Pakistan's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List

Pakistan has 81 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Pakistan 47th in the world by number of listed scientists. COMSATS University Islamabad has the most listed scientists (8), followed by Quaid-i-Azam University (8).

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243

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World rank by count

#47

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Scientists in Pakistan on the list, by year

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+56.8%

2022+7.9%

2023+36.5%

2024+19.3%

2025+20.2%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	243		81
2021	380	+56.4%	127	+56.8%
2022	509	+33.9%	137	+7.9%
2023	709	+39.3%	187	+36.5%
2024	842	+18.8%	223	+19.3%
2025	946	+12.4%	268	+20.2%

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Rank in Pakistan	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	7,759	Ashraf, Muhammad	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 56
2	8,915	AM Ashraf, M. Yasin	Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology Pakistan	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 71
3	13,942	ER Ellahi, R.	International Islamic University Islamabad	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 71
4	14,694	NM Noor, Muhammad Aslam	COMSATS University Islamabad	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 14
5	37,283	AN Akbar, Noreen Sher	National University of Sciences and Technology Pakistan	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 182
6	39,675	WA Wahid, Abdul	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 480
7	47,141	GA Gilani, Anwar Hassan	The Aga Khan University Medical College	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 154
8	49,973	CZ Chohan, Zahid H.	University College of Management and Sciences	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 332
9	60,709	BR Briddon, Rob W.	National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Pakistan	Virology	Rank 555
10	71,553	SM Sharif, M.	University of the Punjab, Lahore	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 1,159
11	74,495	BC Broelsch, Christoph E.	Gambat Institute Medical Science	Surgery	Rank 649
12	75,593	RP Ransley, Philip	Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 899
13	87,436	WA Waheed, A.	National University of Sciences and Technology Pakistan	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 3,185
14	87,733	KM Khan, Masood	Quaid-i-Azam University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 482
15	92,823	AT Atta-ur-Rahman	University of Karachi	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 391
16	95,246	CM Choudhary, M. Iqbal	University of Karachi	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 414
17	100,612	MM Mustafa, M. T.	National University of Sciences and Technology Pakistan	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 572
18	109,624	AF Anwar, Farooq	University of Sargodha	Food Science	Rank 458
19	111,174	MT Mahmood, Tariq	Institute of Business Administration Karachi	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,544
20	117,316	MS Mohyud-Din, Syed Tauseef	University of Multan	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 690
21	121,421	AM Asgher, Muhammad	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Biotechnology	Rank 414
22	123,751	MG Murtaza, Ghulam	COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Lahore	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,164
23	128,337	NS Nishtar, Sania	Heartfile Pakistan	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,038
24	128,796	SA Saeed, Aamer	Quaid-i-Azam University	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 891
25	131,138	MJ Mustard, J. Fraser	The Aga Khan University	Environmental & Occupational Health	Rank 132
26	131,556	SM Sajid, Muhammad Wasim	International Islamic University Islamabad	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 779
27	132,496	KM Khan, M. Ajmal	University of Karachi	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,843
28	136,240	KA Khan, Abdul G.	Quaid-i-Azam University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 1,892
29	139,065	AM Akram, Muhammad	University of the Punjab, Lahore	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 2,251
30	140,156	AK Asif Khan, M.	Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 3,716
31	153,630	AS Asghar, S.	COMSATS University Islamabad	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 920
32	159,069	AK Ahmad, Khabir	The Aga Khan University	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,270
33	161,052	RM Ramzan, M.	Bahria University	Applied Physics	Rank 4,313
34	162,735	BH Bhatti, Haq Nawaz	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	General Chemistry	Rank 418
35	163,125	TM Tahir, M. B.	University of Gujrat	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 1,357
36	168,529	KT Kazi, Tasneem Gul	University of Sindh	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 1,419
37	168,640	BH Brammer, Hugh	FAO/UNDP Soil Survey Project of Pakistan	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,054
