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Research in Thimphu

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Thimphu, Bhutan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Royal University of Bhutan, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests and Centre for Bhutan Studies and GNH Research.

Research institutions
9
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.1k
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
8.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Thimphu

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Thimphu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Royal University of BhutanUniversity 1,296 #4,919
2Ministry of Agriculture and ForestsGovernment institution 425 #11,842
3Centre for Bhutan Studies and GNH ResearchUniversity 235 #14,252
4Royal Centre for Disease ControlGovernment institution 87 not ranked
5Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of BhutanUniversity 72 not ranked
6Bhutan Centre for Media and DemocracyNonprofit 14 not ranked
7National Environment CommissionGovernment institution 4 not ranked
8Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 3 not ranked
9Loden FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

Royal University of Bhutan: 60.6%Ministry of Agriculture and Forests: 19.9%Centre for Bhutan Studies and GNH Research: 11.0%Royal Centre for Disease Control: 4.1%5 others listed: 4.4%61%largest
Royal University of Bhutan1,296 · 60.6%Ministry of Agriculture and Forests425 · 19.9%Centre for Bhutan Studies and GNH Research235 · 11.0%Royal Centre for Disease Control87 · 4.1%5 others listed94 · 4.4%

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

Which fields of science does Thimphu work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Thimphu is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (13%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 354 fractional works · 35.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 205 fractional works · 20.4% of its workEducation: 113 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 33 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 53 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 24 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 42 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 22 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 317 fractional works · 31.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 127 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 25 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 92 fractional works · 9.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 59 fractional works · 5.9% of its workInformation Systems: 28 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 170 fractional works · 17.0% of its workMedicine: 135 fractional works · 13.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 25 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 162 fractional works · 16.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 112 fractional works · 11.2% of its workPlant Science: 39 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 29 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVirology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKThimphu1,004fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences35%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences20520.4%
    2. Psychology535.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting424.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance222.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities202.0%
    6. Decision Sciences121.2%
    1. Environmental Science12712.7%
    2. Engineering929.2%
    3. Computer Science595.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences121.1%
    5. Mathematics80.8%
    6. Energy70.7%
    7. Materials Science60.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy30.3%
    9. Chemistry20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine13513.5%
    2. Health Professions252.5%
    3. Nursing70.7%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11211.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology303.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology111.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.5%
    5. Neuroscience40.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Thimphu strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Thimphu is most concentrated in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (5.8× the world share in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics).

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 24.9 works5.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 100 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 87 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.48× its world share, 113 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 125 worksMedicineNursing: 1.28× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.67× its world share, 47 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 191 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science2.48×113 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.29×100 works
  3. Psychology1.67×47 works
  4. Social Sciences1.65×191 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.38×4 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.31×39 works
  7. Nursing1.28×6 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.15×10 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.07×10 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.07×21 works
  11. Health Professions0.96×23 works
  12. Energy0.84×7 works
  13. Computer Science0.77×55 works
  14. Mathematics0.76×8 works
  15. Veterinary0.76×1 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.74×11 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.74×20 works
  18. Medicine0.71×125 works
  19. Engineering0.63×87 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×26 works
  21. Dentistry0.37×2 works
  22. Neuroscience0.17×2 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.15×5 works
  25. Chemistry0.14×2 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.13×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Thimphu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Sustainability, Teaching Strategies, Mobile Learning and Education.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change90▲ 3.3×71 topics
  2. Sustainability48▲ 1.96×55 topics
  3. Epidemiology46▲ 1.16×75 topics
  4. Educational Technology40▲ 3.4×22 topics
  5. Biodiversity37▲ 4.9×22 topics
  6. Education37▲ 2.2×28 topics
  7. Globalization33▲ 1.65×37 topics
  8. E-Learning29▲ 3.0×11 topics
  9. Technology Integration28▲ 8.7×8 topics
  10. Online Learning27▲ 3.3×9 topics
  11. Environmental Impact27▲ 1.59×31 topics
  12. Remote Sensing27▲ 2.2×21 topics
  13. Renewable Energy25▲ 1.73×28 topics
  14. Teaching Strategies24▲ 8.4×5 topics
  15. Mobile Learning22▲ 6.3×4 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis21▲ 3.5×11 topics
  17. Invasive Species20▲ 4.8×16 topics
  18. Social Justice19▲ 3.2×13 topics
  19. Student Satisfaction19▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Higher Education18▲ 3.3×14 topics
  21. Student Engagement18▲ 4.4×10 topics
  22. Conservation17▲ 3.9×16 topics
  23. Google Classroom16▲ 16×1 topic
  24. Teacher Perception16▲ 15×1 topic
  25. 21st Century Skills16▲ 5.6×6 topics
  26. Biogeography16▲ 5.6×13 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation15▲ 7.0×5 topics
  28. Adaptation15▲ 4.9×6 topics
  29. Global Change15▲ 5.5×5 topics
  30. Population Dynamics14▲ 5.6×8 topics
  31. Critical Thinking Skills14▲ 7.8×2 topics
  32. Nursing Education14▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Habitat Selection12▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Higher-Order Thinking12▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Instructional Interventions12▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Vulnerability12▲ 5.4×7 topics
  37. Animal Movement12▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Occupancy Rates12▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Teacher Professional Development12▲ 7.2×5 topics
  40. Model Evaluation11▲ 8.7×2 topics

What research is done in Thimphu?

Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 16 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 12 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…11Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 11 fractional worksRangeland Management and…8Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 8 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 8 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 7 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…6Species Distribution and Climate Change: 6 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 6 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 6 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 6 fractional works
EducationEcologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 16 works
  2. 2 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 12 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 11 works
  4. 4 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  5. 5 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  6. 6 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 7 works
  7. 7 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 6 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  9. 9 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 6 works
  10. 10 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 6 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Thimphu11.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.9% in 2016.

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