Only 13 Pakistani universities make it to QS World subject rankings.

LAHORE -- Only 13 public and private universities from Pakistan have made it to the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World subject rankings for 2023.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 cover a total of 54 disciplines, grouped into five broad subject areas.

The rankings are compiled annually to help prospective students identify the leading universities in a particular subject. Research citations along with the results of major global surveys of employers and academics are used to rank the universities. More information about this year's methodology is available. This year's rankings include three new subjects: data science, history of art, and marketing and they have been evaluated.

The notable features of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 include six of the 10 most improved programmes hosted by the institutions in the Arab Region including Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Qatar and Jordan. The US institutions lead in 32 subjects. Among the top-performing institutions include Harvard University that ranks first across 14 subjects - two more than last year's results.

The University of Oxford dominated four of the top 15 subject tables, including Anatomy and Physiology, Anthropology and English Language and Literature - while the University of Cambridge dominated two subjects, Archaeology and Modern Languages.

The H-index (a metric that measures both the science productivity and impact of published work from an institution) ranks Australia fourth among the most impactful research locations worldwide.

Regarding Pakistan, in Engineering and Technology, the 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.

In the subject of 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.

Aga Khan University Karachi was ranked 391 in the subject of Life Sciences and Medicine while in the subject of Natural Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad was ranked at 346, COMSAT University Islamabad and NUST were ranked...