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🎓 Top Research Universities in Pakistan

Universities and colleges in Pakistan ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇵🇰 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Quaid-i-Azam University33,798 papers
2,576,004
2
COMSATS University Islamabad46,122 papers
2,460,902
3
Aga Khan University22,106 papers
2,264,165
4
University of Agriculture Faisalabad26,418 papers
1,581,859
5
National University of Sciences and Technology31,987 papers
1,266,008
6
University of the Punjab38,017 papers
1,158,934
7
Government College University, Faisalabad22,454 papers
1,119,939
8
Bahauddin Zakariya University20,614 papers
724,128
9
University of Karachi26,741 papers
723,738
10
Islamia University of Bahawalpur21,906 papers
707,799
11
University of Lahore22,556 papers
522,823
12
University of Peshawar14,481 papers
491,651
13
Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan13,470 papers
459,323
14
University of Engineering and Technology Lahore12,371 papers
417,773
15
University of Sargodha16,389 papers
386,050
16
International Islamic University, Islamabad15,836 papers
359,293
17
Government College University, Lahore12,679 papers
352,168
18
University of Management and Technology13,540 papers
329,301
19
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University9,028 papers
307,737
20
Dow University of Health Sciences16,361 papers
301,659
21
Riphah International University15,755 papers
301,529
22
University of Malakand7,279 papers
295,455
23
University of Gujrat9,573 papers
286,790
24
University of Engineering and Technology Taxila6,426 papers
282,671
25
University of Sindh8,821 papers
267,505
26
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences5,613 papers
265,844
27
Hazara University8,546 papers
258,580
28
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences8,946 papers
256,541
29
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering2,789 papers
253,398
30
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar6,950 papers
209,194
31
Lahore University of Management Sciences6,915 papers
203,490
32
University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar6,127 papers
196,046
33
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences6,833 papers
184,582
34
Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology5,202 papers
178,315
35
Kohat University of Science and Technology5,233 papers
176,263
36
Bahria University10,657 papers
173,838
37
Air University6,459 papers
169,500
38
University of Education10,584 papers
169,130
39
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology5,951 papers
162,081
40
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology4,422 papers
160,000
41
University of Okara7,370 papers
143,959
42
National Textile University2,938 papers
132,566
43
Islamia College University5,248 papers
130,770
44
Gomal University6,751 papers
130,632
45
Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology1,618 papers
126,117
46
University of Central Punjab6,337 papers
119,967
47
Lahore College for Women University6,519 papers
116,276
48
University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir4,183 papers
115,748
49
University of Health Sciences Lahore3,319 papers
114,577
50
NED University of Engineering and Technology5,312 papers
110,666

Highlights

Within Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam University ranks first in 2026 with 2,576,004, followed by COMSATS University Islamabad (2,460,902) and Aga Khan University (2,264,165).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,576,004 (Quaid-i-Azam University) to 110,666 (NED University of Engineering and Technology), with a median of 266,675.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.