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citations on Google Scholar
Citations per year. h-index 53. i10-index 172. Google Scholar, November 2026. View profile
Prof. Dr.
Khalid Mahmood
- Former Vice-Chancellor, University of the Punjab
- Professor of Information Management, retired 2026, now visiting faculty
- Chairman, Meezab Future Consulting
- Library & Information Science
- Research Methods
- Academic Writing
- Information Management
- Higher Education
- Islamic Studies
- Knowledge Sharing
- Bibliometrics
Creating a reading culture is the duty of all educated people.
Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood, addressing a webinar in April 2021. Read the story
A life in research
More than 35 years of teaching, writing and leading, from a government library in Punjab to UCLA.
Top 2%
of scientists worldwide on the Stanford–Elsevier list, most recently in 2026
35+
years in education, since 1989
19
countries visited, from the USA and UK to China and Saudi Arabia
research publications Publications per year on Google Scholar, 1993 to November 2026. Browse articles by year 7 books
on libraries and information science in Pakistan.
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followers on Facebook, where he shares news from his work and Meezab Future
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UCLA
Post-doctoral fellowship in Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, 2011.
From librarian to Vice‑Chancellor
More than 35 years in education, most of them at the University of the Punjab, with post-doctoral research at UCLA and more than 280 publications along the way.
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1989
Librarian
Education Department, Government of the Punjab, after an M.A. in Library Science from the University of the Punjab.
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1993
Lecturer, Information Management
University of the Punjab, Lahore. Also trained librarians in library automation at the Pakistan Library Association Computer Training Centre.
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1996
Postgraduate Diploma in Library Management
Haagse Hogeschool, the Netherlands.
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2004
Ph.D. in Library and Information Science
University of the Punjab.
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2005
Professor, Institute of Information Management
University of the Punjab. Chairman of the department from 2006 to 2009 and again from 2018 to 2021.
Teaching at the Institute of Information Management, 2019 -
2011
Post-doctoral fellowship
Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA.
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2012
President, Pakistan Library Association
Leading the national body of the library profession.
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2013
Professor, University of Dammam
Saudi Arabia. Head of the Information, Learning and Research Commons until 2016.
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2019
Dean
Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, and from 2021 the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of the Punjab.
Convocation at the University of the Punjab, Jhelum Campus, 2020 -
2020
Among the world’s top 2% scientists
First named in Stanford University’s ranking of the world’s most-cited researchers in 2020, and listed again in 2025 and 2026.
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2023
Pro Vice‑Chancellor and Vice‑Chancellor
University of the Punjab, Pakistan’s oldest university. Vice-Chancellor until September 2024.
With colleagues and students -
2026
Retired from the University of the Punjab
Retired in April 2026 after more than three decades at the university, and continues to teach a few courses as visiting faculty.
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Now
Chairman, Meezab Future Consulting
Since May 2026, guiding Pakistani students toward admission, academic success and professional growth at top-ranked universities abroad. Visit Meezab Future
Lectures, slides and papers, free to watch and read
Teaching material for researchers, students and librarians, built up over three decades.
222
Videos
Lectures on research methods and academic writing, podcasts on education, and book reviews.
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80
Presentations
Slides from talks and workshops on statistics, rankings and publishing.
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231
Journal articles
Articles listed by year, and seven books.
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Gallery
Conferences, convocations and broadcasts. All photos
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Guiding the next generation of students abroad
As chairman of Meezab Future Consulting, Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood helps Pakistani students choose the right course, university and scholarship at top-ranked universities abroad.
He also teaches a few courses as visiting faculty.
- UK
- USA
- Canada
- Australia
- Türkiye
- Malaysia