University of the Punjab in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
48
researchers on the list
3
rank in Pakistan
1,292
rank worldwide, of 38,384
Ranks by number of people on the list; we calculate them from the same data.
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akram, Muhammad | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 229 / 517,648 | 119 / 517,648 |
| Yousaf, Z. Ali | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 648 / 164,120 | 105 / 164,120 |
| Rahi, Samar | Business & Management | — | 389 / 68,786 |
| Islam, Talat | Business & Management | — | 579 / 68,786 |
| Usman, Muhammad Rashid | Chemical Engineering | 1,290 / 97,821 | 184 / 97,821 |
| Afzal, Adeel | Analytical Chemistry | 951 / 137,328 | 167 / 137,328 |
| Mahmood, Khalid | Information & Library Sciences | 70 / 15,996 | 32 / 15,996 |
| Muhammad, Rizwan Usama | Applied Physics | — | 845 / 323,282 |
| Bhatti, M. Z. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,154 / 164,120 | 702 / 164,120 |
| Din, Muhammad Imran | Chemical Engineering | — | 491 / 97,821 |
| Arshed, Saima | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 713 / 140,272 | 175 / 140,272 |
| Imran, Muhammad Kashif | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 1,318 / 204,373 |
| Javaid, Arshad | Plant Biology & Botany | 1,403 / 204,373 | 1,639 / 204,373 |
| Naseem, S. | Materials | 3,557 / 330,896 | 2,431 / 330,896 |
| Younis, Muhammad Umar | General Physics | 822 / 87,024 | 1,125 / 87,024 |
| Awan, Aziz Ullah | General Physics | — | 744 / 87,024 |
| Ahmed, Shakil A. | Plant Biology & Botany | 4,163 / 204,373 | 2,202 / 204,373 |
| Khalid, Abdul Nasir | Mycology & Parasitology | — | 227 / 29,175 |
| Farooqi, Zahoor H. | Polymers | — | 1,447 / 133,253 |
| Atiq, Shahid | Materials | — | 3,589 / 330,896 |
| Akram, Ghazala | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 2,007 / 140,272 | 420 / 140,272 |
| Hassan, M. | Applied Physics | — | 2,763 / 323,282 |
| Hussain, M. Sharafat | Applied Physics | — | 2,996 / 323,282 |
| Shakoori, Abdul Rauf | Zoology | 115 / 19,073 | 83 / 19,073 |
| Khan, Hafiz Azhar Ali | Entomology | — | 924 / 40,595 |
| Ashfaq, Muhammad | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 3,059 / 204,373 |
| Riaz, Saira | Materials | — | 4,639 / 330,896 |
| Begum, Robina | Chemical Physics | — | 2,125 / 121,889 |
| Rehman, Abdul | Zoology | 194 / 19,073 | 94 / 19,073 |
| Rafiq, Muhammad | Information & Library Sciences | — | 146 / 15,996 |
| Kamiran, Faisal | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 8,818 / 517,648 |
| Sultan, Misbah | Polymers | — | 2,183 / 133,253 |
| Saleem, Uzma | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | — | 1,677 / 166,116 |
| Arif, Muhammad Talha | Energy | — | 7,253 / 371,959 |
| Ahmad, Farooq | Energy | — | 7,411 / 371,959 |
| Bakhsh, Allah | Plant Biology & Botany | — | 4,004 / 204,373 |
| Atif, Muhammad | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | — | 1,877 / 166,116 |
| Majid, Farzana | Materials | — | 6,228 / 330,896 |
| Ashiq, Murtaza | Information & Library Sciences | — | 175 / 15,996 |
| Sadaf, Maasoomah | Optoelectronics & Photonics | — | 834 / 140,272 |
| Ameen, Kanwal | Information & Library Sciences | 182 / 15,996 | 281 / 15,996 |
| Hussain, Ejaz | General Physics | — | 1,659 / 87,024 |
| Mujahid, Adnan | Analytical Chemistry | — | 2,587 / 137,328 |
| Rehman, Rabia A. | General Chemistry | — | 776 / 57,505 |
| Warraich, Nosheen Fatima | Information & Library Sciences | — | 313 / 15,996 |
| Khan, Muhammad | Zoology | — | 292 / 19,073 |
| Hussain, Ali | Zoology | — | 344 / 19,073 |
| Imran, Muhammad | General Chemistry | — | 1,062 / 57,505 |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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