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International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

In research, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,107 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,847
of 28,054 · #6,307 all time
Rank in Nepal
#12
of 56
Research works
676
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
34.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,107 of 12,888 26.6%63 #3831

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development 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).

What does International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 42.4 works8.2×
← 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: 2.58× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.25× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.21× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.94× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development?

Ranked on the composite score, David Molden, A. B. Shrestha and Golam Rasul lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.

  1. 1 David Molden Nepal · #56,301 worldwide 423 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 A. B. Shrestha Nepal · #68,613 worldwide 301 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Golam Rasul Nepal · #77,373 worldwide 243 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 P. Wester Nepal · #142,808 worldwide 106 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Aditi Mukherji Nepal · #171,048 worldwide 125 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Eklabya Sharma Nepal · #307,654 worldwide 204 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Mir A. Matin Nepal · #425,189 worldwide 89 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Rajesh Bahadur Thapa Nepal · #482,607 worldwide 122 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Shahriar Wahid Nepal · #527,761 worldwide 102 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Nakul Chettri Nepal · #631,082 worldwide 109 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

Which keywords describe research at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Sustainability, Hydrology, Land Use Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Sea Level Rise and Hydrological Modeling.

▲ 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 Change39▲ 14×44 topics
  2. Remote Sensing20▲ 15×21 topics
  3. Sustainability14▲ 5.5×25 topics
  4. Hydrology9▲ 67×3 topics
  5. Land Use Change8▲ 26×5 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 19×7 topics
  7. Sea Level Rise7▲ 51×3 topics
  8. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 25×5 topics
  9. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.4×21 topics
  10. Glacier6▲ 132×1 topic
  11. Water Availability6▲ 132×1 topic
  12. Adaptation6▲ 19×4 topics
  13. Global Warming5▲ 12×8 topics
  14. Vulnerability5▲ 22×6 topics
  15. Biodiversity5▲ 6.4×8 topics
  16. Arctic5▲ 41×4 topics
  17. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.1×8 topics
  18. Food Security4▲ 7.6×8 topics
  19. Water Resources4▲ 17×6 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services4▲ 9.8×9 topics
  21. Risk Assessment4▲ 5.3×4 topics
  22. Model Evaluation4▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Agriculture4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  24. Livelihoods4▲ 97×2 topics
  25. Social Networks4▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Risk Perception4▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Satellite Imagery4▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Environmental Services3▲ 96×1 topic
  29. Flood Risk3▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Hazard3▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Landslide3▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Surface Water Mapping3▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Tropical Deforestation3▲ 96×1 topic
  34. Urbanization3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  35. Global Change3▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Permafrost3▲ 68×2 topics
  37. Conflict3▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Ecological Knowledge3▲ 63×2 topics
  39. Pastoralists3▲ 104×1 topic
  40. Rangeland Degradation3▲ 104×1 topic

Which research topics does International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cryospheric studies and observations, Landslides and related hazards, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

Cryospheric studies and …6Cryospheric studies and observations: 6 fractional worksLandslides and related h…3Landslides and related hazards: 3 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…3Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 3 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…3Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 3 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…2Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGlobal and Planetary ChangeArcheology2 others

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

  1. 1 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  2. 2 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  3. 3 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  4. 4 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  5. 5 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  6. 6 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 3 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 2 works
  9. 9 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 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 available62.7%not open37.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.2%domestic only48.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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