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Patan Hospital

In research, Patan Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,578 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,761 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 4.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,495
of 22,385 · #14,724 all time
Rank in Nepal
#14
of 49
Research works
700
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
4k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
75%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Patan Hospital

What is Patan Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #7,578 of 9,902 4.9%63 #11858
Social SciencesDomain #7,761 of 9,585 5.0%116 #11271

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Patan Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Patan Hospital is in Social Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (25%), Arts and Humanities (13%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 120 fractional works · 50.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 25.4% of its workEducation: 23 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 31 fractional works · 12.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 13 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPhilosophy: 12 fractional works · 4.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 71 fractional works · 30.0% of its workMedicine: 60 fractional works · 25.3% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 14.5% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPatan Hospital237fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences51%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6025.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities3112.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance104.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting93.7%
    5. Psychology62.7%
    6. Decision Sciences41.6%
    1. Medicine6025.3%
    2. Health Professions104.1%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Computer Science125.0%
    2. Environmental Science114.4%
    3. Engineering73.1%
    4. Mathematics20.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    6. Energy10.2%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.8%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Patan Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 30.6 works4.5×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.32× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.47× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.01× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.47×31 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.01×10 works
  3. Social Sciences2.00×60 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.71×4 works
  5. Health Professions1.56×10 works
  6. Medicine1.32×60 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.15×9 works
  8. Environmental Science0.89×10 works
  9. Psychology0.87×6 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.75×2 works
  11. Mathematics0.66×2 works
  12. Computer Science0.65×12 works
  13. Nursing0.63×1 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×5 works
  16. Dentistry0.47×0 works
  17. Veterinary0.41×0 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.34×0 works
  19. Energy0.27×1 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×3 works
  21. Engineering0.21×7 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.18×1 works
  23. Neuroscience0.16×1 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  26. Chemistry0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Patan Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, John Dickinson, Bruce Hayes and Mark Zimmerman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Patan Hospital.

  1. 1 John Dickinson Nepal · #2,094,221 worldwide 542 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Bruce Hayes Nepal · #2,828,673 worldwide 197 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Mark Zimmerman Nepal · #3,223,603 worldwide 783 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Torrey Goodman Nepal · #3,492,347 worldwide 385 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Singgih Sutrisno Nepal · #4,469,999 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Sudeep Adhikari Nepal · #4,684,004 worldwide 185 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Achmad Nasroh Kuswadi Nepal · #4,698,205 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Bokky Jeane Tuasikal Nepal · #4,819,460 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Muchson Arifin Nepal · #4,874,736 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Pramila Shakya Nepal · #4,943,806 worldwide 133 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Patan Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Patan Hospital?

The most cited paper from Patan Hospital is "Admixture facilitates genetic adaptations to high altitude in Tibet" (Choongwon Jeong, Gorka Alkorta‐Aranburu, Buddha Basnyat et al., 2014), with 248 citations. Next come "Antimicrobial Drug Resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi in Asia and Molecular Mechanism of Reduced Susceptibility to the Fluoroquinolones" (231) and "The utility of diagnostic tests for enteric fever in endemic locations" (201).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Admixture facilitates genetic adaptations to high altitude in Tibet Choongwon Jeong, Gorka Alkorta‐Aranburu, Buddha Basnyat et al. · Nature Communications Open access 10 Feb 2014 248
2 Antimicrobial Drug Resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi in Asia and Molecular Mechanism of Reduced Susceptibility to the Fluoroquinolones Tran Thuy Chau et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Open access 2 Oct 2007 231
3 The utility of diagnostic tests for enteric fever in endemic locations Christopher M. Parry, Lalith Wijedoru, Amit Arjyal et al. · Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy Open access Jun 2011 201
4 Genome-wide association study identifies five new susceptibility loci for primary angle closure glaucoma Chiea Chuen Khor et al. · Nature Genetics Open access229 authors 4 Apr 2016 193
5 Phase 3 Efficacy Analysis of a Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Trial in Nepal Mila Shakya et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 4 Dec 2019 192
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Patan Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Curriculum Development, Education, Character Education, Philosophy, Literature, Islamic Education and Digital Learning.

▲ 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 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▲ 4.4×19 topics
  2. Epidemiology14▲ 1.47×60 topics
  3. Education13▲ 3.2×12 topics
  4. Climate Change12▲ 1.88×21 topics
  5. Curriculum Development11▲ 7.0×7 topics
  6. Qualitative Research8▲ 4.2×7 topics
  7. Character Education8▲ 7.4×3 topics
  8. Literature8▲ 6.4×8 topics
  9. Human Rights8▲ 3.3×4 topics
  10. Philosophy8▲ 7.7×4 topics
  11. Renewable Energy8▲ 2.3×10 topics
  12. Digital Learning7▲ 6.1×4 topics
  13. Social Justice7▲ 5.1×5 topics
  14. Islamic Education7▲ 8.8×3 topics
  15. Economic Growth6▲ 3.1×9 topics
  16. Learning Outcomes6▲ 6.0×3 topics
  17. Feminism6▲ 8.2×5 topics
  18. Literary Criticism6▲ 48×3 topics
  19. Social Impact6▲ 6.2×3 topics
  20. Media Literacy5▲ 4.1×3 topics
  21. Cultural Studies5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  22. Marxism5▲ 48×3 topics
  23. Peacebuilding5▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Postcolonialism5▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Religious Values5▲ 11×1 topic
  26. School Environment5▲ 11×1 topic
  27. Conflict5▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Children's Literature4▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Cognitive Approach4▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Gandhi4▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Nonviolence4▲ 107×1 topic
  32. Poverty Reduction4▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.1×3 topics
  34. Poverty4▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Fantasy4▲ 148×1 topic
  36. Young Adult4▲ 148×1 topic
  37. Social Inequality4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  38. Democratization4▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Educational Policy4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  40. Identity Politics3▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Patan Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Character Development, Indian History and Philosophy, Themes in Literature Analysis and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal.

Education and Character …5Education and Character Development: 5 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…4Indian History and Philosophy: 4 fractional worksThemes in Literature Ana…4Themes in Literature Analysis: 4 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics …3Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 3 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 3 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …3South Asian Studies and Diaspora: 3 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and C…2South Asian Cinema and Culture: 2 fractional worksEducational Research and…2Educational Research and Methods: 2 fractional worksCultural Studies and Int…2Cultural Studies and Interdisciplinary Research: 2 fractional works
EducationPhilosophyLiterature and Literary TheoryDemography2 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Character Development Education 5 works
  2. 2 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 4 works
  3. 3 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  4. 4 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 3 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Patan Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Patan Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00078% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Patan Hospital0.00098% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Patan Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Patan Hospital5.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.8% in 2017.

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