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Purbanchal University

In research, Purbanchal University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,524 of 3,157 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,449 of 6,403 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,890 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#6,855
of 22,385 · #16,765 all time
Rank in Nepal
#5
of 49
Research works
570
▲ 172% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
87%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%

What is Purbanchal University 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,524 of 3,157 10.4%64 -
Life SciencesDomain #3,449 of 6,403 9.0%83 #8156
Health SciencesDomain #5,890 of 9,902 6.2%100 #13290
MedicineField #5,877 of 8,541 4.6%61 -
Social SciencesDomain #7,558 of 9,585 4.7%103 #11974

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Purbanchal 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.

  1. Life Sciences#8,156 #3,449
  2. Health Sciences#13,290 #5,890
  3. Social Sciences#11,974 #7,558
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 Purbanchal University work in?

In 2022-now, 31% of research at Purbanchal University is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 118 fractional works · 31.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 26 fractional works · 6.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 19 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 109 fractional works · 29.0% of its workMedicine: 67 fractional works · 17.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 29 fractional works · 7.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 5.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 94 fractional works · 25.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 72 fractional works · 19.0% of its workPlant Science: 31 fractional works · 8.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDrug Discovery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 55 fractional works · 14.6% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 4.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPurbanchalUniversity376fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences31%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4511.9%
    2. Psychology266.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting195.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance184.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities71.9%
    6. Decision Sciences41.0%
    1. Medicine6717.8%
    2. Health Professions297.7%
    3. Nursing102.8%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7219.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology133.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology51.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics41.1%
    5. Neuroscience10.2%
    1. Computer Science184.7%
    2. Engineering184.7%
    3. Environmental Science123.2%
    4. Mathematics20.6%
    5. Materials Science20.4%
    6. Chemistry10.3%
    7. Energy10.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
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: 4.01× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.01× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.91× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 5.62× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.55× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.21× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.23× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.62×10 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.01×72 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.01×4 works
  4. Health Professions2.91×29 works
  5. Veterinary2.56×1 works
  6. Psychology2.23×26 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.21×18 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.55×19 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.19×4 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.08×4 works
  11. Social Sciences0.94×45 works
  12. Medicine0.93×67 works
  13. Dentistry0.75×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×13 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.65×7 works
  16. Environmental Science0.64×12 works
  17. Computer Science0.61×18 works
  18. Mathematics0.50×2 works
  19. Engineering0.31×18 works
  20. Energy0.23×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.22×1 works
  22. Neuroscience0.13×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.12×2 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.09×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Purbanchal University?

Ranked on the quality score, Dev Ram Sunuwar, Devendra Raj Singh and Netra Prasad Ghimire lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Purbanchal University.

  1. 1 Dev Ram Sunuwar Nepal · #184,146 worldwide 3.4k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Devendra Raj Singh Nepal · #774,878 worldwide 3.1k citations · 139 works
  3. 3 Netra Prasad Ghimire Nepal · #1,528,094 worldwide 452 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Ramhari Poudyal Nepal · #1,798,004 worldwide 548 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Shubh Pravat Singh Yadav Nepal · #1,832,617 worldwide 702 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Til Bahadur Basnet Nepal · #1,871,551 worldwide 602 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Sujan Bhandari Nepal · #2,163,652 worldwide 345 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Bishnu Yadav Nepal · #2,486,927 worldwide 140 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Dipesh Kumar Mehata Nepal · #2,770,519 worldwide 136 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Kshitij Karki Nepal · #2,879,781 worldwide 739 citations · 70 works
All ranked researchers at Purbanchal University

What are the most cited papers from Purbanchal University?

The most cited paper from Purbanchal University is "Total Phenolic Content, Flavonoid Content and Antioxidant Potential of Wild Vegetables from Western Nepal" (Sushant Aryal, Manoj Kumar Baniya, Krisha Danekhu et al., 2019), with 1,319 citations. Next come "Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990–2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (366) and "Biochar application: A sustainable approach to improve soil health" (257).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Total Phenolic Content, Flavonoid Content and Antioxidant Potential of Wild Vegetables from Western Nepal Sushant Aryal, Manoj Kumar Baniya, Krisha Danekhu et al. · Plants Open access 11 Apr 2019 1,319
2 Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990–2023, and its attributable risk factors: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Patrick B Mark et al. · The Lancet Open access597 authors Nov 2025 366
3 Biochar application: A sustainable approach to improve soil health Shubh Pravat Singh Yadav, Sujan Bhandari, Dibya Bhatta et al. · Journal of Agriculture and Food Research Open access 6 Jan 2023 257
4 Reliability and validity of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for detecting perinatal common mental disorders (PCMDs) among women in low-and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review Sumitra Devi Shrestha, Rina Pradhan, Thach Duc Tran et al. · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ReviewOpen access 4 Apr 2016 239
5 Prevalence and factors associated with anemia among women of reproductive age in seven South and Southeast Asian countries: Evidence from nationally representative surveys Dev Ram Sunuwar, Devendra Raj Singh, Narendra Kumar Chaudhary et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 13 Aug 2020 173
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Purbanchal University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Food Security, Stress, Climate Change, Sustainability, Mental Health, Depression, Child Development and Pandemic.

▲ 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. Climate Change22▲ 2.1×35 topics
  2. Epidemiology21▲ 1.38×52 topics
  3. Sustainability20▲ 2.2×35 topics
  4. Mental Health17▲ 3.1×19 topics
  5. Globalization16▲ 2.2×25 topics
  6. Food Security14▲ 6.8×13 topics
  7. COVID-1913▲ 2.7×12 topics
  8. Public Health13▲ 2.4×29 topics
  9. Pandemic13▲ 3.4×8 topics
  10. Depression13▲ 3.8×11 topics
  11. Stress12▲ 8.7×8 topics
  12. Child Development10▲ 6.2×5 topics
  13. Social Support9▲ 4.6×10 topics
  14. Economic Growth9▲ 2.8×11 topics
  15. Herbal Medicine9▲ 8.1×7 topics
  16. Health8▲ 5.7×6 topics
  17. Antioxidant8▲ 3.2×24 topics
  18. Elderly8▲ 8.8×4 topics
  19. Global Burden of Disease8▲ 8.5×4 topics
  20. Development8▲ 5.8×5 topics
  21. Social Impact7▲ 5.0×5 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 6.3×7 topics
  23. Maternal and Child Undernutrition7▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Nursing7▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Water Sanitation Hygiene7▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Conflict7▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Policy7▲ 8.6×5 topics
  28. Agriculture7▲ 4.7×5 topics
  29. Self-Efficacy7▲ 6.9×3 topics
  30. Vaccine7▲ 4.5×6 topics
  31. Soil Fertility7▲ 7.8×4 topics
  32. Agricultural Practices6▲ 43×3 topics
  33. Educational Achievement6▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Job Stress6▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Genetic Improvement6▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Economic Analysis6▲ 10×2 topics
  37. India6▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Poverty5▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Production5▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Agricultural Sustainability5▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Purbanchal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Health and Well-being Studies, Agricultural Economics and Practices and Diverse Scientific Research Studies.

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  2. 2 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 works
  4. 4 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  5. 5 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  6. 6 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 4 works
  9. 9 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 4 works
  10. 10 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 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 available87.4%not open12.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Purbanchal University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 172% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Purbanchal University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Purbanchal University0.0018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Purbanchal 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Purbanchal University5.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.7% in 2023.

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