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Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 3rd in Pakistan, 2081st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 112 research topics. Quaid-i-Azam University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 21,979 academic publications and 422,101 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 17 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2081 of 14,131 In the World
#618 of 5,830 In Asia
#3 of 175 In Pakistan
#1 of 18 In Islamabad
#229 of 4,352 For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
#309 of 2,799 For Radiochemistry
#324 of 3,659 For Nuclear Physics
#2151 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#5284 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 109 other topics

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Chemistry rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Pakistan and 769th in the World with 15,714 publications made and 338,237 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 103 In Pakistan
#251 of 2,750 In Asia
#769 of 6,447 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 45 100
1992 47 135
1993 57 167
1994 72 204
1995 68 222
1996 53 207
1997 55 197
1998 56 221
1999 54 276
2000 58 317
2001 48 358
2002 73 469
2003 81 539
2004 98 679
2005 127 946
2006 241 1243
2007 299 1637
2008 337 2495
2009 373 2842
2010 411 3608
2011 404 4975
2012 457 5571
2013 605 6908
2014 716 8702
2015 737 10402
2016 968 14313
2017 1171 20210
2018 1067 22703
2019 1232 30024
2020 1365 37214
2021 1352 43899
2022 1392 53727
2023 1215 54969

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 1 164 309
Nanotechnology 1 148 381
Chemical Engineering 1 171 409
Biochemical Engineering 1 100 417
Environmental Chemistry 1 142 481
Pharmacy 1 193 605
Materials Science 1 201 606
Inorganic Chemistry 1 223 614
Organic Chemistry 1 235 720
Physical chemistry 1 283 760
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 270 846
Nutrition and Food Science 5 325 905
Biochemistry 1 322 929
Computational Chemistry 6 332 1020
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 363 1164

Biology rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 2nd for Biology in Pakistan and 925th in the World with 14,181 publications made and 302,132 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 104 In Pakistan
#300 of 2,814 In Asia
#925 of 6,770 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 34 75
1992 25 66
1993 38 107
1994 45 134
1995 34 101
1996 35 124
1997 31 116
1998 37 173
1999 33 208
2000 26 205
2001 28 240
2002 45 282
2003 56 396
2004 51 379
2005 85 541
2006 143 729
2007 209 1093
2008 233 1728
2009 262 1888
2010 311 2552
2011 316 3515
2012 366 4268
2013 488 5129
2014 621 6925
2015 647 8539
2016 844 11522
2017 1041 16444
2018 1033 19480
2019 1216 26839
2020 1413 33360
2021 1443 42047
2022 1455 51702
2023 1254 53286

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

Biology subfield Pakistan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 1 148 381
Toxicology 3 90 385
Horticulture 6 171 566
Botany 3 195 721
Pharmacology 2 261 745
Microbiology 5 223 756
Agricultural Science 8 238 763
Biotechnology 3 275 828
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 249 866
Paleontology 1 247 880
Nutrition and Food Science 5 325 905
Biochemistry 1 322 929
Forestry 9 265 960
Virology 6 304 979
Genetics 1 334 993
Animal Science 6 316 1096
Immunology 5 408 1178
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 371 1234
Zoology 4 348 1242
Biophysics 2 428 1256
Evolutionary Biology 3 365 1280
Oncology and Cancer research 6 525 1332
Neuroscience 4 440 1441
Molecular Biology 4 673 1698

Physics rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 1st for Physics in Pakistan and 667th in the World with 14,051 publications made and 300,376 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 2,786 In Asia
#667 of 6,603 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 53 130
1992 59 191
1993 64 196
1994 86 252
1995 71 254
1996 63 255
1997 85 241
1998 62 238
1999 61 270
2000 77 369
2001 67 371
2002 85 520
2003 86 643
2004 104 787
2005 119 1109
2006 221 1394
2007 281 1869
2008 357 2971
2009 384 3405
2010 385 3810
2011 370 4968
2012 419 5291
2013 525 6452
2014 625 7892
2015 632 9175
2016 837 13051
2017 1056 18974
2018 904 20750
2019 1035 27158
2020 1156 32777
2021 1178 37295
2022 1137 44642
2023 1006 45253

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 66 324
Nanotechnology 1 148 381
Theoretical Physics 2 87 467
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 104 498
Quantum and Particle physics 1 158 549
Condensed Matter Physics 1 187 600
Materials Science 1 201 606
Optical Engineering 1 201 668
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 238 919
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 364 1000
Biophysics 2 428 1256
Acoustical Engineering 3 493 1387

Engineering rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 1st for Engineering in Pakistan and 743rd in the World with 13,837 publications made and 310,434 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 104 In Pakistan
#224 of 2,809 In Asia
#743 of 6,684 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 47 120
1992 54 172
1993 56 168
1994 75 219
1995 61 226
1996 55 204
1997 71 195
1998 56 206
1999 54 233
2000 71 322
2001 52 306
2002 68 408
2003 76 520
2004 89 698
2005 104 945
2006 177 1200
2007 220 1545
2008 292 2577
2009 325 2916
2010 358 3428
2011 351 4555
2012 399 4944
2013 506 6220
2014 625 7834
2015 655 9227
2016 864 13081
2017 1058 18816
2018 934 20838
2019 1052 27386
2020 1164 33625
2021 1234 39188
2022 1198 47881
2023 1080 49383

