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Science in Nepal

Nepal ranks #109 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#89 all time), with 33k research works and 4.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#109
of 189 · #89 all time
Works, 2022-now
33k
▲ 54% vs 2018-21
Citations
597k
7.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.42×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Nepal

What is Nepal strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Nepal ranks highest in Environmental Science (#84 of 122), Engineering (#91 of 131) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#89 of 124). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Drug Discovery, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and General Dentistry.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Environmental ScienceField #84 of 122 5.1%1,912 #77 Institutions
EngineeringField #91 of 131 4.5%3,089 #87 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #89 of 124 5.5%2,755 #85 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #76 of 103 6.8%990 #86 Institutions
Materials ScienceField #66 of 87 6.2%494 #73 Institutions
ChemistryField #54 of 71 9.4%245 #56 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #82 of 105 4.9%1,008 #74 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #84 of 106 6.7%1,182 #78 Institutions
EducationSubfield #90 of 112 7.5%1,050 #84 Institutions
OphthalmologySubfield #35 of 43 2.8%206 -
Decision SciencesField #62 of 76 4.9%458 - Institutions
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #64 of 78 6.0%253 #59 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Drug DiscoverySubfield · 28.7 works · #11 of 152 active here9.1×
  2. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 87.2 works · #32 of 202 active here4.7×
  3. General DentistrySubfield · 64.1 works · #32 of 177 active here4.0×
  4. MicrobiologySubfield · 6.6 works · #35 of 137 active here3.0×
  5. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 250.7 works · #37 of 206 active here2.9×
  6. PeriodonticsSubfield · 140.4 works · #40 of 194 active here2.8×
  7. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 224.9 works · #45 of 212 active here2.5×
  8. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 68.9 works · #41 of 210 active here2.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 3,092 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 1,157 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 355 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 276 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 166 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 45 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 278 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 2,480 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 298 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 188 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 3,608 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 2,198 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 580 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 310 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 228 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.37× its world share, 426 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 1,308 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.35× its world share, 9,635 worksMedicineNursing: 1.74× its world share, 316 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.07× its world share, 54 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 1,084 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 1,519 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 509 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.57× its world share, 1,249 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 1,131 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 4,560 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.37×426 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.76×3,092 works
  3. Nursing1.74×316 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.57×1,249 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.42×509 works
  6. Medicine1.35×9,635 works
  7. Health Professions1.34×1,308 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.27×166 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.27×1,519 works
  10. Environmental Science1.19×2,198 works
  11. Veterinary1.07×54 works
  12. Arts and Humanities1.01×1,084 works
  13. Psychology1.00×1,131 works
  14. Social Sciences0.97×4,560 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.95×355 works
  16. Computer Science0.86×2,480 works
  17. Mathematics0.71×310 works
  18. Engineering0.65×3,608 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×1,157 works
  20. Energy0.55×188 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.51×298 works
  22. Chemistry0.48×278 works
  23. Neuroscience0.46×276 works
  24. Materials Science0.45×580 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.35×45 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.28×228 works

