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Virtual University of Pakistan
Short name
VU
Country, city
Pakistan, Lahore
Publications
827
Citations
14 166
h-index
56
Top-3 journals
IEEE Access
IEEE Access (29 publications)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (15 publications)
Top-3 organizations
COMSATS University Islamabad
COMSATS University Islamabad (109 publications)
University of Lahore
University of Lahore (106 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2009

Total publications
827
Total citations
14166
Citations per publication
17.13
Average publications per year
45.94
Average authors per publication
6.14
h-index
56
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 74, 8.95%
General Medicine
74 publications, 8.95%
General Engineering, 51, 6.17%
General Engineering
51 publications, 6.17%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 49, 5.93%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
49 publications, 5.93%
General Materials Science, 45, 5.44%
General Materials Science
45 publications, 5.44%
General Computer Science, 44, 5.32%
General Computer Science
44 publications, 5.32%
Computer Science Applications, 42, 5.08%
Computer Science Applications
42 publications, 5.08%
General Mathematics, 38, 4.59%
General Mathematics
38 publications, 4.59%
Computer Networks and Communications, 36, 4.35%
Computer Networks and Communications
36 publications, 4.35%
Genetics, 34, 4.11%
Genetics
34 publications, 4.11%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 34, 4.11%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
34 publications, 4.11%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 33, 3.99%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
33 publications, 3.99%
Biochemistry, 29, 3.51%
Biochemistry
29 publications, 3.51%
Multidisciplinary, 27, 3.26%
Multidisciplinary
27 publications, 3.26%
Computer Science (miscellaneous), 27, 3.26%
Computer Science (miscellaneous)
27 publications, 3.26%
Control and Systems Engineering, 25, 3.02%
Control and Systems Engineering
25 publications, 3.02%
Condensed Matter Physics, 21, 2.54%
Condensed Matter Physics
21 publications, 2.54%
Environmental Chemistry, 21, 2.54%
Environmental Chemistry
21 publications, 2.54%
Pollution, 21, 2.54%
Pollution
21 publications, 2.54%
Applied Mathematics, 21, 2.54%
Applied Mathematics
21 publications, 2.54%
Molecular Biology, 20, 2.42%
Molecular Biology
20 publications, 2.42%
Hardware and Architecture, 20, 2.42%
Hardware and Architecture
20 publications, 2.42%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 20, 2.42%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
20 publications, 2.42%
Instrumentation, 19, 2.3%
Instrumentation
19 publications, 2.3%
Geography, Planning and Development, 19, 2.3%
Geography, Planning and Development
19 publications, 2.3%
General Chemistry, 18, 2.18%
General Chemistry
18 publications, 2.18%
Software, 18, 2.18%
Software
18 publications, 2.18%
Signal Processing, 18, 2.18%
Signal Processing
18 publications, 2.18%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 18, 2.18%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
18 publications, 2.18%
Engineering (miscellaneous), 18, 2.18%
Engineering (miscellaneous)
18 publications, 2.18%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 17, 2.06%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
17 publications, 2.06%
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Journals

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IEEE Access
29 publications, 3.51%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
18 publications, 2.18%
Scientific Reports
15 publications, 1.81%
Symmetry
14 publications, 1.69%
Sustainability
13 publications, 1.57%
PeerJ Computer Science
12 publications, 1.45%
Electronics (Switzerland)
12 publications, 1.45%
Brazilian Journal of Biology
11 publications, 1.33%
Frontiers in Psychology
10 publications, 1.21%
Sensors
10 publications, 1.21%
Heliyon
10 publications, 1.21%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
9 publications, 1.09%
Asian Association of Open Universities Journal
9 publications, 1.09%
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
8 publications, 0.97%
BioMed Research International
8 publications, 0.97%
Kybernetes
8 publications, 0.97%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
8 publications, 0.97%
Evolutionary Bioinformatics
7 publications, 0.85%
Education and Information Technologies
7 publications, 0.85%
PLoS ONE
7 publications, 0.85%
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
7 publications, 0.85%
Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems
6 publications, 0.73%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
6 publications, 0.73%
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
6 publications, 0.73%
Energies
6 publications, 0.73%
RSC Advances
5 publications, 0.6%
Tropical Animal Health and Production
5 publications, 0.6%
Mathematics
5 publications, 0.6%
AIMS Mathematics
5 publications, 0.6%
Physica Scripta
5 publications, 0.6%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
174 publications, 21.04%
Elsevier
119 publications, 14.39%
MDPI
119 publications, 14.39%
Taylor & Francis
55 publications, 6.65%
Emerald
48 publications, 5.8%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
37 publications, 4.47%
Hindawi Limited
30 publications, 3.63%
Wiley
29 publications, 3.51%
SAGE
23 publications, 2.78%
Frontiers Media S.A.
21 publications, 2.54%
IGI Global
16 publications, 1.93%
SciELO
14 publications, 1.69%
PeerJ
13 publications, 1.57%
World Scientific
12 publications, 1.45%
IOP Publishing
9 publications, 1.09%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
7 publications, 0.85%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
7 publications, 0.85%
IOS Press
6 publications, 0.73%
Walter de Gruyter
5 publications, 0.6%
Oxford University Press
5 publications, 0.6%
Pleiades Publishing
5 publications, 0.6%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
5 publications, 0.6%
AIP Publishing
5 publications, 0.6%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
4 publications, 0.48%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
4 publications, 0.48%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
4 publications, 0.48%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
3 publications, 0.36%
Drustvo Geneticara Srbije
3 publications, 0.36%
Cambridge University Press
2 publications, 0.24%
IMR Press
2 publications, 0.24%
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With other organizations

