Afghanistan

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In recent decades scholars affiliated with institutions in Afghanistan have published 4.0k papers, which have received a total of 38.3k indexed citations. Scholars in Afghanistan publish mostly in Surgery (438 papers), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (337 papers) and Epidemiology (311 papers) and are cited by scholars working on Surgery (6.4k citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (3.9k citations) and General Health Professions (3.6k citations). Scholars in Afghanistan collaborate with scholars from United States, Pakistan and India. Scholars in Afghanistan have published in prestigous journals including Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Afghanistan

2.0k papers receiving 15.6k citations

Peers

Afghanistan

Comparison fields: 5 of 241

Surgery 6.4k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3.9k General Health Professions 3.6k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3.3k Epidemiology 3.2k Infectious Diseases 2.5k Clinical Psychology 2.1k Molecular Biology 2.0k Plant Science 2.0k Sociology and Political Science 2.0k Economics and Econometrics 1.7k Nutrition and Dietetics 1.7k Biomedical Engineering 1.5k Finance 1.4k Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1.4k Health 1.3k Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1.2k Global and Planetary Change 1.2k Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1.1k Oncology 1.0k Rheumatology 1.0k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 995 Pharmacology 913 Materials Chemistry 903 Education 902 Artificial Intelligence 878 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 878 Information Systems 783 Political Science and International Relations 781 Water Science and Technology 754 Modeling and Simulation 747 Food Science 742 Genetics 731 Emergency Medical Services 714 Ecology 704 Pollution 698 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 691 Environmental Engineering 684 Emergency Medicine 680 Social Psychology 662 Physiology 636 Agronomy and Crop Science 622 Obstetrics and Gynecology 621 Gender Studies 615 Biomaterials 612 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 608 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 585 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 572 Building and Construction 565 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 561 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 553 Soil Science 535 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 512 Rehabilitation 511 Psychiatry and Mental health 490 Safety Research 484 Immunology 472 Organic Chemistry 447 Parasitology 434 Insect Science 402 Computer Networks and Communications 392 Atmospheric Science 380 Cancer Research 377 Pharmacology 376 Civil and Structural Engineering 372 Control and Systems Engineering 345 Hepatology 343 Mechanical Engineering 338 Pharmaceutical Science 327 Neurology 320 Geophysics 317 Cognitive Neuroscience 313 Animal Science and Zoology 309 Molecular Medicine 294 Management Science and Operations Research 286 Health Information Management 277 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 275 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 274 Complementary and alternative medicine 270 Cell Biology 269 Ocean Engineering 265 Nature and Landscape Conservation 258 Strategy and Management 258 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 244 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 243 Hematology 237 Oral Surgery 232 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 230 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 227 Health Informatics 224 Geochemistry and Petrology 215 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 212 Marketing 210 Genetics 210 Dermatology 203 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 200 Biochemistry 200 Virology 197 Small Animals 195 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 185 Accounting 181 Applied Psychology 179 Language and Linguistics 175 Analytical Chemistry 175 Radiation 172 Demography 171 Developmental and Educational Psychology 169 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 162 Computer Science Applications 162 Automotive Engineering 159 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 158 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 156 Polymers and Plastics 151 Signal Processing 150 Neurology 146 Geriatrics and Gerontology 145 Environmental Chemistry 140 Media Technology 139 Microbiology 139 Clinical Biochemistry 138 Occupational Therapy 136 Pharmacy 133 Reproductive Medicine 132 Biotechnology 129 Computational Theory and Mathematics 129 Transportation 129 Endocrinology 124 Information Systems and Management 124 Urology 118 Mechanics of Materials 118 Speech and Hearing 118 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 116 Ophthalmology 114 Literature and Literary Theory 112 Management Information Systems 109 Management of Technology and Innovation 109 Aerospace Engineering 108 Development 105 Inorganic Chemistry 104 Internal Medicine 103 Linguistics and Language 99 Communication 96 Spectroscopy 96 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 92 Urban Studies 87 Archeology 85 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 84 Computational Mechanics 82 Periodontics 82 Oceanography 77 Law 75 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 72 Business and International Management 71 Otorhinolaryngology 67 Gastroenterology 66 Philosophy 65 Aquatic Science 64 Forestry 64 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 62 Statistics and Probability 62 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 61 Ecological Modeling 60 Anthropology 55 Biochemistry 52 Family Practice 51 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 51 Biological Psychiatry 51 Earth-Surface Processes 51 Human-Computer Interaction 50 Toxicology 48 Orthodontics 48 General Dentistry 48 General Energy 47 Human Factors and Ergonomics 43 Behavioral Neuroscience 43 Cultural Studies 42 Catalysis 40 Electrochemistry 40 Nephrology 39 Applied Mathematics 38 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 37 Geography, Planning and Development 36 Complementary and Manual Therapy 35 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 32 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 32 Bioengineering 29 Paleontology 27 Numerical Analysis 27 Geology 27 Immunology and Allergy 27 Biophysics 25 Developmental Neuroscience 25 Sensory Systems 24 General Decision Sciences 24 Physiology 23 Astronomy and Astrophysics 22 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 20 Mathematical Physics 20 Conservation 20 History 19 Ceramics and Composites 18 Anatomy 18 Geometry and Topology 18 Public Administration 17 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 16 Medical Laboratory Technology 16 Research and Theory 13 Equine 13 Condensed Matter Physics 12 Transplantation 12 General Social Sciences 11 Space and Planetary Science 10 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 10 Aging 10 Museology 9 Process Chemistry and Technology 9 Leadership and Management 8 Developmental Biology 8 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 7 Hardware and Architecture 7 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 6 Library and Information Sciences 6 Religious studies 6 Horticulture 5 Filtration and Separation 5 Music 5 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 5 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 5 Archeology 5 General Materials Science 4 Software 4 Architecture 3 Life-span and Life-course Studies 3 Fuel Technology 2 Drug Discovery 2 Theoretical Computer Science 1 Algebra and Number Theory 1 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 History and Philosophy of Science 1 General Psychology 1 Structural Biology 1

Surgery 6.4k
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3.9k
General Health Professions 3.6k
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3.3k
Epidemiology 3.2k

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Citations per field, relative to Afghanistan

Afghanistan · 1×

×0.5 3.2k

SURGE

×0.6 2.2k

PHEOH

×0.4 1.5k

GHP

×0.5 1.6k

PPCH

×0.9 3.0k

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Citations per year, relative to Afghanistan

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Countries collaborating with authors based in Afghanistan

Since Specialization

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This map shows the geographic impact of research produced by institutions in Afghanistan. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by papers from institutions in Afghanistan with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Afghanistan more than expected).

Fields of papers citing works of authors working in Afghanistan

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by authors working at institutions in Afghanistan. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by authors working at institutions in Afghanistan. The network helps show where authors in Afghanistan may publish in the future.

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

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