DefinePK

With 75.5 million entries, DefinePK is the largest index of Pakistani journals, research articles, news headlines, and videos.

For Institutes

Empower ORIC & QEC with verified research profiles, cleaned affiliations, and real-time metric dashboards.

Institutional Services
For Researchers

Sign up, Claim your scholarly profile and papers.

Author Tools
For Publishers

Submit or Claim your journals to improve discoverability to meet HEC standards.

Publishing Solutions
For Faculty/Students

Access clean datasets for research and apply for fundings.

Dataset Access
Featured System Tool

HEC & International Journal Recognition Checker

Cross-reference HEC category standings (W, X, Y, Z), track real-time Scopus CiteScores, audit indexed Web of Science core directories, and review SCImago subject quartiles.

HEC Validation Audit

Evaluate active journal eligibility alignments across academic years.

Metric Chronology

Track detailed subject-wise indexation histories and logs.

Open Full Platform Checker
Quick Status Search

Check the status of active academic journals instantly by title name, 8-digit print ISSN, or eISSN:

Directly references secure system index databases.
Live Knowledge Insights

National Research Analytics Snippet

A real-time overview of academic output and geographic metrics across domestic channels.

Top Academic Disciplines (Pakistani Papers)

Visualizes the total volume of published papers tracked across primary subject categories.

Methodology: Papers are classified by mapping paper category codes directly to HEC structural directories. Restructured for Pakistani papers.
Regional Provincial Output (Authors)

Displays the distribution of domestic research output by mapping the provincial affiliations of writing authors.

Methodology: Mapped using parsed metadata containing distinct domestic affiliations of co-authors. Omit entries with unidentifiable locations.
Unlock Pakistan's Bibliometric Landscape

Explore advanced timelines, overall gender leadership ratios across subjects, domestic and international collaboration networks, and journal publisher sector distributions over half a million indexed records.

Open Full Research Intelligence Dashboard
Scholarly Bibliographic & Statistical Reports

Curated bibliographic records, subject-wise abstracts, and directory datasets compiled to assist regional research discovery and academic assessment.

Our Publications
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Plant Protection

Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis

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Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization

Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis

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Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization

Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis

Open Access Books Gallery

Browse our dynamically updated registry of open-access academic books. Hover over any cover to pause scrolling and view the publication details.

Research Tools

Access our specialized utility tools designed to optimize scholarly discovery, bibliography management, and institutional assessment.

Why DefinePK?
  • Indexing Pakistan’s Research Repositories
  • Largest Collection of Pakistani Journals
  • Open-Access Books
  • Pakistan’s First Academic Video Library
  • Search From News Headlines
  • Chapter-Level Research Discovery
  • Integrated Articles, Books & Data
  • Research Analytics & Insights
  • Advanced Research Tools
  • Mobile-Friendly & Responsive Access