Pokhara University
In research, Pokhara University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,401 of 9,585 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,100 of 6,403 worldwide) and Psychology (#1,507 of 2,121 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting and Management Science and Operations Research (Accounting is 5.4× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #5,077 of 22,385 · #10,384 all time
- Rank in Nepal
- #4 of 49
- Research works
- 3.1k ▲ 83% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 17k 5.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 5.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.59× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 89% world 40%
- International
- 19% world 18%
What is Pokhara University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #3,401 of 9,585 | 4.8% | 684 | #7346 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #4,100 of 6,403 | 9.5% | 141 | #7630 | |
| PsychologyField | #1,507 of 2,121 | 6.7% | 68 | #2801 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #1,418 of 1,895 | 6.5% | 69 | #2896 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #7,479 of 9,902 | 4.9% | 376 | #13445 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #2,397 of 3,157 | 10.6% | 84 | #3624 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,703 of 5,988 | 5.5% | 247 | #7358 | |
| MedicineField | #6,748 of 8,541 | 4.7% | 281 | #12050 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #8,732 of 10,670 | 4.9% | 395 | #12989 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #2,144 of 2,581 | 2.6% | 156 | #3441 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pokhara 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#7,346 #3,401
- Life Sciences#7,630 #4,100
- Psychology#2,801 #1,507
- Health Professions#2,896 #1,418
- Health Sciences#13,445 #7,479
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,624 #2,397
- Social Sciences#7,358 #4,703
- Medicine#12,050 #6,748
- Physical Sciences#12,989 #8,732
- Business, Management and Accounting#3,441 #2,144
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Pokhara University work in?
In 2022-now, 42% of research at Pokhara University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Social Sciences73641.7%
- Social Sciences27315.5%
- Business, Management and Accounting1669.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1045.9%
- Psychology734.1%
- Arts and Humanities633.6%
- Decision Sciences563.2%
- Physical Sciences44925.5%
- Engineering17710.0%
- Environmental Science1116.3%
- Computer Science905.1%
- Mathematics191.1%
- Materials Science191.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences140.8%
- Chemistry90.5%
- Energy50.3%
- Physics and Astronomy30.2%
- Chemical Engineering10.1%
- Health Sciences42424.1%
- Medicine32118.2%
- Health Professions754.3%
- Nursing171.0%
- Dentistry100.6%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Life Sciences1558.8%
What does Pokhara University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- AccountingSubfield · 58.3 works5.4×
- Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 34.0 works3.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Decision Sciences3.30×56 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.92×166 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.75×104 works
- Nursing1.97×17 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.78×11 works
- Health Professions1.62×75 works
- Psychology1.35×73 works
- Environmental Science1.27×111 works
- Arts and Humanities1.24×63 works
- Dentistry1.22×10 works
- Social Sciences1.22×273 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.08×90 works
- Medicine0.95×321 works
- Mathematics0.93×19 works
- Engineering0.67×177 works
- Computer Science0.66×90 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.63×11 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×14 works
- Veterinary0.39×1 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×33 works
- Energy0.34×6 works
- Neuroscience0.32×9 works
- Chemistry0.32×9 works
- Materials Science0.30×19 works
- Chemical Engineering0.15×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.08×3 works
- Decision Sciences 3.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.8×
- Nursing 2.0×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.8×
- Health Professions 1.6×
- Psychology 1.4×
- Environmental Science 1.3×
- Arts and Humanities 1.2×
- Dentistry 1.2×
- Social Sciences 1.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.1×
- Medicine 0.9×
- Mathematics 0.9×
- Engineering 0.7×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Veterinary 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Energy 0.3×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Pokhara University?
Ranked on the quality score, Santosh Kumar Gurung, Ghanashyam Khanal and Ashmin Hari Bhattarai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pokhara University.
