Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences: Rankings

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Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences ranked 57th in Pakistan, 5585th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 45 research topics. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,946 academic publications and 91,473 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#5585 of 14,131 In the World
#2035 of 5,830 In Asia
#57 of 175 In Pakistan
#11 of 18 In Islamabad
#240 of 1,118 For Nuclear Engineering
#997 of 2,928 For Radiochemistry
#1056 of 3,887 For Nuclear Physics
#7605 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 42 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences ranked 19th for Engineering in Pakistan and 2191st in the World with 3,790 publications made and 67,492 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#19 of 104 In Pakistan
#964 of 2,841 In Asia
#2191 of 6,795 In the World

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 3
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 4
1998 3 3
1999 6 1
2000 17 7
2001 10 10
2002 8 21
2003 12 29
2004 16 48
2005 49 82
2006 60 90
2007 66 142
2008 66 269
2009 100 401
2010 112 486
2011 115 832
2012 130 970
2013 155 1221
2014 159 1529
2015 147 1662
2016 158 1949
2017 161 2266
2018 189 2873
2019 221 3723
2020 254 4678
2021 296 6604
2022 401 8084
2023 368 10023
2024 341 11368
2025 188 11418

The following table provides academic rankings for Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Engineering 1 89 240
Renewable Energy Engineering 13 479 1182
Automation and Control engineering 8 553 1297
Reliability and Quality Engineering 11 611 1525
Nanotechnology 18 839 1714
Electrical Engineering 15 761 1740
Biomedical Engineering 12 765 1773
Chemical Engineering 21 883 1790
Optical Engineering 10 797 1852
Computer Engineering 17 827 1855
Telecommunications 16 874 1975
Aerospace Engineering 13 822 2025
Metallurgical Engineering 18 940 2038
Electronic Engineering 21 955 2086
Materials Science 18 961 2096
Computer Networking 21 917 2103
Environmental Engineering 25 983 2182
Biotechnology 30 976 2193
Mechanical Engineering 15 932 2250
Systems Engineering 22 922 2352
Acoustical Engineering 19 1044 2443
Structural Engineering 20 1106 2490
Civil Engineering 24 1189 2767
Geotechnical Engineering 36 1243 2773

Chemistry rankings

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences ranked 23rd for Chemistry in Pakistan and 2326th in the World with 3,577 publications made and 67,339 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#23 of 103 In Pakistan
#1065 of 2,785 In Asia
#2326 of 6,561 In the World

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 3
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 4
1998 2 3
1999 6 1
2000 13 10
2001 6 10
2002 6 19
2003 12 22
2004 15 44
2005 38 77
2006 49 73
2007 47 121
2008 59 278
2009 81 356
2010 89 403
2011 126 849
2012 115 922
2013 143 1198
2014 128 1407
2015 121 1591
2016 133 1843
2017 157 2116
2018 175 2561
2019 217 3389
2020 250 4348
2021 291 6005
2022 392 7411
2023 376 9357
2024 341 10938
2025 211 11215

The following table provides academic rankings for Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 10 502 997
Environmental Chemistry 14 677 1584
Nanotechnology 18 839 1714
Chemical Engineering 21 883 1790
Physical chemistry 18 969 2044
Materials Science 18 961 2096
Inorganic Chemistry 17 1031 2152
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 925 2321
Organic Chemistry 22 1129 2387
Biochemistry 28 1205 2601
Nutrition and Food Science 34 1320 2789

Physics rankings

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences ranked 17th for Physics in Pakistan and 2137th in the World with 3,511 publications made and 64,140 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#17 of 104 In Pakistan
#921 of 2,822 In Asia
#2137 of 6,729 In the World

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 3
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 4
1998 3 3
1999 7 2
2000 19 7
2001 11 11
2002 8 26
2003 15 32
2004 17 51
2005 48 82
2006 62 96
2007 67 157
2008 71 315
2009 94 401
2010 104 476
2011 122 837
2012 133 951
2013 154 1219
2014 155 1477
2015 142 1656
2016 160 1934
2017 156 2198
2018 177 2814
2019 200 3479
2020 230 4400
2021 263 6033
2022 330 7177
2023 330 8950
2024 302 10163
2025 142 10097

