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Purbanchal University

In research, Purbanchal University stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,084 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#7,788 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,264 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,920
of 28,054 · #26,328 all time
Rank in Nepal
#15
of 56
Research works
570
▲ 342% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Purbanchal 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,084 of 11,982 8.4%100 #14103
MedicineField #7,788 of 10,443 8.8%61 —
Life SciencesDomain #6,264 of 7,800 13.7%83 #12861
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,802 of 3,409 13.9%64 —
Social SciencesDomain #9,638 of 10,521 6.5%103 #13167

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 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. Health Sciences#14,103 #6,084
  2. Life Sciences#12,861 #6,264
  3. Social Sciences#13,167 #9,638
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 Purbanchal University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 27.4 works4.7×
← 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: 4.03× its world share, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.74× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.05× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 5.89× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.89× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.25× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.23× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Purbanchal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Matschie and Devendra Raj Singh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Purbanchal University.

  1. 1 Matschie Nepal · #378,954 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Devendra Raj Singh Nepal · #1,201,791 worldwide 22 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Purbanchal University

Which keywords describe research at Purbanchal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Food Security, Stress, Mental Health, Sustainability, Depression, Pandemic and Child 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. Climate Change21▲ 2.3×34 topics
  2. Epidemiology19▲ 1.41×49 topics
  3. Sustainability19▲ 2.3×35 topics
  4. Mental Health16▲ 3.2×16 topics
  5. Globalization14▲ 2.1×23 topics
  6. COVID-1913▲ 2.9×12 topics
  7. Pandemic13▲ 3.6×8 topics
  8. Food Security12▲ 6.6×13 topics
  9. Depression12▲ 4.1×10 topics
  10. Public Health12▲ 2.4×29 topics
  11. Stress11▲ 8.7×7 topics
  12. Quality of Life10▲ 1.99×15 topics
  13. Child Development9▲ 6.5×5 topics
  14. Social Support9▲ 4.7×8 topics
  15. Human Rights9▲ 2.5×13 topics
  16. Economic Growth8▲ 2.9×11 topics
  17. Health8▲ 6.0×6 topics
  18. Antioxidant8▲ 3.4×24 topics
  19. Elderly8▲ 9.3×4 topics
  20. Herbal Medicine8▲ 8.1×7 topics
  21. Development8▲ 6.5×5 topics
  22. Global Burden of Disease7▲ 9.0×4 topics
  23. Nursing7▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Social Impact7▲ 5.2×5 topics
  25. Self-Efficacy7▲ 7.7×3 topics
  26. Maternal and Child Undernutrition7▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Water Sanitation Hygiene7▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Policy7▲ 9.0×5 topics
  29. Agriculture6▲ 4.7×5 topics
  30. Conflict6▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Educational Achievement6▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Job Stress6▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  34. Genetic Improvement6▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Economic Analysis6▲ 11×2 topics
  36. India5▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Production5▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Agricultural Practices5▲ 38×3 topics
  39. Coronavirus5▲ 7.2×2 topics
  40. economic burden5▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Purbanchal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Health and Well-being Studies, Agricultural Economics and Practices and Diverse Scientific Research Studies.

Child Nutrition and Wate…7Child Nutrition and Water Access: 7 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…6Health and Well-being Studies: 6 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…5Agricultural Economics and Practices: 5 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…5Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 5 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues4Global Health Care Issues: 4 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 3 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…3Global Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsClinical PsychologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  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 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 3 works
  9. 9 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 3 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Purbanchal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 342% 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.

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