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National Public Health Laboratory

In research, National Public Health Laboratory stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,924 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,167 of 7,814 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,589 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,873
of 28,054 · #4,745 all time
Rank in Nepal
#33
of 56
Research works
1.6k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
36.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is National Public Health Laboratory known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #1,924 of 14,347 31.4%655
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,167 of 7,814 27.1%361
MedicineField #3,589 of 17,978 25.4%658
Health SciencesDomain #4,619 of 20,462 25.4%722
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #288 of 1,021 29.8%177
EpidemiologySubfield #1,442 of 2,519 22.1%167
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,691 of 6,031 40.5%172
Physical SciencesDomain #13,900 of 21,541 30.0%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Public Health Laboratory 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).

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: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.21× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.30× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.71× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 4.33× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Public Health Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, B. Rowe, M. T. Parker and Betty C. Hobbs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Public Health Laboratory.

  1. 1 B. Rowe Nepal · #36,379 worldwide 399 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 M. T. Parker Nepal · #82,686 worldwide 189 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Betty C. Hobbs Nepal · #102,278 worldwide 166 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Philip P. Mortimer Nepal · #115,689 worldwide 190 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Tyrone L. Pitt Nepal · #116,896 worldwide 202 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 B. Holmes Nepal · #148,257 worldwide 201 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Robert J. Owen Nepal · #182,361 worldwide 161 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 T.M. Pollock Nepal · #297,223 worldwide 168 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 T. Cheasty Nepal · #340,352 worldwide 83 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Henry R. Smith Nepal · #476,914 worldwide 120 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Public Health Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at National Public Health Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Immune Response, Pathogenesis, Vaccine Development, Antibiotic Resistance, Public Health and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology26▲ 6.7×60 topics
  2. Vaccine8▲ 21×11 topics
  3. Immune Response7▲ 12×12 topics
  4. Pathogenesis6▲ 13×15 topics
  5. Vaccine Development6▲ 26×6 topics
  6. Public Health6▲ 4.4×23 topics
  7. Treatment6▲ 4.7×17 topics
  8. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 14×11 topics
  9. COVID-195▲ 3.6×17 topics
  10. Pandemic4▲ 4.3×9 topics
  11. Drug Resistance4▲ 15×6 topics
  12. SARS-CoV-24▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.4×15 topics
  14. Diagnosis4▲ 4.0×12 topics
  15. Infectious Diseases4▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  17. Disease Burden3▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Viral Infections3▲ 56×2 topics
  19. Human Metapneumovirus3▲ 68×1 topic
  20. Respiratory Syncytial Virus3▲ 68×1 topic
  21. Coronavirus2▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Global Burden2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  23. Vector Control2▲ 22×4 topics
  24. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  25. Immunity2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  26. Non-Communicable Diseases2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  27. Virulence Factors2▲ 16×7 topics
  28. Genomics2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  29. ESKAPE Pathogens2▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Food Safety2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  31. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  32. Insulin Resistance2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  33. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria2▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Global Health2▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Arboviral Diseases2▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Biofilm Formation2▲ 28×4 topics
  38. Viral Transmission2▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Zika Virus2▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Bacteremia2▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does National Public Health Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Respiratory viral infections research, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Mosquito-borne diseases and control and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Respiratory viral infect…3Respiratory viral infections research: 3 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in…2Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …2SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 2 fractional worksBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing: 2 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…1Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyMolecular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthNutrition and Dietetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  7. 7 Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Clinical Biochemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 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 available49.2%not open50.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.2%domestic only60.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Public Health Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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