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Nepal Open University

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,189
of 28,054 · #40,820 all time
Rank in ??
#553
of 692
Research works
150
▲ 1454% vs 2013–17
Citations
729
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

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: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.64× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.03× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.73× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.30× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.94× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nepal Open University?

Ranked on the composite score, Arhan Sthapit lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nepal Open University.

  1. 1 Arhan Sthapit ?? · #1,388,436 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Nepal Open University

Which keywords describe research at Nepal Open University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Online Learning, Technology Integration, Mobile Learning, Student Satisfaction, Economic Growth and Globalization.

▲ 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. Educational Technology11▲ 11×15 topics
  2. E-Learning8▲ 9.3×9 topics
  3. Online Learning8▲ 11×6 topics
  4. Technology Integration8▲ 28×6 topics
  5. Globalization6▲ 3.7×16 topics
  6. Education6▲ 3.7×12 topics
  7. Mobile Learning6▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Student Satisfaction6▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Economic Growth5▲ 6.5×9 topics
  10. Climate Change5▲ 2.0×26 topics
  11. Google Classroom4▲ 44×1 topic
  12. Teacher Perception4▲ 42×1 topic
  13. Higher Education4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  14. Professional Development4▲ 22×6 topics
  15. COVID-194▲ 2.9×9 topics
  16. Lifelong Learning3▲ 17×5 topics
  17. Digital Transformation3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  18. Pandemic3▲ 3.1×5 topics
  19. Conflict3▲ 20×5 topics
  20. Innovation3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  21. Digital Literacy2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  22. Tourism Development2▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Blended Learning2▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  25. Pedagogy2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  26. Student Engagement2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  27. Information Literacy2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  28. Learning Outcomes2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  29. Media Literacy2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  30. Teacher Education2▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Digital Learning2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  32. 21st-century Skills2▲ 91×1 topic
  33. Collaborative Learning2▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Digital Skills2▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Distance Education2▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Language Teaching2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  37. Sociolinguistics2▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 13×5 topics
  39. Poverty2▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Social Inequality2▲ 7.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Nepal Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Digital literacy in education, Online and Blended Learning and Mobile Learning in Education.

Technology-Enhanced Educ…4Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 4 fractional worksDigital literacy in education: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksMobile Learning in Education: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 1 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics …1Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 1 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…1Second Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsEconomics and EconometricsVisual Arts and Performing Arts4 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 4 works
  2. 2 Digital literacy in education Information Systems 2 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  4. 4 Mobile Learning in Education Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  7. 7 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 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 available86.9%not open13.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nepal Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1454% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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.