Research in Thimphu
Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Thimphu, Bhutan. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 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 ▲ 216% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 9.4% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Thimphu?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal University of BhutanUniversity | 1,296 | #10,032 | |
| 2 | Ministry of Agriculture and ForestsGovernment institution | 425 | #18,650 | |
| 3 | Centre for Bhutan Studies and GNH ResearchUniversity | 235 | #21,137 | |
| 4 | Royal Centre for Disease ControlGovernment institution | 87 | not ranked | |
| 5 | Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of BhutanUniversity | 72 | not ranked | |
| 6 | Bhutan Centre for Media and DemocracyNonprofit | 14 | not ranked | |
| 7 | National Environment CommissionGovernment institution | 4 | not ranked | |
| 8 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution | 3 | not ranked | |
| 9 | Loden FoundationNonprofit | 1 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
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).
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 24.9 works5.8×
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 Thimphu?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Teaching Strategies, Sustainability, Mobile Learning and Education.
- Occupancy Rates
- Professional Development
- Habitat Selection
- Higher-Order Thinking
- Nursing Education
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Biogeography
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Student Engagement
- Google Classroom
- Social Justice
- Student Satisfaction
- Meta-Analysis
- Teaching Strategies
- Renewable Energy
- Online Learning
- E-Learning
- Biodiversity
- Educational Technology
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Education
- Globalization
- Technology Integration
- Environmental Impact
- Remote Sensing
- Mobile Learning
- Invasive Species
- Higher Education
- Conservation
- Teacher Perception
- 21st Century Skills
- Adaptation
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Global Change
- Population Dynamics
- Instructional Interventions
- Teacher Professional Development
- Animal Movement
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
- Climate Change79▲ 3.2×67 topics
- Sustainability44▲ 1.96×53 topics
- Epidemiology43▲ 1.19×67 topics
- Educational Technology38▲ 3.5×21 topics
- Education35▲ 2.2×27 topics
- Biodiversity33▲ 4.9×21 topics
- Globalization30▲ 1.69×36 topics
- E-Learning28▲ 3.1×11 topics
- Technology Integration26▲ 9.3×8 topics
- Online Learning25▲ 3.3×9 topics
- Environmental Impact24▲ 1.54×30 topics
- Renewable Energy24▲ 1.82×27 topics
- Remote Sensing24▲ 2.1×19 topics
- Teaching Strategies23▲ 8.3×5 topics
- Mobile Learning21▲ 6.5×4 topics
- Meta-Analysis20▲ 3.7×10 topics
- Invasive Species19▲ 5.0×16 topics
- Student Satisfaction18▲ 10×2 topics
- Higher Education18▲ 3.6×14 topics
- Social Justice17▲ 3.2×12 topics
- Conservation16▲ 4.0×16 topics
- Google Classroom16▲ 16×1 topic
- Teacher Perception16▲ 15×1 topic
- Student Engagement15▲ 4.2×10 topics
- 21st Century Skills15▲ 5.6×6 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation14▲ 7.1×5 topics
- Adaptation14▲ 5.2×6 topics
- Biogeography13▲ 5.6×13 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation13▲ 3.9×12 topics
- Critical Thinking Skills13▲ 7.7×2 topics
- Global Change13▲ 5.5×5 topics
- Nursing Education13▲ 10×2 topics
- Population Dynamics13▲ 5.6×8 topics
- Higher-Order Thinking12▲ 16×1 topic
- Instructional Interventions12▲ 16×1 topic
- Habitat Selection11▲ 17×2 topics
- Teacher Professional Development11▲ 7.5×5 topics
- Professional Development11▲ 6.0×9 topics
- Animal Movement11▲ 22×1 topic
- Occupancy Rates11▲ 22×1 topic
What research is done in Thimphu?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 16 works
- 2 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 12 works
- 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 11 works
- 4 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
- 5 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 8 works
- 6 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 7 works
- 7 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 6 works
- 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
- 9 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 6 works
- 10 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 6 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.