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Patan Hospital

In research, Patan Hospital stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,735 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,793 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,510
of 28,054 · #31,273 all time
Rank in Nepal
#43
of 56
Research works
700
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Patan Hospital 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 #9,735 of 10,521 6.2%116 #15184
Health SciencesDomain #11,793 of 11,982 3.6%63 #19600

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Patan Hospital 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 Patan Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 30.6 works4.8×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.82× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.13× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 58 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Patan Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Buddha Basnyat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Patan Hospital.

  1. 1 Buddha Basnyat Nepal · #48,525 worldwide 343 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Patan Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Patan Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Curriculum Development, Education, Philosophy, Literature, Character Education, Social Justice and Qualitative Research.

▲ 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. Globalization20▲ 4.6×19 topics
  2. Epidemiology13▲ 1.51×57 topics
  3. Education13▲ 3.4×12 topics
  4. Climate Change11▲ 1.79×18 topics
  5. Curriculum Development10▲ 6.8×7 topics
  6. Literature8▲ 7.0×8 topics
  7. Philosophy8▲ 8.3×4 topics
  8. Human Rights8▲ 3.4×4 topics
  9. Qualitative Research8▲ 4.1×7 topics
  10. Character Education8▲ 7.1×3 topics
  11. Renewable Energy7▲ 2.3×9 topics
  12. Social Justice7▲ 5.6×5 topics
  13. Digital Learning7▲ 5.6×4 topics
  14. Economic Growth6▲ 3.2×9 topics
  15. Feminism6▲ 9.1×5 topics
  16. Literary Criticism6▲ 52×3 topics
  17. Social Impact6▲ 6.5×3 topics
  18. Islamic Education6▲ 7.1×3 topics
  19. Media Literacy5▲ 4.1×3 topics
  20. Cultural Studies5▲ 6.0×4 topics
  21. Marxism5▲ 53×3 topics
  22. Learning Outcomes5▲ 5.2×3 topics
  23. Peacebuilding5▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Postcolonialism5▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Children's Literature4▲ 52×2 topics
  26. Cognitive Approach4▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Gandhi4▲ 125×1 topic
  28. Nonviolence4▲ 125×1 topic
  29. Poverty Reduction4▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Conflict4▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  32. Fantasy4▲ 160×1 topic
  33. Young Adult4▲ 160×1 topic
  34. Poverty4▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Religious Values4▲ 9.2×1 topic
  36. School Environment4▲ 9.2×1 topic
  37. Social Inequality4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  38. Educational Policy4▲ 6.8×2 topics
  39. Democratization4▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Human Capital3▲ 9.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Patan Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indian History and Philosophy, Themes in Literature Analysis, Education and Character Development and Educational Methods and Media Use.

Indian History and Philo…4Indian History and Philosophy: 4 fractional worksThemes in Literature Ana…4Themes in Literature Analysis: 4 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 4 fractional worksEducational Methods and …3Educational Methods and Media Use: 3 fractional worksEducational Curriculum a…3Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 3 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Diaspora: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and C…2South Asian Cinema and Culture: 2 fractional worksEducational Research and Methods: 2 fractional worksCultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research: 2 fractional works
PhilosophyLiterature and Literary TheoryEducationInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 4 works
  2. 2 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  3. 3 Education and Character Development Education 4 works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 3 works
  6. 6 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 3 works
  7. 7 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 3 works
  8. 8 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  9. 9 Educational Research and Methods Education 2 works
  10. 10 Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research Philosophy 2 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 available74.6%not open25.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Patan Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% 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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