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Mid-West University

In research, Mid-West University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,518 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,761 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,476 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,469
of 28,054 · #34,094 all time
Rank in Nepal
#25
of 56
Research works
654
▲ 719% vs 2013–17
Citations
946
1.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
95%
world 28%

What is Mid-West 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,518 of 10,521 7.8%301 #13609
Social SciencesField #4,761 of 6,365 7.6%137 #8992
Physical SciencesDomain #10,476 of 12,888 6.4%90 #20003

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mid-West 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. Social Sciences#13,609 #6,518
  2. Social Sciences#8,992 #4,761
  3. Physical Sciences#20,003 #10,476
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.

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: 1.23× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.85× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.31× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.86× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.74× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 137 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Mid-West University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Social Capital, Economic Growth, Education, Philosophy, Ethnicity, Educational Technology and Conflict.

▲ 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. Globalization48▲ 5.4×38 topics
  2. Education27▲ 3.5×18 topics
  3. Economic Growth23▲ 5.9×18 topics
  4. Social Capital21▲ 9.0×10 topics
  5. Climate Change20▲ 1.65×33 topics
  6. Sustainability20▲ 1.81×27 topics
  7. Educational Technology20▲ 3.7×16 topics
  8. Sustainable Development18▲ 2.5×27 topics
  9. Economic Development16▲ 4.3×12 topics
  10. E-Learning15▲ 3.4×9 topics
  11. Philosophy15▲ 7.7×8 topics
  12. Risk Management15▲ 6.7×9 topics
  13. Ethnicity14▲ 8.5×5 topics
  14. Literature14▲ 5.9×10 topics
  15. Conflict14▲ 19×7 topics
  16. Corporate Governance14▲ 4.1×10 topics
  17. Technology Integration13▲ 9.1×6 topics
  18. Teaching Strategies12▲ 9.1×4 topics
  19. Higher Education12▲ 5.1×9 topics
  20. Poverty Reduction12▲ 21×5 topics
  21. Culture11▲ 4.5×4 topics
  22. Gender Equality10▲ 8.4×5 topics
  23. Customer Satisfaction9▲ 6.4×6 topics
  24. Social Impact9▲ 5.2×6 topics
  25. Islam9▲ 9.8×2 topics
  26. Student Satisfaction9▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Regional Development9▲ 5.7×6 topics
  28. Economic Security9▲ 9.3×4 topics
  29. Fiscal Policy9▲ 9.2×4 topics
  30. Sharia Law9▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Social Influence9▲ 9.2×1 topic
  32. Empowerment9▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Human Capital9▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Microfinance9▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Poverty9▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Modernization8▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Social Inequality8▲ 6.9×3 topics
  38. Legal Regulation8▲ 8.0×2 topics
  39. Democratization8▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Language Policy8▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Mid-West University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal.

Linguistic, Cultural, an…9Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 9 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…9Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 9 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 8 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 8 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 7 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 7 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 7 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…7Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 7 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 6 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsTransportationDemography4 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  3. 3 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 8 works
  4. 4 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 8 works
  5. 5 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 7 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 7 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 6 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 available94.9%not open5.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mid-West University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 719% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.