Our Shame: HEC Published Research Output of Pakistani Universities

Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has published and analysis of research publications from Pakistani Universities, which appeared in e-reviewed journals indexed by Thomason Reuters, ISI Web of knowledge during the years 2007-08. The databases of ISI Web of Knowledge used SCI-Expended, SCCI and A& HCI. GC University Lahore got 6th position among all public and private universities of Pakistan. Please click here for details. (Courtesy to: GCU Website)

See where IIUI stands in the list:

1. Quaid-e-Azam University: Publications in 2007: 409 and publications in 2008: 544
2. University of Karachi: Publications in 2007: 276 and publications in 2008: 419
3. Aga Khan University 186 and 311
4. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 252 and 310
5. University of The Punjab 162 and 278
6. Govt. College University 97 and 154
7. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology 92 and 149
8. University of Sargodha 38 and 115
9. University of Sind, Jamshoro 59 and 105
10. University of Peshawar 77 and 97
11. Bahauddin Zakariya University 50 and 92
12. National University of Science & Technology 48 and 92
13. University of Arid Agriculture 49 and 87
14.University of Engineering & Technology,Lahore 38 and 55
15. DOW University of Health Sciences 11 49
16.GIK Institute of Engineering Science &Technology: 16 and 46
17. University of Baluchistan 28 and 40
18. Islamia University 22 and 40
19. NWFP Agricultural University 20 and 29
20. Lahore University of Management Sciences 19 and 27
21. University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences 11 and 26
22. Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology 07 and 26
23. Gomal University 12 and 24
24. Ziauddin Medical University 07 and 24
25. King Edward Medical University 12 and 23
26. Kohat University of Science & Technology 06 and 23
27. Baqai Medical University 11 and 22
28. International Islamic University: Publications in 2007: 05 and Publications in 2008: 21

For full list, please follow the link provided above. The list is pretty much revealing. We stand far behind in research and publications and IIUI faculty members generally don’t publish. One can argue that our faculty members do publish but largely in non-ISI indexed journals. The point is well taken but then IIUI administration should take up this matter with HEC stating the factual position and asking them to rationalize their criteria of developing such lists. This list is now almost an annual feature of HEC’s quality control procedures to identify hardworking-good guys from sluggish-bad guys. According to this list, we clearly fall in the latter category. Is anybody listening?