2021 tables: Institutions

The 2021 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

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# Institution Share 2019 Share 2020 Count 2020 Change in Adjusted Share* 2019–2020
1 COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Pakistan 3.19 3.26 48 -1.5%
2 National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES), Pakistan – 3.00 3 N/A
3 Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Pakistan 1.80 2.36 63 26.5%
4 University of the Punjab, Pakistan 0.42 1.53 17 252.3%
5 National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan 0.35 1.36 11 279.8%
6 University of Management and Technology (UMT), Pakistan 2.20 1.00 2 -56.1%
7 University of Education, Pakistan 0.94 0.75 1 -22.9%
8 Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST), Pakistan 0.02 0.50 1 2551.6%
9 University of Peshawar, Pakistan – 0.47 3 N/A
10 University of Gujrat (UOG), Pakistan 0.37 0.40 2 5.2%
11 Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Pakistan – 0.38 1 N/A
12 Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan 0.20 0.33 2 58.6%
12 Air University, Pakistan – 0.33 1 N/A
13 Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan (IUB), Pakistan – 0.33 3 N/A
14 Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Pakistan 0.07 0.32 5 339.8%
15 National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Pakistan 0.29 0.28 5 -8.0%
16 Government College University, Lahore (GCU), Pakistan 0.43 0.27 2 -39.8%
17 Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Pakistan 1.00 0.27 2 -74.2%
18 Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Pakistan – 0.25 1 N/A
19 Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Pakistan – 0.21 1 N/A
20 University of Engineering and Technology - Lahore (UET Lahore), Pakistan 0.27 0.14 3 -49.5%
21 University of Engineering and Technology Taxila (UET Taxila), Pakistan – 0.13 1 N/A
21 POF Hospital, Pakistan – 0.13 1 N/A
22 University of Sindh, Pakistan 0.06 0.12 2 102.5%
23 Riphah International University, Pakistan – 0.10 1 N/A
24 University of Karachi, Pakistan 1.04 0.08 1 -92.3%
24 Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), Pakistan – 0.08 1 N/A
25 Aga Khan University (AKU), Pakistan 0.10 0.08 3 -19.7%
26 Children Hospital and Institute of Child Health, Multan, Pakistan 0.05 0.07 2 45.2%
27 Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Pakistan 1.39 0.07 2 -95.3%
28 Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Pakistan 0.01 0.07 2 415.2%
29 Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF), Pakistan 0.52 0.05 1 -90.2%
30 Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan (AWKUM), Pakistan 0.12 0.05 1 -61.2%
31 Hazara University, Pakistan 0.02 0.05 2 111.8%
32 Center for Non-Communicable Diseases (CNCD), Pakistan 0.04 0.04 9 -3.7%
33 Children's Hospital and the Institute of Child Health, Pakistan 0.03 0.03 1 -1.1%
34 NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan 0.22 0.03 1 -85.7%
35 Khyber Medical University (KMU), Pakistan 0.35 0.03 2 -91.0%
36 University of Engineering and Technology - Peshawar (UET Peshawar), Pakistan – 0.03 1 N/A
36 Pakistan Health Research Council (PHRC), Pakistan – 0.03 1 N/A
37 King Edward Medical University (KEMU), Pakistan – 0.02 1 N/A
38 University of Health Sciences Lahore, Pakistan 0.16 0.01 2 -93.3%
39 Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), Pakistan – 0.01 1 N/A
39 Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology, Pakistan – 0.01 1 N/A
40 International Islamic University (IIU), Pakistan 0.03 0.01 1 -68.9%
41 Health Services Academy (HSA), Pakistan 0.00 0.00 2 -11.8%
41 Foundation University Islamabad (FUI), Pakistan 0.00 0.00 2 -11.8%
42 Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH & RC), Pakistan – 0.00 2 N/A
43 Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Pakistan 0.00 0.00 1 -42.0%
44 Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Pakistan 0.00 0.00 2 -11.8%
44 Gomal University, Pakistan 0.00 0.00 2 -11.8%
44 Mufti Mehmood Memorial Teaching Hospital, Pakistan 0.00 0.00 2 -11.8%
44 Nishtar Medical University, Pakistan 0.00 0.00 2 -11.8%
45 University of Lahore (UOL), Pakistan – 0.00 1 N/A
45 Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College (SKZMDC), Pakistan – 0.00 1 N/A
46 University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences - Lahore (UVAS), Pakistan – 0.00 1 N/A
46 Afro-Asian Institute (AAI), Pakistan – 0.00 1 N/A

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