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Nepal Health Research Council

In research, Nepal Health Research Council stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,574 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,338
of 28,054 · #28,968 all time
Rank in Nepal
#17
of 56
Research works
267
▲ 219% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

What is Nepal Health Research Council 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
Health SciencesDomain #16,574 of 20,462 16.0%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nepal Health Research Council 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: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.05× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.22× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.21× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.07× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 3.01× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nepal Health Research Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Meghnath Dhimal, Ashok Pandey and Khem Bahadur Karki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nepal Health Research Council.

  1. 1 Meghnath Dhimal Nepal · #11,108 worldwide 1k citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Ashok Pandey Nepal · #318,262 worldwide 185 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Khem Bahadur Karki Nepal · #783,088 worldwide 37 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Krishna Kumar Aryal Nepal · #1,018,254 worldwide 48 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Nepal Health Research Council

Which keywords describe research at Nepal Health Research Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, COVID-19, Pandemic, Cardiovascular Disease, Global Burden, Infectious Diseases and Mortality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 3.7×56 topics
  2. Public Health9▲ 5.7×21 topics
  3. COVID-198▲ 5.2×16 topics
  4. Pandemic7▲ 6.0×9 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 5.2×19 topics
  6. Global Burden5▲ 8.4×11 topics
  7. Climate Change5▲ 1.63×11 topics
  8. Infectious Diseases4▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Mortality4▲ 6.8×8 topics
  10. Mental Health4▲ 2.6×15 topics
  11. Risk Factors4▲ 3.5×18 topics
  12. Health Outcomes4▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Non-Communicable Diseases4▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Chronic Disease3▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Maternal Mortality3▲ 14×5 topics
  16. SARS-CoV-23▲ 9.1×5 topics
  17. Vaccine3▲ 7.5×9 topics
  18. Biosensors3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  19. Community Health Workers3▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Primary Care3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  21. Life Expectancy3▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Vaccine Development3▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Ageing Population3▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Health Care Expenditure3▲ 62×1 topic
  25. Immune Response3▲ 4.3×12 topics
  26. Child Mortality2▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Corporate Political Activity2▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Global Trade2▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Health Systems2▲ 33×1 topic
  30. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  31. Coronavirus2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Vector Control2▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  34. Global Warming2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  35. Herbal Medicine2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  36. Social Impact2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  37. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  38. Global Health2▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Psychological Impact2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  40. Vulnerability2▲ 8.2×3 topics

Which research topics does Nepal Health Research Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Health Care Issues, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Global Maternal and Child Health and Climate Change and Health Impacts.

Global Health Care Issues3Global Health Care Issues: 3 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Pol…2Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Healt…2Climate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and R…1Healthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …1Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  5. 5 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 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 available85.9%not open14.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.0%domestic only61.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nepal Health Research Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 219% 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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