Virtual University of Pakistan

Virtual University of Pakistan
Short name
VU
Country, city
Pakistan, Lahore
Publications
645
Citations
8 864
h-index
45
Top-3 journals
IEEE Access
IEEE Access (26 publications)
Symmetry
Symmetry (14 publications)
Top-3 organizations
COMSATS University Islamabad
COMSATS University Islamabad (98 publications)
University of Lahore
University of Lahore (60 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

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Since 2009

Total publications
645
Total citations
8864
Citations per publication
13.74
Average publications per year
40.31
Average authors per publication
6.34
h-index
45
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, 71, 4.51%
General Medicine
71 publications, 4.51%
General Engineering, 51, 3.24%
General Engineering
51 publications, 3.24%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 49, 3.11%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
49 publications, 3.11%
General Materials Science, 44, 2.79%
General Materials Science
44 publications, 2.79%
General Computer Science, 43, 2.73%
General Computer Science
43 publications, 2.73%
Computer Science Applications, 40, 2.54%
Computer Science Applications
40 publications, 2.54%
General Mathematics, 38, 2.41%
General Mathematics
38 publications, 2.41%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 34, 2.16%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
34 publications, 2.16%
Computer Networks and Communications, 34, 2.16%
Computer Networks and Communications
34 publications, 2.16%
Genetics, 33, 2.1%
Genetics
33 publications, 2.1%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 33, 2.1%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
33 publications, 2.1%
Biochemistry, 27, 1.71%
Biochemistry
27 publications, 1.71%
Multidisciplinary, 27, 1.71%
Multidisciplinary
27 publications, 1.71%
Computer Science (miscellaneous), 25, 1.59%
Computer Science (miscellaneous)
25 publications, 1.59%
Control and Systems Engineering, 22, 1.4%
Control and Systems Engineering
22 publications, 1.4%
Environmental Chemistry, 21, 1.33%
Environmental Chemistry
21 publications, 1.33%
Pollution, 21, 1.33%
Pollution
21 publications, 1.33%
Molecular Biology, 20, 1.27%
Molecular Biology
20 publications, 1.27%
Condensed Matter Physics, 20, 1.27%
Condensed Matter Physics
20 publications, 1.27%
Hardware and Architecture, 20, 1.27%
Hardware and Architecture
20 publications, 1.27%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 20, 1.27%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
20 publications, 1.27%
Instrumentation, 19, 1.21%
Instrumentation
19 publications, 1.21%
Applied Mathematics, 19, 1.21%
Applied Mathematics
19 publications, 1.21%
Software, 18, 1.14%
Software
18 publications, 1.14%
Signal Processing, 18, 1.14%
Signal Processing
18 publications, 1.14%
Geography, Planning and Development, 18, 1.14%
Geography, Planning and Development
18 publications, 1.14%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 18, 1.14%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
18 publications, 1.14%
General Chemistry, 17, 1.08%
General Chemistry
17 publications, 1.08%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 17, 1.08%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
17 publications, 1.08%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 16, 1.02%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
16 publications, 1.02%
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Journals

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IEEE Access
26 publications, 4.03%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
18 publications, 2.79%
Symmetry
14 publications, 2.17%
Sustainability
13 publications, 2.02%
Electronics (Switzerland)
12 publications, 1.86%
Brazilian Journal of Biology
11 publications, 1.71%
PeerJ Computer Science
11 publications, 1.71%
Frontiers in Psychology
10 publications, 1.55%
Scientific Reports
10 publications, 1.55%
Sensors
10 publications, 1.55%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
9 publications, 1.4%
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
8 publications, 1.24%
BioMed Research International
8 publications, 1.24%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
8 publications, 1.24%
PLoS ONE
7 publications, 1.09%
Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems
6 publications, 0.93%
Evolutionary Bioinformatics
6 publications, 0.93%
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
6 publications, 0.93%
Education and Information Technologies
6 publications, 0.93%
Heliyon
6 publications, 0.93%
Energies
6 publications, 0.93%
Tropical Animal Health and Production
5 publications, 0.78%
Mathematics
5 publications, 0.78%
Kybernetes
5 publications, 0.78%
AIMS Mathematics
5 publications, 0.78%
Physica Scripta
5 publications, 0.78%
Computer Journal
5 publications, 0.78%
Journal of Mathematics
5 publications, 0.78%
RSC Advances
4 publications, 0.62%
IET Nanobiotechnology
4 publications, 0.62%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
141 publications, 21.86%
MDPI
112 publications, 17.36%
Elsevier
82 publications, 12.71%
Taylor & Francis
47 publications, 7.29%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
34 publications, 5.27%
Hindawi Limited
31 publications, 4.81%
Wiley
21 publications, 3.26%
Frontiers Media S.A.
18 publications, 2.79%
SAGE
16 publications, 2.48%
SciELO
13 publications, 2.02%
PeerJ
12 publications, 1.86%
Emerald
9 publications, 1.4%
IOS Press
7 publications, 1.09%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
7 publications, 1.09%
IOP Publishing
7 publications, 1.09%
World Scientific
6 publications, 0.93%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
6 publications, 0.93%
IGI Global
6 publications, 0.93%
Walter de Gruyter
5 publications, 0.78%
Oxford University Press
5 publications, 0.78%
Pleiades Publishing
4 publications, 0.62%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
4 publications, 0.62%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
4 publications, 0.62%
AIP Publishing
4 publications, 0.62%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
4 publications, 0.62%
Drustvo Geneticara Srbije
3 publications, 0.47%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2 publications, 0.31%
King Saud University
2 publications, 0.31%
University of Nis
2 publications, 0.31%
American Scientific Publishers
2 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

