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 1 0
1995 2 1
1996 2 1
1997 2 0
1998 3 0
1999 4 0
2000 5 0
2001 6 5
2002 13 13
2003 24 8
2004 48 15
2005 81 34
2006 129 38
2007 184 101
2008 241 187
2009 233 343
2010 232 495
2011 305 898
2012 378 1436
2013 552 2073
2014 661 3027
2015 682 4118
2016 763 5418
2017 842 7229
2018 1044 8938
2019 1274 12729
2020 1447 19178
2021 1731 28588
2022 1934 37704
2023 1704 45104

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

Engineering subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 124 350
Construction Management 1 93 380
Agricultural Engineering 3 156 449
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 146 493
Robotics 1 165 495
Computer Networking 2 139 501
Architecture 2 102 509
Electronic Engineering 2 171 530
Telecommunications 2 160 538
Automation and Control engineering 1 196 551
Computer Engineering 1 170 556
Aviation 1 118 560
Marine Engineering 1 170 563
Aerospace Engineering 2 147 597
Automotive Engineering 1 229 625
Electrical Engineering 2 223 669
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 227 684
Technical Drawing 1 232 688
Systems Engineering 1 160 709
Nuclear Engineering 2 261 715
Environmental Engineering 3 256 751
Remote Sensing 1 205 765
Nanotechnology 3 307 767
Chemical Engineering 3 315 774
Engineering Management 1 179 775
Transportation Engineering 2 227 800
Mining Engineering 4 293 822
Industrial Engineering 2 250 824
Architectural Engineering 1 256 827
Mechanical Engineering 1 248 842
Structural Engineering 1 277 852
Operations Research 3 276 859
Product and Industrial Design 1 284 893
Human-Computer Interaction 1 210 895
Civil Engineering 1 288 924
Biochemical Engineering 7 291 934
Geotechnical Engineering 3 331 952
Materials Science 3 380 1020
Biomedical Engineering 2 354 1027
Optical Engineering 4 363 1048
Petroleum Engineering 6 390 1086
Acoustical Engineering 2 367 1109
Metallurgical Engineering 5 447 1128
Biotechnology 8 497 1316

Physics rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 3rd for Physics in Pakistan and 1022nd in the World with 12,270 publications made and 157,853 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 104 In Pakistan
#339 of 2,786 In Asia
#1022 of 6,603 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 0
1993 2 1
1994 1 0
1995 2 1
1996 2 1
1997 2 0
1998 2 0
1999 4 0
2000 5 0
2001 2 5
2002 10 13
2003 18 9
2004 36 13
2005 63 26
2006 89 26
2007 142 87
2008 193 157
2009 199 327
2010 224 531
2011 265 935
2012 326 1485
2013 451 2145
2014 526 2910
2015 553 3904
2016 626 5041
2017 696 6459
2018 838 7748
2019 1029 10928
2020 1212 16267
2021 1412 24098
2022 1628 31864
2023 1534 38415

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 1 227 684
Theoretical Physics 4 162 696
Nanotechnology 3 307 767
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 234 903
Quantum and Particle physics 3 323 982
Materials Science 3 380 1020
Optical Engineering 4 363 1048
Acoustical Engineering 2 367 1109
Condensed Matter Physics 6 501 1236
Nuclear Physics 7 460 1259
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 786 1948

Computer Science rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Pakistan and 823rd in the World with 10,811 publications made and 112,623 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 104 In Pakistan
#207 of 2,809 In Asia
#823 of 6,752 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 2 1
1994 1 0
1995 1 0
1996 2 1
1997 3 0
1998 1 0
1999 2 0
2000 3 1
2001 4 2
2002 10 8
2003 16 7
2004 40 10
2005 75 22
2006 116 38
2007 164 69
2008 217 141
2009 204 247
2010 187 359
2011 232 588
2012 255 879
2013 403 1206
2014 507 1747
2015 547 2375
2016 618 3033
2017 669 4026
2018 777 5557
2019 1003 8289
2020 1023 12163
2021 1241 18486
2022 1265 23390
2023 1121 26248

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 2 106 364
Cyber Security 2 106 415
Web Design and Development 1 112 447
Software Engineering 1 75 472
Robotics 1 165 495
Computer Networking 2 139 501
Telecommunications 2 160 538
UX/UI Desgin 1 115 550
Computer Engineering 1 170 556
Computer Vision 2 173 619
Cognitive Science 2 157 668
Data Science 1 115 675
Computational Linguistics 1 181 692
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 202 741
Machine Learning 2 234 770
Computer Graphics 1 250 883
Database Administration 3 283 894
Human-Computer Interaction 1 210 895
Multimedia 1 197 913
Game Design and Development 1 244 920
Animation 3 356 959
Management Information Systems 2 233 1105
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 450 1278
Neuroscience 5 462 1499
Library and Information science 12 678 2461

