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Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 5th in Pakistan, 2124th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 121 research topics. Quaid-i-Azam University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 25,456 academic publications and 593,581 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 18 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2124 of 14,131 In the World
#648 of 5,830 In Asia
#5 of 175 In Pakistan
#2 of 18 In Islamabad
#233 of 4,626 For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
#282 of 2,913 For Radiochemistry
#326 of 3,848 For Nuclear Physics
#2188 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#5284 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 118 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Pakistan and 756th in the World with 17,491 publications made and 459,897 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 103 In Pakistan
#252 of 2,781 In Asia
#756 of 6,545 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 52 158
1993 59 196
1994 74 242
1995 75 268
1996 58 247
1997 58 243
1998 61 273
1999 61 325
2000 68 398
2001 57 434
2002 86 552
2003 90 657
2004 104 775
2005 136 1084
2006 291 1517
2007 373 2247
2008 348 2753
2009 401 3387
2010 443 4246
2011 442 5920
2012 530 7045
2013 687 8840
2014 803 10677
2015 798 13010
2016 993 17527
2017 1216 24072
2018 1085 26479
2019 1278 34499
2020 1365 41910
2021 1418 51325
2022 1430 59310
2023 1313 63387
2024 907 64659

The following table provides academic rankings for Quaid-i-Azam University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Radiochemistry 1 158 282
Nanotechnology 1 151 370
Chemical Engineering 1 169 388
Biochemical Engineering 2 110 434
Environmental Chemistry 1 137 464
Pharmacy 1 183 565
Materials Science 1 200 593
Inorganic Chemistry 1 232 620
Organic Chemistry 1 237 696
Physical chemistry 1 285 749
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 286 867
Biochemistry 2 314 907
Nutrition and Food Science 6 339 910
Computational Chemistry 7 328 1003
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 363 1158

Biology rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 2nd for Biology in Pakistan and 919th in the World with 16,069 publications made and 419,031 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 105 In Pakistan
#299 of 2,834 In Asia
#919 of 6,833 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 24 86
1993 41 124
1994 44 164
1995 39 138
1996 34 152
1997 32 133
1998 38 206
1999 35 247
2000 37 281
2001 30 302
2002 52 351
2003 58 462
2004 56 460
2005 91 633
2006 174 942
2007 249 1519
2008 246 1890
2009 282 2278
2010 333 2983
2011 352 4116
2012 420 5063
2013 544 6355
2014 711 8405
2015 702 10516
2016 877 13884
2017 1114 19489
2018 1059 22771
2019 1260 30999
2020 1450 38466
2021 1536 50146
2022 1526 58285
2023 1400 62592
2024 991 63425

The following table provides academic rankings for Quaid-i-Azam University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Toxicology 4 87 364
Nanotechnology 1 151 370
Horticulture 7 170 530
Botany 3 178 662
Agricultural Science 8 222 695
Microbiology 5 213 718
Pharmacology 3 259 734
Biotechnology 4 264 796
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 254 864
Paleontology 3 253 874
Biochemistry 2 314 907
Nutrition and Food Science 6 339 910
Forestry 9 258 914
Virology 6 298 970
Genetics 3 328 981
Animal Science 7 335 1080
Immunology 6 402 1150
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 365 1185
Zoology 5 333 1199
Evolutionary Biology 3 354 1248
Biophysics 2 423 1248
Oncology and Cancer research 6 522 1298
Neuroscience 5 456 1443
Molecular Biology 5 695 1739

Physics rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 1st for Physics in Pakistan and 671st in the World with 15,638 publications made and 404,811 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 104 In Pakistan
#194 of 2,817 In Asia
#671 of 6,713 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 63 210
1993 66 223
1994 90 290
1995 77 298
1996 69 294
1997 92 276
1998 68 282
1999 64 308
2000 85 421
2001 71 428
2002 101 589
2003 93 761
2004 109 882
2005 127 1241
2006 267 1680
2007 364 2650
2008 347 3351
2009 389 3968
2010 409 4611
2011 404 6066
2012 503 7398
2013 586 8807
2014 694 10415
2015 693 12140
2016 880 16498
2017 1066 22980
2018 931 24223
2019 1086 31272
2020 1188 36468
2021 1211 43011
2022 1164 48973
2023 1066 52406
2024 824 53791

