Universities by Research h-index in Pakistan
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Aga Khan University22,164 works
431
2Quaid-i-Azam University33,839 works
409
3University of Agriculture Faisalabad26,486 works
365
4COMSATS University Islamabad46,187 works
359
5Government College University, Faisalabad22,529 works
329
6National University of Sciences and Technology32,035 works
273
7University of the Punjab38,120 works
252
8Bahauddin Zakariya University20,671 works
226
9Islamia University of Bahawalpur21,962 works
220
10University of Peshawar14,518 works
218
11University of Karachi26,799 works
209
12University of Lahore22,623 works
208
13International Islamic University, Islamabad15,863 works
188
14University of Engineering and Technology Lahore12,380 works
187
15National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering2,791 works
186
16University of Engineering and Technology Taxila6,433 works
186
17University of Management and Technology13,619 works
186
18Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan13,507 works
182
19Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University9,049 works
176
20University of Sargodha16,434 works
175
21University of Gujrat9,589 works
171
22Government College University, Lahore12,689 works
167
23University of Sindh8,848 works
162
24Riphah International University15,801 works
159
25Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences5,617 works
157
26Hazara University8,561 works
156
27Dow University of Health Sciences16,412 works
155
28Lahore University of Management Sciences6,925 works
155
29The University of Agriculture, Peshawar6,952 works
154
30University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences8,961 works
153
31University of Malakand7,298 works
149
32National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences6,855 works
148
33Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology5,213 works
146
34Kohat University of Science and Technology5,252 works
146
35Air University6,474 works
145
36University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar6,131 works
144
37University of Swabi3,133 works
143
38Iqra University4,811 works
140
39Bahria University10,682 works
136
40Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology1,620 works
133
41University of Health Sciences Lahore3,330 works
132
42Mehran University of Engineering and Technology5,956 works
129
43ILMA University1,549 works
128
44National College of Business Administration and Economics3,046 works
127
45Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology4,426 works
126
46Lahore College for Women University6,531 works
125
47University of Central Punjab6,350 works
123
48University of Okara7,384 works
123
49Islamia College University5,264 works
122
50Sukkur IBA University3,715 works
122
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