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Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 4th in Pakistan, 1809th in the global 2026 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 26,357 academic publications and 654,899 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 18 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1809 of 14,131 In the World
#481 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 175 In Pakistan
#2 of 18 In Islamabad
#233 of 4,673 For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
#273 of 2,928 For Radiochemistry
#322 of 3,887 For Nuclear Physics
#2224 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#4057 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 752nd in the World with 18,033 publications made and 507,038 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 103 In Pakistan
#256 of 2,785 In Asia
#752 of 6,561 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 59 196
1994 75 243
1995 75 268
1996 58 247
1997 58 243
1998 61 273
1999 61 326
2000 68 398
2001 57 436
2002 86 557
2003 90 661
2004 104 775
2005 136 1085
2006 291 1517
2007 373 2247
2008 348 2754
2009 401 3387
2010 443 4245
2011 441 5919
2012 531 7035
2013 687 8841
2014 804 10683
2015 800 13013
2016 992 17529
2017 1218 24076
2018 1084 26465
2019 1280 34488
2020 1362 41882
2021 1416 51236
2022 1427 59247
2023 1308 63345
2024 908 65165
2025 712 58235

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 1 155 273
Nanotechnology 1 152 363
Chemical Engineering 1 168 374
Biochemical Engineering 2 112 430
Environmental Chemistry 1 142 459
Pharmacy 1 182 555
Materials Science 1 200 585
Inorganic Chemistry 1 233 618
Organic Chemistry 1 241 693
Physical chemistry 1 286 738
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 4 280 841
Nutrition and Food Science 7 336 896
Biochemistry 2 316 899
Computational Chemistry 8 331 1002
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 363 1146

Biology rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 2nd for Biology in Pakistan and 904th in the World with 16,645 publications made and 465,805 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 105 In Pakistan
#293 of 2,838 In Asia
#904 of 6,841 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
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 30 305
2002 52 352
2003 58 466
2004 56 460
2005 91 633
2006 174 942
2007 249 1519
2008 246 1891
2009 282 2278
2010 332 2982
2011 352 4104
2012 420 5065
2013 544 6351
2014 712 8397
2015 702 10512
2016 876 13884
2017 1112 19494
2018 1059 22757
2019 1262 30963
2020 1445 38490
2021 1537 50144
2022 1524 58266
2023 1400 62602
2024 999 64116
2025 749 57263

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 88 359
Nanotechnology 1 152 363
Horticulture 7 168 515
Botany 3 170 639
Agricultural Science 8 224 683
Microbiology 5 210 695
Pharmacology 2 252 718
Biotechnology 3 262 787
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 254 847
Paleontology 3 248 862
Nutrition and Food Science 7 336 896
Biochemistry 2 316 899
Forestry 9 256 907
Virology 6 298 969
Genetics 2 328 972
Animal Science 7 334 1068
Immunology 6 409 1147
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 367 1178
Zoology 5 329 1180
Evolutionary Biology 3 350 1228
Biophysics 2 426 1244
Oncology and Cancer research 7 523 1283
Neuroscience 4 468 1448
Molecular Biology 5 709 1746

Physics rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 1st for Physics in Pakistan and 664th in the World with 16,082 publications made and 443,316 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 104 In Pakistan
#197 of 2,822 In Asia
#664 of 6,729 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 66 223
1994 90 291
1995 77 298
1996 69 294
1997 92 276
1998 68 282
1999 64 309
2000 85 421
2001 71 433
2002 101 594
2003 94 765
2004 109 882
2005 127 1242
2006 267 1685
2007 364 2650
2008 347 3354
2009 389 3968
2010 409 4608
2011 404 6067
2012 503 7397
2013 586 8802
2014 696 10415
2015 694 12141
2016 880 16485
2017 1063 22971
2018 932 24209
2019 1089 31272
2020 1182 36440
2021 1210 43007
2022 1168 48991
2023 1067 52405
2024 823 54265
2025 571 48234

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 70 322
Nanotechnology 1 152 363
Theoretical Physics 2 96 485
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 113 509
Quantum and Particle physics 1 168 559
Materials Science 1 200 585
Condensed Matter Physics 1 204 599
Optical Engineering 1 214 674
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 256 949
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 387 1020
Biophysics 2 426 1244
Acoustical Engineering 3 505 1383