Chemistry rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 6th for Chemistry in Pakistan and 1333rd in the World with 9,949 publications made and 144,165 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 103 In Pakistan
#516 of 2,750 In Asia
#1333 of 6,447 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 1 0
1995 3 1
1996 1 1
1997 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 2 0
2000 3 0
2001 3 5
2002 9 10
2003 10 8
2004 28 6
2005 43 17
2006 53 9
2007 81 42
2008 110 102
2009 106 199
2010 133 253
2011 195 510
2012 241 852
2013 321 1416
2014 415 2242
2015 452 3168
2016 505 4348
2017 566 5730
2018 678 6873
2019 851 9834
2020 1012 14758
2021 1220 22097
2022 1442 29720
2023 1298 36054

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
Nanotechnology 3 307 767
Chemical Engineering 3 315 774
Biochemical Engineering 7 291 934
Computational Chemistry 4 317 996
Materials Science 3 380 1020
Physical chemistry 4 449 1086
Radiochemistry 12 582 1175
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 396 1232
Inorganic Chemistry 8 566 1301
Environmental Chemistry 10 516 1318
Organic Chemistry 7 613 1469
Biochemistry 8 667 1619
Nutrition and Food Science 21 966 2144
Pharmacy 26 998 2207

Environmental Science rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 5th for Environmental Science in Pakistan and 1117th in the World with 9,709 publications made and 134,999 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#5 of 104 In Pakistan
#330 of 2,811 In Asia
#1117 of 6,798 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 3 0
1997 1 0
1998 3 0
1999 3 0
2000 1 0
2001 2 3
2002 9 9
2003 15 6
2004 31 9
2005 42 20
2006 68 32
2007 119 57
2008 147 120
2009 138 213
2010 149 262
2011 199 533
2012 257 845
2013 318 1331
2014 400 2113
2015 442 2883
2016 433 3945
2017 479 5193
2018 668 6113
2019 816 8743
2020 954 13493
2021 1174 20535
2022 1425 27646
2023 1274 33657

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 5 182 549
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 157 576
Environmental Management 3 227 723
Environmental Engineering 3 256 751
Mining Engineering 4 293 822
Geography and Cartography 3 222 907
Geotechnical Engineering 3 331 952
Oceanography 4 294 984
Agricultural Science 10 364 1059
Ecology 6 317 1100
Earth science and Geophysics 5 405 1193
Geology 5 376 1203
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 396 1232
Environmental Chemistry 10 516 1318
Paleontology 6 498 1483
Forestry 21 665 1959
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 945 2478

Biology rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 7th for Biology in Pakistan and 1491st in the World with 8,955 publications made and 134,872 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 104 In Pakistan
#558 of 2,814 In Asia
#1491 of 6,770 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 2 1
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 2 0
2001 1 3
2002 3 3
2003 4 6
2004 12 2
2005 24 8
2006 31 13
2007 66 26
2008 73 66
2009 82 174
2010 103 258
2011 175 519
2012 213 869
2013 277 1276
2014 354 2003
2015 420 2897
2016 469 3891
2017 504 5108
2018 587 6000
2019 763 8899
2020 961 13595
2021 1135 20891
2022 1336 27992
2023 1208 33610

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 3 307 767
Virology 7 311 993
Agricultural Science 10 364 1059
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 450 1278
Biotechnology 8 497 1316
Microbiology 10 512 1352
Immunology 9 538 1443
Paleontology 6 498 1483
Neuroscience 5 462 1499
Oncology and Cancer research 8 614 1527
Botany 13 576 1556
Biochemistry 8 667 1619
Genetics 8 638 1632
Evolutionary Biology 5 527 1643
Pharmacology 18 726 1733
Horticulture 21 779 1883
Forestry 21 665 1959
Nutrition and Food Science 21 966 2144
Molecular Biology 10 1010 2340
Zoology 10 850 2432
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 15 945 2478

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Pakistan and 1504th in the World with 6,786 publications made and 75,790 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 105 In Pakistan
#356 of 2,845 In Asia
#1504 of 7,020 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
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 1 0
1997 3 0
1998 1 0
1999 2 0
2000 3 1
2001 2 1
2002 8 2
2003 10 1
2004 17 7
2005 47 17
2006 76 30
2007 98 47
2008 128 98
2009 122 167
2010 103 208
2011 144 425
2012 160 620
2013 214 875
2014 306 1126
2015 334 1438
2016 330 1749
2017 369 2329
2018 458 3263
2019 613 4979
2020 686 7737
2021 819 12483
2022 908 16746
2023 750 19239

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 2 111 682
Journalism and Digital Media 4 201 886
Forensic Science 7 271 920
Archaeology 2 277 1067
History 3 285 1172
Law 3 262 1199
Linguistics 4 342 1199
Political Science 4 276 1393
Communications and Public Relations 11 303 1467
Education Majors 3 350 1512
Classics and Ancient History 8 358 1577
Aesthetics 4 434 1615
Philosophy 3 420 1719
Sociology 5 452 1818
Anthropology 9 430 1820
Demography 13 583 1855
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 11 530 2035
Library and Information science 12 678 2461

