Pakistan field strengths in the Top 2% Scientists list 2026: Chemistry leads with 170
Live Directory analytics: Chemistry lists 170 Pakistan Top 2% scientists in the 2026 single-year profile — 16.5% of the Pakistan cohort, ahead of Clinical Medicine and Physics & Astronomy (140 each).
What are Pakistan’s strongest fields on the Top 2% Scientists list?
Direct answer: In the Pakistan country profile (single-year 2026), Chemistry is the largest field with 170 listed Top 2% scientists — 16.5% of the Pakistan list (1,030). Clinical Medicine and Physics & Astronomy are tied second with 140 each (13.6%). The next fields are Biology (123), Enabling & Strategic Technologies (118), and Information & Communication Technologies (108).
That Chemistry figure is a live re-check of the historical 170 count on the Pakistan directory hub: the 2026 single-year top_fields panel still reads Chemistry, 170.
Pakistan top fields (single-year 2026)
| Field | Listed scholars | Share of Pakistan list |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 170 | 16.5% |
| Clinical Medicine | 140 | 13.6% |
| Physics & Astronomy | 140 | 13.6% |
| Biology | 123 | 11.9% |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 118 | 11.5% |
| Information & Communication Technologies | 108 | 10.5% |
| Engineering | 61 | 5.9% |
| Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry | 58 | 5.6% |
Stat sentence: 170 of 1,030 Pakistan-listed scholars are in Chemistry; 140 are in Clinical Medicine and 140 are in Physics & Astronomy.
The country’s #1 scholar does not sit in the volume field. Bhutta, Zulfiqar A. is listed under Clinical Medicine / General & Internal Medicine. Clinical Medicine has 140 scholars — tied for second among main fields — but holds the best national rank. The Plant Biology & Botany subfield has 119 scholars, the largest subfield.
Pakistan vs India vs Bangladesh vs Thailand vs Malaysia — Chemistry-led vs neighbors
| Field | Pakistan | India | Bangladesh | Thailand | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 170 | 917 | 30 | 71 | 83 |
| Clinical Medicine | 140 | 1,250 | 76 | 151 | 174 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 140 | 685 | 38 | 16 | — |
| Biology | 123 | 315 | — | — | — |
| Enabling & Strategic Technologies | 118 | 1,297 | 42 | 59 | 269 |
| ICT | 108 | 867 | 50 | 22 | 86 |
| National total | 1,030 (0.42%) | 6,940 (2.81%) | 347 (0.14%) | 508 (0.21%) | 939 (0.38%) |
Pakistan’s country profile is Chemistry–led, unlike the Clinical-led Bangladesh and Thailand files and the Enabling-led India and Malaysia files. Pakistan’s Clinical slice (140) is close to Thailand’s 151 and larger than Bangladesh’s 76. See the Bangladesh field-strengths cluster, the India field-strengths cluster, and the Thailand field-strengths cluster.
Pakistan’s national share is 0.42% of the single-year country-analytics cohort (247,376 researchers; 170 countries). India is 2.81%; Bangladesh is 0.14%.
Pakistan subfields inside the plant / mechanical / clinical core
| Subfield | Listed scholars |
|---|---|
| Plant Biology & Botany | 119 |
| Mechanical Engineering & Transports | 85 |
| General & Internal Medicine | 65 |
| Energy | 61 |
| Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 59 |
| Applied Physics | 57 |
| Pharmacology & Pharmacy | 46 |
| Networking & Telecommunications | 45 |
Plant Biology & Botany (119) is the largest subfield — larger than several main fields. Ashraf, Muhammad Mudassar sits in that subfield at rank 739. General & Internal Medicine (65) holds the national #1 (Bhutta). Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing (59) holds Akram, Muhammad at rank 2,166.
Single-year vs career field counts
Career Pakistan flips the lead field: Physics & Astronomy (49 of 321) ahead of Clinical Medicine (46) and Chemistry (45). The career file is smaller than single-year — do not mix listings. Use how to find, verify, and cite before combining the two files in one sentence.
Where those field strengths sit on campus
- Chemistry density: Government College University Faisalabad (14 of 55).
- Clinical density: The Aga Khan University (26 of 28).
- Enabling density: National University of Sciences and Technology (15 of 39).
- Biology / agriculture-heavy campus: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad — Biology 19; Agriculture 11.
- Rank-dense Clinical campus (national #1): The Aga Khan University — Bhutta, Zulfiqar A..
- Names and ranks: Pakistan top researchers — Bhutta (Clinical), Kausar, Ayesha (Chemistry), Hayat, Tasawar (Engineering).
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FAQ
How many Pakistan Top 2% scientists are in Chemistry? 170 in the 2026 single-year Pakistan profile — re-verified on the live top_fields panel.
Is Clinical Medicine still second? Tied second with Physics & Astronomy. 140 listed scholars each — 13.6% of the Pakistan list — and Clinical Medicine is the home field of the national #1.
Does India or Thailand beat Pakistan in Clinical Medicine here? Yes on raw count. India’s Clinical slice is 1,250; Thailand’s is 151. Pakistan’s whole list is 1,030.
Which Pakistan subfield is largest? Plant Biology & Botany, 119, ahead of Mechanical Engineering & Transports (85) and General & Internal Medicine (65).
Is Enabling & Strategic Technologies a volume strength? Mid-pack by count (118) and the lead field at NUST (15 of 39). Volume and campus mix are different stories.
Do career listings change the story? Yes. Career Pakistan Physics is 49 of 321; Chemistry is 45. The career file is Physics-led; the single-year file is Chemistry-led. Do not mix listings.
Where can I verify these field counts? Pakistan analytics, Analytics, and the Pakistan hub post. Source: Elsevier / Stanford–Ioannidis lists via ABS Nexora.