Engineering rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 2nd for Engineering in Pakistan and 739th in the World with 15,831 publications made and 462,191 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 104 In Pakistan
#231 of 2,841 In Asia
#739 of 6,795 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 57 190
1994 78 258
1995 69 265
1996 58 232
1997 75 223
1998 60 240
1999 60 273
2000 78 351
2001 55 364
2002 80 473
2003 85 626
2004 89 765
2005 116 1070
2006 213 1439
2007 290 2271
2008 295 2854
2009 336 3461
2010 384 4117
2011 382 5407
2012 487 6588
2013 568 8104
2014 701 9944
2015 718 11815
2016 907 16189
2017 1101 22692
2018 961 24082
2019 1097 31608
2020 1155 37532
2021 1276 45338
2022 1243 52962
2023 1142 57483
2024 816 58802
2025 552 52342

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

Environmental Science rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Pakistan and 753rd in the World with 12,998 publications made and 379,760 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 105 In Pakistan
#209 of 2,841 In Asia
#753 of 6,888 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
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 31 187
2002 54 249
2003 48 364
2004 58 353
2005 71 522
2006 141 777
2007 207 1391
2008 179 1758
2009 225 2183
2010 269 2898
2011 307 3914
2012 332 4772
2013 437 5991
2014 588 7601
2015 543 9092
2016 714 13320
2017 882 18570
2018 827 19648
2019 948 26389
2020 1091 31928
2021 1212 39616
2022 1159 47600
2023 1059 50760
2024 729 48908
2025 492 42097

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 70 233
Geotechnical Engineering 1 140 416
Environmental Chemistry 1 142 459
Hydrology and Water resources management 7 214 600
Geography and Cartography 1 141 617
Agricultural Science 8 224 683
Environmental Engineering 5 255 725
Geology 3 242 846
Paleontology 3 248 862
Environmental Management 5 299 873
Ecology 3 254 900
Forestry 9 256 907
Oceanography 4 308 990
Earth science and Geophysics 3 386 1122
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 363 1146
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 367 1178

Medicine rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 3rd for Medicine in Pakistan and 1189th in the World with 8,732 publications made and 198,309 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 106 In Pakistan
#385 of 2,817 In Asia
#1189 of 6,793 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 16 45
1994 15 58
1995 16 67
1996 13 59
1997 16 68
1998 20 98
1999 11 106
2000 18 165
2001 14 190
2002 30 197
2003 33 240
2004 35 230
2005 70 356
2006 106 423
2007 142 689
2008 125 847
2009 146 1013
2010 190 1465
2011 216 2016
2012 208 2423
2013 276 2906
2014 353 3975
2015 344 4507
2016 402 5356
2017 508 6628
2018 536 7734
2019 571 10452
2020 831 14862
2021 875 20850
2022 826 24803
2023 747 26818
2024 550 25366
2025 451 22678

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 15 104
Veterinary 4 90 346
Toxicology 4 88 359
Pharmacy 1 182 555
Pharmacology 2 252 718
Dermatology 2 248 744
Urology 2 287 819
Pediatrics 5 251 867
Anatomy and Physiology 1 305 959
Public Health 6 220 962
Virology 6 298 969
Orthodontics 5 353 1143
Epidemiology 6 349 1146
Immunology 6 409 1147
Biomedical Engineering 3 429 1151
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 8 459 1164
Radiation Therapy 4 474 1164
Nursing 5 255 1164
Dentistry 5 380 1170
Family medicine 9 344 1239
Pathology 6 454 1276
Oncology and Cancer research 7 523 1283
Critical Care Nursing 9 395 1285
Cardiology 5 474 1364
Psychiatry 5 433 1381
Ophthalmology 12 509 1409
Audiology 2 442 1444
Clinical Psychology 7 382 1459
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 525 1482
Surgery 8 544 1534
Healthcare Management (MHA) 15 411 1538
Anesthesiology 11 567 1556
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 11 480 1699
Gerontology 7 633 2184
Physical Therapy 13 807 2248
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 21 724 2334
Health Science 29 772 2461

Computer Science rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 5th for Computer Science in Pakistan and 1321st in the World with 6,851 publications made and 153,207 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
#453 of 2,842 In Asia
#1321 of 6,855 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
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 28 127
2002 23 177
2003 24 182
2004 29 226
2005 29 352
2006 54 476
2007 95 603
2008 111 862
2009 113 898
2010 152 1346
2011 150 1747
2012 212 2230
2013 205 2759
2014 254 3351
2015 233 3667
2016 302 4477
2017 365 5878
2018 414 6903
2019 474 8983
2020 622 11820
2021 669 15368
2022 662 19117
2023 606 21353
2024 450 21351
2025 337 19898