The following table provides academic rankings for Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 4 359 1056
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 410 1218
Condensed Matter Physics 18 774 1686
Nanotechnology 18 839 1714
Optical Engineering 10 797 1852
Quantum and Particle physics 14 836 1966
Materials Science 18 961 2096
Astrophysics and Astronomy 13 849 2213
Acoustical Engineering 19 1044 2443

Biology rankings

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences ranked 32nd for Biology in Pakistan and 2890th in the World with 2,869 publications made and 58,170 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#32 of 105 In Pakistan
#1282 of 2,838 In Asia
#2890 of 6,841 In the World

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 2
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 2
1998 1 3
1999 3 0
2000 2 4
2001 6 8
2002 1 11
2003 11 20
2004 7 14
2005 26 32
2006 27 41
2007 35 58
2008 33 172
2009 49 249
2010 59 323
2011 78 635
2012 77 680
2013 92 866
2014 90 1022
2015 96 1241
2016 89 1511
2017 118 1756
2018 138 2145
2019 181 2894
2020 224 3876
2021 261 5627
2022 353 7106
2023 331 8973
2024 293 9947
2025 218 10156

The following table provides academic rankings for Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 18 839 1714
Agricultural Science 20 759 1859
Horticulture 27 870 2010
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 841 2019
Animal Science 23 771 2130
Biotechnology 30 976 2193
Forestry 29 811 2239
Microbiology 31 1009 2277
Virology 41 900 2314
Genetics 22 1073 2463
Oncology and Cancer research 30 1112 2507
Biochemistry 28 1205 2601
Paleontology 25 1152 2735
Immunology 39 1156 2769
Nutrition and Food Science 34 1320 2789
Botany 40 1339 3058
Evolutionary Biology 35 1427 3350
Pharmacology 51 1567 3360
Neuroscience 60 1806 4315

Environmental Science rankings

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences ranked 31st for Environmental Science in Pakistan and 2822nd in the World with 2,397 publications made and 44,770 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#31 of 105 In Pakistan
#1170 of 2,841 In Asia
#2822 of 6,888 In the World

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 3
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 2
1998 2 3
1999 2 1
2000 6 6
2001 7 7
2002 4 13
2003 7 12
2004 9 28
2005 29 59
2006 24 46
2007 41 97
2008 34 208
2009 54 271
2010 54 327
2011 67 467
2012 60 550
2013 76 741
2014 79 898
2015 84 996
2016 78 1214
2017 79 1364
2018 109 1658
2019 153 2379
2020 170 3058
2021 220 4408
2022 297 5528
2023 282 7017
2024 230 7500
2025 161 7188

The following table provides academic rankings for Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 14 677 1584
Agricultural Science 20 759 1859
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 25 918 2140
Environmental Management 27 939 2175
Environmental Engineering 25 983 2182
Forestry 29 811 2239
Petrology and Geochemistry 22 925 2321
Oceanography 19 960 2372
Earth science and Geophysics 20 990 2380
Paleontology 25 1152 2735
Geology 30 1160 2757
Geotechnical Engineering 36 1243 2773
Ecology 35 1150 2775
Geography and Cartography 37 1259 3176

Computer Science rankings

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences ranked 14th for Computer Science in Pakistan and 2082nd in the World with 1,970 publications made and 35,745 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#14 of 105 In Pakistan
#846 of 2,842 In Asia
#2082 of 6,855 In the World

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 3
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 3 3
1999 6 1
2000 7 4
2001 4 4
2002 2 7
2003 4 16
2004 9 21
2005 38 38
2006 43 51
2007 38 63
2008 34 116
2009 52 127
2010 54 219
2011 48 356
2012 69 467
2013 83 575
2014 90 697
2015 88 771
2016 85 945
2017 80 1156
2018 101 1605
2019 110 1989
2020 129 2716
2021 152 3948
2022 186 4729
2023 176 5586
2024 173 5859
2025 114 5287

