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Nick Simons Institute

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Research works
38
▲ 105% vs 2018-21
Citations
462
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
Nick Simons Institute

Not ranked overall: Nick Simons Institute 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 Nick Simons Institute work in?

In all years, 65% of research at Nick Simons Institute is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (37%), Health Professions (25%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 25 fractional works · 65.4% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 37.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 25.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 12.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 24.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNick SimonsInstitute38fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences24%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1437.4%
    2. Health Professions1025.5%
    3. Nursing11.9%
    4. Dentistry00.6%
    1. Social Sciences39.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance25.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities24.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting13.3%
    5. Psychology12.0%
    1. Engineering12.9%
    2. Computer Science11.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy01.3%
    5. Environmental Science00.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.2%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringDentistry: 3.71× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 9.79× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 5.82× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions9.79×3 works
  2. Nursing5.82×0 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5.26×1 works
  4. Dentistry3.71×0 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.35×1 works
  6. Medicine1.63×4 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.40×0 works
  8. Psychology0.89×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.88×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×0 works
  11. Engineering0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nick Simons Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Rita Thapa, Suresh Tamang and Pravin Paudel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nick Simons Institute.

  1. 1 Rita Thapa Nepal · #2,171,715 worldwide 352 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Suresh Tamang Nepal · #2,196,637 worldwide 1.3k citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Pravin Paudel Nepal · #2,773,135 worldwide 151 citations · 14 works
All ranked researchers at Nick Simons Institute

What are the most cited papers from Nick Simons Institute?

The most cited paper from Nick Simons Institute is "Depression, Anxiety and Depression-anxiety comorbidity amid COVID-19 Pandemic: An online survey conducted during lockdown in Nepal" (Anil Sigdel, Anu Bista, Navaraj Bhattarai et al., 2020), with 92 citations. Next come "Neuroanatomic Basis of Impaired Self-awareness After Traumatic Brain Injury" (88) and "The role of active case finding in reducing patient incurred catastrophic costs for tuberculosis in Nepal" (70).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Depression, Anxiety and Depression-anxiety comorbidity amid COVID-19 Pandemic: An online survey conducted during lockdown in Nepal Anil Sigdel, Anu Bista, Navaraj Bhattarai et al. · medRxiv PreprintOpen access 6 May 2020 92
2 Neuroanatomic Basis of Impaired Self-awareness After Traumatic Brain Injury Mark Sherer, Tessa Hart, John Whyte et al. · Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation Jul 2005 88
3 The role of active case finding in reducing patient incurred catastrophic costs for tuberculosis in Nepal Suman Chandra Gurung et al. · Infectious Diseases of Poverty Open access Dec 2019 70
4 Career choices and what influences Nepali medical students and young doctors: a cross-sectional study Bruce Hayes, Rabina Shakya · Human Resources for Health Open access 8 Feb 2013 68
5 Early Impaired Self-awareness, Depression, and Subjective Well-being Following Traumatic Brain Injury Clea C. Evans, Mark Sherer, Todd G. Nick et al. · Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation Nov 2005 63
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nick Simons Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Global Health, Community Health Workers, Health Inequalities, Child Mortality, Maternal Mortality, Health Workforce, Health Policy and Physician Migration.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Global Health4▲ 90×2 topics
  2. Community Health Workers4▲ 142×2 topics
  3. Health Inequalities3▲ 85×2 topics
  4. Child Mortality3▲ 147×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology3▲ 2.1×13 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality3▲ 45×1 topic
  7. Health Workforce3▲ 157×2 topics
  8. Health Policy3▲ 44×3 topics
  9. Physician Migration2▲ 224×1 topic
  10. Rural Health2▲ 224×1 topic
  11. Medical Education2▲ 27×4 topics
  12. Primary Care2▲ 15×7 topics
  13. Economic Growth2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  14. Ethical Considerations2▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Public Health2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  16. Surgical Care2▲ 152×2 topics
  17. Global Surgery2▲ 356×1 topic
  18. Health Development2▲ 356×1 topic
  19. Management2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  20. Education2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  21. Healthcare2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  22. Health Outcomes2▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Mortality2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  24. Ageing Population2▲ 100×1 topic
  25. Cardiac Risk2▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Health Care Expenditure2▲ 100×1 topic
  27. Perioperative2▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Health System Reform1▲ 46×2 topics
  29. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Health Financing1▲ 122×1 topic
  31. Qualitative Research1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  32. Social Determinants1▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Universal Coverage1▲ 122×1 topic
  34. Maintenance1▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Medical Equipment1▲ 114×1 topic
  36. Mobile Health1▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Training1▲ 15×2 topics
  38. mHealth1▲ 87×1 topic
  39. Community Health1▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Digital Literacy1▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Nick Simons Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Global Health Care Issues, Global Maternal and Child Health and Quality and Safety in Healthcare.

Healthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksQuality and Safety in He…1Quality and Safety in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksParasitic infections in humans and animals: 0 fractional worksCongenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery: 0 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery0Global Health and Surgery: 0 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 0 fractional worksNursing education and management: 0 fractional worksFamily Caregiving in Mental Illness: 0 fractional works
FinanceGeneral Health ProfessionsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthMedical Laboratory Technology6 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  2. 2 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  4. 4 Quality and Safety in Healthcare Medical Laboratory Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Parasitic infections in humans and animals Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  9. 9 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 0 works
  10. 10 Family Caregiving in Mental Illness Clinical Psychology 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.7%domestic only63.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nick Simons Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 105% 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 Nick Simons Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000056% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%Nick Simons Institute0.000014% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Nick Simons Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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