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COMSATS University Islamabad
109 publications, 13.18%
University of Lahore
106 publications, 12.82%
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
60 publications, 7.26%
University of Management and Technology
59 publications, 7.13%
University of the Punjab
59 publications, 7.13%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
52 publications, 6.29%
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
41 publications, 4.96%
University of Sargodha
38 publications, 4.59%
King Saud University
34 publications, 4.11%
Quaid-i-Azam University
32 publications, 3.87%
Government College University, Faisalabad
32 publications, 3.87%
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
32 publications, 3.87%
University of Johannesburg
32 publications, 3.87%
King Khalid University
31 publications, 3.75%
University of Central Punjab
30 publications, 3.63%
Sejong University
26 publications, 3.14%
International Islamic University, Islamabad
25 publications, 3.02%
Bahauddin Zakariya University
25 publications, 3.02%
Al Ain University
24 publications, 2.9%
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
21 publications, 2.54%
King Abdulaziz University
18 publications, 2.18%
National College of Business Administration and Economics
17 publications, 2.06%
Zhengzhou University
17 publications, 2.06%
University of Karachi
16 publications, 1.93%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
15 publications, 1.81%
National University of Sciences & Technology
15 publications, 1.81%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
15 publications, 1.81%
Université de Moncton
15 publications, 1.81%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
14 publications, 1.69%
Jeju National University
14 publications, 1.69%
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With foreign organizations

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Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
52 publications, 6.29%
King Saud University
34 publications, 4.11%
University of Johannesburg
32 publications, 3.87%
King Khalid University
31 publications, 3.75%
Sejong University
26 publications, 3.14%
Al Ain University
24 publications, 2.9%
King Abdulaziz University
18 publications, 2.18%
Zhengzhou University
17 publications, 2.06%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
15 publications, 1.81%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
15 publications, 1.81%
Université de Moncton
15 publications, 1.81%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
14 publications, 1.69%
Jeju National University
14 publications, 1.69%
Gachon University
13 publications, 1.57%
Alexandria University
13 publications, 1.57%
China Medical University (Taiwan)
12 publications, 1.45%
South Ural State University
11 publications, 1.33%
Taif University
11 publications, 1.33%
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
11 publications, 1.33%
Lund University
11 publications, 1.33%
West Pomeranian University of Technology
11 publications, 1.33%
Zhejiang University
10 publications, 1.21%
Prince Sultan University
9 publications, 1.09%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
9 publications, 1.09%
Guangxi University
9 publications, 1.09%
Silesian University of Technology
9 publications, 1.09%
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences
9 publications, 1.09%
South Valley University
9 publications, 1.09%
Khazar University
8 publications, 0.97%
Cyprus University of Technology
8 publications, 0.97%
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With other countries

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Saudi Arabia, 168, 20.31%
Saudi Arabia
168 publications, 20.31%
China, 161, 19.47%
China
161 publications, 19.47%
Republic of Korea, 67, 8.1%
Republic of Korea
67 publications, 8.1%
Malaysia, 51, 6.17%
Malaysia
51 publications, 6.17%
USA, 49, 5.93%
USA
49 publications, 5.93%
UAE, 49, 5.93%
UAE
49 publications, 5.93%
Poland, 39, 4.72%
Poland
39 publications, 4.72%
United Kingdom, 38, 4.59%
United Kingdom
38 publications, 4.59%
South Africa, 38, 4.59%
South Africa
38 publications, 4.59%
India, 33, 3.99%
India
33 publications, 3.99%
Egypt, 30, 3.63%
Egypt
30 publications, 3.63%
Italy, 28, 3.39%
Italy
28 publications, 3.39%
Tunisia, 27, 3.26%
Tunisia
27 publications, 3.26%
Turkey, 27, 3.26%
Turkey
27 publications, 3.26%
Canada, 22, 2.66%
Canada
22 publications, 2.66%
Australia, 20, 2.42%
Australia
20 publications, 2.42%
Mexico, 16, 1.93%
Mexico
16 publications, 1.93%
Bangladesh, 15, 1.81%
Bangladesh
15 publications, 1.81%
Nigeria, 14, 1.69%
Nigeria
14 publications, 1.69%
Norway, 14, 1.69%
Norway
14 publications, 1.69%
Russia, 13, 1.57%
Russia
13 publications, 1.57%
Sweden, 13, 1.57%
Sweden
13 publications, 1.57%
Spain, 11, 1.33%
Spain
11 publications, 1.33%
Austria, 10, 1.21%
Austria
10 publications, 1.21%
Morocco, 10, 1.21%
Morocco
10 publications, 1.21%
Somalia, 10, 1.21%
Somalia
10 publications, 1.21%
Ethiopia, 10, 1.21%
Ethiopia
10 publications, 1.21%
Germany, 9, 1.09%
Germany
9 publications, 1.09%
Bahrain, 9, 1.09%
Bahrain
9 publications, 1.09%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 2009 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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