The following table provides academic rankings for Quaid-i-Azam University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 1 70 326
Nanotechnology 1 151 370
Theoretical Physics 2 96 484
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 110 507
Quantum and Particle physics 1 161 560
Materials Science 1 200 593
Condensed Matter Physics 1 197 594
Optical Engineering 1 207 671
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 253 943
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 376 1014
Biophysics 2 423 1248
Acoustical Engineering 3 499 1382

Engineering rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 2nd for Engineering in Pakistan and 734th in the World with 15,393 publications made and 420,391 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 104 In Pakistan
#223 of 2,835 In Asia
#734 of 6,782 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 56 183
1993 57 190
1994 78 257
1995 69 265
1996 58 232
1997 75 223
1998 60 240
1999 60 272
2000 78 351
2001 55 362
2002 80 468
2003 84 619
2004 89 767
2005 116 1069
2006 213 1439
2007 290 2271
2008 296 2856
2009 336 3461
2010 384 4118
2011 382 5407
2012 487 6586
2013 568 8108
2014 699 9941
2015 718 11817
2016 906 16212
2017 1102 22700
2018 961 24097
2019 1095 31627
2020 1160 37570
2021 1276 45311
2022 1238 52947
2023 1141 57462
2024 813 58337

The following table provides academic rankings for Quaid-i-Azam University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 151 370
Chemical Engineering 1 169 388
Geotechnical Engineering 1 133 412
Biochemical Engineering 2 110 434
Aerospace Engineering 1 119 467
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 210 546
Materials Science 1 200 593
Optical Engineering 1 207 671
Environmental Engineering 4 251 736
Metallurgical Engineering 1 295 790
Biotechnology 4 264 796
Petroleum Engineering 2 258 837
Electrical Engineering 3 309 855
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 286 867
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 372 974
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 376 1014
Electronic Engineering 4 412 1061
Telecommunications 4 411 1106
Mechanical Engineering 3 381 1120
Computer Networking 5 425 1174
Biomedical Engineering 4 457 1211
Acoustical Engineering 3 499 1382
Automotive Engineering 8 626 1510
Operations Research 9 707 1697
Structural Engineering 8 729 1756
Civil Engineering 8 718 1826
Systems Engineering 12 690 1911
Remote Sensing 12 769 1919
Reliability and Quality Engineering 19 850 1960
Computer Engineering 22 990 2088
Human-Computer Interaction 21 935 2402

Environmental Science rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Pakistan and 759th in the World with 12,604 publications made and 344,048 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 105 In Pakistan
#209 of 2,838 In Asia
#759 of 6,876 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 24 80
1993 38 122
1994 43 143
1995 33 111
1996 32 110
1997 20 132
1998 33 132
1999 37 124
2000 43 168
2001 31 184
2002 54 245
2003 47 359
2004 58 353
2005 71 522
2006 141 770
2007 207 1391
2008 179 1759
2009 225 2183
2010 268 2899
2011 308 3919
2012 332 4777
2013 436 5983
2014 587 7605
2015 544 9107
2016 714 13308
2017 884 18571
2018 825 19639
2019 942 26371
2020 1094 31959
2021 1206 39612
2022 1160 47598
2023 1055 50754
2024 721 48331

The following table provides academic rankings for Quaid-i-Azam University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 69 233
Geotechnical Engineering 1 133 412
Environmental Chemistry 1 137 464
Hydrology and Water resources management 7 216 601
Geography and Cartography 1 137 613
Agricultural Science 8 222 695
Environmental Engineering 4 251 736
Geology 3 242 855
Environmental Management 5 292 869
Paleontology 3 253 874
Ecology 3 255 911
Forestry 9 258 914
Oceanography 4 302 990
Earth science and Geophysics 2 381 1122
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 363 1158
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 365 1185