Which fields of science does Nepal work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Nepal is in Health Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Social Sciences (12%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 12k fractional works · 31.7% of its workMedicine: 9,635 fractional works · 26.0% of its workSurgery: 1,500 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 801 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 754 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 697 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 535 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 426 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 376 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 366 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 342 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 320 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 293 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 249 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 247 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 239 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 226 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 225 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 223 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 150 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 148 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 130 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 129 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 117 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 109 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 95 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 94 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 90 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 84 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 80 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 75 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 514 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1,308 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 673 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 204 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 125 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 82 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 224 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 426 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 168 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 140 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 117 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 316 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 277 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 54 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10k fractional works · 27.6% of its workEngineering: 3,608 fractional works · 9.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 765 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 502 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 390 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 383 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 273 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 256 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 222 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 159 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 130 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 127 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 119 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 110 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 88 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 84 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2,480 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 711 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 706 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 373 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 329 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 91 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 80 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 74 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 116 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,198 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 438 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 316 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 305 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 268 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 192 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 155 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 149 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 137 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 123 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 116 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 580 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 303 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 80 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 79 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 75 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 310 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 298 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 151 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 147 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 278 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 142 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 136 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 228 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 79 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 149 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 188 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 140 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10k fractional works · 27.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,560 fractional works · 12.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,225 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 1,140 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 525 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 518 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTransportation: 172 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 168 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 131 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 124 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 84 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 83 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 390 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,519 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAccounting: 378 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 281 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 279 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 169 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 161 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 149 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 93 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,249 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 958 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFinance: 201 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 89 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1,131 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 491 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 342 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 115 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 113 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,084 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 363 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 214 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 162 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 101 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 243 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 509 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 311 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 150 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5,045 fractional works · 13.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3,092 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPlant Science: 1,362 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 316 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 312 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 255 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 251 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 249 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 147 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 201 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,157 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 508 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 277 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 74 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 298 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 355 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 91 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 90 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 87 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 276 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 107 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 82 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 166 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 93 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNepal37kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences27%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9,63526.0%
    2. Health Professions1,3083.5%
    3. Dentistry4261.2%
    4. Nursing3160.9%
    5. Veterinary540.1%
    1. Engineering3,6089.7%
    2. Computer Science2,4806.7%
    3. Environmental Science2,1985.9%
    4. Materials Science5801.6%
    5. Mathematics3100.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2980.8%
    7. Chemistry2780.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy2280.6%
    9. Energy1880.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering450.1%
    1. Social Sciences4,56012.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1,5194.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,2493.4%
    4. Psychology1,1313.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities1,0842.9%
    6. Decision Sciences5091.4%
  4. Life Sciences5,04513.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3,0928.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,1573.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology3551.0%
    4. Neuroscience2760.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1660.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Nepal?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Globalization, Machine Learning, Conflict, Deep Learning, Sustainability 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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. Epidemiology2,371▲ 1.61×135 topics
  2. Climate Change1,795▲ 1.78×118 topics
  3. Machine Learning1,547▲ 1.25×96 topics
  4. Deep Learning1,443◆ 1.13×85 topics
  5. Globalization1,274▲ 1.75×120 topics
  6. Sustainability1,243▲ 1.37×107 topics
  7. Education906▲ 1.42×107 topics
  8. COVID-19880▲ 1.83×31 topics
  9. Public Health754▲ 1.40×62 topics
  10. Treatment745▲ 1.65×52 topics
  11. Economic Growth711▲ 2.4×32 topics
  12. Environmental Impact703◆ 1.11×69 topics
  13. Quality of Life697▲ 1.30×57 topics
  14. Sustainable Development675▲ 1.16×94 topics
  15. Risk Factors662▲ 1.62×37 topics
  16. Diagnosis650▲ 1.88×41 topics
  17. Mental Health633▲ 1.19×45 topics
  18. Pandemic632▲ 1.72×13 topics
  19. Renewable Energy608◆ 1.13×55 topics
  20. Remote Sensing576▲ 1.27×42 topics
  21. Healthcare552▲ 1.31×38 topics
  22. Conflict544▲ 9.1×10 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Disease520▲ 1.23×39 topics
  24. Depression498▲ 1.53×25 topics
  25. Management494▲ 1.67×38 topics
  26. Food Security480▲ 2.4×22 topics
  27. Risk Management469▲ 2.7×17 topics
  28. Poverty416▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Social Inequality376▲ 3.8×11 topics
  30. IoT364▲ 2.6×19 topics
  31. Surgical Management362▲ 2.4×20 topics
  32. Maternal Mortality338▲ 4.1×5 topics
  33. Democratization326▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Identity Politics315▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Maoist Insurgency315▲ 161×1 topic
  36. Youth Employment315▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Community Health Workers245▲ 7.5×2 topics
  38. Health Inequalities239▲ 5.3×5 topics
  39. Child Mortality216▲ 8.1×1 topic
  40. Health Systems216▲ 8.1×1 topic

Which research topics does Nepal publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal, Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Sociopolitical Dynamics …315Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 315 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…216Global Maternal and Child Health: 216 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 177 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 164 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …150South Asian Studies and Conflicts: 150 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 140 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 133 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 125 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 124 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 124 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 121 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 121 fractional works
DemographyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsEconomics and Econometrics7 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 315 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 216 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 177 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 164 works
  5. 5 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 150 works
  6. 6 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 140 works
  7. 7 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 133 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 125 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 124 works
  10. 10 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 124 works
  11. 11 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 121 works
  12. 12 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 121 works

Which universities in Nepal lead research?

