Citation Rankings
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National Defence University, Pakistan Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers Rankings 2025
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Global Affairs
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
508
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Strategic Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
156
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Development Economics
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Industrial Economics
Energy Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
164
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Followership and Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
115
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
South Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
53
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Arms Control
Military Doctrine
Military Strategy
Foreign Policies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
49
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Human Security
Post-conflict development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
46
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Violent and nonviolent movements in Pakistan and Afghanistan Borderland
Climate Change and Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
43
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Asia-Pacific
South Asia
Sino-Indian relations
Major Power Politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Pakistan-Russia Relations
Pakistan Foreign Policy
Middle Eastern Affairs
Internet Governance
Digital Accessibility Inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
21
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Non-proliferation
Nuclear deterrence
Arms Control
Emerging Technologies
Indo-Pak Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Terrorim
Pakistan police and counter terrorism
Emerging landscape in Middle East
CLIMATE CHANGE IN PAKISTAN
NATIONAL SECURITY OF PAKISTAN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Global Governance
Cyber Security
South Asian Studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
11
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Comprehensive National Security
Regional Cooperation and Integration
Socio-economic disparities and national security
Human S
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
South Asian Security
Indian Strategic Culture
Hindutva
Populism
Kashmir Conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Policymaking and evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Revolution in military affairs
nuclear technology
emerging technologies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Soft Power
Public Diplomacy
Strategic Communication
Great Power Politics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,162
4,470
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Margalla Papers
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612
508
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,205,812
8,038
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Zulfqar Khan
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
156
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,270,162
8,840
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ahsan Abbas
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
164
0.785
Development Economics
Macroeconomics
International Economics
Industrial Economics
Energy Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,516,199
11,897
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Wajeeha Ghias Lecturer
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
115
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,797,087
15,643
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ghulam Qumber
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54
53
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,821,622
15,967
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nasir Jammu
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
49
0.980
Arms Control
Military Doctrine
Military Strategy
Foreign Policies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,844,753
16,271
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Asif Iqbal Dawar
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
46
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,860,753
16,510
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Muhammad Irfan Mahsud
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
43
0.977
Violent and nonviolent movements in Pakistan and Afghanistan Borderland
Climate Change and Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,900,393
17,077
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Asma Bilal
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
Asia-Pacific
South Asia
Sino-Indian relations
Major Power Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,988,169
18,384
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Muhammad Shabbir|M Shabbir
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
21
0.750
Pakistan-Russia Relations
Pakistan Foreign Policy
Middle Eastern Affairs
Internet Governance
Digital Accessibility Inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,076,900
19,713
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Syed Adnan Athar Bukhari
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
Non-proliferation
Nuclear deterrence
Arms Control
Emerging Technologies
Indo-Pak Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,103,279
20,154
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Qurat Ul Ain
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
12
0.706
Terrorim
Pakistan police and counter terrorism
Emerging landscape in Middle East
CLIMATE CHANGE IN PAKISTAN
NATIONAL SECURITY OF PAKISTAN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,153,739
21,028
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Muhammad Umar Baloch
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
11
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,160,516
21,123
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Muhammad Tariq Niaz
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
Comprehensive National Security
Regional Cooperation and Integration
Socio-economic disparities and national security
Human S
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,166,647
21,239
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Umair Pervez Khan
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
South Asian Security
Indian Strategic Culture
Hindutva
Populism
Kashmir Conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,240,968
22,568
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Naveed Sandhu
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,292,551
23,544
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Zeeshan Javed
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Revolution in military affairs
nuclear technology
emerging technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,294,470
23,585
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bilal Zubair Asst Ss
National Defence University, Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Soft Power
Public Diplomacy
Strategic Communication
Great Power Politics