Medicine rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 4th for Medicine in Pakistan and 1196th in the World with 8,384 publications made and 177,962 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 105 In Pakistan
#384 of 2,809 In Asia
#1196 of 6,775 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 6 37
1993 16 45
1994 15 58
1995 16 67
1996 13 59
1997 16 68
1998 19 95
1999 11 107
2000 18 165
2001 14 190
2002 30 197
2003 33 239
2004 35 230
2005 70 356
2006 106 418
2007 142 689
2008 124 838
2009 146 1013
2010 189 1463
2011 216 2020
2012 208 2434
2013 276 2910
2014 352 3979
2015 344 4511
2016 401 5348
2017 508 6640
2018 535 7755
2019 576 10476
2020 832 14876
2021 877 20911
2022 827 24810
2023 748 26871
2024 543 25137

The following table provides academic rankings for Quaid-i-Azam University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cosmetology 1 14 105
Veterinary 4 87 348
Toxicology 4 87 364
Pharmacy 1 183 565
Pharmacology 3 259 734
Dermatology 2 244 735
Urology 2 288 823
Pediatrics 5 246 856
Anatomy and Physiology 1 301 956
Public Health 5 219 968
Virology 6 298 970
Orthodontics 4 338 1119
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 451 1148
Immunology 6 402 1150
Nursing 5 246 1155
Dentistry 5 372 1162
Epidemiology 6 353 1165
Radiation Therapy 4 481 1192
Biomedical Engineering 4 457 1211
Family medicine 9 341 1243
Critical Care Nursing 7 382 1268
Pathology 6 446 1269
Oncology and Cancer research 6 522 1298
Cardiology 4 468 1368
Ophthalmology 12 490 1385
Psychiatry 5 431 1397
Audiology 2 437 1431
Clinical Psychology 7 371 1457
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 524 1489
Surgery 8 537 1528
Healthcare Management (MHA) 14 405 1534
Anesthesiology 11 566 1559
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 466 1677
Gerontology 7 622 2171
Physical Therapy 12 808 2269
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 21 722 2338
Health Science 30 800 2567

Computer Science rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 5th for Computer Science in Pakistan and 1315th in the World with 6,580 publications made and 137,617 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 105 In Pakistan
#444 of 2,840 In Asia
#1315 of 6,845 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 10 46
1993 13 37
1994 26 95
1995 20 84
1996 18 91
1997 23 70
1998 21 92
1999 18 93
2000 29 153
2001 28 124
2002 23 173
2003 23 183
2004 29 228
2005 29 352
2006 54 481
2007 95 603
2008 111 861
2009 113 895
2010 152 1346
2011 150 1745
2012 211 2235
2013 206 2769
2014 252 3348
2015 232 3669
2016 304 4478
2017 366 5868
2018 413 6899
2019 468 8940
2020 625 11840
2021 674 15397
2022 656 19102
2023 604 21351
2024 443 21122

The following table provides academic rankings for Quaid-i-Azam University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 250 722
Computer Graphics 1 237 845
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 254 864
Cyber Security 6 341 1041
Telecommunications 4 411 1106
Computer Networking 5 425 1174
Computer Vision 6 486 1264
Machine Learning 7 538 1372
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 520 1376
Neuroscience 5 456 1443
Library and Information science 5 385 1645
Software Engineering 18 659 1923
Computational Linguistics 20 890 2046
Computer Engineering 22 990 2088
Data Science 25 797 2171
Human-Computer Interaction 21 935 2402
Cognitive Science 21 1015 2406
Management Information Systems 31 904 2594

