Top-cited scientists by institution in Pakistan

29 institutions with 10 or more listed authors · Pakistan

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Which institutions in Pakistan have the most top 2% scientists?

29 universities and institutes in Pakistan have 10 or more researchers in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list. Government College University Faisalabad has the most (55), followed by University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (50) and University of the Punjab (49). Each institution’s page has its top fields and subfields and its first 100 scientists.

#	Institution	Listed authors	Top 100k
1	Government College University Faisalabad	55	18
2	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	50	20
3	University of the Punjab	49	13
4	Quaid-i-Azam University	45	14
5	National University of Sciences and Technology	39	10
6	The Islamia University of Bahawalpur	38	16
7	COMSATS University Islamabad	34	9
8	Independent Consultant	30	10
9	The Aga Khan University	28	4
10	Bahauddin Zakariya University	26	5
11	University of Management and Technology Lahore	23	8
12	University of Lahore	22	7
13	Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan	21	9
14	University of Sargodha	21	7
15	University of Education	20	2
16	University of Karachi	19	2
17	University of Malakand	18	5
18	Government College University Lahore	17	2
19	University of Peshawar	17	4
20	Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology	16	7
21	University of Gujrat	14	4
22	COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus	13	4
23	Riphah International University	13	4
24	International Islamic University, Islamabad	12	3
25	University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore	12	1
26	University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore	11	2
27	Air University Islamabad	10	1
28	Hazara University Pakistan	10	2
29	PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi	10	4

Institution names are only recorded for large institutions. The 179 in Pakistan with fewer than 10 listed authors are not listed here; the authors table finds them by name.