The following table provides academic rankings for Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 5 365 1115
Computer Vision 5 482 1249
Machine Learning 9 587 1440
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 9 586 1502
Computer Engineering 17 827 1855
Telecommunications 16 874 1975
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 913 1989
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 21 841 2019
Cyber Security 26 847 2054
Computer Networking 21 917 2103
Software Engineering 27 829 2258
Computational Linguistics 36 1133 2471
Neuroscience 60 1806 4315

Medicine rankings

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences ranked 46th for Medicine in Pakistan and 3479th in the World with 1,240 publications made and 22,056 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology, Public Health, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#46 of 106 In Pakistan
#1427 of 2,817 In Asia
#3479 of 6,793 In the World

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 3
1998 3 1
1999 2 2
2000 6 1
2001 3 5
2002 2 5
2003 7 6
2004 6 13
2005 17 21
2006 16 41
2007 19 63
2008 21 156
2009 23 157
2010 23 164
2011 35 294
2012 30 291
2013 39 396
2014 37 387
2015 38 553
2016 47 644
2017 60 702
2018 58 869
2019 67 1227
2020 97 1652
2021 109 2267
2022 146 2999
2023 133 3465
2024 114 3485
2025 95 3480

The following table provides academic rankings for Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiation Therapy 18 760 1729
Biomedical Engineering 12 765 1773
Veterinary 41 924 2106
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 17 870 2235
Virology 41 900 2314
Oncology and Cancer research 30 1112 2507
Immunology 39 1156 2769
Pathology 46 1412 3336
Pharmacology 51 1567 3360
Public Health 60 1360 3476
Anatomy and Physiology 39 1471 3543
Surgery 45 1514 3726
Psychiatry 59 1657 4106

Mathematics rankings

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences ranked 35th for Mathematics in Pakistan and 2693rd in the World with 878 publications made and 16,525 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#35 of 105 In Pakistan
#1128 of 2,725 In Asia
#2693 of 6,434 In the World

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1999 1 1
2000 4 0
2001 3 3
2002 1 6
2003 2 3
2004 3 2
2005 11 5
2006 19 13
2007 15 32
2008 17 48
2009 27 70
2010 21 106
2011 20 169
2012 30 183
2013 29 232
2014 39 302
2015 42 360
2016 44 413
2017 39 492
2018 49 724
2019 64 823
2020 65 1133
2021 72 1614
2022 87 2011
2023 88 2303
2024 56 2061
2025 36 1435

The following table provides academic rankings for Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 31 913 1989
Statistics 27 987 2388
Applied Mathematics 40 1076 2430

Business rankings

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences ranked 44th for Business in Pakistan and 3306th in the World with 554 publications made and 8,802 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing.

Business ranking Location
#44 of 104 In Pakistan
#1309 of 2,654 In Asia
#3306 of 6,366 In the World

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1999 1 1
2000 2 2
2001 1 0
2002 0 1
2003 3 3
2004 1 6
2005 10 13
2006 12 15
2007 14 19
2008 5 23
2009 15 36
2010 13 82
2011 7 94
2012 16 82
2013 18 120
2014 31 139
2015 30 182
2016 25 238
2017 32 333
2018 37 499
2019 38 546
2020 41 675
2021 47 1030
2022 58 1244
2023 44 1432
2024 35 1380
2025 22 971

The following table provides academic rankings for Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Management 20 885 2289
Finance 72 1797 4353
Marketing 85 2042 4754

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Speciality Pakistan Asia World Rank
Psychology 28 1062 2743
Linguistics 27 1127 2792
Demography 64 1430 3604
Philosophy 35 1342 3718
Archaeology 59 1628 3982
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 50 1546 4123
Development Studies 77 1685 4228
History 59 1681 4263
Fashion Design 52 1742 4273
Economics 73 1747 4329
Art & Design 59 1742 4418
Social Psychology 76 1907 4697
Law 76 1923 4855
Sociology 78 1913 4920
Political Science 77 1966 5112