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 1 148 381
Geotechnical Engineering 1 125 400
Chemical Engineering 1 171 409
Biochemical Engineering 1 100 417
Aerospace Engineering 1 115 452
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 200 553
Materials Science 1 201 606
Optical Engineering 1 201 668
Environmental Engineering 4 258 763
Metallurgical Engineering 1 287 799
Petroleum Engineering 2 256 824
Biotechnology 3 275 828
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 270 846
Electrical Engineering 3 304 865
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 364 1000
Renewable Energy Engineering 8 387 1033
Mechanical Engineering 3 333 1045
Electronic Engineering 3 408 1078
Telecommunications 3 402 1115
Biomedical Engineering 3 411 1138
Computer Networking 4 415 1185
Acoustical Engineering 3 493 1387
Automotive Engineering 6 578 1413
Operations Research 9 669 1627
Structural Engineering 8 688 1674
Remote Sensing 8 661 1719
Civil Engineering 6 665 1742
Systems Engineering 8 639 1846
Reliability and Quality Engineering 17 833 1907
Human-Computer Interaction 14 823 2206

Environmental Science rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Pakistan and 764th in the World with 11,064 publications made and 248,138 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 104 In Pakistan
#208 of 2,811 In Asia
#764 of 6,798 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 33 62
1992 23 73
1993 36 112
1994 42 123
1995 27 100
1996 29 91
1997 18 116
1998 34 116
1999 35 105
2000 33 152
2001 26 159
2002 44 213
2003 48 299
2004 49 290
2005 65 448
2006 110 606
2007 160 864
2008 189 1555
2009 203 1902
2010 258 2446
2011 284 3357
2012 271 3548
2013 374 4537
2014 517 5905
2015 494 6990
2016 659 10476
2017 850 15359
2018 775 16703
2019 889 22340
2020 1095 28160
2021 1132 33073
2022 1088 41841
2023 942 42434

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 67 229
Geotechnical Engineering 1 125 400
Environmental Chemistry 1 142 481
Geography and Cartography 1 128 586
Hydrology and Water resources management 6 230 674
Agricultural Science 8 238 763
Environmental Engineering 4 258 763
Geology 1 234 843
Environmental Management 5 283 847
Paleontology 1 247 880
Ecology 3 263 949
Forestry 9 265 960
Oceanography 3 290 974
Earth science and Geophysics 2 372 1124
Petrology and Geochemistry 4 363 1164
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 371 1234

Medicine rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 2nd for Medicine in Pakistan and 1191st in the World with 7,240 publications made and 123,867 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 104 In Pakistan
#370 of 2,781 In Asia
#1191 of 6,680 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 14 37
1992 5 26
1993 14 31
1994 13 48
1995 16 38
1996 13 45
1997 15 51
1998 22 78
1999 10 90
2000 13 111
2001 11 148
2002 24 167
2003 29 181
2004 34 192
2005 57 305
2006 92 322
2007 123 474
2008 121 772
2009 131 858
2010 178 1253
2011 190 1649
2012 185 2082
2013 238 2328
2014 318 3290
2015 313 3666
2016 397 4463
2017 462 5485
2018 519 6455
2019 562 8738
2020 765 12077
2021 798 16816
2022 774 21150
2023 646 22190

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 11 105
Veterinary 4 91 366
Toxicology 3 90 385
Pharmacy 1 193 605
Dermatology 1 223 693
Pharmacology 2 261 745
Pediatrics 4 225 804
Urology 2 290 838
Anatomy and Physiology 1 283 937
Virology 6 304 979
Public Health 3 224 1000
Nursing 4 217 1133
Biomedical Engineering 3 411 1138
Radiation Therapy 4 453 1146
Epidemiology 7 345 1155
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 447 1168
Immunology 5 408 1178
Orthodontics 3 368 1213
Pathology 6 445 1282
Dentistry 5 416 1291
Critical Care Nursing 7 370 1302
Family medicine 8 354 1306
Oncology and Cancer research 6 525 1332
Cardiology 3 462 1356
Psychiatry 4 411 1377
Ophthalmology 10 476 1379
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 513 1495
Surgery 5 510 1499
Clinical Psychology 7 391 1549
Anesthesiology 8 557 1576
Healthcare Management (MHA) 9 416 1622
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 7 461 1704
Gerontology 5 551 2046
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 17 672 2226
Physical Therapy 9 812 2309
Health Science 21 765 2567

