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Nepal Academy of Science and Technology

In research, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,444 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,737 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,660
of 28,054 · #21,741 all time
Rank in Nepal
#16
of 56
Research works
694
▲ 198% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Nepal Academy of Science and Technology 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 #9,444 of 12,888 7.8%120 #14046
Social SciencesDomain #8,737 of 10,521 9.2%60 #14304

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nepal Academy of Science and Technology 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: 2.62× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.41× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.79× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 3.05× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nepal Academy of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Dipak Gyawali, Jafari Ali Ashraf and Tista Prasai Joshi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nepal Academy of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Dipak Gyawali Nepal · #178,047 worldwide 80 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Jafari Ali Ashraf Nepal · #780,271 worldwide 29 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Tista Prasai Joshi Nepal · #898,810 worldwide 73 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Anjay Kumar Mishra Nepal · #1,154,477 worldwide 39 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 M. K. Adhikari Nepal · #1,467,350 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Nepal Academy of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Nepal Academy of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Medicinal Plants, Risk Management, Antioxidant Activity, Risk Perception and Water Resources.

▲ 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 Change28▲ 3.5×47 topics
  2. Sustainability21▲ 3.0×41 topics
  3. Environmental Impact17▲ 3.5×29 topics
  4. Antioxidant Activity9▲ 5.0×17 topics
  5. Risk Management9▲ 6.6×7 topics
  6. Medicinal Plants9▲ 7.9×12 topics
  7. Renewable Energy8▲ 1.99×20 topics
  8. Remote Sensing8▲ 2.3×15 topics
  9. Food Security7▲ 4.3×10 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management6▲ 2.4×12 topics
  11. Agriculture6▲ 5.2×7 topics
  12. Antioxidant6▲ 2.9×24 topics
  13. Organizational Culture6▲ 4.9×4 topics
  14. Risk Perception6▲ 7.2×4 topics
  15. Water Resources5▲ 7.6×5 topics
  16. Stress5▲ 4.5×6 topics
  17. Construction Projects5▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Flavonoids5▲ 6.3×6 topics
  19. Global Warming5▲ 4.0×9 topics
  20. Construction Safety4▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Safety Culture4▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Workplace Safety4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  23. Employee Behavior4▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  25. Occupational Safety4▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Safety Climate4▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Leadership Style4▲ 9.3×2 topics
  28. Nutritional Value4▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Stakeholder Analysis4▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Cost Overruns4▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Principal Component Analysis4▲ 8.6×2 topics
  32. Project Success4▲ 31×1 topic
  33. India3▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Public Perception3▲ 9.3×6 topics
  35. Antibacterial Agents3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Essential Oils3▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Multivariate Statistical Techniques3▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Water Quality Index3▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Maternal and Child Undernutrition3▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Production3▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Nepal Academy of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Health and Safety Research, Construction Project Management and Performance, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Occupational Health and …4Occupational Health and Safety Research: 4 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…4Construction Project Management and Performance: 4 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Practices: 3 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 3 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…3Health and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 3 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 2 fractional works
Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchWater Science and TechnologyNutrition and Dietetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  3. 3 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 3 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  6. 6 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 3 works
  8. 8 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 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 available80.2%not open19.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.6%domestic only67.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nepal Academy of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 198% 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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