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 5 251 718
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 254 847
Computer Graphics 1 244 861
Cyber Security 6 345 1039
Telecommunications 4 415 1104
Computer Networking 5 429 1171
Computer Vision 6 488 1259
Machine Learning 7 536 1361
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 528 1383
Neuroscience 4 468 1448
Library and Information science 5 398 1659
Software Engineering 21 686 1969
Computational Linguistics 21 908 2060
Computer Engineering 23 997 2099
Data Science 24 790 2138
Cognitive Science 21 1024 2406
Human-Computer Interaction 20 949 2410
Management Information Systems 31 907 2581

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Pakistan and 1645th in the World with 6,762 publications made and 126,211 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 105 In Pakistan
#426 of 2,867 In Asia
#1645 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 21 43
1994 13 81
1995 25 70
1996 19 65
1997 18 69
1998 26 100
1999 8 82
2000 17 101
2001 24 136
2002 29 141
2003 20 185
2004 21 199
2005 24 244
2006 42 356
2007 66 489
2008 64 619
2009 75 764
2010 94 975
2011 125 1264
2012 165 1970
2013 172 2552
2014 266 3005
2015 221 3226
2016 257 3934
2017 343 4741
2018 370 5409
2019 433 7339
2020 724 9947
2021 811 14204
2022 731 17988
2023 646 20698
2024 476 20122
2025 341 17804

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 2 104 637
Political Economy 1 63 744
International Law 3 148 842
Military science 2 107 844
Special Education 4 128 923
Human Rights Law 4 126 946
Demography 4 227 972
Linguistics 3 322 1113
Aesthetics 2 264 1118
Classics and Ancient History 3 231 1198
Anthropology 4 247 1235
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 159 1277
Sociology 4 325 1414
Archaeology 6 463 1486
Gender Studies 7 229 1508
Law 6 405 1536
History 6 458 1572
Public Policy / Administration 7 317 1587
Journalism and Digital Media 24 545 1588
Library and Information science 5 398 1659
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 422 1686
Political Science 6 414 1726
Philosophy 4 443 1730
Communications and Public Relations 30 535 1987
Education Majors 19 907 2687

Mathematics rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Pakistan and 1088th in the World with 4,199 publications made and 95,239 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 105 In Pakistan
#327 of 2,725 In Asia
#1088 of 6,434 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 9 36
1994 12 44
1995 5 29
1996 11 27
1997 12 27
1998 13 50
1999 8 38
2000 11 57
2001 8 86
2002 19 101
2003 14 123
2004 18 155
2005 17 178
2006 46 280
2007 49 466
2008 47 693
2009 49 693
2010 75 837
2011 78 1070
2012 139 1329
2013 114 1680
2014 135 2005
2015 147 2355
2016 201 2950
2017 243 4332
2018 252 4527
2019 332 6235
2020 380 7532
2021 480 10240
2022 436 12834
2023 395 13545
2024 254 10191
2025 151 8234

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 5 251 718
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 158 729
Applied Mathematics 4 241 817
Statistics 2 285 982
Operations Research 9 690 1656
Math Teachers 36 1182 3235

Economics rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 4th for Economics in Pakistan and 1069th in the World with 2,694 publications made and 56,439 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 104 In Pakistan
#252 of 2,559 In Asia
#1069 of 6,188 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 7 14
1994 1 14
1995 5 14
1996 2 17
1997 10 21
1998 5 26
1999 7 32
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 25 324
2009 37 431
2010 55 453
2011 68 589
2012 68 561
2013 75 751
2014 87 929
2015 78 866
2016 107 1368
2017 144 1812
2018 127 1705
2019 158 2274
2020 287 3285
2021 350 4989
2022 323 7464
2023 263 8327
2024 167 6818
2025 101 5472

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 2 104 637
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 158 729
Political Economy 1 63 744
Agricultural Economics 9 302 845
International Economics 3 128 880
International Trade 2 173 996
Development Studies 4 236 1026
Environmental Economics 10 381 1120
Finance 4 329 1214
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 395 1244

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Quaid-i-Azam University

Speciality Pakistan Asia World Rank
International Business 3 179 983
Social Psychology 4 308 1271
Management 5 439 1383
Literature 4 342 1395
Art & Design 4 400 1455
Business 5 447 1470
Psychology 7 524 1587
Child Psychology 6 418 1602
Accounting 10 503 1723
Fashion Design 5 576 1780
Marketing 16 620 1838
Advertising 20 672 2038