top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists in Pakistan

2025 single-year list · 1,034 listed authors · 33rd of 170 countries

1,034 researchers whose current affiliation is in Pakistan are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 291 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Pakistan has 0.4% of everyone on the list, 33rd of 170 countries.

Listed authors
1,034
0.4% of the list
In the global top 100,000
291
28.1% of its listed authors
Country rank
#33
of 170 countries by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#251
Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.

Top institutions in Pakistan

  1. Government College University Faisalabad555%
  2. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad505%
  3. University of the Punjab495%
  4. Quaid-i-Azam University454%
  5. National University of Sciences and Technology394%
  6. The Islamia University of Bahawalpur384%
  7. COMSATS University Islamabad343%
  8. The Aga Khan University283%
  9. Bahauddin Zakariya University263%
  10. University of Management and Technology Lahore232%

Top fields

  1. Chemistry17016%
  2. Physics & Astronomy14114%
  3. Clinical Medicine14014%
  4. Biology12312%
  5. Enabling & Strategic Technologies11811%
  6. Information & Communication Technologies10911%
  7. Engineering616%
  8. Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry596%
  9. Earth & Environmental Sciences323%
  10. Biomedical Research252%

1,034 listed scientists in Pakistan

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