Pakistan: research output 2026
On October 24, 2026, researchers affiliated with institutions in Pakistan published 53 research papers, ranking 25th of 152 countries and 0.6% of the world's output that day. 7 records with a Pakistan affiliation were added to PubMed.
Papers on Oct 2453
World rank#25
Share of world output0.6%
Last 7 days777
Last 30 days4,995
Daily average (30 days)172
Last 30 days
Most active institutions
- Dow University of Health Sciences · 5 papers
- University of the Punjab · 4 papers
- Gomal University · 3 papers
- Government College University, Faisalabad · 3 papers
- Riphah International University · 3 papers
Most-cited scientists
- Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta · Aga Khan University · 380,856 citations
- Zahid A Butt · University of Waterloo · 194,287 citations
- Ejaz Ahmad Khan · Health Services Academy · 185,515 citations
- Salim S. Virani · Aga Khan University · 165,019 citations
- Yasir Waheed · National University of Science and Technology · 159,131 citations
Papers per day
| Date | Papers |
|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 24 | 53 |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 138 |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 159 |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 136 |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 118 |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 102 |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 71 |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 88 |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 172 |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 188 |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 169 |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 170 |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 185 |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 56 |
Counts are papers (articles, reviews, preprints, letters, conference papers and book chapters) with at least one author affiliated with an institution in Pakistan, by publication date, from OpenAlex. Recent days keep rising for a week as journals report their papers.
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