Computer Science rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Pakistan and 1309th in the World with 5,623 publications made and 92,848 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 104 In Pakistan
#422 of 2,809 In Asia
#1309 of 6,752 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 20 47
1992 10 35
1993 13 33
1994 26 76
1995 19 62
1996 20 69
1997 21 56
1998 21 69
1999 19 76
2000 27 120
2001 27 106
2002 18 149
2003 21 149
2004 30 207
2005 25 299
2006 51 371
2007 75 413
2008 107 784
2009 111 668
2010 131 941
2011 132 1330
2012 178 1554
2013 177 1971
2014 229 2573
2015 197 2821
2016 281 3380
2017 326 4592
2018 397 5738
2019 448 7271
2020 560 9604
2021 625 12687
2022 610 16594
2023 538 17724

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 4 250 735
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 249 866
Computer Graphics 2 260 900
Cyber Security 4 318 1025
Telecommunications 3 402 1115
Computer Networking 4 415 1185
Computer Vision 4 455 1234
Machine Learning 5 506 1345
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4 479 1349
Neuroscience 4 440 1441
Software Engineering 13 547 1738
Library and Information science 6 448 1810
Computational Linguistics 17 860 2032
Data Science 21 720 2066
Cognitive Science 15 890 2187
Human-Computer Interaction 14 823 2206
Management Information Systems 34 934 2657

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Pakistan and 1691st in the World with 5,267 publications made and 69,409 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 105 In Pakistan
#429 of 2,845 In Asia
#1691 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 17 53
1992 9 46
1993 18 36
1994 14 59
1995 23 53
1996 17 54
1997 18 57
1998 22 68
1999 6 71
2000 13 61
2001 20 109
2002 23 125
2003 15 141
2004 22 174
2005 22 214
2006 32 275
2007 53 336
2008 57 502
2009 62 562
2010 85 657
2011 99 858
2012 124 1075
2013 140 1534
2014 218 1979
2015 198 2266
2016 232 2568
2017 309 3427
2018 345 4079
2019 404 5564
2020 612 7317
2021 731 10747
2022 640 14405
2023 533 15781

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 96 671
International Law 3 125 799
Political Economy 1 79 821
Special Education 2 92 867
Military science 4 147 961
Demography 3 242 1040
Aesthetics 2 242 1094
Linguistics 3 322 1165
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 156 1240
Anthropology 4 238 1307
Classics and Ancient History 6 272 1364
Journalism and Digital Media 14 430 1401
Sociology 4 321 1450
Archaeology 5 470 1557
Public Policy / Administration 6 330 1570
Law 6 414 1615
History 5 463 1633
Gender Studies 9 264 1684
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 8 412 1725
Philosophy 4 425 1731
Political Science 6 407 1773
Library and Information science 6 448 1810
Communications and Public Relations 25 532 2072
Education Majors 15 963 2934

Mathematics rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Pakistan and 1088th in the World with 3,597 publications made and 59,333 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 103 In Pakistan
#313 of 2,673 In Asia
#1088 of 6,305 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 8 32
1992 3 14
1993 9 25
1994 10 35
1995 5 28
1996 10 16
1997 11 24
1998 11 44
1999 8 37
2000 10 53
2001 8 72
2002 15 99
2003 11 91
2004 17 128
2005 13 147
2006 33 217
2007 39 303
2008 40 524
2009 51 661
2010 65 622
2011 75 826
2012 105 924
2013 104 1218
2014 124 1536
2015 121 1696
2016 183 2272
2017 228 3315
2018 265 3989
2019 328 5305
2020 368 6378
2021 458 8509
2022 421 11113
2023 360 11282

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 4 250 735
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 166 762
Applied Mathematics 5 245 844
Statistics 2 276 990
Operations Research 9 669 1627
Math Teachers 16 983 2874

Economics rankings

Quaid-i-Azam University ranked 3rd for Economics in Pakistan and 1091st in the World with 2,176 publications made and 32,596 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 103 In Pakistan
#251 of 2,461 In Asia
#1091 of 5,995 In the World

Quaid-i-Azam University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 3 8
1992 6 13
1993 7 12
1994 0 9
1995 5 9
1996 1 11
1997 10 14
1998 5 24
1999 7 28
2000 7 19
2001 10 41
2002 12 56
2003 7 55
2004 7 32
2005 3 70
2006 10 84
2007 26 204
2008 24 283
2009 27 395
2010 52 363
2011 59 477
2012 51 428
2013 65 555
2014 78 696
2015 67 633
2016 90 1048
2017 120 1392
2018 124 1371
2019 145 1772
2020 275 2545
2021 307 3877
2022 301 6282
2023 225 6617

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 96 671
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 166 762
Agricultural Economics 5 257 779
Political Economy 1 79 821
International Economics 3 155 980
Development Studies 3 220 1016
International Trade 2 210 1112
Environmental Economics 10 402 1191
Finance 2 303 1201
Investment Banking and Stock trading 16 428 1361

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Quaid-i-Azam University

Speciality Pakistan Asia World Rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 21 328 1009
International Business 2 200 1086
Social Psychology 4 282 1270
Management 3 404 1338
Literature 4 340 1445
Art & Design 4 381 1450
Business 4 418 1471
Psychology 5 491 1594
Accounting 8 464 1673
Child Psychology 5 411 1683
Fashion Design 4 525 1712
Marketing 10 606 1863
Advertising 25 872 2470