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Superior University

Research output, impact, five-year growth, topic strengths and transparent benchmarking from open scholarly metadata.

ITS Research Score69.8
Global research rank#2,014
Country rank#26
Momentum rank#1,994

Research performance overview

Superior University is an education institution in Pakistan represented in the ITS Research Intelligence database through OpenAlex and ROR-linked identity data. Over the most recent five-year window available locally, the institution is associated with 5,103 research works and 25,518 citations. Its current h-index is 105, while the five-year trend shows strong expansion in publication activity. It currently places #2,014 in the ITS global research-performance ranking. Within Pakistan, its current research-performance position is #26.

Five-year research output and impact

Research works, 5 years5,103
Citations, 5 years25,518
H-index105
i10-index1,582
Publication growth61.8%
Citation growth-88.9%

Recent citation volume is approximately 5.0 citations per five-year work when the two aggregate windows are divided. This is a descriptive ratio rather than a field-normalized citation indicator, because disciplines have very different citation practices. The h-index and i10-index add longer-run visibility context, while the growth metrics show direction of travel rather than historical accumulation alone.

Research trend by year

YearWorksCitations recordedOpen-access works
2010100
20111937413
2012158168
20132233015
20143246724
20152516221
20165155635
20174975128
20181051,52353
20191522,51688
20202345,053143
20213707,837278
202269511,708549
20238617,243705
20241,0294,455847
20251,6301,9861,440
2026888126769

The yearly series runs from 2010 to 2026 in the current local snapshot. Annual research counts should be read as a pattern rather than as an audited financial-style total: scholarly metadata is continually corrected, affiliations can be re-resolved, and citations continue to accumulate after publication.

Research strengths and leading topics

Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesEnergy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingOrganizational and Employee PerformanceNanofluid Flow and Heat TransferMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education

The strongest topic signals currently associated with Superior University include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Environmental Sustainability in Business. Topic lists are useful for understanding where an institution is visibly active, but they are not equivalent to a complete departmental census because OpenAlex topics are inferred from the institution’s works rather than from its administrative structure.

National benchmark

Among the 194 index-ready universities currently available for Pakistan, the average five-year output is about 3,015 works and the average five-year citation count is about 19,093. Superior University is currently above that research-output average and above the citation average. Its own growth signal is 61.8%, compared with a country-set average of 22.6%.

Deep research intelligence

Deep enrichment is queued for this otherwise quality-gated institution. Base research metrics remain available while the collaboration and partner-country aggregates are being calculated.

How to interpret this university profile

ITS Research Solution treats this page as research intelligence rather than a prestige label. The score is designed to summarize measurable research activity using recent output, recent citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth. Size still matters, so the score should be interpreted together with the trend table and topic profile. A smaller institution with strong momentum can therefore look different from a large institution with a much longer publication history.

Rankings are recalculated from the local analytical database after OpenAlex synchronization. The public page is indexable only when the institution has enough recent research activity, at least five active years in the available trend window, and multiple topic signals. This quality gate prevents empty or minimally populated institution records from becoming search-engine pages.

Data sources and verification

The institution identity is linked to the Research Organization Registry (ROR) through the ROR identifier supplied by OpenAlex. Research counts, citation totals, yearly activity, h-index, i10-index and topic signals come from OpenAlex. OpenAlex institution records are themselves grounded in ROR for canonical institution identity. Data can change as scholarly records, affiliations and citation links are corrected, so the page records the latest local synchronization time rather than presenting the figures as permanent.

  • OpenAlex institution ID: I4210100043
  • ROR ID: 00yh88643
  • Last synchronized: 2026-09-09 23:16:15

Frequently asked questions

What is the research score for Superior University?

The current ITS Research Performance Score is 69.8 out of 100. It combines recent publication output, citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth.

How many research works are associated with Superior University?

The current local five-year window contains 5,103 works associated with the institution in OpenAlex.

Is this an official university ranking?

No. This is an independent ITS Research Solution research-performance analysis built from open scholarly metadata. It does not represent an official government or accreditation ranking.