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Research in Kathmandu

Science Explorer records 63 research institutions in Kathmandu, Nepal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu University and Nepal Development Research Institute.

Research institutions
63
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
48k
▲ 151% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Kathmandu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Tribhuvan UniversityUniversity 17,959 #1,443
2Kathmandu UniversityUniversity 4,653 #3,242
3Tribhuvan University Teaching HospitalHospital / health system 3,405 #8,688
4Nepal Medical College Teaching HospitalUniversity 2,902 #8,791
5Kathmandu Medical College Teaching HospitalInstitution 2,159 #15,207
6Bir HospitalHospital / health system 1,623 #17,007
7National Public Health LaboratoryGovernment institution 1,556 #18,873
8Nepal Agricultural Research CouncilGovernment institution 1,374 #14,780
9Government of NepalGovernment institution 919 #8,627
10Department of Health ServicesGovernment institution 833 #12,349
11Nepal Development Research InstituteNonprofit 812 #7,977
12Nepalese Army Institute of Health ServicesNonprofit 712 #15,842
13Patan HospitalHospital / health system 700 #23,510
14Nepal Academy of Science and TechnologyUniversity 694 #13,660
15National Academy of Medical SciencesUniversity 689 #16,997
16International Centre for Integrated Mountain DevelopmentNonprofit 676 #10,847
17Dhulikhel HospitalHospital / health system 611 #15,922
18Civil Service HospitalHospital / health system 448 #18,623
19Tilganga Institute of OphthalmologyNonprofit 447 #25,271
20Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health SciencesUniversity 430 #21,575
21Kanti Children's HospitalHospital / health system 419 #23,499
22Abt Associates (Nepal)Company 411 #26,917 all time
23Grande International HospitalHospital / health system 401 #23,685
24Research Institute for Bioscience and BiotechnologyNonprofit 353 #16,571 all time
25Shahid Gangalal National Heart CentreHospital / health system 340 #27,817
26Ministry of Health and PopulationGovernment institution 291 #21,865
27Mountain Medicine Society of NepalNonprofit 284 #21,851
28Nepal Health Research CouncilGovernment institution 267 #14,338
29Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied SciencesResearch facility 260 #24,829
30NLR NepalNonprofit 257 #17,512
31Nepal Red Cross SocietyNonprofit 233 #21,159
32Department of Food Technology and Quality ControlGovernment institution 208 #26,866
33Ministry of Forests and Soil ConservationGovernment institution 170 #33,149 all time
34Sukraraj Tropical & Infectious Disease HospitalHospital / health system 142 #34,292 all time
35Himalayan Rescue AssociationNonprofit 127 #30,792 all time
36Anandaban HospitalHospital / health system 92 not ranked
37Nobel AcademyUniversity 88 not ranked
38Nepal Participatory Action NetworkNonprofit 69 not ranked
39Nepal Water Conservation FoundationResearch facility 69 not ranked
40Center for Molecular Dynamics - NepalHospital / health system 57 not ranked
41Mother and Infant Research ActivitiesNonprofit 55 not ranked
42National Zoonoses and Food Hygiene Research CentreResearch facility 38 not ranked
43Deurali Janta Pharmaceuticals (Nepal)Company 35 not ranked
44Social Science BahaNonprofit 21 not ranked
45Martin ChautariNonprofit 17 not ranked
46Ministry of Urban DevelopmentGovernment institution 16 not ranked
47Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and BioresourcesNonprofit 16 not ranked
48Nepal TelecomGovernment institution 14 not ranked
49Nepal Centre for Contemporary StudiesNonprofit 12 not ranked
50Animal Quarantine OfficeGovernment institution 11 not ranked
51Women for Peace and Democracy – NepalNonprofit 10 not ranked
52Environment and Public Health OrganisationNonprofit 8 not ranked
53Softwarica CollegeUniversity 7 not ranked
54Himalayan Environment Research InstituteNonprofit 7 not ranked
55Centre for the Study of Labour and MobilityResearch facility 4 not ranked
56Women’s Rehabilitation CentreNonprofit 4 not ranked
57WATCHNonprofit 4 not ranked
58Nepalese Psychological AssociationNonprofit 3 not ranked
59AutismCare Nepal SocietyNonprofit 3 not ranked
60The Mountain InstituteNonprofit 3 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Tribhuvan University: 37.1%Kathmandu University: 9.6%Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital: 7.0%Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital: 6.0%56 others listed: 40.3%37%largest
Tribhuvan University18k · 37.1%Kathmandu University4,653 · 9.6%Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital3,405 · 7.0%Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital2,902 · 6.0%56 others listed20k · 40.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Kathmandu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kathmandu is most concentrated in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, General Dentistry and Ecological Modeling (5.1× the world share in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology).

  1. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 48.7 works5.1×
  2. General DentistrySubfield · 34.6 works4.1×
  3. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 44.9 works3.0×
  4. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 57.1 works2.8×
  5. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 124.1 works2.6×
  6. ParasitologySubfield · 50.7 works2.5×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Kathmandu?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Globalization, Conflict, Economic Growth, Education, Poverty and COVID-19.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology1,339▲ 1.74×135 topics
  2. Climate Change1,061▲ 2.0×116 topics
  3. Globalization795▲ 2.1×109 topics
  4. Sustainability620▲ 1.31×100 topics
  5. Education568▲ 1.70×96 topics
  6. COVID-19506▲ 1.91×31 topics
  7. Economic Growth479▲ 2.9×31 topics
  8. Public Health426▲ 1.51×59 topics
  9. Treatment419▲ 1.78×52 topics
  10. Quality of Life393▲ 1.41×55 topics
  11. Mental Health390▲ 1.37×43 topics
  12. Sustainable Development384▲ 1.25×84 topics
  13. Pandemic380▲ 1.83×13 topics
  14. Diagnosis370▲ 2.0×41 topics
  15. Environmental Impact365◆ 1.11×61 topics
  16. Risk Factors359▲ 1.68×37 topics
  17. Conflict346▲ 11×10 topics
  18. Remote Sensing344▲ 1.44×41 topics
  19. Human Rights296▲ 1.48×54 topics
  20. Depression280▲ 1.64×25 topics
  21. Management275▲ 1.80×37 topics
  22. Risk Management272▲ 2.9×17 topics
  23. Poverty248▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis244▲ 2.1×21 topics
  25. Ethnicity237▲ 3.2×19 topics
  26. Social Inequality227▲ 4.4×11 topics
  27. Food Security224▲ 2.1×21 topics
  28. Philosophy207▲ 2.4×26 topics
  29. Surgical Management201▲ 2.5×20 topics
  30. Democratization195▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Maternal Mortality193▲ 4.5×5 topics
  32. Technology Integration188▲ 3.2×12 topics
  33. Identity Politics186▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Youth Employment186▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Poverty Reduction151▲ 5.9×5 topics
  36. Health Inequalities142▲ 6.1×5 topics
  37. Community Health Workers141▲ 8.6×2 topics
  38. Socio-economic Factors134▲ 6.2×3 topics
  39. Child Mortality130▲ 9.5×1 topic
  40. Health Systems130▲ 9.5×1 topic

What research is done in Kathmandu?

  1. 1 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 186 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 130 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 108 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 104 works
  5. 5 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 102 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 93 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 92 works
  8. 8 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 88 works
  9. 9 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 82 works
  10. 10 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 81 works

Research output over time

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