Mathematics rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Pakistan and 971st in the World with 5,373 publications made and 59,172 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 103 In Pakistan
#268 of 2,673 In Asia
#971 of 6,305 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 2
1992 0 0
1993 1 1
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 1
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 2 0
2002 2 2
2003 11 3
2004 25 6
2005 43 15
2006 64 23
2007 94 53
2008 117 92
2009 108 174
2010 99 240
2011 126 382
2012 138 593
2013 191 816
2014 230 1062
2015 266 1344
2016 283 1627
2017 313 2146
2018 363 2857
2019 445 3983
2020 524 5870
2021 635 8985
2022 657 11489
2023 587 12830

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 2 106 364
Applied Mathematics 4 244 841
Operations Research 3 276 859
Statistics 3 296 1046
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 425 1430
Math Teachers 6 594 2035

Business rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 2nd for Business in Pakistan and 1093rd in the World with 3,840 publications made and 35,316 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 102 In Pakistan
#273 of 2,579 In Asia
#1093 of 6,187 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1995 0 1
1996 1 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 0
1999 1 0
2000 3 0
2001 3 1
2002 5 5
2003 4 4
2004 14 4
2005 20 9
2006 38 20
2007 47 34
2008 62 65
2009 65 97
2010 58 139
2011 80 213
2012 105 314
2013 136 418
2014 172 560
2015 163 723
2016 210 871
2017 215 1323
2018 280 1786
2019 362 2673
2020 420 4096
2021 478 6503
2022 453 8528
2023 406 9560

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 93 380
Occupational Safety and Health 2 111 682
Project Management 1 136 751
Risk Management 2 150 765
Engineering Management 1 179 775
Operations Research 3 276 859
Management 2 221 879
Supply Chain Management 3 348 911
Real Estate 1 277 938
Management Information Systems 2 233 1105
Marketing 3 325 1222
Human Resource Management 7 324 1247
Finance 4 336 1285
Investment Banking and Stock trading 23 506 1504
Accounting 5 406 1531
International Trade 9 398 1538
International Business 16 437 1675
Advertising 11 604 1965

Psychology rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 3rd for Psychology in Pakistan and 1400th in the World with 3,074 publications made and 38,625 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 103 In Pakistan
#418 of 2,703 In Asia
#1400 of 6,528 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 1 0
2002 1 0
2003 4 2
2004 8 3
2005 14 8
2006 18 5
2007 34 9
2008 39 34
2009 33 59
2010 41 86
2011 45 144
2012 57 218
2013 112 324
2014 124 423
2015 163 591
2016 167 862
2017 206 1231
2018 221 1595
2019 302 2564
2020 345 3887
2021 372 6108
2022 375 8018
2023 359 8676

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 2 157 668
Social Psychology 5 305 1329
Neuroscience 5 462 1499
Education Majors 3 350 1512
Child Psychology 4 394 1644
Psychiatry 10 588 1797
Clinical Psychology 19 796 2490

Economics rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 5th for Economics in Pakistan and 1234th in the World with 2,087 publications made and 23,043 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 103 In Pakistan
#295 of 2,461 In Asia
#1234 of 5,995 In the World

National University of Sciences and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2000 0 1
2001 1 1
2002 2 1
2003 1 1
2004 7 2
2005 6 2
2006 10 4
2007 24 17
2008 29 37
2009 34 58
2010 33 83
2011 35 124
2012 49 184
2013 44 176
2014 73 312
2015 77 406
2016 88 457
2017 111 630
2018 129 828
2019 187 1261
2020 262 2310
2021 299 3833
2022 283 5309
2023 281 6234

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 2 113 417
Agricultural Economics 8 302 865
Development Studies 5 272 1168
Finance 4 336 1285
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 425 1430
Investment Banking and Stock trading 23 506 1504
International Trade 9 398 1538

Art & Design rankings

The National University of Sciences and Technology ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Pakistan and 1280th in the World with 1,246 publications made and 10,415 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, 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
#2 of 91 In Pakistan
#305 of 2,302 In Asia
#1280 of 5,720 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2004 5 1
2005 16 5
2006 20 8
2007 23 14
2008 20 21
2009 24 33
2010 27 54
2011 30 64
2012 35 116
2013 37 141
2014 71 198
2015 68 268
2016 70 259
2017 83 394
2018 86 543
2019 117 865
2020 113 1210
2021 134 1825
2022 131 2356
2023 115 2674

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 2 102 509
UX/UI Desgin 1 115 550
Computer Graphics 1 250 883
Multimedia 1 197 913
Game Design and Development 1 244 920
Animation 3 356 959
Graphic Design 1 259 967
Fashion Design 2 358 1318
Literature 5 366 1520
Aesthetics 4 434 1615

Other rankings

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

Speciality Pakistan Asia World Rank
Optometry 1 71 386
Ophthalmology 1 215 726
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 162 960
Veterinary 20 484 1266
Sports Medicine 1 345 1334
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 463 1386
Cardiology 8 568 1608
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 20 654 1621
Pathology 9 584 1630
Family medicine 16 472 1637
Anatomy and Physiology 5 568 1638
Medicine 8 583 1673
Public Health 11 511 1689
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 8 463 1716
Surgery 9 595 1716
Health Science 8 458 1740
Orthodontics 10 574 1750
Physical Therapy 6 611 1880
Dentistry 17 670 1902
Nursing 18 593 2068
Anesthesiology 21 871 2329