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Agriculture and Forestry University

In research, Agriculture and Forestry University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#338 of 3,409 worldwide), General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#54 of 247 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,449 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Soil Science — Agronomy and Crop Science is 30.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,363
of 28,054 · #10,825 all time
Rank in Nepal
#4
of 56
Research works
3.7k
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Agriculture and Forestry University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #338 of 3,409 10.4%797 #1110
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #54 of 247 14.7%94 #190
Life SciencesDomain #2,449 of 7,800 10.7%927 #5641
Plant ScienceSubfield #485 of 1,395 10.0%350 #1061
Physical SciencesDomain #7,021 of 12,888 12.4%253 #9840
Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield #67 of 121 8.9%98 #306
Environmental ScienceField #2,031 of 3,551 12.8%153 #3701
Soil ScienceSubfield #85 of 139 9.5%63 #329
Social SciencesDomain #7,971 of 10,521 16.1%109 #12172
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,990 of 3,579 12.3%108 #5519

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agriculture and Forestry University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,110 #338
  2. General Agricultural and Biological Sciences#190 #54
  3. Life Sciences#5,641 #2,449
  4. Plant Science#1,061 #485
  5. Physical Sciences#9,840 #7,021
  6. Agronomy and Crop Science#306 #67
  7. Environmental Science#3,701 #2,031
  8. Soil Science#329 #85
  9. Social Sciences#12,172 #7,971
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,519 #2,990
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Agriculture and Forestry University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 30.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 98.0 works30×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 94.1 works16×
  3. Soil ScienceSubfield · 63.2 works15×
  4. Plant ScienceSubfield · 349.7 works15×
  5. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 796.8 works12×
  6. Insect ScienceSubfield · 46.8 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 12.31× its world share, 797 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 108 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.27× its world share, 153 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.97× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agriculture and Forestry University?

Ranked on the composite score, Devendra Gauchan, Shrawan Kumar Sah and Saroj Sapkota lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agriculture and Forestry University.

  1. 1 Devendra Gauchan Nepal · #554,718 worldwide 27 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Shrawan Kumar Sah Nepal · #1,030,260 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Saroj Sapkota Nepal · #1,039,023 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Rajendra Regmi Nepal · #1,175,150 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Nirajan Bhattarai Nepal · #1,187,636 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Bishnu Raj Upreti Nepal · #1,400,564 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Arjun Kumar Shrestha Nepal · #1,590,618 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Agriculture and Forestry University

Which keywords describe research at Agriculture and Forestry University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Food Security, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Agriculture, Drought Tolerance, Genetic Improvement and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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 institution'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 Change186▲ 5.1×81 topics
  2. Sustainability132▲ 4.0×51 topics
  3. Food Security126▲ 17×20 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture88▲ 20×14 topics
  5. Agriculture72▲ 13×12 topics
  6. Drought Tolerance67▲ 34×9 topics
  7. Biodiversity65▲ 6.4×26 topics
  8. Genetic Improvement65▲ 52×4 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity60▲ 10×19 topics
  10. Genetics60▲ 6.3×12 topics
  11. Development55▲ 12×11 topics
  12. Crop Management54▲ 62×2 topics
  13. Soil Fertility53▲ 17×8 topics
  14. Technology50▲ 7.0×4 topics
  15. Economic Analysis49▲ 24×4 topics
  16. QTL Mapping49▲ 30×6 topics
  17. Breeding48▲ 47×5 topics
  18. Policy48▲ 16×7 topics
  19. India48▲ 49×3 topics
  20. Maize Yield48▲ 84×1 topic
  21. Nitrogen Uptake48▲ 84×1 topic
  22. Production47▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services47▲ 8.8×11 topics
  24. Nutritional Quality45▲ 43×4 topics
  25. Water Management44▲ 26×7 topics
  26. Rural Development43▲ 9.0×10 topics
  27. Biodiversity Conservation43▲ 8.4×13 topics
  28. Nutrient Uptake41▲ 43×3 topics
  29. Metabolism41▲ 5.8×20 topics
  30. Domestication39▲ 55×3 topics
  31. Antioxidants39▲ 6.3×11 topics
  32. Plant Growth38▲ 26×6 topics
  33. Drought Resistance38▲ 29×4 topics
  34. Smallholder Farmers38▲ 12×6 topics
  35. Invasive Species37▲ 6.4×20 topics
  36. Yield Potential36▲ 47×2 topics
  37. Biological Control36▲ 18×10 topics
  38. Agricultural Practices34▲ 64×4 topics
  39. Pest Management34▲ 30×5 topics
  40. Agricultural Sustainability33▲ 21×5 topics

Which research topics does Agriculture and Forestry University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, Agricultural Economics and Practices, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement and Banana Cultivation and Research.

Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 48 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 46 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…30Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 30 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and R…30Banana Cultivation and Research: 30 fractional worksPotato Plant Research: 24 fractional worksAgricultural Practices and Plant Genetics: 23 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…21Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 21 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 19 fractional worksAgricultural Science and Fertilization: 19 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 18 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceFood Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 48 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 46 works
  3. 3 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 30 works
  4. 4 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 30 works
  5. 5 Potato Plant Research Food Science 24 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics Plant Science 23 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 21 works
  8. 8 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 19 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 19 works
  10. 10 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 18 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available72.4%not open27.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.9%domestic only62.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agriculture and Forestry University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

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