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Nepal Sanskrit University

In research, Nepal Sanskrit University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,394 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,480 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,173
of 28,054 · #29,530 all time
Rank in Nepal
#36
of 56
Research works
364
▲ 814% vs 2013–17
Citations
960
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
92%
world 28%

What is Nepal Sanskrit 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 #5,394 of 10,521 19.7%140 #11574
Social SciencesField #4,480 of 6,365 25.2%76 #8279

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nepal Sanskrit 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).

What does Nepal Sanskrit University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 43.0 works7.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.40× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.92× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.19× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Nepal Sanskrit University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Literature, Education, Philosophy, History, Colonialism, Human Rights and Culture.

▲ 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. Globalization18▲ 4.9×28 topics
  2. Education15▲ 4.7×21 topics
  3. Literature14▲ 14×16 topics
  4. Human Rights12▲ 6.1×10 topics
  5. Educational Technology12▲ 5.2×16 topics
  6. Philosophy11▲ 14×8 topics
  7. Colonialism11▲ 12×12 topics
  8. History11▲ 8.1×8 topics
  9. Culture10▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Climate Change10▲ 1.98×29 topics
  11. Ethnicity10▲ 14×7 topics
  12. Conflict10▲ 31×5 topics
  13. Identity10▲ 7.0×17 topics
  14. Social Justice8▲ 7.6×8 topics
  15. E-Learning8▲ 4.1×9 topics
  16. Online Learning8▲ 5.0×6 topics
  17. Economic Growth7▲ 4.4×11 topics
  18. Feminism7▲ 13×7 topics
  19. Democracy7▲ 10×8 topics
  20. Gender7▲ 6.6×10 topics
  21. Technology Integration7▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics6▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Modernization6▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Nationalism6▲ 6.9×8 topics
  25. Religion6▲ 6.3×7 topics
  26. Student Satisfaction6▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Poverty5▲ 31×3 topics
  28. Social Inequality5▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Language Contact5▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Mobile Learning5▲ 7.8×3 topics
  31. Intersectionality5▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Democratization5▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Environmental Ethics5▲ 42×3 topics
  34. Diaspora5▲ 45×2 topics
  35. Identity Politics5▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Youth Employment5▲ 138×1 topic
  37. Federalism4▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Marxism4▲ 53×3 topics
  39. Islam4▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Google Classroom4▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Nepal Sanskrit University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, South Asian Studies and Conflicts and Indian History and Philosophy.

Sociopolitical Dynamics …5Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 5 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…4Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 4 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 4 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 4 fractional worksLiterary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics: 3 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 3 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 3 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …3Military Technology and Strategies: 3 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 3 fractional works
DemographyEducationPolitical Science and International RelationsPhilosophy6 others

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

  1. 1 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 5 works
  2. 2 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 4 works
  3. 3 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 4 works
  5. 5 Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 3 works
  8. 8 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 3 works
  10. 10 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 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 available91.7%not open8.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nepal Sanskrit University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 814% 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.