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COMSATS University Islamabad
98 publications, 5.33%
University of Lahore
60 publications, 3.26%
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
45 publications, 2.45%
University of Management and Technology
44 publications, 2.39%
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
43 publications, 2.34%
University of the Punjab
42 publications, 2.29%
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
37 publications, 2.01%
Government College University, Faisalabad
30 publications, 1.63%
University of Johannesburg
28 publications, 1.52%
King Saud University
27 publications, 1.47%
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
26 publications, 1.41%
University of Central Punjab
26 publications, 1.41%
Quaid-i-Azam University
25 publications, 1.36%
International Islamic University, Islamabad
23 publications, 1.25%
University of Sargodha
22 publications, 1.2%
Al Ain University
21 publications, 1.14%
Sejong University
21 publications, 1.14%
Bahauddin Zakariya University
20 publications, 1.09%
King Abdulaziz University
17 publications, 0.92%
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
17 publications, 0.92%
Zhengzhou University
17 publications, 0.92%
University of Karachi
14 publications, 0.76%
National College of Business Administration and Economics
14 publications, 0.76%
King Khalid University
13 publications, 0.71%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
13 publications, 0.71%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
13 publications, 0.71%
Jeju National University
13 publications, 0.71%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
12 publications, 0.65%
Information Technology University
12 publications, 0.65%
National University of Sciences & Technology
12 publications, 0.65%
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With foreign organizations

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Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
43 publications, 4.12%
University of Johannesburg
28 publications, 2.68%
King Saud University
27 publications, 2.59%
Al Ain University
21 publications, 2.01%
Sejong University
21 publications, 2.01%
King Abdulaziz University
17 publications, 1.63%
Zhengzhou University
17 publications, 1.63%
King Khalid University
13 publications, 1.25%
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
13 publications, 1.25%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
13 publications, 1.25%
Jeju National University
13 publications, 1.25%
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
12 publications, 1.15%
South Ural State University
11 publications, 1.05%
Lund University
11 publications, 1.05%
Alexandria University
11 publications, 1.05%
Taif University
10 publications, 0.96%
China Medical University (Taiwan)
10 publications, 0.96%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
9 publications, 0.86%
Gachon University
9 publications, 0.86%
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences
9 publications, 0.86%
South Valley University
9 publications, 0.86%
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
8 publications, 0.77%
Zhejiang University
8 publications, 0.77%
Cyprus University of Technology
8 publications, 0.77%
University of Newcastle Australia
8 publications, 0.77%
Silesian University of Technology
8 publications, 0.77%
Prince Sultan University
7 publications, 0.67%
Gaziantep University
7 publications, 0.67%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
7 publications, 0.67%
Ahlia University
7 publications, 0.67%
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With other countries

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Saudi Arabia, 160, 9.16%
Saudi Arabia
160 publications, 9.16%
China, 145, 8.3%
China
145 publications, 8.3%
Republic of Korea, 64, 3.66%
Republic of Korea
64 publications, 3.66%
USA, 46, 2.63%
USA
46 publications, 2.63%
UAE, 46, 2.63%
UAE
46 publications, 2.63%
Malaysia, 41, 2.35%
Malaysia
41 publications, 2.35%
Poland, 37, 2.12%
Poland
37 publications, 2.12%
United Kingdom, 36, 2.06%
United Kingdom
36 publications, 2.06%
South Africa, 36, 2.06%
South Africa
36 publications, 2.06%
India, 31, 1.77%
India
31 publications, 1.77%
Egypt, 28, 1.6%
Egypt
28 publications, 1.6%
Tunisia, 27, 1.55%
Tunisia
27 publications, 1.55%
Turkey, 26, 1.49%
Turkey
26 publications, 1.49%
Italy, 24, 1.37%
Italy
24 publications, 1.37%
Canada, 22, 1.26%
Canada
22 publications, 1.26%
Australia, 18, 1.03%
Australia
18 publications, 1.03%
Mexico, 15, 0.86%
Mexico
15 publications, 0.86%
Bangladesh, 14, 0.8%
Bangladesh
14 publications, 0.8%
Norway, 14, 0.8%
Norway
14 publications, 0.8%
Russia, 13, 0.74%
Russia
13 publications, 0.74%
Nigeria, 13, 0.74%
Nigeria
13 publications, 0.74%
Sweden, 13, 0.74%
Sweden
13 publications, 0.74%
Austria, 10, 0.57%
Austria
10 publications, 0.57%
Spain, 10, 0.57%
Spain
10 publications, 0.57%
Morocco, 10, 0.57%
Morocco
10 publications, 0.57%
Bahrain, 9, 0.52%
Bahrain
9 publications, 0.52%
Jordan, 9, 0.52%
Jordan
9 publications, 0.52%
Kyrgyzstan, 9, 0.52%
Kyrgyzstan
9 publications, 0.52%
Somalia, 9, 0.52%
Somalia
9 publications, 0.52%
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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.