38	168,850	QM Qasim, Muhammad	COMSATS University Islamabad	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,374
39	169,643	AM Abbas, Mujahid	Government College University Lahore	General Mathematics	Rank 915
40	174,689	KA Kausar, Ayesha	Quaid-i-Azam University	Polymers	Rank 1,610
41	176,580	KK Khan, Khalid Mohammed	University of Karachi	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 905
42	179,546	YM Yousaf, M.	Government College University Faisalabad	General Chemistry	Rank 467
43	184,143	HD Haleem, Darakhshan Jabeen	University of Karachi	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 1,788
44	184,494	SZ Shinwari, Zabta Khan	Quaid-i-Azam University	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 2,588
45	185,397	AS Ahmad, Saeed	University of Agriculture, Faisalabad	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1,314
46	188,677	NK Noor, Khalida Inayat	COMSATS University Islamabad	General Mathematics	Rank 1,061
47	189,410	KS Khan, Sardar	University of Peshawar	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,208
48	193,993	AM Ajmal, Mohammad	PCSIR Laboratories	Energy	Rank 2,339
49	201,811	AH Ali, Hazrat	University of Malakand	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,307
50	213,132	IM Iqbal, Munawar	University of Lahore	General Chemistry	Rank 552
51	214,386	MA Maqsood, Asghari	Air University Islamabad	Materials	Rank 2,882
52	218,338	SM Saleem, M. H.	Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,191
53	221,477	ZM Zakaullah, Muhammad	Government College University Lahore	Applied Physics	Rank 6,069
54	222,463	MK Mahmood, Khalid	Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 1,790
55	228,240	Javaid, Nadeem	COMSATS University Islamabad	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,236
56	229,703	AV Ahmad, Viqar Uddin	University of Karachi	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,266
57	229,882	RM Rajoka, Muhammad Ibrahim	Government College University Faisalabad	Biotechnology	Rank 882
58	230,113	SB Siddiqui, Bina Shaheen	University of Karachi	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 1,271
59	230,228	SS Shehzad, S. A.	COMSATS University Islamabad	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,463
60	247,743	KM Khan, Majid	Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,161
61	248,999	ZA Zeeshan, Ahmed	International Islamic University Islamabad	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,615
62	256,177	SF Shafait, Faisal	National University of Sciences and Technology Pakistan	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,321
63	256,342	MA Malik, Abdul	Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan	General Chemistry	Rank 666
64	260,007	IK Ishaque, Kashif	Capital University of Science & Technology	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 829
65	264,681	RM Raja, Muhammad Asif Zahoor	COMSATS University Islamabad	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 4,475
66	267,356	AZ Abbas, Z.	Islamia University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,744
67	267,588	WM Waqas, Muhammad	National University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 7,459
68	270,005	US Ullah, Sana	University of Swat	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,662
69	270,404	ZK Zaman, Khalid	University of Wah	Environmental Sciences	Rank 1,838
70	271,156	ZM Zaman, Muhammad	Quaid-i-Azam University	Cultural Studies	Rank 86
71	276,342	SM Shafi, Mansoor	University of Engineering and Technology Lahore	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 2,729
72	278,381	MK Mahmood, Khalid	University of the Punjab, Lahore	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 176
73	280,719	Haq, Rizwan Ul	Bahria University	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 1,835
74	317,115	NQ Naqvi, Qaisar Abbas	Quaid-i-Azam University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 3,200
75	329,608	AN Ali, Nasir	International Islamic University Islamabad	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,180
76	334,083	KR Khan, Rifat Ullah	The University of Agriculture, Peshawar	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 1,316
77	342,687	KN Khan, Najeeb Alam	University of Karachi	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,282
78	348,023	KA Khan, Asifullah	Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 6,028
79	357,628	AM Awais, Muhammad	COMSATS University Islamabad	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 2,373
80	373,549	KH Khan, Haroon	Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 2,435
81	501,273	KM Khan, Muhammad Rashid	Quaid-i-Azam University	Complementary & Alternative Medicine	Rank 195
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Pakistan are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

243 scientists affiliated with Pakistan are on the 2020 single-year list, and 81 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Pakistan has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2020 career-long list, COMSATS University Islamabad has the most listed scientists from Pakistan, with 8. It is followed by Quaid-i-Azam University with 8.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.