In the latest QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World subject rankings for 2023, only 13 public and private universities from Pakistan made the cut. The rankings cover 54 disciplines grouped into five broad subject areas and are compiled annually to help prospective students identify the leading universities in a particular subject. The universities are ranked using research citations and the results of major global surveys of employers and academics. This year’s methodology includes three new subjects: data science, history of art, and marketing.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 has six of the 10 most improved programmes hosted by institutions in the Arab Region, including Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Qatar and Jordan. Meanwhile, US institutions lead in 32 subjects, with Harvard University ranking first across 14 subjects – two more than last year’s results.
In the UK, the University of Oxford dominates four of the top 15 subject tables, including Anatomy and Physiology, Anthropology, and English Language and Literature, while the University of Cambridge dominates two subjects, Archaeology and Modern Languages. Australia ranks fourth among the most impactful research locations worldwide based on the H-index, a metric that measures both the science productivity and impact of published work from an institution.
In Engineering & Technology, Pakistan’s National University of Science and Technology (NUST) was ranked at 160, COMSAT University Islamabad at 267, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) at 279, Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad at 348, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) between 401-450, and the University of Punjab was ranked among 501-530.
For Computer Science and Information Systems, NUST was ranked at 148, COMSAT University Islamabad between 251-300, LUMS, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, and Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad between 351-400, the UET between 401-450 and the University of Punjab among 451-500.
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In the subject of Life Sciences & Medicine, only Agha Khan University Karachi was ranked at 391, while in Natural Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad was ranked at 346, COMSAT University Islamabad, and NUST were ranked between 451-500.
In Social Sciences & Management, LUMS was ranked at 322, and National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences between 451-500, while in Accounting & Finance, LUMS was ranked between 151-200 and COMSATS University between 301-330.
In Business & Management Studies, LUMS was ranked at 151-200, NUST between 251-300, Institute of Business Administration (IBA) between 301-350, COMSATS University between 401-450, University of the Punjab between 401-450, Quaid-i-Azam University between 451-500, and Iqra University between 551-580.
In Economics & Econometrics, LUMS was ranked between 201-250, COMSATS University Islamabad between 301-350, Quaid-i-Azam University between 401-450, University of the Punjab between 451-500, IBA between 501-530, and University of Karachi between 501-530.
Only LUMS was ranked between 301-350 in the subject of Law & Legal Studies, while only Quaid-i-Azam University was ranked between 151-200 in the subject of Statistics & Operational Research.
