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Pokhara University

In research, Pokhara University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,857 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,452 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,536 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting and Management Science and Operations Research — Accounting is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,804
of 28,054 · #13,403 all time
Rank in Nepal
#5
of 56
Research works
3.1k
▲ 276% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
89%
world 28%

What is Pokhara University 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 #3,857 of 10,521 10.2%684 #7376
Health SciencesDomain #4,452 of 11,982 7.5%376 #7134
Physical SciencesDomain #6,536 of 12,888 7.1%395 #11536
Social SciencesField #3,459 of 6,365 10.6%247 #6154
MedicineField #5,888 of 10,443 6.9%281 #7278
Life SciencesDomain #4,816 of 7,800 12.9%141 #9133
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,613 of 2,578 13.3%88 #2957
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,401 of 3,409 13.0%84 #4134
EngineeringField #5,043 of 6,636 6.6%161 #9994
Health ProfessionsField #1,495 of 1,928 10.1%69 #3358

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#7,376 #3,857
  2. Health Sciences#7,134 #4,452
  3. Physical Sciences#11,536 #6,536
  4. Social Sciences#6,154 #3,459
  5. Medicine#7,278 #5,888
  6. Life Sciences#9,133 #4,816
  7. Sociology and Political Science#2,957 #1,613
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,134 #2,401
  9. Engineering#9,994 #5,043
  10. Health Professions#3,358 #1,495
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Pokhara University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 54.9 works5.6×
  2. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 32.0 works4.1×
← 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: 1.11× its world share, 84 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.80× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 73 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 161 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 96 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 68 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 281 worksMedicineNursing: 1.96× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 60 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.02× its world share, 156 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.38× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.98× its world share, 102 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 68 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 247 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pokhara University?

Ranked on the composite score, Udaya Raj Paudel, Niranjan Devkota and Biplov Paneru lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pokhara University.

  1. 1 Udaya Raj Paudel Nepal · #927,164 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Niranjan Devkota Nepal · #1,186,264 worldwide 19 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Biplov Paneru Nepal · #1,196,867 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Binaya Kumar Mishra Nepal · #1,252,483 worldwide 47 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Bimala Sharma Nepal · #1,270,294 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Binaya Sapkota Nepal · #1,411,003 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Jitendra Pandey Nepal · #1,479,859 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Ram Asheshwar Mandal Nepal · #1,531,237 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Prakash Poudel Nepal · #1,623,829 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Pokhara University

Which keywords describe research at Pokhara University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Sustainability, Economic Growth, Climate Change, Globalization, Consumer Behavior, Epidemiology and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Sustainability82▲ 2.1×59 topics
  2. Epidemiology77▲ 1.22×105 topics
  3. Climate Change74▲ 1.71×67 topics
  4. Globalization62▲ 1.99×51 topics
  5. Risk Management61▲ 7.9×10 topics
  6. Machine Learning60◆ 1.15×59 topics
  7. Economic Growth51▲ 3.8×22 topics
  8. Sustainable Development51▲ 2.0×42 topics
  9. COVID-1948▲ 2.2×20 topics
  10. Pandemic41▲ 2.4×10 topics
  11. Education40▲ 1.47×35 topics
  12. Consumer Behavior39▲ 3.9×11 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management39▲ 2.6×17 topics
  14. Corporate Governance38▲ 3.2×17 topics
  15. Mental Health36▲ 1.56×30 topics
  16. Social Capital33▲ 3.9×14 topics
  17. Economic Development32▲ 2.5×17 topics
  18. Depression32▲ 2.3×15 topics
  19. Financial Performance31▲ 3.4×13 topics
  20. Digital Transformation29▲ 3.5×13 topics
  21. Entrepreneurship28▲ 4.5×11 topics
  22. Customer Satisfaction23▲ 4.6×7 topics
  23. Financial Stability23▲ 7.2×5 topics
  24. Technology Acceptance Model21▲ 8.7×2 topics
  25. Conflict20▲ 7.9×7 topics
  26. Finance20▲ 6.6×2 topics
  27. Poverty19▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Financial Markets18▲ 8.6×3 topics
  29. COVID-19 Impact18▲ 6.6×5 topics
  30. Information Systems18▲ 6.4×3 topics
  31. Leadership Style18▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Financial Constraints17▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Poverty Reduction16▲ 7.8×5 topics
  34. Consumer Trust16▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Partial Least Squares16▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Food Supply Chain16▲ 8.5×2 topics
  37. business impact16▲ 10×1 topic
  38. economic effects16▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Tourism Development16▲ 8.3×2 topics
  40. Investment Decisions16▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Pokhara University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Construction Project Management and Performance.

Technology Adoption and …16Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 16 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts16COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 16 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 15 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…14Construction Project Management and Performance: 14 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…14Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 14 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 13 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 12 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…12Child Nutrition and Water Access: 12 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 11 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 10 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEconomics and EconometricsAccountingManagement Science and Operations Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 16 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 15 works
  4. 4 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 14 works
  5. 5 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  7. 7 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 12 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 12 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 11 works
  10. 10 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 10 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 available88.9%not open11.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pokhara University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 276% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Pokhara

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.