Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Pakistan
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy369 works
13.03
2The University Of Agriculture Dera Ismail Khan385 works
9.31
3The university of Lakki Marwat959 works
8.76
4ILMA University1,549 works
7.37
5Mehran University of Engineering & Technology Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Campus, Khairpur Mir's613 works
7.14
6University of Swat3,402 works
6.39
7Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology5,213 works
5.89
8Karachi Medical and Dental College2,488 works
5.88
9University of Lahore22,623 works
5.88
10Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology4,426 works
5.73
11Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology1,022 works
5.73
12Namal University1,096 works
5.72
13Swedish College of Engineering & Technology Rahim Yar Khan58 works
5.57
14Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology694 works
5.44
15Islamia University of Bahawalpur21,962 works
5.42
16COMSATS University Islamabad46,187 works
5.35
17National University of Sciences and Technology32,035 works
5.23
18Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University1,258 works
5.08
19University of Engineering and Technology Lahore12,380 works
5.00
20Government College University, Lahore12,689 works
4.94
21Government Sadiq College Women University1,661 works
4.94
22Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan13,507 works
4.85
23Air University6,474 works
4.83
24University of Chakwal675 works
4.76
25Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences5,617 works
4.68
26CECOS University1,357 works
4.66
27National School of Public Policy25 works
4.65
28National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences6,855 works
4.53
29Quaid-i-Azam University33,839 works
4.52
30Green International University378 works
4.47
31Bahauddin Zakariya University20,671 works
4.46
32National Textile University2,941 works
4.41
33HITEC University2,200 works
4.40
34Ghazi University2,901 works
4.40
35Punjab Tianjin University of Technology182 works
4.39
36University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar6,131 works
4.33
37Mir Chakar Khan Rind University200 works
4.28
38Institute of Space Technology3,342 works
4.27
39University of Management and Technology13,619 works
4.22
40Sindh Madressatul Islam University1,191 works
4.21
41Hazara University8,561 works
4.19
42University of Wah2,583 works
4.18
43University of Engineering and Technology Taxila6,433 works
4.18
44National University of Technology1,155 works
4.13
45University of Agriculture Faisalabad26,486 works
4.11
46University of Education10,601 works
4.07
47Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences385 works
4.06
48Emerson University, Multan750 works
4.06
49Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari785 works
4.03
50Government College University, Faisalabad22,529 works
4.02
Highlights
Within Pakistan, US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy ranks first in 2026 with 13.03, followed by The University Of Agriculture Dera Ismail Khan (9.31) and The university of Lakki Marwat (8.76).
Across 50 entries, values run from 13.03 (US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy) to 4.02 (Government College University, Faisalabad), with a median of 4.67.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
All