ISLAMABAD: Quiad-i-Azam University in Islamabad has bagged positions inthree categories in a list of the world’s toplink500universities prepared by the United States.

According to this list, QAU is Pakistan’s top university, Asia’s 67th andnumber 425 on the list of best global universities.

This list is by the US News and World Report Rankingslink.

QAU has received a global score of 53.3 and got the 135th position inregional research reputation and 137th in international collaboration. Itwas 289th among institutions having a percentage of total publications thatare among the 10% most cited globally.

Besides this, based on the research performance in the field, QAU’sDepartment of Chemistry ranked 203, Department of Physics 262, Departmentof Environmental Sciences 393, Plant and Animal Sciences 383 and theDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry ranked at 428th position.

The varsity’s vice chancellor, Prof Dr Muhammad Ali, congratulated itsfaculty, researchers, staff and students over the rankings.

He appreciated their dedication and hard work.

Last month, the varsity secured the 106th spot in the Asian universities’ranking.