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Nepal Water Conservation Foundation

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Research works
69
▲ 56% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
Nepal Water Conservation Foundation

Not ranked overall: Nepal Water Conservation Foundation is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Nepal Water Conservation Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Nepal Water Conservation Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (50%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 56.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 50.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 12.3% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 11.9% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 21.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 16.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNepal WaterConservation…23fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1150.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.0%
    3. Engineering13.0%
    4. Computer Science00.5%
    1. Social Sciences28.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance16.5%
    3. Psychology13.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.3%
    5. Decision Sciences01.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences313.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
    1. Medicine15.0%
    2. Nursing00.8%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.85× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.13× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.03× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science10.13×11 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.03×2 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.85×3 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.88×1 works
  5. Nursing1.50×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.14×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.10×0 works
  8. Psychology1.08×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.70×2 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.41×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.30×0 works
  12. Medicine0.26×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×0 works
  14. Engineering0.20×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  16. Health Professions0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nepal Water Conservation Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Kanchan Thapa, Shant Raj Jnawali and Gokarna Jung Thapa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nepal Water Conservation Foundation.

  1. 1 Kanchan Thapa Nepal · #563,839 worldwide 1.2k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Shant Raj Jnawali Nepal · #1,532,048 worldwide 1.4k citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Gokarna Jung Thapa Nepal · #1,855,562 worldwide 905 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Ananta Ram Bhandari Nepal · #2,047,919 worldwide 228 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Ajaya Dixit Nepal · #2,361,125 worldwide 364 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Kapil Khanal Nepal · #2,682,582 worldwide 151 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Satyandr Kumar Sharma Nepal · #3,749,161 worldwide 83 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Saroj Shrestha Nepal · #3,972,705 worldwide 406 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Nepal Water Conservation Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Nepal Water Conservation Foundation?

The most cited paper from Nepal Water Conservation Foundation is "Researchers' roles in knowledge co-production: experience from sustainability research in Kenya, Switzerland, Bolivia and Nepal" (Christian Pohl, Stephan Rist, Anne Barbara Zimmermann et al., 2010), with 555 citations. Next come "Coexistence between wildlife and humans at fine spatial scales" (417) and "Medicinal plants, traditional medicine, markets and management in far-west Nepal" (413).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Researchers' roles in knowledge co-production: experience from sustainability research in Kenya, Switzerland, Bolivia and Nepal Christian Pohl, Stephan Rist, Anne Barbara Zimmermann et al. · Science and Public Policy Open access May 2010 555
2 Coexistence between wildlife and humans at fine spatial scales Neil Carter, Binoj Kumar Shrestha, Jhamak Bahadur Karki et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 4 Sep 2012 417
3 Medicinal plants, traditional medicine, markets and management in far-west Nepal Ripu M. Kunwar, Laxmi Mahat, Ram Prasad Acharya et al. · Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Open access 12 Apr 2013 413
4 Conservation and climate change: Assessing the vulnerability of snow leopard habitat to treeline shift in the Himalaya Jessica L. Forrest, Eric Wikramanayake, Rinjan Shrestha et al. · Biological Conservation 4 May 2012 203
5 Epidemiology of cerebral palsy in low‐ and middle‐income countries: preliminary findings from an international multi‐centre cerebral palsy register Israt Jahan, Mohammad Muhit, Denny Hardianto et al. · Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology Open access 24 May 2021 178
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nepal Water Conservation Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Biodiversity Conservation, Land Use Change, Population Dynamics, Model Evaluation and Habitat Selection.

▲ 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-now 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change9▲ 15×26 topics
  2. Biodiversity3▲ 17×11 topics
  3. Sustainability3▲ 5.3×6 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 24×5 topics
  5. Land Use Change2▲ 31×4 topics
  6. Population Dynamics2▲ 30×3 topics
  7. Animal Movement2▲ 143×1 topic
  8. Conservation2▲ 17×7 topics
  9. Environmental Impact2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  10. Habitat Selection2▲ 105×2 topics
  11. Model Evaluation2▲ 61×2 topics
  12. Occupancy Rates2▲ 143×1 topic
  13. Ecological Niche2▲ 113×1 topic
  14. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 113×1 topic
  15. Water Resources2▲ 28×6 topics
  16. Urbanization1▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Agriculture1▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Food Security1▲ 9.7×3 topics
  19. Nexus1▲ 168×1 topic
  20. Policy1▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Remote Sensing1▲ 4.3×5 topics
  22. Water1▲ 96×1 topic
  23. Environmental Services1▲ 136×1 topic
  24. Tropical Deforestation1▲ 136×1 topic
  25. Water Management1▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Environmental Policy1▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Resource Sustainability1▲ 489×1 topic
  28. Rural Livelihoods1▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does Nepal Water Conservation Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management.

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus …1Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…1Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksFisheries and Aquaculture Studies: 1 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…1Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 1 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershed Analysis: 0 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 0 fractional works
EcologyEcological ModelingWater Science and TechnologyGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  3. 3 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  6. 6 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 0 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 available67.6%not open32.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.0%domestic only50.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nepal Water Conservation Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 56% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nepal Water Conservation Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000090% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Nepal Water Conservation Foundation0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nepal Water Conservation Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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