Tribhuvan University, College of Medical Sciences and Nepal Development Research Institute rank highest in Nepal on research quality in 2022-now.

0%5%10%15%mean 6.17333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Nepal Development Re…Pokhara UniversityCollege of Medical S…Tribhuvan University
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Tribhuvan UniversityUniversity · Kathmandu · #1,981 worldwide4.7% top 10% · 16k works
  2. 2College of Medical SciencesHospital / health system · Bharatpur · #4,501 worldwide4.8% top 10% · 558 works
  3. 3Nepal Development Research InstituteNonprofit · Kathmandu · #4,724 worldwide8.8% top 10% · 409 works
  4. 4Pokhara UniversityUniversity · Pokhara · #5,077 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 1.6k works
  5. 5Purbanchal UniversityUniversity · Biratnagar · #6,855 worldwide6.5% top 10% · 334 works
  6. 6Agriculture and Forestry UniversityUniversity · Bharatpur · #6,964 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 1.4k works
  7. 7Government of NepalGovernment institution · Kathmandu · #7,096 worldwide6.0% top 10% · 333 works
  8. 8Far-western UniversityUniversity · Mahendranagar · #7,602 worldwide7.9% top 10% · 345 works
  9. 9Nepal Academy of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Kathmandu · #8,078 worldwide7.3% top 10% · 288 works
  10. 10Mid-West UniversityUniversity · Birendranagar · #8,110 worldwide3.5% top 10% · 452 works
  11. 11Bhaktapur Cancer HospitalHospital / health system · Bhaktapur · #8,503 worldwide5.5% top 10% · 262 works
  12. 12Department of Health ServicesGovernment institution · Kathmandu · #8,507 worldwide13.4% top 10% · 236 works
  13. 13Kathmandu UniversityUniversity · Kathmandu · #9,558 worldwide4.3% top 10% · 4k works
  14. 14Patan HospitalHospital / health system · Kathmandu · #10,495 worldwide4.7% top 10% · 220 works
  15. 15Nepal Agricultural Research CouncilGovernment institution · Kathmandu · #11,625 worldwide4.6% top 10% · 432 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Nepal

Who are the top researchers in Nepal?

Meghnath Dhimal, Arun Bhakta Shrestha and Mandira Lamichhane Dhimal rank highest among researchers based in Nepal.

  1. 1 Meghnath Dhimal #20,212 worldwide 83k citations · 338 works
  2. 2 Arun Bhakta Shrestha #60,021 worldwide 17k citations · 187 works
  3. 3 Mandira Lamichhane Dhimal #65,202 worldwide 21k citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Krishna Kumar Aryal #72,386 worldwide 11k citations · 105 works
  5. 5 Santosh Nepal #88,994 worldwide 6.7k citations · 130 works
  6. 6 Dinesh Bhandari #89,633 worldwide 49k citations · 93 works
  7. 7 Suresh Mehata #104,958 worldwide 56k citations · 111 works
  8. 8 Uttam Paudel #117,974 worldwide 23k citations · 48 works
  9. 9 J. M. Shea #126,502 worldwide 6.2k citations · 118 works
  10. 10 E. S. Anderson #140,946 worldwide 6.5k citations · 119 works
Top researchers in Nepal

Which cities in Nepal are research hubs?

  1. 1 KathmanduNepal 48k works

How open and international is Nepal's research?

76% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 25% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available76.0%not open24.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 85% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 24% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.28× the expected open access and 1.11× the expected international share, which puts it #28 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Nepal's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nepal as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.16% in 2024.

still counting0.20%0.40%0.60%Nepal0.17% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nepal over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 5.2% of its 83k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nepal5.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.5% in 1994.

Which countries have research most like Nepal's?

Cambodia is Nepal's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Nepal's, with both strong in Nursing.

  1. 1 CambodiaBoth strong in Nursing, Dentistry, Medicine 0.91 Compare
  2. 2 ZambiaBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Nursing, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.85 Compare
  3. 3 SomaliaBoth strong in Nursing, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Medicine 0.84 Compare
  4. 4 AfghanistanBoth strong in Dentistry, Nursing, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.84 Compare
  5. 5 ParaguayBoth strong in Dentistry, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.83 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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What is Nepal strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Nepal ranks highest in Environmental Science (#84 of 122), Engineering (#91 of 131) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#89 of 124). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Drug Discovery, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and General Dentistry.

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