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Far-western University

In research, Far-western University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,554 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,859 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,333 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,602
of 22,385 · #16,194 all time
Rank in Nepal
#8
of 49
Research works
453
▲ 880% vs 2018-21
Citations
968
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
96%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Far-western University

What is Far-western University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,554 of 9,585 6.9%193 #7558
Physical SciencesDomain #6,859 of 10,670 13.2%82 -
Social SciencesField #4,333 of 5,988 8.1%88 -

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Far-western 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Far-western University work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Far-western University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 225 fractional works · 55.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 108 fractional works · 26.6% of its workEducation: 36 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 24 fractional works · 5.9% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 41 fractional works · 10.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 17 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 38 fractional works · 9.3% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 20 fractional works · 5.0% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 96 fractional works · 23.7% of its workEngineering: 32 fractional works · 7.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 31 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 4.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 4.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 59 fractional works · 14.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 54 fractional works · 13.2% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFar-westernUniversity406fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences56%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10826.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities4110.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting389.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance235.6%
    5. Psychology102.5%
    6. Decision Sciences61.5%
    1. Engineering327.8%
    2. Computer Science317.7%
    3. Environmental Science194.8%
    4. Mathematics51.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.7%
    6. Chemistry30.7%
    7. Materials Science20.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5413.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology30.8%
    3. Neuroscience10.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Medicine133.1%
    2. Health Professions102.5%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.79× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.49× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.87× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.61× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 108 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.49×41 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.87×38 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.79×54 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.61×23 works
  5. Social Sciences2.10×108 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.59×6 works
  7. Computer Science1.00×31 works
  8. Mathematics1.00×5 works
  9. Environmental Science0.96×19 works
  10. Health Professions0.95×10 works
  11. Psychology0.82×10 works
  12. Veterinary0.81×0 works
  13. Engineering0.52×32 works
  14. Nursing0.49×1 works
  15. Chemistry0.47×3 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×3 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×0 works
  18. Dentistry0.31×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×3 works
  20. Neuroscience0.16×1 works
  21. Medicine0.16×13 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.13×2 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.11×1 works
  25. Energy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Far-western University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mahesh Prasad Awasthi, Kishan Datta Bhatta and Dammar Singh Saud lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Far-western University.

  1. 1 Mahesh Prasad Awasthi Nepal · #440,794 worldwide 282 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Kishan Datta Bhatta Nepal · #1,950,069 worldwide 181 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Dammar Singh Saud Nepal · #2,942,415 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Min Bahadur Shahi Nepal · #3,588,159 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Shiba Prasad Sapkota Nepal · #3,783,900 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Deepak Chandra Bhatt Nepal · #3,787,565 worldwide 67 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Kiran Prasad Bhatta Nepal · #3,913,017 worldwide 53 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Birendra Kumar Bohara Nepal · #4,124,834 worldwide 43 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Nathuram Chaudhary Nepal · #4,415,146 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Man Bahadur Jora Nepal · #4,417,047 worldwide 18 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Far-western University

What are the most cited papers from Far-western University?

The most cited paper from Far-western University is "Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018" (Damaris K. Kinyoki et al., 2021), with 207 citations. Next come "Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018" (171) and "Mapping routine measles vaccination in low- and middle-income countries" (131).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018 Damaris K. Kinyoki et al. · Nature Medicine Open access766 authors Oct 2021 207
2 Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018 Natalia V. Bhattacharjee et al. · Nature Human Behaviour Open access484 authors 3 Jun 2021 171
3 Mapping routine measles vaccination in low- and middle-income countries Local Burden of Disease Vaccine Coverage Collaborators et al. · Nature Open access640 authors 16 Dec 2020 131
4 Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017 LBD Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators et al. · Nature Medicine Open access930 authors 20 Apr 2020 96
5 Improved nutrient management in cereals using Nutrient Expert and machine learning tools: Productivity, profitability and nutrient use efficiency Jagadish Timsina, Sudarshan Kumar Dutta, Krishna Prasad Devkota et al. · Agricultural Systems 24 May 2021 86
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Far-western University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Education, Economic Growth, Climate Change, Technology Integration, Language Policy, Multilingualism and Higher 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 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. Globalization38▲ 4.7×21 topics
  2. Climate Change27▲ 2.4×33 topics
  3. Education23▲ 3.3×23 topics
  4. Sustainability21▲ 2.1×29 topics
  5. Educational Technology18▲ 3.8×16 topics
  6. Economic Growth18▲ 5.4×9 topics
  7. Online Learning17▲ 4.9×8 topics
  8. Sustainable Development17▲ 2.6×20 topics
  9. E-Learning15▲ 3.8×9 topics
  10. Higher Education15▲ 6.8×10 topics
  11. Technology Integration14▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Language Policy14▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Multilingualism14▲ 22×2 topics
  14. Student Perceptions11▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Conflict11▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Teacher Training11▲ 4.3×4 topics
  17. Technology10▲ 4.9×6 topics
  18. Food Security10▲ 4.6×8 topics
  19. Student Satisfaction10▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Risk Management10▲ 5.2×8 topics
  21. Development10▲ 6.8×9 topics
  22. CLIL9▲ 37×1 topic
  23. Content and Language Integrated Learning9▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Labor Market9▲ 8.2×4 topics
  25. Social Inequality9▲ 8.5×3 topics
  26. Social Networks9▲ 8.4×4 topics
  27. Human Capital9▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Poverty9▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Mobile Learning9▲ 6.2×2 topics
  30. Google Classroom8▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Teacher Perception8▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Sociolinguistics8▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Cultural Diversity8▲ 8.7×5 topics
  34. Identity Politics8▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Youth Employment8▲ 96×1 topic
  36. India8▲ 26×3 topics
  37. Teacher Professional Development8▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Environmental Sustainability7▲ 11×6 topics
  39. Policy7▲ 8.1×4 topics
  40. Immigration7▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Far-western University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Second Language Learning and Teaching, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal and Migration and Labor Dynamics.

Second Language Learning…9Second Language Learning and Teaching: 9 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…8Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 8 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics …8Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 8 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…7Migration and Labor Dynamics: 7 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 6 fractional worksPotato Plant Research: 5 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…5Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 5 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 5 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…4Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 4 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryEducationDemographySociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 9 works
  2. 2 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 8 works
  3. 3 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 8 works
  4. 4 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  6. 6 Potato Plant Research Food Science 5 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  8. 8 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 5 works
  9. 9 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 5 works
  10. 10 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 4 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 available95.8%not open4.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Far-western University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 880% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Far-western University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Far-western University0.0022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Far-western University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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