- 1
Santosh Kumar Gurung
Nepal · #1,152,352 worldwide 906 citations · 53 works
- 2
Ghanashyam Khanal
Nepal · #1,189,745 worldwide 393 citations · 39 works
- 3
Ashmin Hari Bhattarai
Nepal · #1,367,786 worldwide 286 citations · 19 works
- 4
Krishna Bikram Shah
Nepal · #2,052,696 worldwide 552 citations · 36 works
- 5
Bipindra Pandey
Nepal · #2,077,942 worldwide 248 citations · 52 works
- 6
Namraj Dhami
Nepal · #2,080,267 worldwide 673 citations · 27 works
- 7
Biplov Paneru
Nepal · #2,087,698 worldwide 404 citations · 96 works
- 8
Shishir Paudel
Nepal · #2,116,762 worldwide 467 citations · 67 works
- 9
Yagyanath Rimal
Nepal · #2,138,576 worldwide 405 citations · 47 works
- 10
Shalik Ram Dhital
Nepal · #2,148,252 worldwide 280 citations · 36 works
Which keywords describe research at Pokhara University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Sustainability, Climate Change, Economic Growth, Globalization, Epidemiology, Consumer Behavior and Sustainable Development.
- Partial Least Squares
- Investment Decisions
- Poverty Reduction
- Financial Markets
- Leadership Style
- Finance
- Poverty
- Social Impact
- Conflict
- Digital Transformation
- Depression
- Innovation
- Social Media
- Consumer Behavior
- Environmental Impact
- Education
- Economic Growth
- Risk Management
- Globalization
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Epidemiology
- Machine Learning
- Sustainable Development
- COVID-19
- Pandemic
- Supply Chain Management
- Corporate Governance
- Social Capital
- Economic Development
- Financial Performance
- Entrepreneurship
- Customer Satisfaction
- Financial Stability
- Technology Acceptance Model
- User Satisfaction
- COVID-19 Impact
- Financial Constraints
- Construction Projects
- Consumer Trust
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
- Sustainability90▲ 2.1×59 topics
- Climate Change86▲ 1.79×71 topics
- Epidemiology85▲ 1.21×107 topics
- Globalization69▲ 1.98×54 topics
- Machine Learning67◆ 1.14×63 topics
- Risk Management63▲ 7.5×10 topics
- Sustainable Development56▲ 2.0×44 topics
- Economic Growth54▲ 3.7×24 topics
- COVID-1951▲ 2.2×20 topics
- Education45▲ 1.49×37 topics
- Pandemic43▲ 2.5×10 topics
- Environmental Impact43▲ 1.42×36 topics
- Supply Chain Management42▲ 2.6×17 topics
- Consumer Behavior41▲ 3.7×12 topics
- Corporate Governance39▲ 3.0×17 topics
- Social Media38▲ 1.56×21 topics
- Social Capital35▲ 3.8×14 topics
- Innovation34▲ 1.89×27 topics
- Economic Development33▲ 2.4×18 topics
- Depression33▲ 2.1×17 topics
- Financial Performance33▲ 3.3×13 topics
- Digital Transformation31▲ 3.2×14 topics
- Entrepreneurship28▲ 4.1×11 topics
- Conflict25▲ 8.8×7 topics
- Customer Satisfaction24▲ 4.3×7 topics
- Social Impact24▲ 3.5×9 topics
- Financial Stability23▲ 6.8×5 topics
- Poverty23▲ 14×4 topics
- Technology Acceptance Model22▲ 8.1×2 topics
- Finance21▲ 6.4×2 topics
- User Satisfaction19▲ 5.6×4 topics
- Leadership Style19▲ 7.8×2 topics
- COVID-19 Impact18▲ 6.2×6 topics
- Financial Markets18▲ 8.4×3 topics
- Financial Constraints18▲ 9.7×2 topics
- Poverty Reduction17▲ 7.6×5 topics
- Construction Projects17▲ 22×2 topics
- Investment Decisions17▲ 7.9×2 topics
- Consumer Trust17▲ 10×1 topic
- Partial Least Squares17▲ 10×1 topic
Which research topics does Pokhara University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Construction Project Management and Performance and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 17 works
- 2 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 16 works
- 3 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 16 works
- 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 15 works
- 5 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 15 works
- 6 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 14 works
- 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 14 works
- 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 13 works
- 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 12 works
- 10 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 12 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Pokhara University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 83% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Pokhara University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0077% in 2024.
Fractional works of Pokhara University 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.7% in 2014.
Other research institutions in Pokhara
- Manipal College of Medical Sciences
- Western Regional Hospital
- Green Pastures Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre
- Animal Health Training and Consultancy Service
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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