Top research institutions in Nepal
Tribhuvan University ranks first in Nepal on research quality in 2022-now (#1,981 worldwide), followed by College of Medical Sciences and Nepal Development Research Institute.
NepalRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tribhuvan UniversityUniversity · Kathmandu | #1,981 | 4.7% | 15,822 | #1 |
| 2 | College of Medical SciencesHospital / health system · Bharatpur | #4,501 | 4.8% | 558 | #3 |
| 3 | Nepal Development Research InstituteNonprofit · Kathmandu | #4,724 | 8.8% | 409 | #4 |
| 4 | Pokhara UniversityUniversity · Pokhara | #5,077 | 5.3% | 1,596 | #8 |
| 5 | Purbanchal UniversityUniversity · Biratnagar | #6,855 | 6.5% | 334 | #17 |
| 6 | Agriculture and Forestry UniversityUniversity · Bharatpur | #6,964 | 5.3% | 1,363 | #7 |
| 7 | Government of NepalGovernment institution · Kathmandu | #7,096 | 6.0% | 333 | #6 |
| 8 | Far-western UniversityUniversity · Mahendranagar | #7,602 | 7.9% | 345 | #15 |
| 9 | Nepal Academy of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Kathmandu | #8,078 | 7.3% | 288 | #11 |
| 10 | Mid-West UniversityUniversity · Birendranagar | #8,110 | 3.5% | 452 | #22 |
| 11 | Bhaktapur Cancer HospitalHospital / health system · Bhaktapur | #8,503 | 5.5% | 262 | #19 |
| 12 | Department of Health ServicesGovernment institution · Kathmandu | #8,507 | 13.4% | 236 | #2 |
| 13 | Kathmandu UniversityUniversity · Kathmandu | #9,558 | 4.3% | 3,982 | #16 |
| 14 | Patan HospitalHospital / health system · Kathmandu | #10,495 | 4.7% | 220 | #13 |
| 15 | Nepal Agricultural Research CouncilGovernment institution · Kathmandu | #11,625 | 4.6% | 432 | #10 |
| 16 | Biratnagar Eye HospitalHospital / health system · Biratnagar | #11,751 | 2.8% | 405 | #31 |
| 17 | Chitwan Medical CollegeInstitution · Bharatpur | #12,217 | 2.7% | 655 | #29 |
| 18 | Nepal Sanskrit UniversityUniversity · Dang | #12,235 | 9.3% | 188 | #21 |
| 19 | Patan Academy of Health SciencesUniversity · Patan | #12,441 | 3.5% | 530 | #28 |
| 20 | Nepalese Army Institute of Health ServicesNonprofit · Kathmandu | #12,827 | 4.8% | 349 | #32 |
| 21 | Siddhartha UniversityUniversity · Bhaktapur | #13,109 | 2.8% | 140 | #25 |
| 22 | B.P. Koirala Institute of Health SciencesUniversity · Dharān | #14,210 | 3.2% | 860 | #45 |
| 23 | National Academy of Medical SciencesUniversity · Kathmandu | #14,339 | 2.8% | 273 | #42 |
| 24 | KIST Medical CollegeUniversity · Patan | #14,633 | 4.1% | 235 | #35 |
| 25 | Karnali Academy of Health SciencesUniversity · Jumla | #14,747 | 2.8% | 151 | #37 |
| 26 | Nepal Health Research CouncilGovernment institution · Kathmandu | #14,947 | 11.6% | 107 | #27 |
| 27 | Nepal Red Cross SocietyNonprofit · Kathmandu | #15,041 | 12.2% | 86 | #26 |
| 28 | Dhulikhel HospitalHospital / health system · Kathmandu | #15,163 | 3.9% | 236 | #30 |
| 29 | Institute for Social and Environmental Research-NepalNonprofit · Bharatpur | #15,423 | 6.9% | 74 | #33 |
| 30 | Mountain Medicine Society of NepalNonprofit · Kathmandu | #15,645 | 10.1% | 82 | #20 |
| 31 | NLR NepalNonprofit · Kathmandu | #15,855 | 9.9% | 87 | #24 |
| 32 | Manipal College of Medical SciencesUniversity · Pokhara | #16,239 | 4.3% | 215 | #36 |
| 33 | Ministry of Health and PopulationGovernment institution · Kathmandu | #16,332 | 8.5% | 105 | #23 |
| 34 | Lumbini Eye InstituteHospital / health system · Siddharthanagar | #16,846 | 4.3% | 115 | #44 |
| 35 | Civil Service HospitalHospital / health system · Kathmandu | #17,242 | 3.8% | 192 | #38 |
| 36 | Kanti Children's HospitalHospital / health system · Kathmandu | #17,407 | 2.0% | 136 | #40 |
| 37 | Department of Food Technology and Quality ControlGovernment institution · Kathmandu | #18,019 | 7.8% | 78 | #34 |
| 38 | Grande International HospitalHospital / health system · Kathmandu | #18,435 | 3.8% | 141 | #39 |
| 39 | Tilganga Institute of OphthalmologyNonprofit · Kathmandu | #18,746 | 3.3% | 138 | #41 |
| 40 | National Public Health LaboratoryGovernment institution · Kathmandu | #19,373 | 6.1% | 98 | #12 |
| 41 | International Centre for Integrated Mountain DevelopmentNonprofit · Kathmandu | #19,470 | 10.7% | 104 | #5 |
| 42 | B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer HospitalHospital / health system · Bharatpur | #19,601 | 1.0% | 134 | #49 |
| 43 | Western Regional HospitalHospital / health system · Pokhara | #20,169 | 4.5% | 87 | #18 |
| 44 | Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied SciencesResearch facility · Kathmandu | #20,338 | 2.6% | 104 | #46 |
| 45 | Lumbini Buddhist UniversityUniversity · Siddharthanagar | #21,028 | 6.3% | 67 | - |
| 46 | National Trust for Nature ConservationNonprofit · Patan | #21,140 | 5.2% | 76 | #47 |
| 47 | Shahid Gangalal National Heart CentreHospital / health system · Kathmandu | #21,219 | 0.8% | 108 | #50 |
| 48 | Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research CenterHospital / health system · Patan | #21,544 | 6.0% | 68 | #51 |
| 49 | Baidya and Banskota HospitalHospital / health system · Patan | #22,064 | 3.5% | 74 | #53 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Nepal on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Nepal
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.
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Tribhuvan University ranks first in Nepal on research quality in 2022-now (#1,981 worldwide), followed by College of Medical Sciences and Nepal Development Research Institute.