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Pakistan and 1657th in the World with 6,498 publications made and 112,924 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 105 In Pakistan
#426 of 2,864 In Asia
#1657 of 7,081 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 12 54
1993 21 43
1994 13 81
1995 25 70
1996 19 65
1997 18 69
1998 27 103
1999 8 82
2000 17 101
2001 24 133
2002 29 140
2003 20 185
2004 21 199
2005 24 244
2006 42 356
2007 66 489
2008 64 619
2009 75 755
2010 94 976
2011 125 1267
2012 166 1977
2013 172 2561
2014 266 3002
2015 220 3230
2016 258 3941
2017 345 4767
2018 371 5425
2019 434 7345
2020 729 9958
2021 808 14172
2022 726 17972
2023 643 20688
2024 466 19825

The following table provides academic rankings for Quaid-i-Azam University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 105 640
Political Economy 1 63 752
International Law 3 140 834
Military science 2 113 875
Special Education 3 127 928
Human Rights Law 4 133 967
Demography 4 235 999
Linguistics 3 314 1112
Aesthetics 2 263 1118
Classics and Ancient History 2 221 1187
Anthropology 4 247 1249
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 158 1266
Sociology 4 324 1428
Archaeology 6 463 1496
Law 6 399 1545
Gender Studies 8 235 1551
Journalism and Digital Media 22 524 1555
History 6 461 1585
Public Policy / Administration 7 316 1587
Library and Information science 5 385 1645
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 417 1684
Philosophy 3 431 1725
Political Science 6 406 1733
Communications and Public Relations 30 534 2011
Education Majors 19 928 2759

Mathematics rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Pakistan and 1096th in the World with 4,088 publications made and 86,344 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 104 In Pakistan
#327 of 2,718 In Asia
#1096 of 6,418 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 4 20
1993 9 36
1994 12 44
1995 6 30
1996 11 27
1997 12 27
1998 13 50
1999 8 37
2000 11 57
2001 8 86
2002 19 101
2003 14 123
2004 18 155
2005 17 178
2006 46 285
2007 49 466
2008 47 690
2009 49 693
2010 75 838
2011 79 1078
2012 138 1324
2013 114 1681
2014 133 1995
2015 146 2365
2016 201 2951
2017 244 4328
2018 253 4525
2019 329 6258
2020 381 7581
2021 486 10297
2022 436 12855
2023 394 13597
2024 250 9988

The following table provides academic rankings for Quaid-i-Azam University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 250 722
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 161 743
Applied Mathematics 4 244 837
Statistics 2 284 989
Operations Research 9 707 1697
Math Teachers 35 1160 3203

Economics rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 4th for Economics in Pakistan and 1070th in the World with 2,623 publications made and 50,941 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 104 In Pakistan
#248 of 2,553 In Asia
#1070 of 6,167 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 6 13
1993 7 14
1994 1 14
1995 5 14
1996 2 17
1997 10 21
1998 5 26
1999 7 31
2000 10 37
2001 9 41
2002 18 59
2003 10 66
2004 6 35
2005 5 94
2006 23 112
2007 37 348
2008 25 323
2009 37 431
2010 55 453
2011 68 588
2012 68 561
2013 75 759
2014 87 933
2015 78 868
2016 108 1376
2017 144 1815
2018 127 1704
2019 158 2279
2020 292 3288
2021 352 5002
2022 322 7471
2023 260 8349
2024 162 6691

The following table provides academic rankings for Quaid-i-Azam University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 105 640
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 161 743
Political Economy 1 63 752
Agricultural Economics 9 290 825
International Economics 4 127 878
International Trade 2 166 985
Development Studies 4 229 1019
Environmental Economics 10 380 1131
Finance 4 326 1221
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 414 1289

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Quaid-i-Azam University

Speciality Pakistan Asia World Rank
International Business 3 171 973
Social Psychology 4 310 1284
Management 5 439 1389
Literature 4 343 1408
Art & Design 4 388 1451
Business 6 449 1481
Psychology 7 520 1595
Child Psychology 6 415 1611
Accounting 11 504 1727
Fashion Design 5 576 1786
Marketing 16 611 1829
Advertising 19 688 2098